William Frawley
Acting
Born February 25, 1887 · Burlington, Iowa, USA
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Bob Hope Show
The Lucy Show
My Three Sons
I Love Lucy
The Ed Sullivan Show
This Is Your Life
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Gale Storm Show
Miracle on 34th Street
Letter to Loretta
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Ed Wynn Show
Desire
Going My Way
The Fighting Seabees
Good Sam
Monsieur Verdoux
Touchdown, Army
Down to Earth
Rancho Notorious
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Ziegfeld Follies
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
One Night in the Tropics
The General Died at Dawn
The Inner Circle
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Roberta
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Roxie Hart
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Gentleman Jim
The Virginian
East Side, West Side
Double or Nothing
Larceny with Music
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Hell and High Water
The Lady Takes a Sailor