William frawley

Actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Lucille Ball's gruff landlord 'Fred Mertz' on the groundbreaking 1950s television situation comedy I Love Lucy. By the time he came to I Love Lucy, he was a veteran of vaudeville, the theatre and over 100 Hollywood motion pictures. Born William Clement Frawley in Burlington,...

William Clement Frawley (February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American stage entertainer, screen and television actor. Although Frawley acted in over 100 films, he achieved his greatest fame playing landlord Fred Mertz for the situation comedy I Love Lucy. Death Frawley made two final on-screen appearances before his death. An appearance on I've Got a Secret consisted of contestants guessing Frawley's, "secret," which was that he was the first performer ever to sing "My Melancholy Baby"…

"Remembering William Frawley: The Man Behind Fred Mertz" (Full information 👇 💬)#Lucy #IloveLucy #sitcom

Get to know William Frawley, the 'I Love Lucy' and 'My Three Sons' star, through these 15 inside facts about his life and career.

William Frawley

“Meet the Mertzes” co-author Audrey Kupferberg says Frawley was “a mean, rough man,” adding that he was “known throughout Hollywood for very bad language.”

"Buenas noches, amigo" – Desi Arnaz Our favorite vaudevillian, neighbor and landlord died on this day in 1966. Today we recognize "one of the greatest character actors of all time," according to Lucille Ball: the talented William Frawley. 📷: Gene Howard . . . #WilliamFrawley #FredMertz #ILoveLucy

A look at William Frawley in the years before he achieved his greatest fame as Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy. Special attention is paid to his baseball movies and his early days on the vaudeville circu…

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