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Birth Name
William Gerald Franey
Born
Sunday, 23 June 1889
Died
Friday, 06 December 1940
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mad About Moonshine | Vivien's Father | 1941 |
| Drafted in the Depot | Vivien's Father | 1940 |
| The Fargo Kid | Banjo player / Deaf Barfly | 1940 |
| Triple Justice | Abernathy | 1940 |
| Stage to Chino | Soap Customer | 1940 |
| Prairie Law | Man Who Reports Well Is Dry | 1940 |
| Mutiny in the County | Edgar's Father-in-Law | 1940 |
| Bullet Code | Old Bathing Gent | 1940 |
| The Saint's Double Trouble | Street Shooting Witness | 1940 |
| Bandits and Ballads | Jailbird | 1939 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mad About Moonshine | Vivien's Father | 1941 |
| Drafted in the Depot | Vivien's Father | 1940 |
| The Fargo Kid | Banjo player / Deaf Barfly | 1940 |
| Triple Justice | Abernathy | 1940 |
| Stage to Chino | Soap Customer | 1940 |
| Prairie Law | Man Who Reports Well Is Dry | 1940 |
| Mutiny in the County | Edgar's Father-in-Law | 1940 |
| Bullet Code | Old Bathing Gent | 1940 |
| The Saint's Double Trouble | Street Shooting Witness | 1940 |
| Bandits and Ballads | Jailbird | 1939 |
| The Marshal of Mesa City | Dance Bartender | 1939 |
| The Fighting Gringo | Tom - Courtney's Cook | 1939 |
| Baby Daze | Pop-Vivien's Father / Vivien's Father | 1939 |
| Panama Lady | Drunk | 1939 |
| The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1939 |
| Maid to Order | 1939 | |
| Next Time I Marry | Hobo Witness at End | 1938 |
| Beaux and Errors | Pop, Vivien's Father | 1938 |
| Go Chase Yourself | Bit Role | 1938 |
| This Marriage Business | Dave - the Jailer | 1938 |
| Bringing Up Baby | Butcher | 1938 |
| The Dummy Owner | (as Bill Franey) | 1938 |
| Quick Money | Hotel Clerk Walter / Walter | 1937 |
| Partners in Crime | Jail Clerk | 1937 |
| Tramp Trouble | Vivien's Father | 1937 |
| Exclusive | News Vendor | 1937 |
| Range Defenders | Plays Jukebox | 1937 |
| Dumb's the Word | Painter | 1937 |
| Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm | Old Barfly Near Cash Register | 1937 |
| Round-Up Time in Texas | Man with Cigar on Ship | 1937 |
| The Man I Marry | Stage Doorman | 1936 |
| Ghost-Town Gold | Townsman | 1936 |
| Ride 'Em Cowboy | Barfly | 1936 |
| Dummy Ache | Man with Pitchfork | 1936 |
| Disorder in the Court | Juror | 1936 |
| Give Us This Night | Prisoner | 1936 |
| The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | Barbecue Cook | 1936 |
| Case of the Missing Man | Sign Man on Ladder | 1935 |
| Here Comes Cookie | Old Crony | 1935 |
| The Roaring West | Bartender | 1935 |
| Border Brigands | Man Outside Bank | 1935 |
| Vagabond Lady | Admiral - Tony's Jailmate | 1935 |
| Five Bad Men | Billy | 1935 |
| Restless Knights | Attendant | 1935 |
| Girl Trouble | Deputy / Dogcatcher | 1934 |
| 'Neath the Arizona Skies | Old Prospector | 1934 |
| Flirtation | Performer | 1934 |
| The Star Packer | Henchman in the Stump | 1934 |
| The Hell Cat | Watchman | 1934 |
| The Great Flirtation | Stage Doorman | 1934 |
| Now I'll Tell | Messenger | 1934 |
| Wrong Direction | Stagehand with Beret | 1934 |
| Private Scandal | Macey - Night Watchman | 1934 |
| Fighting to Live | Druggist | 1934 |
| She Made Her Bed | Waiter | 1934 |
| Western Racketeers | The Informer | 1934 |
| Ever Since Eve | Taxicab Driver | 1934 |
| Come On, Marines! | Henderson | 1934 |
