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Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Actor · Born 1905-12-08 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Frank Faylen (born Francis Charles Ruf) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He is best remembered for his movie performances as the cynical male nurse in The Lost Weekend (1945) and Ernie the taxi driver in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), as well as for his portrayal of long-suffering grocer Herbert T. Gillis on the 1950s television sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — Ernie
  2. Gone with the Wind (1939) — Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
  3. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Tim
  4. The Lost Weekend (1945) — 'Bim' Nolan
  5. Funny Girl (1968) — Keeney
  6. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — Sheriff Cotton Wilson
  7. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) — Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
  8. Sergeant York (1941) — But! Boy (uncredited)
  9. The Palm Beach Story (1942) — Taxi Driver (uncredited)
  10. The Blue Dahlia (1946) — Man Recommending Motel
  11. Detective Story (1951) — Det. Gallagher
  12. The Reluctant Dragon (1941) — Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
  13. The Pride of the Yankees (1942) — Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
  14. They Drive by Night (1940) — Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
  15. North to Alaska (1960) — Arnie (uncredited)
  16. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
  17. Quincy, M.E. (1976) — Janus
  18. The Lusty Men (1952) — Al Dawson
  19. Across the Pacific (1942) — Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
  20. The Sniper (1952) — Anderson
  21. 99 River Street (1953) — Stan Hogan
  22. Marked Woman (1937) — Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
  23. Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) — Commissioner Haskell
  24. Blood on the Moon (1948) — Jake Pindalest
  25. Kid Galahad (1937) — Barney
  26. A Guy Named Joe (1944) — Major (uncredited)
  27. Fourteen Hours (1951) — Walter, room service waiter
  28. Bullets or Ballots (1936) — Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
  29. It's a Wonderful World (1939) — Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
  30. The Canterville Ghost (1944) — Lieutenant John Kane
  31. Road to Rio (1947) — Trigger
  32. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) — Adjutant (uncredited)
  33. Maverick (1957) — Red Harrison
  34. Five Came Back (1939) — Photographer (uncredited)
  35. The Gang's All Here (1943) — Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
  36. Brother Orchid (1940) — Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  37. Petticoat Junction (1963) — Ralph
  38. A-Haunting We Will Go (1942) — Train Detective (uncredited)
  39. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) — Sailor (uncredited)
  40. Blossoms in the Dust (1941) — Man with Man Carrying Dead Child