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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St.... more
Trivia:
He said he introduced the classic song "(Nothing Could Be Finer Than to... more
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys.
Another
1 win
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Hallmark Channel To Feature "I Love Lucy" Marathon On October 4
(From iCelebz. 3 September 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)
I Love Lucy: The Very Brief Reunion of Lucy Ricardo and Fred Mertz
(From TVSeriesFinale. 22 July 2009, 7:17 AM, PDT)
(From iCelebz. 3 September 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)
I Love Lucy: The Very Brief Reunion of Lucy Ricardo and Fred Mertz
(From TVSeriesFinale. 22 July 2009, 7:17 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Bill Frawley
Filmography
Actor:
- "The Lucy Show" .... Maintenance Man (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
- Lucy and the Countess Have a Horse Guest (1965) TV episode .... Maintenance Man - "My Three Sons" .... Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey (165 episodes, 1960-1965)
- A Woman's Work (1965) TV episode .... Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey
- Divorce, Bryant Park Style (1964) TV episode .... Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey
- Robbie and the Nurse (1964) TV episode .... Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey
- The In-Law Whammy (1964) TV episode .... Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey
- You're in My Power (1964) TV episode .... Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey
(160 more) - "My Living Doll" .... Det. Gladwin (1 episode, 1964)
- Doctor Is In (1964) TV episode .... Det. Gladwin - "Summer Playhouse" .... Cameo (1 episode, 1964)
- The Apartment House (1964) TV episode .... Cameo - Safe at Home! (1962) .... Bill Turner
- No Place Like Home (1960/I) (TV)
- "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" .... Fred Mertz (13 episodes, 1957-1960)
... aka The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show
... aka We Love Lucy (USA: syndication title)
- Lucy Meets the Mustache (1960) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
- The Ricardos Go to Japan (1959) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
- Milton Berle Hides at the Ricardos (1959) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
- Lucy's Summer Vacation (1959) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
- Lucy Wants a Career (1959) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
(8 more) - "The Gale Storm Show" .... Jim Comstock (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Oh! Susanna
- The Card Shark (1959) TV episode .... Jim Comstock - "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Fred Mertz / ... (5 episodes, 1958-1959)
... aka Desilu Playhouse
- Lucy Goes to Alaska (1959) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
- Lucy Wants a Career (1959) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
- The Comeback (1959) TV episode .... Joe Grady
- Lucy Makes Room for Danny (1958) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
- Lucy Goes to Mexico (1958) TV episode .... Fred Mertz - "The Red Skelton Show" .... Mr. Thomas (1 episode, 1958)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode #8.8 (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Thomas - "I Love Lucy" .... Fred Mertz (175 episodes, 1951-1957)
... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
- The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue (1957) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
- Lucy Raises Tulips (1957) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
- Country Club Dance (1957) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
- Building a Bar-B-Q (1957) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
- Housewarming (1957) TV episode .... Fred Mertz
(170 more) - I Love Lucy Christmas Show (1956) (TV) .... Fred Mertz
- "Damon Runyon Theater" (1 episode, 1955)
- Bunny on the Beach (1955) TV episode - "Shower of Stars" .... Gabby Mullins (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
- High Pitch (1955) TV episode .... Gabby Mullins - "Letter to Loretta" .... Sam (1 episode, 1954)
... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
- Dear Madge (1954) TV episode .... Sam - The Dirty Look (1954)
- I Love Lucy (1953) .... Fred Mertz / Himself
- Rancho Notorious (1952) .... Baldy Gunder
- Rhubarb (1951) .... Len Sickles
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) .... Gloomy Willie
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) .... Det. Roberts
