William Frawley
Born in Burlington, Iowa, USA — Feb 25 1887• Died Mar 03 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 Pa…
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My Three Sons
Bub O'Casey
I Love Lucy
Fred Mertz
The Lucy Show
Trainer
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
This Is Your Life
Self
The Gale Storm Show
Jim Comstock
Letter to Loretta
Sam
Ex-Champ
Mushy Harrington
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Fred Mertz
Miracle on 34th Street
Charlie Halloran
Hitchhike to Happiness
Sandy Hill
Lady on a Train
Desk Sgt. Brennan
The Ed Wynn Show
Self
Rancho Notorious
Baldy Gunder
Gentleman Jim
Billy Delaney
Red Light
Hotel Night Clerk
The Virginian
Honey Wiggen
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Byers
Monsieur Verdoux
Jean La Salle
One Night in the Tropics
Roscoe
Desire
Mr. Gibson
Roberta
Bartender (uncredited)
Roxie Hart
O'Malley
Going My Way
Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)
Good Sam
Tom
Professor Beware
Snoop Donlan
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Sheriff McGee
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Det. Roberts
Rhubarb
Len Sickles
F-Man
Detective Rogan
Down to Earth
Police Lieutenant
Strike Me Pink
Mr. Copple
Rendezvous with Annie
General Trent
Ziegfeld Follies
Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
The Lemon Drop Kid
Gloomy Willie
Blondie's Hero
Marty Greer
The General Died at Dawn
Brighton
Untamed
Les Woodbury
The Inner Circle
Det. Lt. Webb
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Jim Mason
The Crime Doctor
Fraser
We've Never Been Licked
Traveling Salesman
High, Wide and Handsome
Mac
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The 'Duke'
Touchdown, Army
Jack Heffernan
Ship Cafe
Briney O'Brien
Kill the Umpire
Jimmy O'Brien
Persons in Hiding
Alec Inglis
The Lady Takes a Sailor
Oliver Harker
The Quarterback
Coach
Pretty Baby
Corcoran
Wildcat
Oliver Westbrook
Cracked Nuts
James Mitchell
The Fighting Seabees
Eddie Powers
Sons of the Legion
Uncle Willie Lee
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Self (archive footage)
Gangs Of The City
Bang
East Side, West Side
Bill the Bartender
Night Work
Bruiser Brown
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Inspector Crane
Footsteps in the Dark
Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Golden Gloves
Emory Balzar
Treat 'Em Rough
'Hotfoot'
Here Is My Heart
James Smith
Car 99
Training Sgt. Barrel
The Princess Comes Across
Benton
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Captain Murphy
Safe at Home!
Bill Turner
Flame of Barbary Coast
Wolf Wylie
Rhythm on the River
Mr. Westlake
Blondie's Anniversary
Sharkey the Loen Shark
Bolero
Mike DeBaere
Mother Wore Tights
Mr. Schneider
Ambush
Inspector J.L. Weber
It's a Great Life
Lt. McNulty
Double or Nothing
John Pederson
My Wild Irish Rose
William Scanlon
Three Married Men
Bill Mullins
Sandy Gets Her Man
Police Chief J. A. O'Hara
Dancing on a Dime
Mac
Rose of Washington Square
Harry Long
St. Louis Blues
Major Martingale
Blossoms On Broadway
Francis X. Rush
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Knobby Walsh
Blondie in Society
Waldo Pincus
Shoot the Works
Larry Hale
Those Were the Days!
Prisoner
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Police Inspector Harry B. Manning
Opened by Mistake
Matt Kingsley
Rose Bowl
'Soapy' Moreland
Harmony Lane
Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy
Hold 'Em Yale
Sunshine Joe
College Scandal
Chief of Police Magoun
Alibi Ike
Cap
The Babe Ruth Story
Jack Dunn
Moonlight in Havana
Barney Crane
Whistling in Brooklyn
Detective Ramsey
The Girl from Manhattan
Mr. Bernouti
Welcome Home
Painless
The Lemon Drop Kid
William Dunhill aka The Professor
Give Out, Sisters
Harrison
Something to Sing About
Hank Mayers
Stop, Look and Love
Joe Haller
Chicken Every Sunday
George Kirby
Home in San Antone
O'Fleery
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Fred Mertz
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Chauncey Beheegan
Hell and High Water
Milton J. Bunsey
Grand Jury Secrets
Bright Eyes
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Agent
It Happened in Flatbush
Sam Sloan
I Love Lucy: The Movie
Fred Mertz
Larceny with Music
Mike Simms
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
Fred Mertz
Moonlight and Pretzels
Mac
The Farmer's Daughter
Scoop Trimble
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Beat Cop
The Witching Hour
Jury Foreman
The Dirty Look
Mad About Music
Dusty Turner
Lake Placid Serenade
Jiggers
Beautiful Dreamer
The Yankee Doodler
Ventriloquist
'Hoak' salesman