Filmography
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Known For
I Love Lucy Fred Mertz (1951-1957) -
Miracle on 34th Street Charlie Halloran (1947) -
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt Inspector Harry B. Manning (1946) -
Known For
Footsteps in the Dark Hopkins (1941) -
Actor
The Lucy Show The Trainer (1965) -
My Three Sons Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey (1960-1965) -
My Living Doll Det. Gladwin (1964) -
Summer Playhouse Cameo (1964) -
Safe at Home! Bill Turner (1962) -
No Place Like Home (1960)
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The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Fred Mertz (1957-1960) -
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna Jim Comstock (1959) -
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Joe Grady (1959) -
The Red Skelton Hour Mr. Thomas (1958) -
![I Love Lucy]( "I Love Lucy")
I Love Lucy Fred Mertz (1951-1957) -
![Damon Runyon Theater]( "Damon Runyon Theater")
Damon Runyon Theater Fatso Zimpf (1955) -
![Shower of Stars]( "Shower of Stars")
Shower of Stars Gabby Mullins (1955) -
The Dirty Look (1954)
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![The Loretta Young Show]( "The Loretta Young Show")
The Loretta Young Show Sam (1954) -
![I Love Lucy]( "I Love Lucy")
I Love Lucy Fred Mertz / Himself (1953) -
![Rancho Notorious]( "Rancho Notorious")
Rancho Notorious Baldy Gunder (1952) -
Hollywood Theatre Time (1951)
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![Rhubarb]( "Rhubarb")
Rhubarb Len Sickles (1951) -
![The Bigelow Theatre]( "The Bigelow Theatre")
The Bigelow Theatre Pinto (1950-1951) -
![The Lemon Drop Kid]( "The Lemon Drop Kid")
The Lemon Drop Kid Gloomy Willie (1951) -
![Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man]( "Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man")
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man Detective Roberts (1951) -
![Pretty Baby]( "Pretty Baby")
Pretty Baby Corcoran (1950) -
![Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye]( "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye")
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Byers (1950) -
![The Silver Theatre]( "The Silver Theatre")
The Silver Theatre Pinto (1950) -
![Kill the Umpire]( "Kill the Umpire")
Kill the Umpire Jimmy O'Brien (1950) -
![Blondie's Hero]( "Blondie's Hero")
Blondie's Hero Marty Greer (1950) -
![East Side, West Side]( "East Side, West Side")
East Side, West Side Bill the Bartender (1949) -
![The Lady Takes a Sailor]( "The Lady Takes a Sailor")
The Lady Takes a Sailor Oliver Harker (1949) -
![Red Light]( "Red Light")
Red Light Hotel Clerk (1949) -
![Your Show Time]( "Your Show Time")
Your Show Time (1949) -
Home in San Antone O'Fleery (1949)
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![The Lone Wolf and His Lady]( "The Lone Wolf and His Lady")
The Lone Wolf and His Lady Inspector J.D. Crane (1949) -
![Chicken Every Sunday]( "Chicken Every Sunday")
Chicken Every Sunday George Kirby (1949) -
![The Girl from Manhattan]( "The Girl from Manhattan")
The Girl from Manhattan Mr. Bernouti (1948) -
![Joe Palooka in Winner Take All]( "Joe Palooka in Winner Take All")
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All Knobby Walsh (1948) -
![Good Sam]( "Good Sam")
Good Sam Tom Moore (1948) -
![The Babe Ruth Story]( "The Babe Ruth Story")
The Babe Ruth Story Jack Dunn (1948) -
![Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven]( "Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven")
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Agent (1948) -
![My Wild Irish Rose]( "My Wild Irish Rose")
My Wild Irish Rose William Scanlon (1947) -
![Blondie's Anniversary]( "Blondie's Anniversary")
Blondie's Anniversary Sharkey, the Loan Shark (1947) -
![Down to Earth]( "Down to Earth")
Down to Earth Police Lieutenant (1947) -
![Mother Wore Tights]( "Mother Wore Tights")
Mother Wore Tights Mr. Schneider (1947) -
![I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now]( "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now")
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Jim Mason (1947) -
![Miracle on 34th Street]( "Miracle on 34th Street")
Miracle on 34th Street Charlie Halloran (1947) -
![Monsieur Verdoux]( "Monsieur Verdoux")
Monsieur Verdoux Jean La Salle (1947) -
![Hit Parade of 1947]( "Hit Parade of 1947")
Hit Parade of 1947 Harry Holmes (1947) -
![Crime Doctor's Man Hunt]( "Crime Doctor's Man Hunt")
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt Inspector Harry B. Manning (1946) -
![The Inner Circle]( "The Inner Circle")
The Inner Circle Det. Lt. Webb (1946) -
![Rendezvous with Annie]( "Rendezvous with Annie")
Rendezvous with Annie Gen. Trent (1946) -
![The Virginian]( "The Virginian")
The Virginian Honey Wiggen (1946) -
![Ziegfeld Follies]( "Ziegfeld Follies")
Ziegfeld Follies Martin ('A Sweepstakes Ticket') (1945) -
![Lady on a Train]( "Lady on a Train")
Lady on a Train Police Sergeant Christie (1945) -
![Hitchhike to Happiness]( "Hitchhike to Happiness")
Hitchhike to Happiness Sandy Hill (1945) -
![Flame of Barbary Coast]( "Flame of Barbary Coast")
