William Frawley

William Frawley

Acting

Birthday

1887/02/25

Day of death

1966/03/03 (79 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Burlington, Iowa, USA

Also know as

Bill Frawley, William Clement 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 Broedt, "Frawley and Louise", touring the Orpheum and Keith circuits until they divorced in 1927. He ne...Read more

Acting
Blondie in Society
7.4

(1941) Blondie in Society

as Waldo Pincus

Blondie's Anniversary
5.6

(1947) Blondie's Anniversary

as Sharkey the Loen Shark

Blondie's Hero
6.3

(1950) Blondie's Hero

as Marty Greer

Lady on a Train
6.5

(1945) Lady on a Train

as Desk Sgt. Brennan

The Fighting Seabees
6.2

(1944) The Fighting Seabees

as Eddie Powers

Roberta
7.0

(1935) Roberta

as Bartender

The Princess Comes Across
6.1

(1936) The Princess Comes Across

as Benton

The Lemon Drop Kid
6.6

(1951) The Lemon Drop Kid

as Gloomy Willie

Miracle on 34th Street
7.4

(1947) Miracle on 34th Street

as Charlie Halloran

Red Light
5.5

(1949) Red Light

as Hotel Night Clerk

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
6.4

(1951) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

as Det. Roberts

Welcome Home
0.0

(1935) Welcome Home

as Painless

Flame of Barbary Coast
5.6

(1945) Flame of Barbary Coast

as Wolf Wylie

Rancho Notorious
6.5

(1952) Rancho Notorious

as Baldy Gunder

One Night in the Tropics
5.6

(1940) One Night in the Tropics

as Roscoe

Rhubarb
5.5

(1951) Rhubarb

as Len Sickles

The Babe Ruth Story
5.8

(1948) The Babe Ruth Story

as Jack Dunn

Gentleman Jim
7.2

(1942) Gentleman Jim

as Billy Delaney

Rose of Washington Square
5.7

(1939) Rose of Washington Square

as Harry Long

Mad About Music
6.9

(1938) Mad About Music

as Dusty Turner

Footsteps in the Dark
6.9

(1941) Footsteps in the Dark

as Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins

The Crime Doctor
3.5

(1934) The Crime Doctor

as Fraser

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
6.7

(1950) Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as Byers

The Inner Circle
5.2

(1946) The Inner Circle

as Det. Lt. Webb

Rose Bowl
6.0

(1936) Rose Bowl

as 'Soapy' Moreland

Professor Beware
6.1

(1938) Professor Beware

as Snoop Donlan

Whistling in Brooklyn
6.3

(1943) Whistling in Brooklyn

as Detective Ramsey

Double or Nothing
6.6

(1937) Double or Nothing

as John Pederson

Something to Sing About
6.2

(1937) Something to Sing About

as Hank Mayers

Roxie Hart
6.9

(1942) Roxie Hart

as O'Malley

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
5.8

(1946) Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

as Police Inspector Harry B. Manning

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.4

(1939) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as The 'Duke'

Desire
6.7

(1936) Desire

as Mr. Gibson

The Virginian
6.1

(1946) The Virginian

as Honey Wiggen

Mother Wore Tights
5.3

(1947) Mother Wore Tights

as Mr. Schneider

Moonlight and Pretzels
0.0

(1933) Moonlight and Pretzels

as Mac

Rhythm on the River
7.0

(1940) Rhythm on the River

as Mr. Westlake

Golden Gloves
5.0

(1940) Golden Gloves

as Emory Balzar

Strike Me Pink
6.6

(1936) Strike Me Pink

as Mr. Copple

The Dirty Look
0.0

(1954) The Dirty Look

as ---

Alibi Ike
5.8

(1935) Alibi Ike

as Cap

The Lady Takes a Sailor
4.3

(1949) The Lady Takes a Sailor

as Oliver Harker

Safe at Home!
3.3

(1962) Safe at Home!

as Bill Turner

Here Is My Heart
6.8

(1934) Here Is My Heart

as James Smith

Pretty Baby
6.0

(1950) Pretty Baby

as Corcoran

The Lone Wolf and His Lady
4.7

(1949) The Lone Wolf and His Lady

as Inspector Crane

0.0

(1927) Ventriloquist

as 'Hoak' salesman

Bolero
6.1

(1934) Bolero

as Mike DeBaere

Chicken Every Sunday
6.0

(1949) Chicken Every Sunday

as George Kirby

Blossoms On Broadway
4.0

(1937) Blossoms On Broadway

as Francis X. Rush

Shoot the Works
5.0

(1934) Shoot the Works

as Larry Hale

Moonlight in Havana
0.0

(1942) Moonlight in Havana

as Barney Crane

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
5.0

(1934) Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

as Captain Murphy

Sons of the Legion
5.0

(1938) Sons of the Legion

as Uncle Willie Lee

The Witching Hour
5.3

(1934) The Witching Hour

as Jury Foreman

Three Married Men
0.0

(1936) Three Married Men

as Bill Mullins

College Scandal
5.2

(1935) College Scandal

as Chief of Police Magoun

Dancing on a Dime
5.0

(1940) Dancing on a Dime

as Mac

We've Never Been Licked
0.0

(1943) We've Never Been Licked

as Traveling Salesman

Car 99
5.0

(1935) Car 99

as Training Sgt. Barrel

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
6.0

(1948) Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as Agent

Hitchhike to Happiness
5.0

(1945) Hitchhike to Happiness

as Sandy Hill

Wildcat
6.0

(1942) Wildcat

as Oliver Westbrook

F-Man
0.0

(1936) F-Man

as Detective Rogan

The Bride Came C.O.D.
7.1

(1941) The Bride Came C.O.D.

