Where to watch William Frawley in the UK
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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 Luci…
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- My Three Sons (1960) as Bub O'Casey
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Fred Mertz
- Rose Bowl (1936) as 'Soapy' Moreland
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Trainer
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) Cast
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- The Gale Storm Show (1956) as Jim Comstock
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) as Fred Mertz
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Sam
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) as Charlie Halloran
- The Ed Wynn Show (1949) as Self
- Double or Nothing (1937) as John Pederson
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) as Jean La Salle
- Rancho Notorious (1952) as Baldy Gunder
- Roberta (1935) as Bartender (uncredited)
- The Virginian (1946) as Honey Wiggen
- Going My Way (1944) as Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)
- Desire (1936) as Mr. Gibson
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) as Det. Roberts
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) as Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) as Eddie Powers
- Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) as Wolf Wylie
- Gentleman Jim (1942) as Billy Delaney
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) as Byers
- The Princess Comes Across (1936) as Benton
- Red Light (1949) as Hotel Night Clerk
- It Happened in Flatbush (1942) as Sam Sloan
- Down to Earth (1947) as Police Lieutenant
- Good Sam (1948) as Tom
- Rhythm on the River (1940) as Mr. Westlake
- Lady on a Train (1945) as Desk Sgt. Brennan
- Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) as Detective Ramsey
- One Night in the Tropics (1940) as Roscoe
- Roxie Hart (1942) as O'Malley
- Rose of Washington Square (1939) as Harry Long
- Rhubarb (1951) as Len Sickles
- Hitchhike to Happiness (1945) as Sandy Hill
- Here Is My Heart (1934) as James Smith
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) as Gloomy Willie
- Strike Me Pink (1936) as Mr. Copple
- Untamed (1940) as Les Woodbury
- Ex-Champ (1939) as Mushy Harrington
- Golden Gloves (1940) as Emory Balzar
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947) as Jim Mason
- High, Wide and Handsome (1937) as Mac
- Cracked Nuts (1941) as James Mitchell
- Pretty Baby (1950) as Corcoran
- The Babe Ruth Story (1948) as Jack Dunn
- We've Never Been Licked (1943) as Traveling Salesman
- Touchdown, Army (1938) as Jack Heffernan
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) as The 'Duke'
- Chicken Every Sunday (1949) as George Kirby
- The General Died at Dawn (1936) as Brighton
- Sons of the Legion (1938) as Uncle Willie Lee
- Professor Beware (1938) as Snoop Donlan
- Wildcat (1942) as Oliver Westbrook
- Kill the Umpire (1950) as Jimmy O'Brien
- College Scandal (1935) as Chief of Police Magoun
- Mother Wore Tights (1947) as Mr. Schneider
- Bolero (1934) as Mike DeBaere
- St. Louis Blues (1939) as Major Martingale
- Footsteps in the Dark (1941) as Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
- Those Were the Days! (1940) as Prisoner
- Blondie in Society (1941) as Waldo Pincus
- Home in San Antone (1949) as O'Fleery
- Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948) as Knobby Walsh
- Blossoms On Broadway (1937) as Francis X. Rush
- The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949) as Oliver Harker
- East Side, West Side (1949) as Bill the Bartender
- Moonlight and Pretzels (1933) as Mac
- Rendezvous with Annie (1946) as General Trent
- The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949) as Inspector Crane
- Persons in Hiding (1939) as Alec Inglis
- The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) as Sheriff McGee
- Ambush (1939) as Inspector J.L. Weber
- Night Work (1939) as Bruiser Brown
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948) as Agent
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Most-watched William Frawley films currently: Rose Bowl (1936), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Double or Nothing (1937), Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Rancho Notorious (1952).
What TV shows has William Frawley appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), My Three Sons (1960), I Love Lucy (1951), The Lucy Show (1962), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).
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