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- And yes, if Bub looks familiar, that is because he is indeed the same guy who played Fred Mertz on the I Love Lucy Show.
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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.
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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.
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Jun 18, 2024 · Even though the Mertz spinoff didn’t happen, his time on I Love Lucy made it easy to find his next job, playing “Bub,” grandfather to the Douglas boys on My Three Sons. The premise of the series — which ran from 1960 to 1972 — is that widower Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray) is raising his three sons Mike (Tim Considine), Robbie (Don ...
- Ed Gross
Feb 2, 2022 · If there is one person from the cast of Classic TV sitcom I Love Lucy who seems to remain a mystery all these years later, it would be actor William Frawley, who played Fred Mertz, husband of...
- Ed Gross
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.
William Frawley is best known for playing landlord and friend Fred Mertz on the hit TV show, I Love Lucy. However, he had a long and storied career before and after that iconic role. He also had a childhood and family that is not often discussed. This is his story.
The man who achieved television immortality as Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy was born in Burlington, Iowa, on February 26, 1887. As a young boy, William Clement Frawley sang in the choir at St....
