1. Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
2. Gabrielle Fitzpatrick to Christopher Fulford

William Frawley Biography (1893-1966)

Born February 26, 1893 (some sources say 1887), in Burlington, IA; died of aheart attack, March 3, 1966, in Los Angeles, CA; married Edna Louise Broedt,1914 (divorced, 1927).

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Death Details

March 3, 1966

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• Fred Mertz, I Love Lucy, CBS, 1951-57.
• Fred Mertz, The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show, CBS, 1957-60.
• Michael Francis "Bub" O'Casey, My Three Sons, ABC, 1960-65.
• Fred Mertz, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, CBS, 1962-67.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• "The Lady or the Tiger," Your Show Time, NBC, 1949.
• "The First Hundred Years," Silver Theatre, CBS, 1950.
• "Papa Romani," Silver Theatre, CBS, 1950.
• "The Lady or the Tiger," Story Theatre, syndicated, 1951.
• "Wedding Morning," Demi-Tasse Tales, CBS, 1953.
• "Dear Midge," The Loretta Young Show, NBC, 1954.
• "Room for Improvement," Summer Night Theatre, syndicated, 1954.
• "High Pitch," Shower of Stars, CBS, 1955.
• "Bunny on the Beach," Damon Runyon Theatre, CBS, 1955.
• "Comeback," Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, CBS, 1959.
• "The Card Shop," The Gale Storm Show, ABC, 1959.
• "Lucy and the Countess Have a House Guest," The Lucy Show, CBS, 1965.
• Credits; Other Television Appearances
• The Bob Hope Show (special), NBC, 1956.
• The Desilu Revue (special), CBS, 1959.
• The Apartment House (pilot), CBS, 1964.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Mack, Moonlight and Pretzels (also known as Moonlight and Melody), Universal, 1933.
• Milton J. Bunsey, Hell and High Water, Paramount, 1933.
• Jury foreman, The Witching Hour, Paramount, 1934.
• Larry Hale, Shoot the Works (also known as Thank Your Stars), Paramount,1934.
• Captain Murphy, Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (also known as Kidnapped), Paramount, 1934.
• The professor, The Lemon Drop Kid, Paramount, 1934.
• James Smith, Here Is My Heart, Paramount, 1934.
• Fraser, The Crime Doctor, Radio, 1934.
• Mike DeBaere, Bolero, Paramount, 1934.
• Painless, Welcome Home, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1935.
• Briney O'Brien, Ship Cafe, Paramount, 1935.
• Sunshine Joe, Hold 'em Yale (also known as Uniform Lovers), Paramount, 1935.
• Christy, Harmony Lane, Republic, 1935.
• Chief of Police Magoun, College Scandal, Paramount, 1935.
• Sergeant Barrel, Car 99, Paramount, 1935.
• Cap, Alibi Ike, Warner Bros., 1935.
• Bill Mullins, Three Married Men, Paramount, 1936.
• Milton Shakespeare, Three Cheers for Love, Paramount, 1936.
• Copple, Strike Me Pink, United Artists (UA), 1936.
• Coach Soapy Moreland, Rose Bowl (also known as O'Riley's Luck), Paramount, 1936.
• Benton, The Princess Comes Across, Paramount, 1936.
• Lieutenant McNulty, It's a Great Life, Paramount, 1936.
• Brighton, The General Died at Dawn, Paramount, 1936.
• Hogan, F-Man, Paramount, 1936.
• Mr. Gibson, Desire, Paramount, 1936.
• Hank Meyers, Something to Sing About (also known as Battling Hoofer), Grand National, 1937.
• Mac, High, Wide, and Handsome, Paramount, 1937.
• John Peterson, Double or Nothing, Paramount, 1937.
• Francis X. Rush, Blossoms on Broadway, Paramount, 1937.
• Jack Heffernan, Touchdown, Army (also known as Generals of Tomorrow), Paramount, 1938.
• Uncle Willie Lee, Sons of the Legion, Paramount, 1938.
• Snoop Donlan, Professor Beware, Paramount, 1938.
• Dusty Rhodes, Mad About Music, Universal, 1938.
• Crime Takes a Holiday, Columbia, 1938.
• Joe Haller, Stop, Look, and Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939.
• Major Martingale, St. Louis Blues, Paramount, 1939.
• Harry Long, Rose of Washington Square, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939.
• Alec Inglis, Persons in Hiding, Paramount, 1939.
• Bruiser Brown, Night Work, Paramount, 1939.
• The "Duke," The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1939.
