William Clement Frawley
Sign | Pisces |
Born | Feb 26, 1887 Burlington, IA |
Died | Mar 3, 1966 Hollywood, CA |
Age | Died at 79 |
William Frawley | |
Job | Actor |
Years active | 1916-1965 |
Top Roles | Sharkey, the Loan Shark, Oliver Harker, Dusty Turner, Charlie Halloran, Honey Wiggen |
Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, Crime, Sports |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Baseball, Christmas |
Top Collaborators | William LeBaron (Producer), Roy Del Ruth (Director), Leo McCarey (Director), Tom Dugan |
Shares birthday with | Madeleine Carroll, Betty Hutton, Jackie Gleason see more.. |
William Frawley Overview:
Character actor, William Frawley, was born William Clement Frawley on Feb 26, 1887 in Burlington, IA. Frawley died at the age of 79 on Mar 3, 1966 in Hollywood, CA .
MINI BIO:
Lovable, cherubic, American character actor who vies with Allen Jenkins and Jesse White in the memory as cigar-chewing gangsters with tough exteriors and soft centres. Overcame an alcohol problem to become a TV star of the early fifties as the irascible Fred Mertz in I Love Lucy then, in the sixties, as Bub in another long-running TV series, My Three Sons. Died from a heart attack.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Character Actors: an Illustrated Directory).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. In addition, Frawley was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame .
BlogHub Articles:
By Michele on Jul 22, 2016 From Timeless Hollywood
Most people know as Fred Mertz, the landlord to the Ricardo?s in the long running comedy show I Love Lucy.? However, long before television he got his start in Vaudville. For a time he performed a vaudeville act with his brother Paul.? In 1914 Frawley married Edna Louise Broedt and t... Read full article
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William Frawley Quotes:
Det. Lt. Webb: [over the radio airwaves] Correction please. Until further notice, Action Incorporated is suspending action until a judge has time to take action on a little action of obstructing justice. This is Lt. Webb, now signing off.
Francis Monroe Warren II: [as Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins tries unsuccessfully to break open a door] Try using your head.
Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins: Right.
[almost head-butts the door]
Sheriff McGee: Now, if you're really gonna fight let's not pay too much attention about breakin' clean and hittin' in the clinches. Let's have a nice, clean dirty fight.
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