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William Frawley

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American actor (1887-1966)

United StatesActorsLived 1887 to 1966 · aged 79
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William Clement Frawley was an American vaudevillian and actor best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the sitcom I Love Lucy. Frawley also played "Bub" O'Casey during the first five seasons of the sitcom My Three Sons and the political advisor to the Hon. Henry X. Harper in the film Miracle on 34th Street.

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Left: Ford Sterling as Keystone Cops police chief (seated); in the background just to the right of the Keystone Cops actor above Sterling is Frawley in "In the Clutches of the Gang" (1914)Left: Ford Sterling as Keystone Cops police chief (seated); in the background just to the right of the Keystone Cops actor above Sterling is Frawley in "In the Clutches of the Gang" (1914)With James Cagney in Something to Sing AboutWith James Cagney in Something to Sing AboutI Love Lucy cast (clockwise): William Frawley, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Vivian VanceI Love Lucy cast (clockwise): William Frawley, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Vivian VanceWhile appearing on My Three Sons, Frawley was the subject of This Is Your Life in January 1961. He received a lifetime baseball pass from the Angels' Fred Haney. Fred MacMurray also was part of the show.While appearing on My Three Sons, Frawley was the subject of This Is Your Life in January 1961. He received a lifetime baseball pass from the Angels' Fred Haney. Fred MacMurray also was part of the show.Clockwise from left: William Frawley, Tim Considine, Fred MacMurray, Don Grady, and Stanley Livingston on My Three Sons (1962)Clockwise from left: William Frawley, Tim Considine, Fred MacMurray, Don Grady, and Stanley Livingston on My Three Sons (1962)Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6322 Hollywood Blvd.Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6322 Hollywood Blvd.

Filmography 40

Miracle on 34th Street1947 · ★ 7.4
Monsieur Verdoux1947 · ★ 7.7
Going My Way1944 · ★ 6.7
Rancho Notorious1952 · ★ 6.5
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951 · ★ 6.3
Gentleman Jim1942 · ★ 7.2
Roberta1935
Desire1936 · ★ 7.0
The Fighting Seabees1944 · ★ 6.3
Ziegfeld Follies1945 · ★ 6.0
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye1950
Lady on a Train1945 · ★ 6.7
The Bride Came C.O.D.1941
The Lemon Drop Kid1951
The Virginian1946
Down to Earth1947
Roxie Hart1942
Flame of Barbary Coast1945
East Side, West Side1949
Red Light1949
Good Sam1948
One Night in the Tropics1940
The General Died at Dawn1936
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939
Something to Sing About1937
The Princess Comes Across1936
Footsteps in the Dark1941
The Inner Circle1946
Mother Wore Tights1947
Bolero1934
Mad About Music1938
Rhubarb1951
The Lady Takes a Sailor1949
The Babe Ruth Story1948
I Love Lucy: The Movie1953
Double or Nothing1937
Strike Me Pink1936
Here Is My Heart1934
Rhythm on the River1940
My Wild Irish Rose1947

127 credits on file

Television 12

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
I Love Lucy1951
My Three Sons1960
The Lucy Show1962
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Bob Hope Show1950
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958
This Is Your Life1952
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour1957
Letter to Loretta1953
The Gale Storm Show1956
The Ed Wynn Show1949

Awards 1

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Connected to William 6

Eve ArdenAlso in The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)Joseph L. MankiewiczAlso in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)Vivian VanceAlso in I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)Claire TrevorAlso in The Babe Ruth Story (1948)Jan SterlingAlso in Rhubarb (1951)J. B. PriestleyAlso in The Princess Comes Across (1936)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1966 · aged 79
Written about in
20 languages

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