Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1887-02-25
- Day of Death1966-03-03 (79 years)
- Place of BirthBurlington, Iowa, USA
- Also Known AsBill FrawleyWilliam Clement Frawley
William Frawley
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2016
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
As: Fred Mertz
- 1962
The Lucy Show
As: Trainer
- 1962
Safe at Home!
As: Bill Turner
- 1960
My Three Sons
As: Bub O'Casey
- 1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
As: Fred Mertz
- 1956
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
As: Fred Mertz
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: Sam
- 1953
I Love Lucy: The Movie
As: Fred Mertz
- 1952
Rancho Notorious
As: Baldy Gunder
1951I Love Lucy
As: Fred Mertz
1951Rhubarb
As: Len Sickles
- 1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
As: Det. Roberts
1951The Lemon Drop Kid
As: Gloomy Willie
1950Pretty Baby
As: Corcoran
1950Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
As: Byers
1950Kill the Umpire
As: Jimmy O'Brien
1950Blondie's Hero
As: Marty Greer
1949East Side, West Side
As: Bill the Bartender
1949The Lady Takes a Sailor
As: Oliver Harker
1949Red Light
As: Hotel Night Clerk
1949The Lone Wolf and His Lady
As: Inspector Crane
1949Home in San Antone
As: O'Fleery
1949Chicken Every Sunday
As: George Kirby
1948The Girl from Manhattan
As: Mr. Bernouti
1948Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
As: Knobby Walsh
1948The Babe Ruth Story
As: Jack Dunn
1948Good Sam
As: Tom
1948Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
As: Agent
1947My Wild Irish Rose
As: William Scanlon
1947Blondie's Anniversary
As: Sharkey the Loen Shark
- 1947
Monsieur Verdoux
As: Jean La Salle
1947Down to Earth
As: Police Lieutenant
1947Mother Wore Tights
As: Mr. Schneider
1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
As: Jim Mason
- 1947
Miracle on 34th Street
As: Charlie Halloran
1946Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
As: Police Inspector Harry B. Manning
1946The Inner Circle
As: Det. Lt. Webb
1946Rendezvous with Annie
As: General Trent
1946The Virginian
As: Honey Wiggen
1945Ziegfeld Follies
As: Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
1945Lady on a Train
As: Desk Sgt. Brennan
1945Hitchhike to Happiness
As: Sandy Hill
1945Flame of Barbary Coast
As: Wolf Wylie
1944Lake Placid Serenade
As: Jiggers
1944The Fighting Seabees
As: Eddie Powers
- 1944
Going My Way
As: Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)
1943Whistling in Brooklyn
As: Detective Ramsey
1943Larceny with Music
As: Mike Simms
1943We've Never Been Licked
As: Traveling Salesman
1942Gentleman Jim
As: Billy Delaney
1942Moonlight in Havana
As: Barney Crane
1942Wildcat
As: Oliver Westbrook
1942Give Out, Sisters
As: Harrison
1942It Happened in Flatbush
As: Sam Sloan
1942Roxie Hart
As: O'Malley
1941Blondie in Society
As: Waldo Pincus
1941The Bride Came C.O.D.
As: Sheriff McGee
1941Cracked Nuts
As: James Mitchell
1941Footsteps in the Dark
As: Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
1941Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
As: Chauncey Beheegan
1940One Night in the Tropics
As: Roscoe
1940Sandy Gets Her Man
As: Police Chief J. A. O'Hara
1940Dancing on a Dime
As: Mac
1940The Quarterback
As: Coach
1940Rhythm on the River
As: Mr. Westlake
1940Golden Gloves
As: Emory Balzar
1940Untamed
As: Les Woodbury
1940Those Were the Days!
As: Prisoner
1940Opened by Mistake
As: Matt Kingsley
1940The Farmer's Daughter
As: Scoop Trimble
1939Stop, Look and Love
As: Joe Haller
1939Night Work
As: Bruiser Brown
1939Grand Jury Secrets
As: Bright Eyes
1939Ex-Champ
As: Mushy Harrington
1939Rose of Washington Square
As: Harry Long
1939The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
As: The 'Duke'
1939Persons in Hiding
As: Alec Inglis
1939St. Louis Blues
As: Major Martingale
1939Ambush
As: Inspector J.L. Weber
1938Sons of the Legion
As: Uncle Willie Lee
1938Professor Beware
As: Snoop Donlan
1938Mad About Music
As: Dusty Turner
1937Blossoms On Broadway
As: Francis X. Rush
1937Something to Sing About
As: Hank Mayers
1937Double or Nothing
As: John Pederson
1937High, Wide and Handsome
As: Mac
1936Rose Bowl
As: 'Soapy' Moreland
1936The General Died at Dawn
As: Brighton
1936Three Married Men
As: Bill Mullins
1936The Princess Comes Across
As: Benton
1936F-Man
As: Detective Rogan
1936Desire
As: Mr. Gibson
1936Strike Me Pink
As: Mr. Copple
1935Ship Cafe
As: Briney O'Brien
1935Harmony Lane
As: Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy
1935It's a Great Life
As: Lt. McNulty
1935Welcome Home
As: Painless
1935College Scandal
As: Chief of Police Magoun
1935Alibi Ike
As: Cap
1935Hold 'Em Yale
As: Sunshine Joe
1935Roberta
As: Bartender
1935Car 99
As: Training Sgt. Barrel
1934Here Is My Heart
As: James Smith
1934The Lemon Drop Kid
As: William Dunhill aka The Professor
1934Shoot the Works
As: Larry Hale
1934The Witching Hour
As: Jury Foreman
1934The Crime Doctor
As: Fraser
1934Bolero
As: Mike DeBaere
1934Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
As: Captain Murphy
1933Moonlight and Pretzels
As: Mac
1925Should Husbands Be Watched?
As: Beat Cop