• Bright Eyes, Grand Jury Secrets, Paramount, 1939.
• Mushy Harrington, Ex-Champ (also known as Golden Gloves), Universal, 1939.
• Inspector Weber, Ambush, Paramount, 1939.
• Les Woodbury, Untamed, Paramount, 1940.
• Police Chief O'Hara, Sandy Gets Her Man, Universal, 1940.
• Mr. Westlake, Rhythm on the River, Paramount, 1940.
• Coach, The Quarterback, Paramount, 1940.
• Matt Kingsley, Opened by Mistake, Paramount, 1940.
• Roscoe, One Night in the Tropics, Universal, 1940.
• Emory Balzar, Golden Gloves, Paramount, 1940.
• Scoop Trimble, The Farmer's Daughter, Paramount, 1940.
• Mac, Dancing on a Dime, Paramount, 1940.
• Those Were the Days, Paramount, 1940.
• Beheegan, Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga, Universal, 1941.
• George "Bang" Carson, Public Enemies, Republic, 1941.
• Hopkins, Footsteps in the Dark, Warner Bros., 1941.
• Mitchell, Cracked Nuts, Universal, 1941.
• Sheriff McGee, The Bride Came C.O.D., Warner Bros., 1941.
• Waldo Pincus, Blondie in Society (also known as Henpecked), Columbia, 1941.
• Oliver Westbrook, Wildcat, Paramount, 1942.
• O'Malley, Roxie Hart, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
• Barney Crane, Moonlight in Havana, Universal, 1942.
• Sam Sloan, It Happened in Flatbush, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
• Harrison, Give Out, Sisters, Universal, 1942.
• Billy Delaney, Gentleman Jim, Warner Bros., 1942.
• Treat 'em Rough, Universal, 1942.
• Detective Ramsey, Whistling in Brooklyn, MGM, 1943.
• Traveling salesman, We've Never Been Licked (also known as Fighting Command), Universal, 1943.
• Mike Simms, Larceny with Music, Universal, 1943.
• Jiggers, Lake Placid Serenade, Republic, 1944.
• Max Dolan, Going My Way, Paramount, 1944.
• Eddie Powers, The Fighting Seabees, Republic, 1944.
• Minstrel Man, Producers Releasing Corp., 1944.
• Ziegfeld Follies, MGM, 1945.
• Sergeant Christie, Lady on a Train, Universal, 1945.
• Sandy Hill, Hitchhike to Happiness, Republic, 1945.
• Smooth Wylie, Flame of the Barbary Coast, Republic, 1945.
• Honey Wiggen, The Virginian, Paramount, 1946.
• General Trent, Rendezvous with Annie, Republic, 1946.
• Webb, The Inner Circle, Republic, 1946.
• Inspector Manning, Crime Doctor's Manhunt, Columbia, 1946.
• William Scanlan, My Wild Irish Rose, Warner Bros., 1947.
• Mr. Schneider, Mother Wore Tights, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947.
• Jean La Salle, Monsieur Verdoux, UA, 1947.
• Charles Halloran, Miracle on 34th Street (also known as The Big Heart), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947.
• Jim Mason, I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947.
• Harry Holmes, Hit Parade of 1947, Republic, 1947.
• Police lieutenant, Down to Earth, Columbia, 1947.
• Sharkey, Blondie's Anniversary, Columbia, 1947.
• The agent, Texas, Brooklyn, and Heaven (also known as The Girls from Texas), UA, 1948.
• Knobby Walsh, Joe Palooka in Winner Take All, Monogram, 1948.
• Tom, Good Sam, RKO Radio Pictures, 1948.
• Mr. Bernouti, Girl from Manhattan, UA, 1948.
• George Kirby, Chicken Every Sunday, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948.
• Jack Dunn, The Babe Ruth Story, Allied Artists, 1948.
• Inspector Crane, The Lone Wolf and His Lady, Columbia, 1949.
• Oliver Harker, The Lady Takes a Sailor, Warner Bros., 1949.
• Bill the bartender, East Side, West Side, MGM, 1949.
• Home in San Antone, Columbia, 1949.
• Corcoran, Pretty Baby, Warner Bros., 1950.
• Byers, Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Warner Bros., 1950.
• Jimmy O'Brien, Kill the Vampire, Columbia, 1950.
• Marty Greer, Blondie's Hero, Columbia, 1950.
• Len Sickles, Rhubarb, Paramount, 1951.
• Gloomy Willie, The Lemon Drop Kid, Paramount, 1951.
• Detective Roberts, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Universal,1951.
• Baldy Gunder, Rancho Notorious, RKO Radio Pictures, 1952.
• Bill Turner, Safe at Home!, Columbia, 1962.
• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Appeared in Broadway musicals, including The Gingham Girl and Sons o' Guns.