Flame of Barbary Coast 'Smooth' Wylie (1945) -
![Lake Placid Serenade]( "Lake Placid Serenade")
Lake Placid Serenade Jiggers (1944) -
![Going My Way]( "Going My Way")
Going My Way Max Dolan - the Publisher (1944) -
![The Fighting Seabees]( "The Fighting Seabees")
The Fighting Seabees Eddie Powers (1944) -
![Whistling in Brooklyn]( "Whistling in Brooklyn")
Whistling in Brooklyn Detective Ramsey (1943) -
![Larceny with Music]( "Larceny with Music")
Larceny with Music Mike Simms (1943) -
![We've Never Been Licked]( "We've Never Been Licked")
We've Never Been Licked Traveling Salesman (1943) -
![The Yankee Doodler]( "The Yankee Doodler")
The Yankee Doodler (1942) -
![Gentleman Jim]( "Gentleman Jim")
Gentleman Jim Billy Delaney (1942) -
![Moonlight in Havana]( "Moonlight in Havana")
Moonlight in Havana Barney Crane (1942) -
![Wildcat]( "Wildcat")
Wildcat Oliver Westbrook (1942) -
![Give Out, Sisters]( "Give Out, Sisters")
Give Out, Sisters Harrison (1942) -
![It Happened in Flatbush]( "It Happened in Flatbush")
It Happened in Flatbush Sam Sloan (1942) -
![Roxie Hart]( "Roxie Hart")
Roxie Hart O'Malley (1942) -
![Treat 'Em Rough]( "Treat 'Em Rough")
Treat 'Em Rough 'Hotfoot' (1942) -
Public Enemies Bang (1941)
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![Cracked Nuts]( "Cracked Nuts")
Cracked Nuts James Mitchell (1941) -
![The Bride Came C.O.D.]( "The Bride Came C.O.D.")
The Bride Came C.O.D. Sheriff McGee (1941) -
![Blondie in Society]( "Blondie in Society")
Blondie in Society Waldo Pincus (1941) -
![Footsteps in the Dark]( "Footsteps in the Dark")
Footsteps in the Dark Hopkins (1941) -
![Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga]( "Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga")
Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga Chauncey Beheegan (1941) -
![Sandy Gets Her Man]( "Sandy Gets Her Man")
Sandy Gets Her Man Police Chief J. A. O'Hara (1940) -
![Dancing on a Dime]( "Dancing on a Dime")
Dancing on a Dime Mac (1940) -
![One Night in the Tropics]( "One Night in the Tropics")
One Night in the Tropics Roscoe (1940) -
![The Quarterback]( "The Quarterback")
The Quarterback Coach (1940) -
![Rhythm on the River]( "Rhythm on the River")
Rhythm on the River Mr. Westlake (1940) -
![Golden Gloves]( "Golden Gloves")
Golden Gloves Emory Balzar (1940) -
![Untamed]( "Untamed")
Untamed Les Woodbury (1940) -
![Those Were the Days!]( "Those Were the Days!")
Those Were the Days! Prisoner (1940) -
![Opened by Mistake]( "Opened by Mistake")
Opened by Mistake Matt Kingsley (1940) -
![The Farmer's Daughter]( "The Farmer's Daughter")
The Farmer's Daughter Scoop Trimble (1940) -
Stop, Look and Love Joe Haller (1939)
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![Night Work]( "Night Work")
Night Work Bruiser Brown (1939) -
Grand Jury Secrets Bright Eyes (1939)
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![Ex-Champ]( "Ex-Champ")
Ex-Champ Mushy Harrington (1939) -
![Rose of Washington Square]( "Rose of Washington Square")
Rose of Washington Square Harry Long (1939) -
![The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]( "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The 'Duke' (1939) -
![Persons in Hiding]( "Persons in Hiding")
Persons in Hiding Alec Inglis (1939) -
![St. Louis Blues]( "St. Louis Blues")
St. Louis Blues Maj. Martingale (1939) -
![Ambush]( "Ambush")
Ambush Inspector J.L. Weber (1939) -
![Touchdown, Army]( "Touchdown, Army")
Touchdown, Army Jack Heffernan (1938) -
![Sons of the Legion]( "Sons of the Legion")
Sons of the Legion Uncle Willie Lee (1938) -
![Professor Beware]( "Professor Beware")
Professor Beware Snoop Donlan (1938) -
![Mad About Music]( "Mad About Music")
Mad About Music Dusty Turner (1938) -
![Blossoms on Broadway]( "Blossoms on Broadway")
Blossoms on Broadway Frances X. Rush (1937) -
![Something to Sing About]( "Something to Sing About")
Something to Sing About Hank Meyers (1937) -
![Double or Nothing]( "Double or Nothing")
Double or Nothing John Pederson (1937) -
![High, Wide and Handsome]( "High, Wide and Handsome")
High, Wide and Handsome Mac (1937) -
![Rose Bowl]( "Rose Bowl")
Rose Bowl Soapy Moreland (1936) -
Three Married Men Bill Mullins (1936)
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![The General Died at Dawn]( "The General Died at Dawn")
The General Died at Dawn Brighton (1936) -
Three Cheers for Love Milton Shakespeare (1936)
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![The Princess Comes Across]( "The Princess Comes Across")
The Princess Comes Across Benton (1936) -
![F-Man]( "F-Man")
F-Man Detective Rogan (1936) -
![Desire]( "Desire")
Desire Mr. Gibson (1936) -
![Strike Me Pink]( "Strike Me Pink")
Strike Me Pink Mr. Copple (1936) -
Beautiful Dreamer (1935)
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![Ship Cafe]( "Ship Cafe")
Ship Cafe Briney O'Brien (1935) -
![It's a Great Life]( "It's a Great Life")
It's a Great Life Lt. McNulty (1935) -
![Harmony Lane]( "Harmony Lane")
Harmony Lane Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy (1935) -
Welcome Home Painless (1935)
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College Scandal Chief of Police Magoun (1935)
