William Frawley
- Atuação
- 25 de fevereiro de 1887 · Burlington, Iowa, USA
- 3 de março de 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 · Em pessoa
- The Lucy Show · Trainer
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Em pessoa
- Safe at Home! · Bill Turner
- Meus Filhos e Eu · 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 · Em pessoa
- O Diabo Feito Mulher · Baldy Gunder
- I Love Lucy · Fred Mertz
- Rhubarb · Len Sickles
- The Lemon Drop Kid · Gloomy Willie
- Budd Abbott & Lou Costello e o Homem Invisível · Det. Roberts
- Pretty Baby · Corcoran
- O Amanhã Que Não Virá · Byers
- Kill the Umpire · Jimmy O'Brien
- The Bob Hope Show · Em pessoa
- Blondie's Hero · Marty Greer
- Mundos Opostos · Bill the Bartender
- Até Parece Mentira · Oliver Harker
- The Ed Wynn Show · Em pessoa
- Desafiando o Perigo · Hotel Night Clerk
- Nas Garras do Lobo · Inspector Crane
- Home in San Antone · O'Fleery
- Um Marido Impossível · George Kirby
- The Girl from Manhattan · Mr. Bernouti
- Joe Palooka in Winner Take All · Knobby Walsh
- The Babe Ruth Story · Jack Dunn
- A Felicidade Bateu à Porta · Tom
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven · Agent
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Em pessoa
- My Wild Irish Rose · William Scanlon
- Blondie's Anniversary · Sharkey the Loen Shark
- Monsieur Verdoux · Jean La Salle
- Quando os Deuses Amam · Police Lieutenant
- Mother Wore Tights · Mr. Schneider
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · Jim Mason
- De Ilusão Também se Vive · Charlie Halloran
- Crime Doctor's Man Hunt · Police Inspector Harry B. Manning
- The Inner Circle · Det. Lt. Webb
- Rendezvous with Annie · General Trent
- The Virginian · Honey Wiggen
- Ziegfeld Follies · Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
- A Dama Desconhecida · Desk Sgt. Brennan
- Hitchhike to Happiness · Sandy Hill
- Um Dia Voltarei · Wolf Wylie
- Lake Placid Serenade · Jiggers
- Romance dos Sete Mares · Eddie Powers
- O Bom Pastor · Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)
- Whistling in Brooklyn · Detective Ramsey
- Larceny with Music · Mike Simms
- Jamais Foram Vencidos · 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
- Pernas Provocantes · O'Malley
- Treat 'Em Rough · 'Hotfoot'
- Gangs Of The City · Bang
- Blondie in Society · Waldo Pincus
- A Noiva Caiu do Céu · Sheriff McGee
- Cracked Nuts · James Mitchell
- Footsteps in the Dark · 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
- Nas Asas da Dança · Mac
- The Quarterback · Coach
- Rhythm on the River · Mr. Westlake
- Golden Gloves · Emory Balzar
- Untamed · Les Woodbury
- Those Were the Days! · Prisoner