William Clement Frawley (February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American actor, best known for his roles in I Love Lucy (1951–57), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), and Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946).
He was married to Edna Louise Broedt.
Frawley died in 1966 at the age of 79 from a heart attack.
Works he appeared in:
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Film roles
- 1916: Lord Loveland Discovers America as Tony Kidd
- 1927: Ventriloquist as "Hoak" Salesman
- 1933: Moonlight And Pretzels as Mac
- 1933: Hell And High Water 1933 as Milton J. Bunsey
- 1934: Miss Fanes Baby Is Stolen as Captain Murphy
- 1934: Bolero 1934 as Mike DeBaere
- 1934: The Crime Doctor as Fraser
- 1934: The Witching Hour as Jury Foreman
- 1934: Shoot The Works as Larry Hale
- 1934: The Lemon Drop Kid as William Dunhill
- 1934: Here Is My Heart as James Smith
- 1935: Car 99 as Sgt. Barrel
- 1935: Hold Em Yale as Sunshine Joe
- 1935: Alibi Ike as Cap
- 1935: College Scandal as Chief of Police Magoun
- 1935: Harmony Lane as Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy
- 1935: Its A Great Life as Lt. McNulty
- 1935: Ship Cafe as Briney O'Brien
- 1936: Strike Me Pink as Mr. Copple
- 1936: Desire as Mr. Gibson
- 1936: F Man as Det. Rogan
- 1936: The Princess Comes Across as Benton
- 1936: Three Cheers For Love as Milton Shakespeare
- 1936: The General Died At Dawn as Brighton
- 1936: Three Married Men as Bill Mullins
- 1936: Rose Bowl as Soapy Moreland
- 1937: High Wide And Handsome as Mac
- 1937: Double Or Nothing as John Pederson
- 1937: Something To Sing About as Hank Meyers
- 1937: Blossoms On Broadway as Frances X. Rush
- 1938: Mad About Music as Dusty Turner
- 1938: Professor Beware as Snoop Donlan
- 1938: Sons Of The Legion as Uncle Willie Lee
- 1938: Touchdown Army as Jack Heffernan
- 1939: Ambush 1939 as Inspector J.L. Weber
- 1939: St. Louis Blues as Maj. Martingale
- 1939: Persons In Hiding as Alec Inglis
- 1939: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn as The 'Duke'
- 1939: Rose Of Washington Square as Harry Long
- 1939: Ex Champ as Mushy Harrington
- 1939: Grand Jury Secrets as Bright Eyes
- 1939: Night Work as Bruiser Brown
- 1940: The Farmers Daughter as Scoop Trimble
- 1940: Opened By Mistake as Matt Kingsley
- 1940: Those Were The Days as Prisoner (Uncredited Role)
- 1940: Untamed as Les Woodbury
- 1940: Golden Gloves as Emory Balzar
- 1940: Rhythm On The River as Mr. Westlake
- 1940: The Quarterback as Coach
- 1940: One Night in the Tropics as Roscoe
- 1940: Dancing On A Dime as Mac
- 1940: Sandy Gets Her Man as Police Chief J.A. O'Hara
- 1941: Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga as Chauncey Beheegan
- 1941: Footsteps in the Dark as Hopkins
- 1941: Blondie In Society as Waldo Pincus
- 1941: The Bride Of COD as Sheriff McGee
- 1941: Cracked Nuts as James Mitchell
- 1941: Public Enemies 1941 as Bang
- 1942: Treat Em Rough as 'Hotfoot'
- 1942: Roxie Hart as O'Malley
- 1942: It Happened In Flatbush as Sam Sloan
- 1942: Give Out Sisters as Harrison
- 1942: Wildcat as Oliver Westbrook
- 1942: Moonlight In Havana as Barney Crane
- 1942: Gentleman Jim as Billy Delaney
- 1943: We've Never Been Licked as Traveling Salesman
- 1943: Larceny With Music as Mike Simms
- 1943: Whistling In Brooklyn as Det. Ramsey
- 1944: The Fighting Seabees as Eddie Powers
- 1944: Going My Way as Max Dolan (uncredited)
- 1944: Lake Placid Serenade as Jiggers
- 1945: Flame Of Barbary Coast as 'Smooth' Wylie
- 1945: Hitchhike To Happiness as Sandy Hill
- 1945: Lady on a Train as Police Sgt. Christie
- 1945: Ziegfeld Follies as Martin
- 1946: The Virginian as Honey Wiggen
- 1946: Rendezvous With Annie as Gen. Trent
- 1946: The Inner Circle as Det. Lt. Webb
- 1946: Crime Doctor's Man Hunt as Inspector Harry B. Manning
- 1947: Hit Parade Of 1947 as Harry Holmes
- 1947: Monsieur Verdoux as Jean La Salle
- 1947: Miracle on 34th Street as Charlie Halloran
- 1947: I Wonder Whos Kissing Her Now as Jim Mason
- 1947: Mother Wore Tights as Mr. Schneider
- 1947: Down To Earth as Police Lt.
- 1947: Blondies Anniversary as Sharkey
- 1947: My Wild Irish Rose as William Scanlon
- 1948: Texas Brooklyn And Heaven as Agent
- 1948: The Babe Ruth Story as Jack Dunn
- 1948: Good Sam as Tom Moore
- 1948: Joe Palooka In Winner Take All as Knobby Walsh
- 1948: The Girl From Manhattan as Mr. Bernouti
- 1949: Chicken Every Sunday as George Kirby
- 1949: The Lone Wolf And His Lady as Inspector J.D. Crane
- 1949: Home In Sam Antone as O'Fleery
- 1949: Red Light as Hotel Clerk
- 1949: The Lady Takes A Sailor as Oliver Harker
- 1949: East Side West Side as Bill the Bartender
- 1950: Blondies Hero as Marty Greer
- 1950: Kill The Umpire as Jimmy O'Brien
- 1950: Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as Byers
- 1950: Pretty Baby as Corcoran
- 1951: But Abbott And Lou Costello Meet The Invisible Man as Det. Roberts
- 1951: The Lemon Drop Kid as Gloomy Willie
- 1951: Rhubarb as Len Sickles
- 1952: Rancho Notorious as Baldy Gunder
- 1953: I Love Lucy as Fred Mertz/Self
- 1962: Safe At Home as Bill Turner
Television roles
- 1950: The Silver Theatre as Pinto
- 1950-1951: The Bigelow Theatre as Pinto
- 1951-1957: I Love Lucy as Fred Mertz
- 1957-1960: The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour as Fred Mertz
- 1954: The Loretta Young Show as Sam
- 1955: Shower Of Stars as Gabby Mullins
- 1955: Damon Runyon Theatre as Fatso Zimpf
- 1958: The Red Skelton Hour as Mr. Thomas
- 1959: Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Joe Grady
- 1959: The Gale Storm Show Oh Susanna as Jim Cromstock
- 1960-1965: My Three Sons as Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey
- 1964: My Living Doll as Det. Gladwin
- 1965: The Lucy Show as The Trainer
Theatre roles
- 1928: Heres How
- 1932-1933: Twentieth Century
