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.

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.