William Frawley
- Interprétation
- 25 février 1887 · Burlington, Iowa, USA
- 3 mars 1966
Biographie
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 next moved to Broadway and then, in 1932, to Hollywood with Paramount. By 1951, when he contacted Lucille Ball about a part in her TV show I Love Lucy (1951), he had performed in over 100 films. His Fred Mertz role lasted until the show ended in 1960, after which he did a five-year stint on My Three Sons (1960). Poor health forced his retirement. He collapsed of a heart attack on March 3, 1966, aged 79, walking along Hollywood Boulevard after seeing a movie. He is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
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Filmographie
- I Love Lucy Christmas Special · Fred Mertz
- Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy · En personne
- The Lucy Show · Trainer
- The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson · En personne
- Safe at Home! · Bill Turner
- My Three Sons · Bub O'Casey
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour · Fred Mertz
- The Gale Storm Show · Jim Comstock
- Lucy's Really Lost Moments · Fred Mertz
- The Dirty Look
- Letter to Loretta · Sam
- I Love Lucy: The Movie · Fred Mertz / Self
- This Is Your Life · En personne
- L'Ange des maudits · Baldy Gunder
- I Love Lucy · Fred Mertz
- Rhubarb · Len Sickles
- The Lemon Drop Kid · Gloomy Willie
- Deux nigauds et l'homme invisible · Det. Roberts
- Pretty Baby · Corcoran
- Le Fauve en liberté · Byers
- Kill the Umpire · Jimmy O'Brien
- The Bob Hope Show · En personne
- Blondie's Hero · Marty Greer
- Ville haute, ville basse · Bill the Bartender
- The Lady Takes a Sailor · Oliver Harker
- The Ed Wynn Show · En personne
- Red Light · Hotel Night Clerk
- The Lone Wolf and His Lady · Inspector Crane
- Home in San Antone · O'Fleery
- Chicken Every Sunday · George Kirby
- The Girl from Manhattan · Mr. Bernouti
- Joe Palooka in Winner Take All · Knobby Walsh
- The Babe Ruth Story · Jack Dunn
- Ce bon vieux Sam · Tom
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven · Agent
- The Ed Sullivan Show · En personne
- My Wild Irish Rose · William Scanlon
- Blondie's Anniversary · Sharkey the Loen Shark
- Monsieur Verdoux · Jean La Salle
- L'Étoile des étoiles · Police Lieutenant
- Maman était new-look · Mr. Schneider
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · Jim Mason
- Miracle sur la 34ème rue · Charlie Halloran
- Crime Doctor's Man Hunt · Police Inspector Harry B. Manning
- The Inner Circle · Det. Lt. Webb
- Rendezvous with Annie · General Trent
- Le Traître du Far-West · Honey Wiggen
- Ziegfeld Follies · Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
- Deanna mène l'enquête · Desk Sgt. Brennan
- Hitchhike to Happiness · Sandy Hill
- La Belle de San-Francisco · Wolf Wylie
- Lake Placid Serenade · Jiggers
- Alerte aux marines · Eddie Powers
- La Route semée d'étoiles · Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)
- Whistling in Brooklyn · Detective Ramsey
- Larceny with Music · Mike Simms
- We've Never Been Licked · Traveling Salesman
- Gentleman Jim · Billy Delaney
- The Yankee Doodler
- Moonlight in Havana · Barney Crane
- Wildcat · Oliver Westbrook
- Give Out, Sisters · Harrison
- It Happened in Flatbush · Sam Sloan
- La Folle Histoire de Roxie Hart · O'Malley
- Treat 'Em Rough · 'Hotfoot'
- Gangs Of The City · Bang
- Blondie in Society · Waldo Pincus
- Fiancée contre remboursement · Sheriff McGee
- Cracked Nuts · James Mitchell
- Des pas dans la nuit · Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
- Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga · Chauncey Beheegan
- Une nuit sous les tropiques · Roscoe
- Sandy Gets Her Man · Police Chief J. A. O'Hara
- Dancing on a Dime · Mac
- The Quarterback · Coach
- Le rythme de la rivière · Mr. Westlake
- Golden Gloves · Emory Balzar
- Untamed · Les Woodbury
- Those Were the Days! · Prisoner