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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

1.0

Known For

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