William Frawley

William Frawley

American actor (1887–1966)

William Clement Frawley was an American vaudevillian and actor best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the sitcom I Love Lucy. Frawley also played "Bub" O'Casey during the first five seasons of the sitcom My Three Sons and the political advisor to the Hon. Henry X. Harper in the film Miracle on 34th Street.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 27 films (1925–1953) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 12 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1953 I Love Lucy. Desilu Productions Inc. 27 min. 16mm B&W sound
1951 Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man Universal-International 82 min 16mm B&W Sound
1951 THE LEMON DROP KID. Hope Enterprises Inc.; Sidney Lanfield. 91 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 KILL THE UMPIRE. Columbia Pictures Corp. 78 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 The Babe Ruth Story. Roy Del Ruth 106 min 35mm B&W sound
1947 Miracle On 34th Street. George Seaton 96 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Monsieur Verdoux Chaplin Studios Inc 2:04:00 16mm B&W sound
1947 Monsieur Verdoux Charlie Chaplin 124 min 16mm B&W
1947 Monsieur Verdoux. Chaplin Studios Inc. 124 min 35mm B&W sound
1946 Ziegfeld Follies. Merrill Pye, Charles Walters, Robert Lewis, George Sidney, Roy Del Ruth, Vincente Minnelli, Norman Taurog 13 reels Color sound
1945 Hitchhike To Happiness. Joseph Santley 8 reels B&W
1942 The Farmer's Daughter. James P. Hogan 1 reel 16mm B&W sound
1941 ST. LOUIS BLUES. Raoul Walsh 1 reel 16mm B&W sound
1940 Golden Gloves Natl Film Board Of Canada 66 min 16mm B&W sound
1940 The Farmer's Daughter. James P. Hogan 6 reels B&W
1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Films Inc. (FI) 1600 B&W
1938 Mad About Music. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1938 Professor Beware Harold Lloyd Corporation 1:30:00 16mm B&W sound
1937 HIGH WIDE AND HANDSOME Rouben Mamoulian 110 min Color & B&W
1937 Something to Sing About Zion Meyers 93 min B&W
1936 DESIRE. Paramount Productions Inc. 10 reels B&W
1936 F-MAN. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1936 THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN. Paramount Pictures Inc. 10 reels B&W
1936 THE PRINCESS COMES ACROSS. Paramount Productions Inc. 76 min B&W
1934 THE WITCHING HOUR. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1925 Should Husbands Be Watched. Leo McCarey 4:00 16mm B&W silent
1925 SHOULD HUSBANDS BE WATCHED? Pathe Exchange Inc. 15 min B&W