Highest rated movie: Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Lowest rated movie: Untamed (1940)
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Looking for reviews of William Frawley movies? Cinafilm has a total of 729 reviews across 45 movies.
Movies starring William Frawley have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 62%.
Monsieur Verdoux - released in 1947 - is William Frawley's highest rated movie, with a score of 81% based on 161 reviews.
The lowest rated film from William Frawley is Untamed - released in 1940 - with a score of 40% based on 1 reviews.
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 Lucille Ball about a part in her TV show I Love Lucy (1951), he had performed in over 100 films. His Fred Mertz role lasted until the show ended in 1960, after which he did a five-year stint on My Three Sons (1960). Poor health forced his retirement. He collapsed of a heart attack on March 3, 1966, aged 79, walking along Hollywood Boulevard after seeing a movie. He is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
William Frawley has acted in films with Bess Flowers, Irving Bacon, Porter Hall and Gene Lockhart.
William Frawley has worked with these film directors: Leo McCarey, Lloyd Bacon, William Castle and Norman Taurog.
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