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 Bro… Read more
Known for Miracle on 34th Street 1947 Monsieur Verdoux 1947 I Love Lucy 1951 Going My Way 1944 Series ★ 7.1 The Lucy Show 1962
Trainer Series ★ 6.6 My Three Sons 1960
Bub O'Casey ★ 6.5 Rancho Notorious 1952
Baldy Gunder ★ 6.5 The Lemon Drop Kid 1951
Gloomy Willie ★ 6.3 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man 1951
Det. Roberts Series ★ 7.9 I Love Lucy 1951
Fred Mertz ★ 6.8 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 1950
Byers ★ 5.9 Red Light 1949
Hotel Night Clerk ★ 7.1 East Side, West Side 1949
Bill the Bartender ★ 6.3 Good Sam 1948
Tom ★ 7.4 Miracle on 34th Street 1947
Charlie Halloran ★ 6 Down to Earth 1947
Police Lieutenant ★ 7.7 Monsieur Verdoux 1947
Jean La Salle ★ 6.2 The Virginian 1946
Honey Wiggen ★ 6.7 Lady on a Train 1945
Desk Sgt. Brennan ★ 5.5 Flame of Barbary Coast 1945
Wolf Wylie ★ 6 Ziegfeld Follies 1945
Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket") ★ 6.2 The Fighting Seabees 1944
Eddie Powers ★ 6.7 Going My Way 1944
Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited) ★ 7.2 Gentleman Jim 1942
Billy Delaney ★ 7 Roxie Hart 1942
O'Malley ★ 7 The Bride Came C.O.D. 1941
Sheriff McGee ★ 5.8 One Night in the Tropics 1940
Roscoe ★ 6.7 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939
The 'Duke' ★ 6.2 Something to Sing About 1937
Hank Mayers ★ 7 Desire 1936
Mr. Gibson ★ 6.5 The General Died at Dawn 1936
Brighton ★ 7.1 Roberta 1935
Bartender (uncredited) 
