Billy Franey | |
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Born | William Gerald Franey June 23, 1889 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | December 6, 1940 Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged 51)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1914–1940 |
William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 – December 6, 1940) was an American film actor.[1]
Born in Chicago in 1889,[2] 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.[2]
Gale Henry, Vivian Oakland, Milburn Morante, Edgar Kennedy, and Max Asher (actor) attended his funeral.