Person
Billy Franey
Acting · 1889–1940 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for
Tramp Trouble
Vivien's father
The Star Packer
Henchman in the Stump
Partners
Carry All Roach
Dummy Ache
Man with Pitchfork
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Old Prospector (uncredited)
Dumb Dicks
Janitor
Skirts
1921
The Plumber
Delivery Man
Cheyenne
Judge Boggs
Vagabond Lady
Admiral, Tony’s Jailmate (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1940The Fargo KidBanjo player
- 1940A Trailer TragedyVivien's Father
- 1940Triple JusticeAbernathy
- 1940Sunk by the CensusVivien's Pop
- 1940Stage to ChinoSoap Customer (uncredited)
- 1940'Taint LegalVivien's Father
- 1940Mutiny in the CountyEdgar's Father-in-Law
- 1940Bullet CodeOld Bathing Gent (uncredited)
- 1940The Saint's Double TroubleStreet Shooting Witness (uncredited)
- 1939Kennedy the GreatPop - Vivien's Father
- 1939The Marshal Of Mesa CityDance Bartender (uncredited)
- 1939Act Your AgePop
- 1939Maid to OrderPop - Vivien's father
- 1939Baby DazePop-Vivien's Father
- 1939Panama LadyDrunk (uncredited)
- 1939The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle(uncredited)
- 1939Clock WiseVivien's Father
- 1938Next Time I MarryHobo Witness at End (uncredited)
- 1938A Clean SweepBill
- 1938Beaux and ErrorsPop, Vivien's Father
- 1938Ears of ExperienceFlorence's Father
- 1938The Dummy Owner
- 1937Quick MoneyWalter
- 1937Edgar & GoliathPop, Florence's father
- 1937Tramp TroubleVivien's father
- 1937ExclusiveNews Vendor
- 1937Dumb's the WordPainter
- 1936Ghost Town GoldTownsman (uncredited)
- 1936Ride 'Em CowboyBarfly (uncredited)
- 1936Dummy AcheMan with Pitchfork
- 1936Wholesailing Along
- 1936Give Us This NightPrisoner
- 1936The Adventures of Frank MerriwellBarbecue Cook
- 1935Here Comes CookieOld Crony (uncredited)
- 1935Border BrigandsMan Outside Bank
- 1935Vagabond LadyAdmiral, Tony’s Jailmate (uncredited)
- 1934The Dancing MillionaireJoseph - Squared Circle Waiter
- 1934'Neath the Arizona SkiesOld Prospector (uncredited)
- 1934Two Lame Ducks
- 1934The Fuller Gush ManExterminator
- 1934The Star PackerHenchman in the Stump
- 1934The Shadow GangHenchman in the Stump
- 1934Western RacketeersThe Informer
- 1934No More WomenOscar
- 1933War of the RangeTony (as Billie Franey)
- 1933The Fiddlin' BuckarooPostmaster Dan
- 1933The Gallant FoolLeyton's Friend at Campfire
- 1933Somewhere in SonoraShorty
- 1932The Millionaire CatCustomer
- 1932The Night of June 13Jimmy, trash collector (uncredited)
- 1932Come On, TarzanChuck Wagon Cook
- 1932The Iceman's BallLong Shirt Charlie
- 1932The Miracle Man
- 1932Dumb DicksJanitor
- 1932Guests WantedFirst Miner
- 1932PartnersCarry All Roach
- 1931Forgotten WomenIce Man
- 1931Freighters of Destiny'Reddy'
- 1931The Sheriff’s Secret
- 1931The AvengerBartender
- 1930Love Among the MillionairesRailroad Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
- 1930Loose AnklesCircus Cafe Waiter
- 1929The Broadway HooferBaggage Man
- 1929Anne Against the World
- 1929No Children
- 1929The Royal RiderWild West Show Member
- 1929CheyenneJudge Boggs
- 1928The Glorious TrailJimmy Bacon
- 1928Romance of a Rogue
- 1928The Canyon of AdventureBuzzard Koke
- 1928Under the Tonto Rim"One Punch" (as William Franey)
- 1927She's a SheikJoe
- 1927Out All NightTaxi Driver
- 1927Custard's Last StandA Strange Stranger
- 1927The Racing FoolHenry Briggs
- 1927The Royal AmericanMike
- 1927The Lost LimitedRambling Red
- 1927Red SignalsOne-Round Hogan
- 1926The False Alarm
- 1926King of the SaddleNick
- 1926Fangs of VengeanceGoofy Bill
- 1926Moran of the Mounted'Mooch' Mullens
- 1926Code of the NorthwestPosty McShanigan
- 1926The Dead Line'Extra' Long
- 1926The Dangerous Dude
- 1926She's a PrinceCameraman
- 1926The King of the TurfSoup Conley
- 1926A Desperate MomentSam
- 1925S.O.S. Perils of the Sea
- 1925Salute
- 1925The Great SensationHarry Ruby (as William Franey)
- 1925Kit Carson Over the Great DivideOswald Bliffing
- 1925The Iron Mule
- 1924Let Him Buck
- 1924Circus Lure
- 1924North of Alaska
- 1924The White PantherThe Private
- 1924Mile-a-Minute MorganPhilo Brown
- 1923The Town ScandalLysander Sprowl
- 1922Quincy Adams SawyerBob Wood
- 1922The BlacksmithSheriff
- 1922A Western DemonThe Cook
- 1921The JanitorThe Janitor
- 1921The PlumberDelivery Man
- 1921Why Worry
- 1921Skirts
- 1921The New MemberLead
- 1921The Chef
- 1921The Bath Dub
- 1920The Cameraman
- 1920The Moonshiner
- 1920The Paper Hangers
- 1920The Water Plug
- 1920Trouble
- 1919The Yellow Dog Catcher
- 1918First AidMr. Howard
- 1917Who Done It?Her Hubby
- 1917The Masked Marvels
- 1917His Fatal BeautyEbbie
- 1917Uneasy MoneyBill - the Editor
- 1917When Damon Fell for PythiasDamon
- 1917Why They Left HomeIra Dewberry
- 1916A Shadowed Shadow
- 1916The Inspector's DoubleJohn
- 1916She Wrote a Play and Played ItBill Bones - the Village Undertaker
- 1916I've Got Yer Number
- 1916Bashful Charley's ProposalCharley
- 1915What the River ForetoldDirector
- 1915A Millionaire for a MinuteHer Uncle, an Egyptologist
- 1915Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went DryChief of Police
- 1915Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Great Egg RobberyThe Chief of Police
- —Danger QuestRolf Royce
- —Mad About MoonshineVivian's Father
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