Personal Info
Known Credits
113
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1887-02-25 (138 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Burlington, Iowa, USA
Also Known For
Bill FrawleyWilliam Clement Frawley
William Frawley
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2016 --
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
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1962 --
Safe at Home!
| Bill Turner
1956 --
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
| Fred Mertz
1954 --
The Dirty Look
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1953 --
I Love Lucy: The Movie
| Fred Mertz
1952 --
Rancho Notorious
| Baldy Gunder
1951 --
Rhubarb
| Len Sickles
1951 --
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
| Det. Roberts
1951 --
The Lemon Drop Kid
| Gloomy Willie
1950 --
Pretty Baby
| Corcoran
1950 --
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
| Byers
1950 --
Kill the Umpire
| Jimmy O'Brien
1950 --
Blondie's Hero
| Marty Greer
1949 --
East Side, West Side
| Bill the Bartender
1949 --
The Lady Takes a Sailor
| Oliver Harker
1949 --
Red Light
| Hotel Night Clerk
1949 --
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
| Inspector Crane
1949 --
Home in San Antone
| O'Fleery
1949 --
Chicken Every Sunday
| George Kirby
1948 --
The Girl from Manhattan
| Mr. Bernouti
1948 --
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
| Knobby Walsh
1948 --
The Babe Ruth Story
| Jack Dunn
1948 --
Good Sam
| Tom
1948 --
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
| Agent
1947 --
My Wild Irish Rose
| William Scanlon
1947 --
Blondie's Anniversary
| Sharkey the Loen Shark
1947 --
Monsieur Verdoux
| Jean La Salle
1947 --
Down to Earth
| Police Lieutenant
1947 --
Mother Wore Tights
| Mr. Schneider
1947 --
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
| Jim Mason
1947 --
Miracle on 34th Street
| Charlie Halloran
1946 --
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
| Police Inspector Harry B. Manning
1946 --
The Inner Circle
| Det. Lt. Webb
1946 --
Rendezvous with Annie
| General Trent
1946 --
The Virginian
| Honey Wiggen
1945 --
Ziegfeld Follies
| Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
1945 --
Lady on a Train
| Desk Sgt. Brennan
1945 --
Hitchhike to Happiness
| Sandy Hill
1945 --
Flame of Barbary Coast
| Wolf Wylie
1944 --
Lake Placid Serenade
| Jiggers
1944 --
The Fighting Seabees
| Eddie Powers
1944 --
Going My Way
| Max Dolan (Publicher)
1943 --
Whistling in Brooklyn
| Detective Ramsey
1943 --
Larceny with Music
| Mike Simms
1943 --
We've Never Been Licked
| Traveling Salesman
1942 --
Gentleman Jim
| Billy Delaney
1942 --
The Yankee Doodler
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1942 --
Moonlight in Havana
| Barney Crane
1942 --
Wildcat
| Oliver Westbrook
1942 --
Give Out, Sisters
| Harrison
1942 --
It Happened in Flatbush
| Sam Sloan
1942 --
Roxie Hart
| O'Malley
1942 --
Treat 'Em Rough
| 'Hotfoot'
1941 --
Gangs Of The City
| Bang
1941 --
Blondie in Society
| Waldo Pincus
1941 --
The Bride Came C.O.D.
| Sheriff McGee
1941 --
Cracked Nuts
| James Mitchell
1941 --
Footsteps in the Dark
| Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
1941 --
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
| Chauncey Beheegan
1940 --
One Night in the Tropics
| Roscoe
1940 --
Sandy Gets Her Man
| Police Chief J. A. O'Hara
1940 --
Dancing on a Dime
| Mac
1940 --
The Quarterback
| Coach
1940 --
Rhythm on the River
| Mr. Westlake
1940 --
Golden Gloves
| Emory Balzar
1940 --
Untamed
| Les Woodbury
1940 --
Those Were the Days!
| Prisoner
1940 --
Opened by Mistake
| Matt Kingsley
1940 --
The Farmer's Daughter
| Scoop Trimble
1939 --
Stop, Look and Love
| Joe Haller
1939 --
Night Work
| Bruiser Brown
1939 --
Grand Jury Secrets
| Bright Eyes
1939 --
Ex-Champ
| Mushy Harrington
1939 --
Rose of Washington Square
| Harry Long
1939 --
Persons in Hiding
| Alec Inglis
1939 --
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
| The 'Duke'
1939 --
St. Louis Blues
| Major Martingale
1939 --
Ambush
| Inspector J.L. Weber
1938 --
Sons of the Legion
| Uncle Willie Lee
1938 --
Touchdown, Army
| Jack Heffernan
1938 --
Professor Beware
| Snoop Donlan
1938 --
Mad About Music
| Dusty Turner
1937 --
Blossoms On Broadway
| Francis X. Rush
1937 --
Something to Sing About
| Hank Mayers
1937 --
Double or Nothing
| John Pederson
1937 --
High, Wide and Handsome
| Mac
1936 --
Rose Bowl
| 'Soapy' Moreland
1936 --
The General Died at Dawn
| Brighton
1936 --
Three Married Men
| Bill Mullins
1936 --
The Princess Comes Across
| Benton
1936 --
F-Man
| Detective Rogan
1936 --
Desire
| Mr. Gibson
1936 --
Strike Me Pink
| Mr. Copple
1935 --
Ship Cafe
| Briney O'Brien
1935 --
Harmony Lane
| Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy
1935 --
It's a Great Life
| Lt. McNulty
1935 --
Welcome Home
| Painless
1935 --
College Scandal
| Chief of Police Magoun
1935 --
Alibi Ike
| Cap
1935 --
Hold 'Em Yale
| Sunshine Joe
1935 --
Roberta
| Bartender
1935 --
Car 99
| Training Sgt. Barrel
1934 --
Here Is My Heart
| James Smith
1934 --
The Lemon Drop Kid
| William Dunhill aka The Professor
1934 --
Shoot the Works
| Larry Hale
1934 --
The Witching Hour
| Jury Foreman
1934 --
The Crime Doctor
| Fraser
1934 --
Bolero
| Mike DeBaere
1934 --
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
| Captain Murphy
1933 --
Hell and High Water
| Milton J. Bunsey
1933 --
Moonlight and Pretzels
| Mac
1927 --
Ventriloquist
| 'Hoak' salesman
1925 --
Should Husbands Be Watched?
| Beat Cop