Biography
William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 β December 6, 1940) was an American film actor.Born in Chicago in 1889, Franey appeared in more than 400 films between 1914 and 1941, mostly playing comedic roles. He was an actor of disheveled appearance and fuzzy mustache, usually in a suit a couple of sizes too big. His late career included numerous uncredited appearances in classics like Bringing Up Baby, and he also appeared as the father-in-law of Edgar Kennedy in several of his series of short comedies.
Franey contracted influenza and died from complications involving the illness in 1940.in his funeral the Mouners were Gale Henry, Vivian Oakland, Milburn Morante, Edgar Kennedy, and Max Asher (actor)
Filmography
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Movies 126
Director 1
Drafted in the Depot (1940)
The Fargo Kid (1940)
A Trailer Tragedy (1940)
Triple Justice (1940)
Sunk by the Census (1940)
Stage to Chino (1940)
'Taint Legal (1940)
Mutiny in the County (1940)
Bullet Code (1940)
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
Kennedy the Great (1939)
The Marshal Of Mesa City (1939)
Maid to Order (1939)
Baby Daze (1939)
Panama Lady (1939)
Clock Wise (1939)
Next Time I Marry (1938)
Beaux and Errors (1938)
Ears of Experience (1938)
Quick Money (1937)
Edgar & Goliath (1937)
Tramp Trouble (1937)
Exclusive (1937)
Dumb's the Word (1937)
Grandma's Buoys (1936)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936)
Dummy Ache (1936)
Give Us This Night (1936)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
Border Brigands (1935)
Old Sawbones (1935)
The Dancing Millionaire (1934)
'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
The Fuller Gush Man (1934)
The Star Packer (1934)
The Shadow Gang (1934)
Wrong Direction (1934)
Western Racketeers (1934)
Ever Since Eve (1934)
Kickin' the Crown Around (1933)
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo (1933)
The Gallant Fool (1933)
A Merchant of Menace (1933)
Now We'll Tell One (1932)
The Night of June 13 (1932)
Come On, Tarzan (1932)
The Iceman's Ball (1932)
Ghost Valley (1932)
Dumb Dicks (1932)
Guests Wanted (1932)
Partners (1932)
Forgotten Women (1931)
The Avenger (1931)
Love Among the Millionaires (1930)
Loose Ankles (1930)
The Broadway Hoofer (1929)
Uncle's Visit (1929)
The Royal Rider (1929)
Cheyenne (1929)
The Glorious Trail (1928)
The Canyon of Adventure (1928)
Under the Tonto Rim (1928)
Out All Night (1927)
Custard's Last Stand (1927)
Red Signals (1927)
The Golden Stallion (1927)
Not Guilty! (1926)
Fangs of Vengeance (1926)
Senor Daredevil (1926)
Code of the Northwest (1926)
The Dead Line (1926)
She's a Prince (1926)
The King of the Turf (1926)
Salute (1925)
The Great Sensation (1925)
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide (1925)
All Out (1925)
The White Panther (1924)
Our Pet (1924)
The Town Scandal (1923)
Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)
A Western Demon (1922)
She Wrote a Play and Played It (1916)
A Millionaire for a Minute (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in Baffles Aids Cupid (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Great Egg Robbery (1915)
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GenderMale
Birthday1889-06-23
Deathday1940-12-06 (51 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, Illinois, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Gerald Franey, William Franey, Wm. Franey, Bill Franey, Billie Franey
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