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William Frawley

William Frawley

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

Born

Feb 25, 1887

Burlington, Iowa, USA

Died

Mar 03, 1966

Known For

Acting

Movies

116 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 • as Charlie Halloran
★ 7.4
Good Sam
Good Sam
1948 • as Tom
★ 6.3
Going My Way
Going My Way
1944 • as Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Rancho Notorious
Rancho Notorious
1952 • as Baldy Gunder
★ 6.5
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 • as Jean La Salle
★ 7.7
Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart
1942 • as O'Malley
★ 7.0
The Virginian
The Virginian
1946 • as Honey Wiggen
★ 6.0
Touchdown, Army
Touchdown, Army
1938 • as Jack Heffernan
★ 7.5
The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn
1936 • as Brighton
★ 6.5
One Night in the Tropics
One Night in the Tropics
1940 • as Roscoe
★ 5.8
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees
1944 • as Eddie Powers
★ 6.2
Desire
Desire
1936 • as Mr. Gibson
★ 6.9
Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945 • as Wolf Wylie
★ 5.5
Down to Earth
Down to Earth
1947 • as Police Lieutenant
★ 6.0
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947 • as Jim Mason
★ 7.5
The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941 • as Sheriff McGee
★ 6.9
Footsteps in the Dark
Footsteps in the Dark
1941 • as Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
★ 7.0
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies
1945 • as Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
★ 6.0
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square
1939 • as Harry Long
★ 6.7
The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle
1946 • as Det. Lt. Webb
★ 5.7
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life
1935 • as Lt. McNulty
★ 9.0
The Princess Comes Across
The Princess Comes Across
1936 • as Benton
★ 6.2
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
1942 • as Billy Delaney
★ 7.2
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
★ 6.7
The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951 • as Gloomy Willie
★ 6.5
Lady on a Train
Lady on a Train
1945 • as Desk Sgt. Brennan
★ 6.6
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side
1949 • as Bill the Bartender
★ 7.1
The Crime Doctor
The Crime Doctor
1934 • as Fraser
★ 3.8
Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing
1937 • as John Pederson
★ 6.8
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950 • as Byers
★ 6.8
movie
Hell and High Water
1933 • as Milton J. Bunsey
★ 7.0
Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River
1940 • as Mr. Westlake
★ 6.9
Blondie's Anniversary
Blondie's Anniversary
1947 • as Sharkey the Loen Shark
★ 5.9
movie
Gangs Of The City
1941 • as Bang
★ 7.0
Red Light
Red Light
1949 • as Hotel Night Clerk
★ 6.0
Roberta
Roberta
1935 • as Bartender (uncredited)
★ 7.1
movie
Three Cheers for Love
1936 • as Milton Shakespeare
★ 8.0
College Scandal
College Scandal
1935 • as Chief of Police Magoun
★ 6.8
High, Wide and Handsome
★ 6.2
It Happened in Flatbush
It Happened in Flatbush
1942 • as Sam Sloan
★ 5.4
Blondie's Hero
Blondie's Hero
1950 • as Marty Greer
★ 6.8
Those Were the Days!
Those Were the Days!
1940 • as Prisoner
★ 8.0
Something to Sing About
Something to Sing About
1937 • as Hank Mayers
★ 6.2
Professor Beware
Professor Beware
1938 • as Snoop Donlan
★ 5.8
movie
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Bolero
Bolero
1934 • as Mike DeBaere
★ 6.4
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
1934 • as Captain Murphy
★ 6.0
Strike Me Pink
Strike Me Pink
1936 • as Mr. Copple
★ 6.6
Here Is My Heart
Here Is My Heart
1934 • as James Smith
★ 7.3
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
1951 • as Len Sickles
★ 5.8
Sons of the Legion
Sons of the Legion
1938 • as Uncle Willie Lee
★ 7.5
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
1940 • as Scoop Trimble
★ 5.3
Larceny with Music
Larceny with Music
1943 • as Mike Simms
★ 5.3
Ex-Champ
Ex-Champ
1939 • as Mushy Harrington
★ 7.3
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