| No More Women | Oscar | 1934 |
| Luncheon at Twelve | Assistant Painter | 1933 |
| War of the Range | Tony (as Billie Franey) / Tony | 1933 |
| Kickin' the Crown Around | Wiggle Inn Pie Customer | 1933 |
| The Fiddlin' Buckaroo | Postmaster Dan | 1933 |
| The Gallant Fool | Leyton's Friend / Leyton's Friend at Campfire | 1933 |
| Somewhere in Sonora | Shorty | 1933 |
| Emergency Call | Second Drunk | 1933 |
| A Merchant of Menace | Onlooker | 1933 |
| The Constant Woman | Drunk | 1933 |
| The Thundering Herd | Baldy | 1933 |
| Renegades of the West | Little Barfly | 1932 |
| Texas Buddies | Sleepy Townsman | 1932 |
| Between Fighting Men | Town Drunk | 1932 |
| The Fighting Gentleman | Diner Customer | 1932 |
| Heritage of the Desert | Naab Man | 1932 |
| The Night of June 13 | Jimmy - Trash Collector | 1932 |
| Come on, Tarzan | Chuck Wagon Cook | 1932 |
| The Iceman's Ball | Long Shirt Charlie | 1932 |
| Ghost Valley | Scrubby Watson | 1932 |
| The Miracle Man | Townsman | 1932 |
| Dumb Dicks | Janitor | 1932 |
| Guests Wanted | First Miner | 1932 |
| Partners | Carry All Roach | 1932 |
| Ghost City | Barfly | 1932 |
| Forgotten Women | Mr. Flanagan - Ice Man / Ice Man | 1931 |
| Freighters of Destiny | Ready / 'Reddy' | 1931 |
| White Renegade | Trapper | 1931 |
| The Sheriff's Secret | (as Bill Franey) | 1931 |
| The Avenger | Bartender | 1931 |
| Love Among the Millionaires | Railroad Man at Lunch Counter | 1930 |
| The Fighting Legion | Bartender | 1930 |
| Loose Ankles | Circus Cafe Waiter | 1930 |
| The Broadway Hoofer | Baggage Man | 1929 |
| Anne Against the World | 1929 | |
| No Children | 1929 | |
| The Royal Rider | Wild West Show Member | 1929 |
| Cheyenne | Judge Boggs | 1929 |
| Give and Take | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1928 |
| The Glorious Trail | Jimmy Bacon | 1928 |
| Romance of a Rogue | 1928 | |
| The Racing Fool | Henry Briggs | 1928 |
| Five and Ten Cent Annie | Wedding Party Guest | 1928 |
| The Royal American | Mike | 1928 |
| The Canyon of Adventure | Buzzard Koke | 1928 |
| The Lost Limited | Rambling Red | 1928 |
| Aflame in the Sky | Cookie | 1927 |
| She's a Sheik | Joe | 1927 |
| Away in the Lead | 1927 | |
| Red Signals | One-Round Hogan | 1927 |
| The Golden Stallion | Stage Driver | 1927 |
| King of the Saddle | Nick | 1926 |
| Moran of the Mounted | 'Mooch' Mullens | 1926 |
| Senor Daredevil | The Cook | 1926 |
| Code of the Northwest | Posty McShanigan | 1926 |
| Danger Quest | Rolf Royce | 1926 |
| The King of the Turf | Soup Conley | 1926 |
| S.O.S. Perils of the Sea | Pete | 1925 |
| The Great Sensation | Harry Ruby (as William Franey) / Harry Ruby | 1925 |
| Kit Carson Over the Great Divide | Oswald Bliffing | 1925 |
| The Iron Mule | 1925 | |
| Slow Dynamite | Billy Blitz - Matty's Chauffeur | 1925 |
| Let Him Buck | 1924 | |
| The Fire Patrol | Fireman | 1924 |
| Circus Lure | 1924 | |
| North of Alaska | (as Bill Franey) | 1924 |
| The White Panther | The Private | 1924 |
| Mile-a-Minute Morgan | Philo Brown | 1924 |
| Tea: With a Kick! | Convict Hooney | 1923 |
| The Town Scandal | Lysander Sprowl | 1923 |
| Quincy Adams Sawyer | Bob Wood | 1922 |
| A Western Demon | The Cook | 1922 |
| A Knight of the West | Mana Palover | 1921 |
| The Plumber | Delivery Man | 1921 |
| The Cameraman | 1920 | |
| The Paper Hanger | 1920 | |
| The Water Plug | Billy | 1920 |
| She Wrote a Play and Played It | Bill Bones - the Village Undertaker | 1916 |
