Billy Franey

Biography

Career Overview

Billy Franey has 130 screen credits in a career dating back to 1915. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Saint with 1 titles. Signature works include Custard's Last Stand, The Janitor, The Plumber. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

130

Birth Date

1889-06-23 00:00:00

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

• Custard's Last Stand
• The Janitor
• The Plumber
• The New Member
• 

  The Chef
• 

  The Bath Dub

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• The Saint (1 titles)
• The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection (1 titles)
• The Three Mesquiteers Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Thomas La Rose (4 collaborations)
• Grover Jones (2 collaborations)
• Albert Herman (1 collaborations)
• Tiny Ward (1 collaborations)
• Bobby Yale (1 collaborations)
• Charlie Hall (1 collaborations)
• George Richter (1 collaborations)
• Charles Haefeli (1 collaborations)
• Charles A. Post (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (129 credits)

  • Danger Quest

    Rolf Royce

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Mad About Moonshine

    Vivian's Father

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Fargo Kid

    Banjo player

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • A Trailer Tragedy

    Vivien's Father

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Triple Justice

    Abernathy

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Sunk by the Census

    Vivien's Pop

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Stage to Chino

    Soap Customer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • 'Taint Legal

    Vivien's Father

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Mutiny in the County

    Edgar's Father-in-Law

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Bullet Code

    Old Bathing Gent (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Saint's Double Trouble

    Street Shooting Witness (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Kennedy the Great

    Pop - Vivien's Father

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Marshal Of Mesa City

    Dance Bartender (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Act Your Age

    Pop

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Maid to Order

    Pop - Vivien's father

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Baby Daze

    Pop-Vivien's Father

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Panama Lady

    Drunk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Clock Wise

    Vivien's Father

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Next Time I Marry

    Hobo Witness at End (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • A Clean Sweep

    Bill

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Beaux and Errors

    Pop, Vivien's Father

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Ears of Experience

    Florence's Father

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Dummy Owner

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Quick Money

    Walter

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Edgar & Goliath

    Pop, Florence's father

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Tramp Trouble

    Vivien's father

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Exclusive

    News Vendor

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Dumb's the Word

    Painter

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Ghost Town Gold

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Wholesailing Along

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Give Us This Night

    Prisoner

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

    Barbecue Cook

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Here Comes Cookie

    Old Crony (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Border Brigands

    Man Outside Bank

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Vagabond Lady

    Admiral, Tony’s Jailmate (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Dancing Millionaire

    Joseph - Squared Circle Waiter

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • 'Neath the Arizona Skies

    Old Prospector (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Two Lame Ducks

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Fuller Gush Man

    Exterminator

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Star Packer

    Henchman in the Stump

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Shadow Gang

    Henchman in the Stump

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Western Racketeers

    The Informer

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • No More Women

    Oscar

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • War of the Range

    Tony (as Billie Franey)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Gallant Fool

    Leyton's Friend at Campfire

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Somewhere in Sonora

    Shorty

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Millionaire Cat

    Customer

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Come On, Tarzan

    Chuck Wagon Cook

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Iceman's Ball

    Long Shirt Charlie

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Miracle Man

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Dumb Dicks

    Janitor

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Guests Wanted

    First Miner

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Partners

    Carry All Roach

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Forgotten Women

    Ice Man

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Freighters of Destiny

    'Reddy'

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Sheriff’s Secret

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Avenger

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Love Among the Millionaires

    Railroad Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Loose Ankles

    Circus Cafe Waiter

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Broadway Hoofer

    Baggage Man

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Anne Against the World

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • No Children

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Royal Rider

    Wild West Show Member

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Cheyenne

    Judge Boggs

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Glorious Trail

    Jimmy Bacon

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Romance of a Rogue

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Canyon of Adventure

    Buzzard Koke

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Under the Tonto Rim

    "One Punch" (as William Franey)

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • She's a Sheik

    Joe

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Out All Night

    Taxi Driver

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Custard's Last Stand

    A Strange Stranger

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Racing Fool

    Henry Briggs

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Royal American

    Mike

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Lost Limited

    Rambling Red

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Red Signals

    One-Round Hogan

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The False Alarm

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • King of the Saddle

    Nick

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Fangs of Vengeance

    Goofy Bill

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Moran of the Mounted

    'Mooch' Mullens

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Code of the Northwest

    Posty McShanigan

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Dead Line

    'Extra' Long

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Dangerous Dude

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • She's a Prince

    Cameraman

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The King of the Turf

    Soup Conley

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • A Desperate Moment

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • S.O.S. Perils of the Sea

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Salute

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Great Sensation

    Harry Ruby (as William Franey)

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Kit Carson Over the Great Divide

    Oswald Bliffing

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Iron Mule

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Let Him Buck

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Circus Lure

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • North of Alaska

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The White Panther

    The Private

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Mile-a-Minute Morgan

    Philo Brown

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Town Scandal

    Lysander Sprowl

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Quincy Adams Sawyer

    Bob Wood

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Blacksmith

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • A Western Demon

    The Cook

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Janitor

    The Janitor

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Plumber

    Delivery Man

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Why Worry

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Skirts

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The New Member

    Lead

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Chef

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Bath Dub

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Cameraman

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Moonshiner

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Paper Hangers

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Water Plug

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Trouble

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Yellow Dog Catcher

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • First Aid

    Mr. Howard

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Who Done It?

    Her Hubby

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Masked Marvels

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • His Fatal Beauty

    Ebbie

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Uneasy Money

    Bill - the Editor

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • When Damon Fell for Pythias

    Damon

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Why They Left Home

    Ira Dewberry

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • A Shadowed Shadow

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Inspector's Double

    John

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • She Wrote a Play and Played It

    Bill Bones - the Village Undertaker

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • I've Got Yer Number

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Bashful Charley's Proposal

    Charley

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • A Millionaire for a Minute

    Her Uncle, an Egyptologist

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry

    Chief of Police

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Great Egg Robbery

    The Chief of Police

    actor

    actors
    1915

• directing (1 credits)

  • What the River Foretold

    director

    directing
    1915