1949 • as Inspector Crane
★ 6.0
The Lady Takes a Sailor
The Lady Takes a Sailor
1949 • as Oliver Harker
★ 5.7
Untamed
Untamed
1940 • as Les Woodbury
★ 5.0
Blondie in Society
Blondie in Society
1941 • as Waldo Pincus
★ 6.4
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby
1950 • as Corcoran
★ 6.8
The Babe Ruth Story
The Babe Ruth Story
1948 • as Jack Dunn
★ 6.1
My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose
1947 • as William Scanlon
★ 6.0
Sandy Gets Her Man
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940 • as Police Chief J. A. O'Hara
★ 6.5
Home in San Antone
Home in San Antone
1949 • as O'Fleery
★ 7.0
Mother Wore Tights
Mother Wore Tights
1947 • as Mr. Schneider
★ 5.7
The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid
1934 • as William Dunhill aka The Professor
★ 6.3
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943 • as Detective Ramsey
★ 7.0
The Girl from Manhattan
The Girl from Manhattan
1948 • as Mr. Bernouti
★ 6.3
We've Never Been Licked
We've Never Been Licked
1943 • as Traveling Salesman
★ 6.5
I Love Lucy: The Movie
I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953 • as Fred Mertz / Self
★ 7.7
Shoot the Works
Shoot the Works
1934 • as Larry Hale
★ 6.7
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire
1950 • as Jimmy O'Brien
★ 6.9
F-Man
F-Man
1936 • as Detective Rogan
★ 7.0
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946 • as Police Inspector Harry B. Manning
★ 6.6
Wildcat
Wildcat
1942 • as Oliver Westbrook
★ 5.7
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948 • as Knobby Walsh
★ 7.5
Dancing on a Dime
Dancing on a Dime
1940 • as Mac
★ 5.0
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016 • as Fred Mertz
★ 10.0
Blossoms On Broadway
Blossoms On Broadway
1937 • as Francis X. Rush
★ 4.8
Safe at Home!
Safe at Home!
1962 • as Bill Turner
★ 5.0
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948 • as Agent
★ 5.8
Stop, Look and Love
Stop, Look and Love
1939 • as Joe Haller
★ 6.5
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl
1936 • as 'Soapy' Moreland
★ 7.0
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925 • as Beat Cop
★ 8.0
Alibi Ike
Alibi Ike
1935 • as Cap
★ 6.2
Opened by Mistake
Opened by Mistake
1940 • as Matt Kingsley
★ 7.0
Mad About Music
Mad About Music
1938 • as Dusty Turner
★ 7.0
Rendezvous with Annie
Rendezvous with Annie
1946 • as General Trent
★ 7.0
Hold 'Em Yale
Hold 'Em Yale
1935 • as Sunshine Joe
★ 7.0
Hitchhike to Happiness
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945 • as Sandy Hill
★ 7.0
Car 99
Car 99
1935 • as Training Sgt. Barrel
★ 7.5
Ambush
Ambush
1939 • as Inspector J.L. Weber
★ 6.0
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts
1941 • as James Mitchell
★ 7.0
Three Married Men
Three Married Men
1936 • as Bill Mullins
★ 8.0
Night Work
Night Work
1939 • as Bruiser Brown
★ 8.5
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
1941 • as Chauncey Beheegan
★ 5.8
Give Out, Sisters
Give Out, Sisters
1942 • as Harrison
★ 6.0
movie
Treat 'Em Rough
1942 • as 'Hotfoot'
★ 8.0
Harmony Lane
Harmony Lane
1935 • as Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy
★ 4.5
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956 • as Fred Mertz
★ 6.5
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
1939 • as Major Martingale
★ 7.3
Moonlight in Havana
Moonlight in Havana
1942 • as Barney Crane
★ 9.0
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
1935 • as Painless
★ 9.0
The Quarterback
The Quarterback
1940 • as Coach
★ 10.0
Lake Placid Serenade
Lake Placid Serenade
1944 • as Jiggers
★ 10.0
Persons in Hiding
Persons in Hiding
1939 • as Alec Inglis
★ 3.8
Chicken Every Sunday
Chicken Every Sunday
1949 • as George Kirby
★ 6.2
Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
1940 • as Emory Balzar
★ 6.0
Ship Cafe
Ship Cafe
1935 • as Briney O'Brien
★ 8.0
Moonlight and Pretzels
Moonlight and Pretzels
1933 • as Mac
★ 9.0
Grand Jury Secrets
Grand Jury Secrets
1939 • as Bright Eyes
★ 7.0
The Witching Hour
The Witching Hour
1934 • as Jury Foreman
★ 6.5
movie
Ventriloquist
1927 • as 'Hoak' salesman
The Dirty Look
★ 7.0