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.