as Sheriff McGee

My Wild Irish Rose
6.0

(1947) My Wild Irish Rose

as William Scanlon

Should Husbands Be Watched?
6.0

(1925) Should Husbands Be Watched?

as Beat Cop

High, Wide and Handsome
6.0

(1937) High, Wide and Handsome

as Mac

Cracked Nuts
0.0

(1941) Cracked Nuts

as James Mitchell

Down to Earth
6.0

(1947) Down to Earth

as Police Lieutenant

Those Were the Days!
0.0

(1940) Those Were the Days!

as Prisoner

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
5.0

(1947) I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

as Jim Mason

Grand Jury Secrets
0.0

(1939) Grand Jury Secrets

as Bright Eyes

The Farmer's Daughter
5.0

(1940) The Farmer's Daughter

as Scoop Trimble

0.0

(1941) Gangs Of The City

as Bang

Untamed
4.3

(1940) Untamed

as Les Woodbury

0.0

(1933) Hell and High Water

as Milton J. Bunsey

Going My Way
6.7

(1944) Going My Way

as Max Dolan (Publicher)

Rendezvous with Annie
6.0

(1946) Rendezvous with Annie

as General Trent

It's a Great Life
0.0

(1935) It's a Great Life

as Lt. McNulty

6.0

(1942) Treat 'Em Rough

as 'Hotfoot'

Monsieur Verdoux
7.7

(1947) Monsieur Verdoux

as Jean La Salle

It Happened in Flatbush
4.8

(1942) It Happened in Flatbush

as Sam Sloan

Harmony Lane
3.5

(1935) Harmony Lane

as Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy

Stop, Look and Love
5.0

(1939) Stop, Look and Love

as Joe Haller

Ambush
5.0

(1939) Ambush

as Inspector J.L. Weber

Persons in Hiding
3.5

(1939) Persons in Hiding

as Alec Inglis

0.0

(1938) Touchdown, Army

as Jack Heffernan

The Quarterback
0.0

(1940) The Quarterback

as Coach

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
5.0

(1941) Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

as Chauncey Beheegan

Give Out, Sisters
5.0

(1942) Give Out, Sisters

as Harrison

Larceny with Music
4.0

(1943) Larceny with Music

as Mike Simms

St. Louis Blues
0.0

(1939) St. Louis Blues

as Major Martingale

East Side, West Side
7.0

(1949) East Side, West Side

as Bill the Bartender

I Love Lucy: The Movie
7.3

(1953) I Love Lucy: The Movie

as Fred Mertz

Home in San Antone
0.0

(1949) Home in San Antone

as O'Fleery

Good Sam
6.0

(1948) Good Sam

as Tom

Lake Placid Serenade
0.0

(1944) Lake Placid Serenade

as Jiggers

Kill the Umpire
6.2

(1950) Kill the Umpire

as Jimmy O'Brien

The Lemon Drop Kid
5.0

(1934) The Lemon Drop Kid

as William Dunhill aka The Professor

The General Died at Dawn
6.2

(1936) The General Died at Dawn

as Brighton

Sandy Gets Her Man
4.0

(1940) Sandy Gets Her Man

as Police Chief J. A. O'Hara

Lucy's Really Lost Moments
6.5

(1956) Lucy's Really Lost Moments

as Fred Mertz

The Yankee Doodler
5.0

(1942) The Yankee Doodler

as ---

Night Work
7.0

(1939) Night Work

as Bruiser Brown

Ex-Champ
6.0

(1939) Ex-Champ

as Mushy Harrington

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
6.0

(1948) Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

as Knobby Walsh

Ziegfeld Follies
6.1

(1945) Ziegfeld Follies

as Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

Opened by Mistake
0.0

(1940) Opened by Mistake

as Matt Kingsley

Hold 'Em Yale
7.0

(1935) Hold 'Em Yale

as Sunshine Joe

I Love Lucy Christmas Special
10.0

(2016) I Love Lucy Christmas Special

as ---

Ship Cafe
0.0

(1935) Ship Cafe

as Briney O'Brien

The Girl from Manhattan
5.0

(1948) The Girl from Manhattan

as Mr. Bernouti

My Three Sons
6.5

(1960) My Three Sons

as Bub O'Casey

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.5

(1957) The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Fred Mertz

The Lucy Show
7.1

(1962) The Lucy Show

as Trainer

I Love Lucy
8.0

(1951) I Love Lucy

as Fred Mertz

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.3

(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as ---

This Is Your Life
6.6

(1952) This Is Your Life

as Self

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Sam

7.0

(1949) The Ed Wynn Show

as Self

The Bob Hope Show
7.0

(1950) The Bob Hope Show

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

5.5

(1956) The Gale Storm Show

as Jim Comstock