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William Frawley

William Frawley

Actor

Born February 25, 1887 in Burlington, Iowa, USA

Died March 3, 1966

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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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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) Official Trailer - Mickey Rooney Movie HD

Filmography

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Year

Lucy and Desi Poster

Lucy and Desi Documentary2022Self

I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration Poster

I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration Feature Film2019Fred

The I Love Lucy Funny Money Special TV Special2019Fred Mertz

America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton Video2014Self

TV's All-Time Funniest: A Paley Center for Media Special TV Special2008Self

Pioneers of Primetime Poster

Pioneers of Primetime Documentary2005Self

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina Poster

Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina Documentary2003Self

The Desilu Story Poster

The Desilu Story Documentary2003Self

I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special Poster

I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special Documentary2001Co-star of 'I Love Lucy'

Television: The First Fifty Years Poster

Television: The First Fifty Years Documentary1999Fred Mertz

Babalu Music! I Love Lucy's Greatest Hits Video1991Fred Mertz

A Tribute to Lucy Documentary1989Self

Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy Poster

Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy TV Movie1989Captain Blystone

Lucy's Lost Episodes Poster

Lucy's Lost Episodes Documentary1989Self

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Poster

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Documentary1986Fred Mertz

The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame Poster

The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame Feature Film1984Fred Mertz

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter Poster

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter Documentary1982Actor - 'One Night in the Tropics'

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years Poster

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years Documentary1976Self

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television TV Special1975Self

My Living Doll Poster

My Living Doll TV Series1964Det. Gladwin

Safe at Home! Poster

Safe at Home! Feature Film1962Bill Turner

The Lucy Show Poster

The Lucy Show TV Series1962The Trainer

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self - Guest

The Big Step Feature Film1961Lost Husband

Here's Hollywood Poster

Here's Hollywood TV Series1960Self

My Three Sons Poster

My Three Sons TV Series1960Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey

No Place Like Home TV Movie1960

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV Series1958Joe Grady

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Poster

The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour TV Series1957Fred Mertz

Lucy's Really Lost Moments Poster

Lucy's Really Lost Moments Feature Film1956

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna Poster

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna TV Series1956Jim Comstock

The NBC Comedy Hour TV Series1956Self - Actor

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show Poster

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show TV Series1956Self - Actor

Damon Runyon Theater Poster

Damon Runyon Theater TV Series1955Fatso Zimpf

The Swift Show Wagon with Horace Heidt and the American Way TV Series1955Self

Better Football Short Film1954Self

Shower of Stars Poster

Shower of Stars TV Series1954Gabby Mullins

Summer Playhouse TV Series1954Cameo

The Dirty Look Poster

The Dirty Look Short Film1954

I Love Lucy Poster

I Love Lucy Feature Film1953Fred Mertz

The Loretta Young Show Poster

The Loretta Young Show TV Series1953Sam

I've Got a Secret Poster

I've Got a Secret TV Series1952Self - Guest

Rancho Notorious Poster

Rancho Notorious Feature Film1952Baldy Gunder

Stars in the Eye Poster

Stars in the Eye TV Special1952Self

The Bob Hope Show Poster

The Bob Hope Show TV Series1952Self

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952Self - Guest of Honor

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man Poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man Feature Film1951Detective Roberts

I Love Lucy Poster

I Love Lucy TV Series1951Fred Mertz

Rhubarb Feature Film1951Len Sickles

The Lemon Drop Kid Poster

The Lemon Drop Kid Feature Film1951Gloomy Willie

The Red Skelton Hour Poster

The Red Skelton Hour TV Series1951Mr. Thomas

Blondie's Hero Poster

Blondie's Hero Feature Film1950Marty Greer

Hollywood Theatre Time TV Series19501 episode, 1951

Kill the Umpire Poster

Kill the Umpire Feature Film1950Jimmy O'Brien

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Poster

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Feature Film1950Byers

Pretty Baby Poster

Pretty Baby Feature Film1950Corcoran

The Alan Young Show Poster

The Alan Young Show TV Series1950Self

The Bigelow Theatre Poster

The Bigelow Theatre TV Series1950Pinto

Chicken Every Sunday Poster

Chicken Every Sunday Feature Film1949George Kirby

East Side, West Side Poster

East Side, West Side Feature Film1949Bill the Bartender

Home in San Antone Poster

Home in San Antone Feature Film1949O'Fleery

Red Light Poster

Red Light Feature Film1949Hotel Clerk

The Ed Wynn Show Poster

The Ed Wynn Show TV Series1949Self

The Lady Takes a Sailor Poster

The Lady Takes a Sailor Feature Film1949Oliver Harker

The Lone Wolf and His Lady Poster

The Lone Wolf and His Lady Feature Film1949Police Inspector J.D. Crane

The Silver Theatre Poster

The Silver Theatre TV Series1949Pinto

Your Show Time Poster

Your Show Time TV Series19491 episode, 1949

Good Sam Poster

Good Sam Feature Film1948Tom Moore

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All Poster

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All Feature Film1948Knobby Walsh

