Portrait of Billy Franey

Acting

Billy Franey

Career

Active from 1915 to 1941, busiest in 1926 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Billy Franey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Traditional Storytelling 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Classic Slapstick 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Simple Morality 2
  • Silent Era Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

108
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
A Janitor’s Vendetta
A Janitor’s Vendetta

as Bill

Oh! What's the Use?
Oh! What's the Use?

as Shultz's Chum

Danger Quest
Danger Quest

as Rolf Royce

Love Disguised
Love Disguised

as Harry

A Dip in the Water
A Dip in the Water

as Binks

1940s

10 titles · average score 46
Mad About Moonshine
Mad About Moonshine (1941)

as Vivian's Father

Sunk by the Census
Sunk by the Census (1940)

as Vivien's Pop

Mutiny in the County
Mutiny in the County (1940)

as Edgar's Father-in-Law

The Saint's Double Trouble
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
GoodWatch score 46

as Street Shooting Witness (uncredited)

A Trailer Tragedy
A Trailer Tragedy (1940)

as Vivien's Father

Triple Justice
Triple Justice (1940)

as Abernathy

Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino (1940)

as Soap Customer (uncredited)

The Fargo Kid
The Fargo Kid (1940)

as Banjo player

Bullet Code
Bullet Code (1940)

as Old Bathing Gent (uncredited)

'Taint Legal
'Taint Legal (1940)

as Vivien's Father

1930s

48 titles · average score 54
Clock Wise
Clock Wise (1939)

as Vivien's Father

Baby Daze
Baby Daze (1939)

as Pop-Vivien's Father

Kennedy the Great
Kennedy the Great (1939)

as Pop - Vivien's Father

Ears of Experience
Ears of Experience (1938)

as Florence's Father

Beaux and Errors
Beaux and Errors (1938)

as Pop, Vivien's Father

Dumb's the Word
Dumb's the Word (1937)

as Painter

Tramp Trouble
Tramp Trouble (1937)

as Vivien's father

The Star Packer
The Star Packer (1934)
GoodWatch score 39

as Henchman in the Stump

The Fuller Gush Man
The Fuller Gush Man (1934)

as Exterminator

Partners
Partners (1932)

as Carry All Roach

Dumb Dicks
Dumb Dicks (1932)

as Janitor

Freighters of Destiny
Freighters of Destiny (1931)

as 'Reddy'

1920s

32 titles · average score 67
Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1929)

as Judge Boggs

The Canyon of Adventure
The Canyon of Adventure (1928)

as Buzzard Koke

The Royal American
The Royal American (1927)

as Mike

She's a Sheik
She's a Sheik (1927)

as Joe

Custard's Last Stand
Custard's Last Stand (1927)

as A Strange Stranger

The Racing Fool
The Racing Fool (1927)

as Henry Briggs

She's a Prince
She's a Prince (1926)

as Cameraman

King of the Saddle
King of the Saddle (1926)

as Nick

Mile-a-Minute Morgan
Mile-a-Minute Morgan (1924)

as Philo Brown

The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith (1922)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sheriff

The Plumber
The Plumber (1921)

as Delivery Man

The Janitor
The Janitor (1921)

as The Janitor

1910s

13 titles
First Aid
First Aid (1918)

as Mr. Howard

When Damon Fell for Pythias
When Damon Fell for Pythias (1917)

as Damon

Why They Left Home
Why They Left Home (1917)

as Ira Dewberry

Uneasy Money
Uneasy Money (1917)

as Bill - the Editor

Who Done It?
Who Done It? (1917)

as Her Hubby

The Inspector's Double
The Inspector's Double (1916)

as John

She Wrote a Play and Played It
She Wrote a Play and Played It (1916)

as Bill Bones - the Village Undertaker

Bashful Charley's Proposal
Bashful Charley's Proposal (1916)

as Charley

Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Great Egg Robbery
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Great Egg Robbery (1915)

as The Chief of Police

A Millionaire for a Minute
A Millionaire for a Minute (1915)

as Her Uncle, an Egyptologist

Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry (1915)

as Chief of Police

What the River Foretold
What the River Foretold (1915)

Director