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William Frawley

1887 - 1966

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William Clement Frawley (February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American Vaudevillian and actor best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the sitcom I Love Lucy. Frawley also played "Bub" O'Casey during the first five seasons of the sitcom My Three Sons and the political advisor to the Hon. Henry X. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Frawley has received more than 3,880,660 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. William Frawley is the 8,469th most popular actor (down from 6,299th in 2019), the 12,491st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,422nd in 2019) and the 3,956th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of William Frawleys by language

Over the past year William Frawley has had the most page views in the with 375,942 views, followed by Spanish (3,701), and Italian (2,577). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (111.95%), Finnish (58.05%), and Irish (47.39%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Frawley ranks 8,469 out of 13,578. Before him are Momoko Kikuchi, Anna Samokhina, Missy Peregrym, David Henrie, Tatiana Maslany, and Willa Holland. After him are Merve Boluğur, Gary Collins, Joe Cole, William Alland, Becki Newton, and Noémie Merlant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, William Frawley ranks 290. Before him are Billy Bevan, Karl Taylor Compton, Arvi Pohjanpää, Joseph Lamb, Harry Hines Woodring, and Edward Andrade. After him are Ralph Ince, Ernest Gruening, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, Harry F. Byrd, and Vincent Massey. Among people deceased in 1966, William Frawley ranks 231. Before him are Marguerite Higgins, Lucy Burns, Katsuo Takaishi, Louis A. Johnson, Sydney Camm, and Walt Hansgen. After him are Carmelita Geraghty, Harry F. Byrd, Don Branson, Jack London, Gertrude Berg, and Rameshwari Nehru.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Frawley ranks 12,491 out of 20,380. Before him are David Henrie (1989), Bobby Jones (1951), Tim Scott (1965), Willa Holland (1991), Mary Ellen Rudin (1924), and William Grant Still (1895). After him are Larry Charles (1956), Gary Collins (1938), Erick Morillo (1971), Ronald J. Grabe (1945), William Alland (1916), and John Huchra (1948).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Frawley ranks 3,956. Before him are Diane Neal (1976), Guy Kibbee (1882), Steven Michael Quezada (1963), Justin Berfield (1986), David Henrie (1989), and Willa Holland (1991). After him are Gary Collins (1938), William Alland (1916), Becki Newton (1978), Brian Geraghty (1975), Ann B. Davis (1926), and Mary-Kate Olsen (1986).

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Television and Movie Roles

Miracle on 34th Street
Charlie Halloran
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
Jun 4o 19477.351 / 10
I Love Lucy
Fred Mertz
Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.
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Monsieur Verdoux
Jean La Salle
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
Sep 26o 19477.786 / 10