Billy Franey

born: 23 June 1889 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

died: 06 December 1940 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America (angina pectoralis with cirrhosis of liver, age 51)

American comic character actor.

Real name: William Gerald Franey Height: 5'6"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1932 Now We'll Tell One Boozehound 1935 Vagabond Lady Admiral, Tony's cellmate Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW2-H1VM (death certificate) https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturenew131unse#page/63/mode/1up/search/franey (Jan 1916 Motion Picture News Studio Directory) https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturestu00moti#page/64/mode/1up/search/franey (Oct 1916 Motion Picture News Studio Directory) https://archive.org/stream/moctu00moti#page/86/mode/1up/search/franey (Apr 1917 Motion Picture Studio Directory) https://archive.org/stream/motrestu00moti#page/84/mode/1up/search/franey (1918 Motion Picture Studio Directory) Jesse Brisson (help and information) This page was last updated on: 03 May 2025