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.”

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"…

There's no way around it: FX's Feud: Bette and Joan, which aired in March 2017, was nothing short of amazing. Beautifully written, shot and acted (seriously, Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange are living legends), the limited series was a masterpiece. I guess anytime series creator Ryan Murphy is involved, masterpiece quality is a given at this point. We were entranced as the story of the infamous feud between Bette Davis (Sarandon) and Joan Crawford (Lange) played out on our screens, even…

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 in Burlington, Iowa, in his youth he...

The man who achieved television immortality as Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy was born in Burlington, Iowa, on February 26, 1887.

William Frawley, best known for playing Fred Mertz on 'I Love Lucy,' appeared in more than 100 movies. Take an exclusive look at his career.

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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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