William Frawley



First NameWilliam
Middle NameClement
Last NameFrawley
Full Name at BirthWilliam Clement Frawley
Age79 (age at death)
Date of BirthFebruary 26, 1887
BirthplaceBurlington, Iowa
Date of DeathMarch 3, 1966
Location of DeathHollywood, California
Cause of DeathHeart attack
Height5' 5" (165 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignPisces
ReligionRoman Catholic
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameFred Mertz in I Love Lucy
FriendsSpencer Tracy, George Raft, Joe Di Maggio, Bert Nieoff, Mickey Cochrane, Bob Cobb, Gail Patrick, Charles Winninger

William Clement Frawley (February 26, 1887 – March 6, 1966) was an American stage entertainer, screen and television actor. Although Frawley acted in over 100 films, he achieved his greatest fame playing landlord Fred Mertz for the situation comedy I Love Lucy.


Lucy Rank
#16,030
to be the LucyWho "Star of the Day"


Filmography

Selected William Frawley film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1964
My Living Doll
Det. Gladwin

1962
Bill Turner

1962
The Trainer

1960
Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey

1960
No Place Like Home
-

1958
Fred Mertz, Joe Grady

1957
Fred Mertz

1956
I Love Lucy Christmas Show
Fred Mertz

1956
Jim Comstock

1954
Gabby Mullins

1954
The Dirty Look
-

1953
Fred Mertz, Himself

1952
Baldy Gunder

1951
Len Sickles

1951
Gloomy Willie

1951
Fred Mertz

1951
Mr. Thomas

1950
Jimmy O'Brien

1950
Pretty Baby
Corcoran

1950
Blondie's Hero
Marty Greer

1949
George Kirby

1949
Bill the Bartender

1949
Oliver Harker

1949
Hotel Night Clerk

1949
Inspector J.D. Crane

1949
Your Show Time
-

1949
The Silver Theatre
-

1949
Home in San Antone
O'Fleery

1948
Tom Moore

1948
Jack Dunn

1948
Mr. Bernouti

1948
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Knobby Walsh

1947
Police Lieutenant

1947
Charlie Halloran

1947
Jean La Salle

1947
Mr. Schneider

1947
William Scanlon

1947
Harry Holmes

1947
Sharkey, the Loan Shark

1946
Honey Wiggen

1946
Martin in 'A Sweepstakes Ticket'

1946
Police Inspector Harry B. Manning

1946
Gen. Trent

1946
Det. Lt. Webb

1945
Wolf Wylie

1945
Desk Sgt. Brennan

1945
Hitchhike to Happiness
Sandy Hill

1944
Max Dolan - the Publisher

1944
Jiggers

1944
Minstrel Man
-

1944
Eddie Powers

1943
Traveling Salesman

1943
Detective Ramsey

1943
Mike Simms

1942
Billy Delaney

1942
Sam Sloan

1942
O'Malley

1942
Give Out, Sisters
Harrison

1942
Moonlight in Havana
Barney Crane

1942
Oliver Westbrook

1942
'Hotfoot'

1942
The Yankee Doodler
-

1941
Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins

1941
Bang

1941
Sheriff McGee

1941
Waldo Pincus

1941
Cracked Nuts
James Mitchell

1941
Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga
Beheegan

1940
Mr. Westlake

1940
Golden Gloves
Emory Balzar

1940
The Farmer's Daughter
Scoop Trimble

1940
Those Were the Days!
Prisoner

1940
Les Woodbury

1940
Dancing on a Dime
Mac

1940
Opened by Mistake
Matt Kingsley

1940
The Quarterback
Coach

1940
Sandy Gets Her Man
Police Chief J. A. O'Hara

1939
Harry Long

1939
Persons in Hiding
Alec Inglis

1939
Maj. Martingale

1939
Ambush
Inspector J.L. Weber

1939
Ex-Champ
Mushy Harrington

1939
Grand Jury Secrets
Bright Eyes

1939
Night Work
Bruiser Brown, the Family Friend

1939
Stop, Look and Love
Joe Haller

1938
Dusty Turner

1938
Snoop Donlan

1938
Uncle Willie Lee

1938
Touchdown, Army
Jack Heffernan

1937
John Pederson

1937
Hank Meyers

1937
Frances X. Rush

1936
Mr. Gibson

1936
Mr. Copple

1936
Brighton

1936
Rose Bowl
'Soapy' Moreland

1936
Three Cheers for Love
Milton Shakespeare

1936
F-Man
Detective Rogan

1936
Three Married Men
Bill Mullins

1935
Cap

1935
Bartender

1935
Training Sgt. Barrel

1935
Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy

1935
Hold 'Em Yale
Sunshine Joe

1935
It's a Great Life
Lt. McNulty

1935
Singing Minstrel

1935
College Scandal
Chief of Police Magoun

1935
Ship Cafe
Briney O'Brien

1935
Welcome Home
Painless

1934
Mike DeBaere

1934
James Smith

1934
Captain Murphy

1934
The Lemon Drop Kid
William Dunhill

1934
Jury Foreman

1934
Fraser

1934
Shoot the Works
Larry Hale

1933
Milton J. Bunsey

1929
Fancy That
Percy

1929
Turkey for Two
-

1925
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Beat Cop

1916
Lord Loveland Discovers America
Tony Kidd

1916
Persistent Percival
-

Summer Playhouse
Cameo

Soundtrack Credits

1951
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1948
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1929
Fancy That
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