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Poster

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Feature Film1948Agent

The Babe Ruth Story Poster

The Babe Ruth Story Feature Film1948Jack Dunn

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self

The Girl from Manhattan Poster

The Girl from Manhattan Feature Film1948Mr. Bernouti

The Milton Berle Show Poster

The Milton Berle Show TV Series1948Self - as Fred Mertz

Blondie's Anniversary Poster

Blondie's Anniversary Feature Film1947Sharkey, the Loan Shark

Down to Earth Poster

Down to Earth Feature Film1947Police Lieutenant

Hit Parade of 1947 Poster

Hit Parade of 1947 Feature Film1947Harry Holmes

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Poster

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Feature Film1947Jim Mason

Miracle on 34th Street Poster

Miracle on 34th Street Feature Film1947Charlie Halloran

Monsieur Verdoux Poster

Monsieur Verdoux Feature Film1947Jean La Salle

Mother Wore Tights Poster

Mother Wore Tights Feature Film1947Mr. Schneider

My Wild Irish Rose Poster

My Wild Irish Rose Feature Film1947William Scanlon

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt Poster

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt Feature Film1946Inspector Harry B. Manning

Rendezvous with Annie Poster

Rendezvous with Annie Feature Film1946Gen. Trent

The Inner Circle Poster

The Inner Circle Feature Film1946Det. Lt. Webb

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian Feature Film1946Honey Wiggen

Flame of Barbary Coast Poster

Flame of Barbary Coast Feature Film1945'Smooth' Wylie

Hitchhike to Happiness Poster

Hitchhike to Happiness Feature Film1945Sandy Hill

Lady on a Train Poster

Lady on a Train Feature Film1945Police Sergeant Christie

Ziegfeld Follies Poster

Ziegfeld Follies Feature Film1945Martin

Going My Way Poster

Going My Way Feature Film1944Max Dolan - the Publisher

Lake Placid Serenade Poster

Lake Placid Serenade Feature Film1944Jiggers

The Fighting Seabees Poster

The Fighting Seabees Feature Film1944Eddie Powers

Larceny with Music Poster

Larceny with Music Feature Film1943Mike Simms

We've Never Been Licked Poster

We've Never Been Licked Feature Film1943Traveling Salesman

Whistling in Brooklyn Poster

Whistling in Brooklyn Feature Film1943Detective Ramsey

Gentleman Jim Poster

Gentleman Jim Feature Film1942Billy Delaney

Give Out, Sisters Poster

Give Out, Sisters Feature Film1942Harrison

It Happened in Flatbush Poster

It Happened in Flatbush Feature Film1942Sam Sloan

Moonlight in Havana Poster

Moonlight in Havana Feature Film1942Barney Crane

Roxie Hart Poster

Roxie Hart Feature Film1942O'Malley

The Yankee Doodler Poster

The Yankee Doodler Short Film1942

Treat 'Em Rough Poster

Treat 'Em Rough Feature Film1942'Hotfoot'

Wildcat Feature Film1942Oliver Westbrook

Blondie in Society Poster

Blondie in Society Feature Film1941Waldo Pincus

Cracked Nuts Poster

Cracked Nuts Feature Film1941James Mitchell

Footsteps in the Dark Poster

Footsteps in the Dark Feature Film1941Hopkins

Public Enemies Poster

Public Enemies Feature Film1941Bang

Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga Poster

Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga Feature Film1941Chauncey Beheegan