... aka Meet the Invisible Man - Pretty Baby (1950) .... Corcoran
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) .... Byers
- "The Silver Theatre" (2 episodes, 1950)
- The First Hundred Years (1950) TV episode
- Papa Romani (1950) TV episode (as Bill Frawley) - Kill the Umpire (1950) .... Jimmy O'Brien
- Blondie's Hero (1950) .... Marty Greer
- East Side, West Side (1949) .... Bill the Bartender
- The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949) .... Oliver Harker
- Red Light (1949) .... Hotel Night Clerk
- "Your Show Time" (1 episode, 1949)
- The Lady or the Tiger (1949) TV episode - Home in San Antone (1949) .... O'Fleery
... aka Harmony Inn (UK) - The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949) .... Inspector J.D. Crane
- Chicken Every Sunday (1949) .... George Kirby
- The Girl from Manhattan (1948) .... Mr. Bernouti
- Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948) .... Knobby Walsh
... aka Winner Take All (UK) - The Babe Ruth Story (1948) .... Jack Dunn
- Good Sam (1948) .... Tom Moore
- Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven (1948) .... Agent
... aka The Girl from Texas (UK) - My Wild Irish Rose (1947) .... William Scanlon
- Blondie's Anniversary (1947) .... Sharkey, the Loan Shark
- Down to Earth (1947) .... Police Lieutenant
- Mother Wore Tights (1947) .... Mr. Schneider
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947) .... Jim Mason
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) .... Charlie Halloran
... aka Miracle on 34th Street (UK) - Monsieur Verdoux (1947) .... Jean La Salle
- Hit Parade of 1947 (1947) .... Harry Holmes
... aka High and Happy (USA: reissue title) - Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946) .... Police Inspector Harry B. Manning
- The Inner Circle (1946) .... Det. Lt. Webb
- Rendezvous with Annie (1946) .... Gen. Trent
... aka Corporal Dolan AWOL (UK)
... aka Corporal Dolan Goes A.W.O.L. (USA: reissue title) - The Virginian (1946) .... Honey Wiggen
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) .... Martin in 'A Sweepstakes Ticket'
... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title) - Lady on a Train (1945) .... Desk Sgt. Brennan
- Hitchhike to Happiness (1945) .... Sandy Hill
- Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) .... Wolf Wylie
... aka Flame of the Barbary Coast (UK) - Lake Placid Serenade (1944) .... Jiggers
... aka Winter Serenade (USA: reissue title) - Minstrel Man (1944)
- Going My Way (1944) (uncredited) .... Max Dolan - the Publisher
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) .... Eddie Powers
... aka Donovan's Army - Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) .... Detective Ramsey
- Larceny with Music (1943) .... Mike Simms
- We've Never Been Licked (1943) .... Traveling Salesman
... aka Fighting Command (USA: reissue title)
... aka Texas to Tokyo (UK) - Gentleman Jim (1942) .... Billy Delaney
- Moonlight in Havana (1942) .... Barney Crane
- Wildcat (1942) .... Oliver Westbrook
- Give Out, Sisters (1942) .... Harrison
- It Happened in Flatbush (1942) .... Sam Sloan
- Roxie Hart (1942) .... O'Malley
- Treat 'Em Rough (1942) .... 'Hotfoot'
- The Yankee Doodler (1942)
- Public Enemies (1941) .... Bang
... aka Gangs of the City (USA: reissue title (TV title)) - Cracked Nuts (1941) .... James Mitchell
- The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) .... Sheriff McGee
- Blondie in Society (1941) .... Waldo Pincus
... aka Henpecked (UK) - Footsteps in the Dark (1941) .... Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
- Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga (1941) .... Beheegan
- Sandy Gets Her Man (1940) .... Police Chief J. A. O'Hara
- Dancing on a Dime (1940) .... Mac
- One Night in the Tropics (1940) .... Roscoe
- The Quarterback (1940) .... Coach
- Rhythm on the River (1940) .... Mr. Westlake
- Golden Gloves (1940) .... Emory Balzar
- Untamed (1940) .... Les Woodbury
- Those Were the Days! (1940) (uncredited) .... Prisoner
... aka At Good Old Siwash
... aka Good Old Schooldays (UK) - Opened by Mistake (1940) .... Matt Kingsley
- The Farmer's Daughter (1940) .... Scoop Trimble
- Stop, Look and Love (1939) .... Joe Haller
- Night Work (1939) .... Bruiser Brown, the Family Friend
- Grand Jury Secrets (1939) .... Bright Eyes
- Ex-Champ (1939) .... Mushy Harrington
... aka Golden Gloves (UK) - Rose of Washington Square (1939) .... Harry Long
- Persons in Hiding (1939) .... Alec Inglis
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) .... The 'Duke'
... aka Huckleberry Finn (USA: TV title) - St. Louis Blues (1939) .... Maj. Martingale
- Ambush (1939) .... Inspector J.L. Weber
- Touchdown, Army (1938) .... Jack Heffernan
