
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016
as Fred Mertz
Also known as: William Clement Frawley
Acting
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.

2016
as Fred Mertz

1947
as Jean La Salle

1947
as Charlie Halloran

1941
as Waldo Pincus

1953
as Fred Mertz

1942
as Billy Delaney

1935
as Bartender

1939
as Bruiser Brown

1936
as 'Soapy' Moreland

1935
as Sunshine Joe

1949
as Bill the Bartender

1941
as Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins

1936
as Mr. Gibson

1942
as O'Malley

1938
as Dusty Turner

1941
as Sheriff McGee

1934
as James Smith

1940
as Mr. Westlake

1950
as Byers

1944
as Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)

1937
as John Pederson

1945
as Desk Sgt. Brennan

1939
as The 'Duke'

1936
as Mr. Copple

1956
as Fred Mertz

1951
as Gloomy Willie

1952
as Baldy Gunder

1936
as Brighton

1951
as Det. Roberts

1950
as Marty Greer

1943
as Detective Ramsey

1934
as Mike DeBaere

1950
as Jimmy O'Brien

1937
as Mac

1944
as Eddie Powers

1937
as Hank Mayers

1936
as Benton

1938
as Snoop Donlan

1925
as Beat Cop

1947
as William Scanlon

1946
as Honey Wiggen

1948
as Knobby Walsh

1949
as George Kirby

1946
as General Trent

1939
as Major Martingale

1948
as Tom

1939
as Mushy Harrington

1950
as Corcoran
1942
as 'Hotfoot'

1945
as Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

1947
as Police Lieutenant

1935
as Cap

1948
as Jack Dunn

1939
as Harry Long

1946
as Police Inspector Harry B. Manning

1949
as Hotel Night Clerk

1947
as Sharkey the Loen Shark

1940
as Roscoe

1945
as Wolf Wylie

1934
as Jury Foreman

1951
as Len Sickles

1947
as Mr. Schneider

1948
as Agent

1935
as Chief of Police Magoun

1946
as Det. Lt. Webb

1942

1949
as Inspector Crane

1940
as Emory Balzar

1945
as Sandy Hill

1934
as William Dunhill aka The Professor

1954

1934
as Larry Hale

1938
as Uncle Willie Lee

1934
as Captain Murphy

1947
as Jim Mason

1942
as Harrison

1948
as Mr. Bernouti

1941
as Chauncey Beheegan

1935
as Training Sgt. Barrel

1939
as Inspector J.L. Weber

1939
as Joe Haller

1942
as Sam Sloan

1940
as Scoop Trimble

1940
as Mac

1949
as Oliver Harker

1940
as Les Woodbury

1962
as Bill Turner

1940
as Police Chief J. A. O'Hara

1943
as Mike Simms

1937
as Francis X. Rush

1942
as Oliver Westbrook

1935
as Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy

1934
as Fraser

1939
as Alec Inglis

1936
as Bill Mullins
2000
as Self (archive footage)

1949
as O'Fleery

1942
as Barney Crane

1940
as Prisoner

1940
as Matt Kingsley

1941
as James Mitchell

1933
as Mac

1944
as Jiggers
1935

1935
as Painless
1927
as 'Hoak' salesman

1936
as Detective Rogan

1939
as Bright Eyes

1935
as Lt. McNulty
1933
as Milton J. Bunsey

1935
as Briney O'Brien
1941
as Bang
1938
as Jack Heffernan

1943
as Traveling Salesman

1940
as Coach
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