The Bride Came C.O.D. Poster

The Bride Came C.O.D. Feature Film1941Sheriff McGee

Dancing on a Dime Poster

Dancing on a Dime Feature Film1940Mac

Golden Gloves Poster

Golden Gloves Feature Film1940Emory Balzar

One Night in the Tropics Poster

One Night in the Tropics Feature Film1940Roscoe

Opened by Mistake Poster

Opened by Mistake Feature Film1940Matt Kingsley

Rhythm on the River Poster

Rhythm on the River Feature Film1940Mr. Westlake

Sandy Gets Her Man Poster

Sandy Gets Her Man Feature Film1940Police Chief J. A. O'Hara

The Farmer's Daughter Poster

The Farmer's Daughter Feature Film1940Scoop Trimble

The Quarterback Poster

The Quarterback Feature Film1940Coach

Those Were the Days! Poster

Those Were the Days! Feature Film1940Prisoner

Untamed Feature Film1940Les Woodbury

Ambush Feature Film1939Inspector J.L. Weber

Ex-Champ Poster

Ex-Champ Feature Film1939Mushy Harrington

Grand Jury Secrets Poster

Grand Jury Secrets Feature Film1939Bright Eyes

Night Work Poster

Night Work Feature Film1939Bruiser Brown

Persons in Hiding Poster

Persons in Hiding Feature Film1939Alec Inglis

Rose of Washington Square Poster

Rose of Washington Square Feature Film1939Harry Long

St. Louis Blues Poster

St. Louis Blues Feature Film1939Maj. Martingale

Stop, Look and Love Poster

Stop, Look and Love Feature Film1939Joe Haller

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Poster

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Feature Film1939The 'Duke'

Mad About Music Poster

Mad About Music Feature Film1938'Dusty'

Professor Beware Poster

Professor Beware Feature Film1938Snoop Donlan

Sons of the Legion Poster

Sons of the Legion Feature Film1938Uncle Willie Lee

Touchdown, Army Poster

Touchdown, Army Feature Film1938Jack Heffernan

Blossoms on Broadway Poster

Blossoms on Broadway Feature Film1937Frances X. Rush

Double or Nothing Poster

Double or Nothing Feature Film1937John Pederson

High, Wide and Handsome Poster

High, Wide and Handsome Feature Film1937Mac

Something to Sing About Poster

Something to Sing About Feature Film1937Hank Meyers

Desire Feature Film1936Mr. Gibson

F-Man Feature Film1936Detective Rogan

Rose Bowl Poster

Rose Bowl Feature Film1936Soapy Moreland

Strike Me Pink Poster

Strike Me Pink Feature Film1936Mr. Copple

The General Died at Dawn Poster

The General Died at Dawn Feature Film1936Brighton

The Princess Comes Across Poster

The Princess Comes Across Feature Film1936Benton

Three Cheers for Love Poster

Three Cheers for Love Feature Film1936Milton Shakespeare

Three Married Men Poster

Three Married Men Feature Film1936Bill Mullins

Alibi Ike Poster

Alibi Ike Feature Film1935Cap

Beautiful Dreamer Short Film1935

Car 99 Feature Film1935Sgt. Barrel

College Scandal Poster

College Scandal Feature Film1935Chief of Police Magoun

Harmony Lane Poster

Harmony Lane Feature Film1935Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy

Hold 'Em Yale Poster

Hold 'Em Yale Feature Film1935Sunshine Joe

It's a Great Life Poster

It's a Great Life Feature Film1935Lt. McNulty

Ship Cafe Poster

Ship Cafe Feature Film1935Briney O'Brien

Welcome Home Poster

Welcome Home Feature Film1935Painless

Bolero Feature Film1934Mike DeBaere

Here Is My Heart Poster

Here Is My Heart Feature Film1934James Smith

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen Poster

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen Feature Film1934Captain Murphy

Shoot the Works Poster

Shoot the Works Feature Film1934Larry Hale

The Crime Doctor Poster

The Crime Doctor Feature Film1934Fraser

The Lemon Drop Kid Poster

The Lemon Drop Kid Feature Film1934William Dunhill

The Witching Hour Poster

The Witching Hour Feature Film1934Jury Foreman

Hell and High Water Poster

Hell and High Water Feature Film1933Milton J. Bunsey

Moonlight and Pretzels Poster

Moonlight and Pretzels Feature Film1933Mac

Fancy That Short Film1929Percy

Turkey for Two Short Film1929Convict

Ventriloquist Poster

Ventriloquist Short Film1927'Hoak' salesman

Lord Loveland Discovers America Poster

Lord Loveland Discovers America Feature Film1916Tony Kidd

Persistent Percival Short Film1916Billy

In the Clutches of the Gang Poster

In the Clutches of the Gang Short Film1914Kop

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