... aka Generals of Tomorrow (UK) - Sons of the Legion (1938) .... Uncle Willie Lee
- Professor Beware (1938) .... Snoop Donlan
- Mad About Music (1938) .... Dusty Turner
- Blossoms on Broadway (1937) .... Frances X. Rush
- Something to Sing About (1937) .... Hank Meyers
... aka Battling Hoofer (USA: recut version)
... aka Something to Fight About (USA: poster title) - Double or Nothing (1937) .... John Pederson
- High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) .... Mac
- Rose Bowl (1936) .... 'Soapy' Moreland
... aka O'Riley's Luck (UK) - Three Married Men (1936) .... Bill Mullins
- The General Died at Dawn (1936) .... Brighton
- Three Cheers for Love (1936) .... Milton Shakespeare
- The Princess Comes Across (1936) .... Benton
- F-Man (1936) .... Detective Rogan
- Desire (1936) .... Mr. Gibson
... aka The Pearl Necklace - Strike Me Pink (1936) .... Mr. Copple
- Ship Cafe (1935) .... Briney O'Brien
- Harmony Lane (1935) .... Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy
- It's a Great Life (1935) .... Lt. McNulty
- Welcome Home (1935) .... Painless
- College Scandal (1935) .... Chief of Police Magoun
... aka The Clock Strikes 8 (UK) - Alibi Ike (1935) .... Cap
- Hold 'Em Yale (1935) .... Sunshine Joe
... aka Uniform Lovers (UK) - Roberta (1935) (uncredited) .... Bartender
- Car 99 (1935) .... Training Sgt. Barrel
- Here Is My Heart (1934) .... James Smith
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) .... William Dunhill
- Shoot the Works (1934) .... Larry Hale
... aka Thank Your Stars (UK) - The Witching Hour (1934) .... Jury Foreman
- The Crime Doctor (1934) .... Fraser
- Bolero (1934) .... Mike DeBaere
- Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934) .... Captain Murphy
... aka Kidnapped (UK)
... aka Miss Fane's Baby - Hell and High Water (1933) .... Milton J. Bunsey
... aka Cap'n Jericho (UK) - Moonlight and Pretzels (1933) .... Mack
... aka Moonlight and Melody (UK) - Fancy That (1929) .... Percy
... aka Pathé Folly Comedies: Fancy That (USA: series title) - Turkey for Two (1929)
... aka Pathé Checker Comedies: Turkey for Two (USA: series title) - Should Husbands Be Watched? (1925) (unconfirmed) .... Beat Cop
- Persistent Percival (1916)
- Lord Loveland Discovers America (1916) .... Tony Kidd
Soundtrack:
- I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV) (performer: "Carolina in the Morning" (uncredited))
... aka The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special (USA: DVD title) - "I Love Lucy" (1951) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title) - Good Sam (1948) (performer: "There's No Place Like Home (Home, Sweet Home)")
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) (performer: "Ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There" (uncredited))
... aka Donovan's Army - High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) (performer: "Will You Marry Me Tomorrow, Maria ?")
- Fancy That (1929) (performer: "Dearest One")
... aka Pathé Folly Comedies: Fancy That (USA: series title)
Self:
- "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest star (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode dated 3 May 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Guest star - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
- William Frawley (1961) TV episode .... Himself - "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Desilu Playhouse
- The Desilu Revue (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Ford Show
- Episode #2.10 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Bob Hope Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1956)
- Episode dated 8 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "The NBC Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #8.4 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Better Football (1954) .... Himself
- Stars in the Eye (1952) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Himself - Actor (2 episodes, 1950)
- Episode #1.26 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
- Episode #1.25 (1950) TV episode (as Bill Frawley) .... Himself - Actor
Archive Footage:
- Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The Desilu Story (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV) .... Co-star of 'I Love Lucy'
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"American Masters"
- Finding Lucy (2000) TV episode .... Himself - CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
In 1959 along with Eddie Foy Jr. and Florence Halop, he starred in "Fit as a Fiddle" - an unsold comedy pilot about a dance academy.
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Publicity Listings:
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