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person_profile-William Frawley

William Frawley Died at age: 79

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Feb 25, 1887

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Mar 03, 1966

Biography of

William Frawley

    William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St. Paul's Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House. His first job was as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He did vaudeville with his brother Paul, then joined pianist Franz Rath in an act they took to San Francisco in 1910. Four years later he formed a light comedy act with his new wife Edna Louise Broedt, "Frawley and Louise", touring the Orpheum and Keith circuits until they divorced in 1927. He next moved to Broadway and then, in 1932, to Hollywood with Paramount. By 1951, when he contacted Lucille Ball about a part in her TV show I Love Lucy (1951), he had performed in over 100 films. His Fred Mertz role lasted until the show ended in 1960, after which he did a five-year stint on My Three Sons (1960). Poor health forced his retirement. He collapsed of a heart attack on March 3, 1966, aged 79, walking along Hollywood Boulevard after seeing a movie. He is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.

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Filmography of

William Frawley

Found 105 Movies in total

Safe at Home!

Bill Turner ( Actor )

... 1962

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Fred Mertz ( Actor )

... 1956

I Love Lucy: The Movie

Fred Mertz ( Actor )

... 1953

Rancho Notorious

Baldy Gunder ( Actor )

... 1952

Rhubarb

Len Sickles ( Actor )

... 1951

The Lemon Drop Kid

Gloomy Willie ( Actor )

... 1951

Pretty Baby

Corcoran ( Actor )

... 1950

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Byers ( Actor )

... 1950

Kill the Umpire

Jimmy O'Brien ( Actor )

... 1950

Blondie's Hero

Marty Greer ( Actor )

... 1950

East Side, West Side

Bill the Bartender ( Actor )

... 1949

The Lady Takes a Sailor

Oliver Harker ( Actor )

... 1949

Red Light

Hotel Night Clerk ( Actor )

... 1949

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

Inspector Crane ( Actor )

... 1949

Home in San Antone

O'Fleery ( Actor )

... 1949

Chicken Every Sunday

George Kirby ( Actor )

... 1949

The Girl from Manhattan

Mr. Bernouti ( Actor )

... 1948

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

Knobby Walsh ( Actor )

... 1948

The Babe Ruth Story

Jack Dunn ( Actor )

... 1948

Good Sam

Tom ( Actor )

... 1948

... 1948

My Wild Irish Rose

William Scanlon ( Actor )

... 1947

Blondie's Anniversary

Sharkey the Loen Shark ( Actor )

... 1947

Monsieur Verdoux

Jean La Salle ( Actor )

... 1947

Down to Earth

Police Lieutenant ( Actor )

... 1947

Mother Wore Tights

Mr. Schneider ( Actor )

... 1947

... 1947

Miracle on 34th Street

Charlie Halloran ( Actor )

... 1947

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

Police Inspector Harry B. Manning ( Actor )

... 1946

The Inner Circle

Det. Lt. Webb ( Actor )

... 1946

Rendezvous with Annie

General Trent ( Actor )

... 1946

The Virginian

Honey Wiggen ( Actor )

... 1946

Ziegfeld Follies

Mr. Martin (segment A Sweepstakes Ticket) ( Actor )

... 1945

Lady on a Train

Desk Sgt. Brennan ( Actor )

... 1945

Hitchhike to Happiness

Sandy Hill ( Actor )

... 1945

Flame of Barbary Coast

Wolf Wylie ( Actor )

... 1945

Lake Placid Serenade

Jiggers ( Actor )

... 1944

The Fighting Seabees

Eddie Powers ( Actor )

... 1944

Going My Way

Max Dolan (Publisher) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Whistling in Brooklyn

Detective Ramsey ( Actor )

... 1943

Larceny with Music

Mike Simms ( Actor )

... 1943

We've Never Been Licked

Traveling Salesman ( Actor )

... 1943

Gentleman Jim

Billy Delaney ( Actor )

... 1942

Moonlight in Havana

Barney Crane ( Actor )

... 1942

Wildcat

Oliver Westbrook ( Actor )

... 1942

Give Out, Sisters

Harrison ( Actor )

... 1942

It Happened in Flatbush

Sam Sloan ( Actor )

... 1942

Roxie Hart

O'Malley ( Actor )

... 1942

Blondie in Society

Waldo Pincus ( Actor )

... 1941

The Bride Came C.O.D.

Sheriff McGee ( Actor )

... 1941

Cracked Nuts

James Mitchell ( Actor )

... 1941

Footsteps in the Dark

Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins ( Actor )

... 1941

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

Chauncey Beheegan ( Actor )

... 1941

... 1940

Sandy Gets Her Man

Police Chief J. A. O'Hara ( Actor )

... 1940

Dancing on a Dime

Mac ( Actor )

... 1940

The Quarterback

Coach ( Actor )

... 1940

Rhythm on the River

Mr. Westlake ( Actor )

... 1940

Golden Gloves

Emory Balzar ( Actor )

... 1940

Untamed

Les Woodbury ( Actor )

... 1940

Those Were the Days!

Prisoner ( Actor )

... 1940

Opened by Mistake

Matt Kingsley ( Actor )

... 1940

The Farmer's Daughter

Scoop Trimble ( Actor )

... 1940

Stop, Look and Love

Joe Haller ( Actor )

... 1939

Night Work

Bruiser Brown ( Actor )

... 1939

Grand Jury Secrets

Bright Eyes ( Actor )

... 1939

Ex-Champ

Mushy Harrington ( Actor )

... 1939

Rose of Washington Square

Harry Long ( Actor )

... 1939

Persons in Hiding

Alec Inglis ( Actor )

... 1939

... 1939

St. Louis Blues

Major Martingale ( Actor )

... 1939

Ambush

Inspector J.L. Weber ( Actor )

... 1939

Sons of the Legion

Uncle Willie Lee ( Actor )

... 1938

Professor Beware

Snoop Donlan ( Actor )

... 1938

Mad About Music

Dusty Turner ( Actor )

... 1938

Blossoms On Broadway

Francis X. Rush ( Actor )

... 1937

Something to Sing About

Hank Mayers ( Actor )

... 1937

Double or Nothing

John Pederson ( Actor )

... 1937

... 1937

Rose Bowl

'Soapy' Moreland ( Actor )

... 1936

The General Died at Dawn

Brighton ( Actor )

... 1936

Three Married Men

Bill Mullins ( Actor )

... 1936

... 1936

F-Man

Detective Rogan ( Actor )

... 1936

Desire

Mr. Gibson ( Actor )

... 1936

Strike Me Pink

Mr. Copple ( Actor )

... 1936

Ship Cafe

Briney O'Brien ( Actor )

... 1935

Harmony Lane

Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy ( Actor )

... 1935

It's a Great Life

Lt. McNulty ( Actor )

... 1935

Welcome Home

Painless ( Actor )

... 1935

College Scandal

Chief of Police Magoun ( Actor )

... 1935

Alibi Ike

Cap ( Actor )

... 1935

Hold 'Em Yale

Sunshine Joe ( Actor )

... 1935

Roberta

Bartender ( Actor )

... 1935

Car 99

Training Sgt. Barrel ( Actor )

... 1935

Here Is My Heart

James Smith ( Actor )

... 1934

The Lemon Drop Kid

William Dunhill aka The Professor ( Actor )

... 1934

Shoot the Works

Larry Hale ( Actor )

... 1934

The Witching Hour

Jury Foreman ( Actor )

... 1934

The Crime Doctor

Fraser ( Actor )

... 1934

Bolero

Mike DeBaere ( Actor )

... 1934

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

Captain Murphy ( Actor )

... 1934

... 1933