Deceased

How Did William Frawley Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 79

Also known asBill Frawley, William Clement FrawleyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/02/1887Born inBurlington, Iowa, USADied03/03/1966 (aged 79)Died inHollywoodCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1290248 ↗Buried atSan Fernando Mission CemeteryTMDb#34285 ↗

William Clement Frawley was an American vaudevillian and actor best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the sitcom I Love Lucy. Frawley also played "Bub" O'Casey during the first five seasons of the sitcom My Three Sons and the political advisor to the Hon. Henry X. Harper in the film Miracle on 34th Street.

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Filmography83 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2000	Lucille Ball: Finding LucyMovie	Self (archive footage)	113
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Trainer	75
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	75
1960	My Three SonsSeries	Bub O'Casey	73
1958	Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries	—	71
1957	The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourSeries	Fred Mertz	70
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Sam	66
1953	I Love Lucy: The MovieMovie	Fred Mertz / Self	66
1952	This Is Your LifeSeries	Self	65
1952	Rancho NotoriousMovie	Baldy Gunder	65
1951	I Love LucySeries	Fred Mertz	64
1951	RhubarbMovie	Len Sickles	64
1951	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManMovie	Det. Roberts	64
1951	The Lemon Drop KidMovie	Gloomy Willie	64
1950	The Bob Hope ShowSeries	Self	63
1950	Kill the UmpireMovie	Jimmy O'Brien	63
1950	Blondie's HeroMovie	Marty Greer	63
1949	The Lady Takes a SailorMovie	Oliver Harker	62
1949	Red LightMovie	Hotel Night Clerk	62
1949	East Side, West SideMovie	Bill the Bartender	62
1949	The Lone Wolf and His LadyMovie	Inspector Crane	62
1949	The Ed Wynn ShowSeries	Self	62
1949	Home in San AntoneMovie	O'Fleery	62
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	61
1948	The Girl from ManhattanMovie	Mr. Bernouti	61
1947	Mother Wore TightsMovie	Mr. Schneider	60
1947	Monsieur VerdouxMovie	Jean La Salle	60
1947	I Wonder Who's Kissing Her NowMovie	Jim Mason	60
1947	Miracle on 34th StreetMovie	Charlie Halloran	60
1947	Blondie's AnniversaryMovie	Sharkey the Loen Shark	60
1947	Down to EarthMovie	Police Lieutenant	60
1947	My Wild Irish RoseMovie	William Scanlon	60
1946	The VirginianMovie	Honey Wiggen	59
1946	The Inner CircleMovie	Det. Lt. Webb	59
1946	Crime Doctor's Man HuntMovie	Police Inspector Harry B. Manning	59
1945	Flame of Barbary CoastMovie	Wolf Wylie	58
1945	Lady on a TrainMovie	Desk Sgt. Brennan	58
1945	Ziegfeld FolliesMovie	Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")	58
1945	Hitchhike to HappinessMovie	Sandy Hill	58
1944	Going My WayMovie	Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)	57
1944	The Fighting SeabeesMovie	Eddie Powers	57
1944	Lake Placid SerenadeMovie	Jiggers	57
1943	Larceny with MusicMovie	Mike Simms	56
1943	Whistling in BrooklynMovie	Detective Ramsey	56
1942	Give Out, SistersMovie	Harrison	55
1942	Roxie HartMovie	O'Malley	55
1942	Gentleman JimMovie	Billy Delaney	55
1942	Moonlight in HavanaMovie	Barney Crane	55
1941	Blondie in SocietyMovie	Waldo Pincus	54
1941	Six Lessons From Madame La ZongaMovie	Chauncey Beheegan	54
1941	Cracked NutsMovie	James Mitchell	54
1940	One Night in the TropicsMovie	Roscoe	53
1940	Opened by MistakeMovie	Matt Kingsley	53
1940	Those Were the Days!Movie	Prisoner	53
1940	Golden GlovesMovie	Emory Balzar	53
1939	The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMovie	The 'Duke'	52
1939	Rose of Washington SquareMovie	Harry Long	52
1939	AmbushMovie	Inspector J.L. Weber	52
1939	Stop, Look and LoveMovie	Joe Haller	52
1939	Night WorkMovie	Bruiser Brown	52
1939	Grand Jury SecretsMovie	Bright Eyes	52
1938	Sons of the LegionMovie	Uncle Willie Lee	51
1938	Professor BewareMovie	Snoop Donlan	51
1938	Mad About MusicMovie	Dusty Turner	51
1937	Blossoms On BroadwayMovie	Francis X. Rush	50
1936	The Princess Comes AcrossMovie	Benton	49
1936	The General Died at DawnMovie	Brighton	49
1936	DesireMovie	Mr. Gibson	49
1936	F-ManMovie	Detective Rogan	49
1936	Three Cheers for LoveMovie	Milton Shakespeare	49
1936	Three Married MenMovie	Bill Mullins	49
1936	Rose BowlMovie	'Soapy' Moreland	49
1935	Alibi IkeMovie	Cap	48
1935	RobertaMovie	Bartender (uncredited)	48
1935	College ScandalMovie	Chief of Police Magoun	48
1935	Ship CafeMovie	Briney O'Brien	48
1934	BoleroMovie	Mike DeBaere	47
1934	Here Is My HeartMovie	James Smith	47
1934	Miss Fane's Baby Is StolenMovie	Captain Murphy	47
1934	The Witching HourMovie	Jury Foreman	47
1934	Shoot the WorksMovie	Larry Hale	47
1934	The Crime DoctorMovie	Fraser	47
1933	Moonlight and PretzelsMovie	Mac	46