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![Alibi Ike]( "Alibi Ike")
Alibi Ike Cap (1935) -
![Hold 'Em Yale]( "Hold 'Em Yale")
Hold 'Em Yale Sunshine Joe (1935) -
![Car 99]( "Car 99")
Car 99 Sergeant Barrel (1935) -
![Here Is My Heart]( "Here Is My Heart")
Here Is My Heart James Smith (1934) -
![The Lemon Drop Kid]( "The Lemon Drop Kid")
The Lemon Drop Kid William Dunhill (1934) -
![Shoot the Works]( "Shoot the Works")
Shoot the Works Larry Hale (1934) -
![The Witching Hour]( "The Witching Hour")
The Witching Hour Jury Foreman (1934) -
![The Crime Doctor]( "The Crime Doctor")
The Crime Doctor Fraser (1934) -
![Bolero]( "Bolero")
Bolero Mike DeBaere (1934) -
![Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen]( "Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen")
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen Captain Murphy (1934) -
![Hell and High Water]( "Hell and High Water")
Hell and High Water Milton J. Bunsey (1933) -
![Moonlight and Pretzels]( "Moonlight and Pretzels")
Moonlight and Pretzels Mac (1933) -
Fancy That Percy (1929)
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Turkey for Two Convict (1929)
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Ventriloquist 'Hoak' salesman (1927)
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![Should Husbands Be Watched?]( "Should Husbands Be Watched?")
Should Husbands Be Watched? Beat Cop (1925) -
Persistent Percival Billy (1916)
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ActorLord Loveland Discovers America Tony Kidd (1916)
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Soundtrack
![I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special]( "I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special")
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![The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show]( "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show")
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![I Love Lucy]( "I Love Lucy")
I Love Lucy (1951-1954) -
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1954) -
![Good Sam]( "Good Sam")
Good Sam (1948) -
![The Fighting Seabees]( "The Fighting Seabees")
The Fighting Seabees (1944) -
![High, Wide and Handsome]( "High, Wide and Handsome")
High, Wide and Handsome (1937) -
SoundtrackFancy That (1929)
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Archive footage
![I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration]( "I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration")
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![Pioneers of Television]( "Pioneers of Television")
Pioneers of Television (2008) -
![Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina]( "Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina")
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![The Desilu Story]( "The Desilu Story")
The Desilu Story (2003) -
![I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special]( "I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special")
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![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2000) -
![Television: The First Fifty Years]( "Television: The First Fifty Years")
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![Pioneers of Primetime]( "Pioneers of Primetime")
Pioneers of Primetime (1995) -
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![Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy]( "Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy")
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![Murphy Brown]( "Murphy Brown")
Murphy Brown (1989) -
![The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts]( "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts")
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![The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame]( "The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame")
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![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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![CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years]( "CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years")
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Archive footage
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![The Dick Cavett Show]( "The Dick Cavett Show")
The Dick Cavett Show (1974)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
He said he introduced the classic song "(Nothing Could Be Finer Than to Be in) Carolina in the Morning" in the Broadway Musical Revue "The Passing Show of 1922", which ran at the Winter Garden Theater in New York September 20 - December 2, 1922. As ...
Quotes
[on Hollywood] The money was great, and you had a ball. I played in 96 pictures - maybe one or two good ones.
Trademark
His role as Fred Mertz in I Love Lucy (1951)
Nickname
Bill
Star Sign
Pisces
Personal Details
Born
William Clement Frawley
Burlington, Iowa, USA
Died
(age 79)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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