Where to watch William Frawley in the UK
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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…
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- My Three Sons (1960) as Bub O'Casey
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Fred Mertz
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Trainer
- Rose Bowl (1936) as 'Soapy' Moreland
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) Cast
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- The Gale Storm Show (1956) as Jim Comstock
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) as Fred Mertz
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Sam
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) as Charlie Halloran
- The Ed Wynn Show (1949) as Self
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) as Det. Roberts
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) as Jean La Salle
- Going My Way (1944) as Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)
- Rancho Notorious (1952) as Baldy Gunder
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) as Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
- The Virginian (1946) as Honey Wiggen
- Gentleman Jim (1942) as Billy Delaney
- Desire (1936) as Mr. Gibson
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) as Byers
- The Crime Doctor (1934) as Fraser
- Double or Nothing (1937) as John Pederson
- Roberta (1935) as Bartender (uncredited)
- We've Never Been Licked (1943) as Traveling Salesman
- The Princess Comes Across (1936) as Benton
- Home in San Antone (1949) as O'Fleery
- Rhubarb (1951) as Len Sickles
- Hitchhike to Happiness (1945) as Sandy Hill
- Good Sam (1948) as Tom
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) as Eddie Powers
- Untamed (1940) as Les Woodbury
- Down to Earth (1947) as Police Lieutenant
- Golden Gloves (1940) as Emory Balzar
- Pretty Baby (1950) as Corcoran
- Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) as Wolf Wylie
- Roxie Hart (1942) as O'Malley
- Harmony Lane (1935) as Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy
- Red Light (1949) as Hotel Night Clerk
- It Happened in Flatbush (1942) as Sam Sloan
- Safe at Home! (1962) as Bill Turner
- Lady on a Train (1945) as Desk Sgt. Brennan
- Here Is My Heart (1934) as James Smith
- Rhythm on the River (1940) as Mr. Westlake
- College Scandal (1935) as Chief of Police Magoun
- Ex-Champ (1939) as Mushy Harrington
- Chicken Every Sunday (1949) as George Kirby
- Sons of the Legion (1938) as Uncle Willie Lee
- Rendezvous with Annie (1946) as General Trent
- Rose of Washington Square (1939) as Harry Long
- Car 99 (1935) as Training Sgt. Barrel
- Footsteps in the Dark (1941) as Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
- St. Louis Blues (1939) as Major Martingale
- The Babe Ruth Story (1948) as Jack Dunn
- Strike Me Pink (1936) as Mr. Copple
- Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) as Detective Ramsey
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948) as Agent
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) as Gloomy Willie
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947) as Jim Mason
- High, Wide and Handsome (1937) as Mac
- Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934) as Captain Murphy
- The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949) as Oliver Harker
- Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948) as Knobby Walsh
- Those Were the Days! (1940) as Prisoner
- Touchdown, Army (1938) as Jack Heffernan
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) as William Dunhill aka The Professor
- Ambush (1939) as Inspector J.L. Weber
- Professor Beware (1938) as Snoop Donlan
- Blondie in Society (1941) as Waldo Pincus
- East Side, West Side (1949) as Bill the Bartender
- One Night in the Tropics (1940) as Roscoe
- Shoot the Works (1934) as Larry Hale
- Night Work (1939) as Bruiser Brown
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) as The 'Duke'
- The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) as Sheriff McGee
- Ship Cafe (1935) as Briney O'Brien
- Cracked Nuts (1941) as James Mitchell
- The Girl from Manhattan (1948) as Mr. Bernouti
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William Frawley's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
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Most-watched William Frawley films currently: Rose Bowl (1936), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951), Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Going My Way (1944).
What TV shows has William Frawley appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), My Three Sons (1960), I Love Lucy (1951), The Lucy Show (1962), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).
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