William Frawley
- Recitazione
- 25 febbraio 1887 · Burlington, Iowa, USA
- 3 marzo 1966
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- I Love Lucy Christmas Special · Fred Mertz
- Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy · In persona
- The Lucy Show · Trainer
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · In persona
- Safe at Home! · Bill Turner
- Io e i miei tre figli · 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 · In persona
- Rancho Notorious · Baldy Gunder
- Lucy ed io · Fred Mertz
- Il gatto milionario · Len Sickles
- Il ratto delle zitelle · Gloomy Willie
- Gianni e Pinotto contro l'uomo invisibile · Det. Roberts
- Pretty Baby · Corcoran
- Non ci sarà domani · Byers
- Kill the Umpire · Jimmy O'Brien
- The Bob Hope Show · In persona
- Blondie's Hero · Marty Greer
- I marciapiedi di New York · Bill the Bartender
- The Lady Takes a Sailor · Oliver Harker
- The Ed Wynn Show · In persona
- Luce rossa · 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
- L'ultima sfida · Jack Dunn
- Il buon samaritano · Tom
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven · Agent
- The Ed Sullivan Show · In persona
- My Wild Irish Rose · William Scanlon
- Blondie's Anniversary · Sharkey the Loen Shark
- Monsieur Verdoux · Jean La Salle
- Bellezze in cielo · Police Lieutenant
- Come nacque il nostro amore · Mr. Schneider
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · Jim Mason
- Il miracolo della 34ª strada · Charlie Halloran
- Crime Doctor's Man Hunt · Police Inspector Harry B. Manning
- The Inner Circle · Det. Lt. Webb
- Rendezvous with Annie · General Trent
- Il virginiano · Honey Wiggen
- Ziegfeld Follies · Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
- Due pantofole e una ragazza · Desk Sgt. Brennan
- Hitchhike to Happiness · Sandy Hill
- Fiamme a San Francisco · Wolf Wylie
- Lake Placid Serenade · Jiggers
- I conquistatori dei sette mari · Eddie Powers
- La mia via · Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)
- Whistling in Brooklyn · Detective Ramsey
- Larceny with Music · Mike Simms
- We've Never Been Licked · Traveling Salesman
- Il sentiero della gloria · Billy Delaney
- The Yankee Doodler
- Chiaro di luna all'Avana · Barney Crane
- Wildcat · Oliver Westbrook
- Give Out, Sisters · Harrison
- It Happened in Flatbush · Sam Sloan
- Condannatemi se vi riesce! · O'Malley
- Treat 'Em Rough · 'Hotfoot'
- Gangs Of The City · Bang
- Blondie in Society · Waldo Pincus
- Sposa contro assegno · Sheriff McGee
- Cracked Nuts · James Mitchell
- Passi nel buio · Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
- Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga · Chauncey Beheegan
- One Night in the Tropics · Roscoe
- Sandy Gets Her Man · Police Chief J. A. O'Hara
- Dancing on a Dime · Mac
- The Quarterback · Coach
- Rhythm on the River · Mr. Westlake
- Golden Gloves · Emory Balzar
- Untamed · Les Woodbury
- Those Were the Days! · Prisoner