Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Acting
Born 1905-12-08 Died 1985-08-02 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 190 credits star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1

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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.
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Filmography — top 60 of 190
Acting 53 credits
Maverick
Maverick
1957 · Red Harrison
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · ★ 7.5 · Janus
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Ralph
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Doc Alvarez
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Sheriff Earl Tipton
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · 85% · Ernie
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939 · 78% · Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Herbert T. Gillis
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
1963 · O'Brien
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 · 71% · Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Funny Girl
Funny Girl
1968 · 76% · Keeney
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · 80% · Tim
North to Alaska
North to Alaska
1960 · 68% · Arnie (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 · 77% · But! Boy (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
1951 · 70% · Walter, room service waiter
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
1945 · 81% · 'Bim' Nolan
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon
1941 · 68% · Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · 72% · Man Recommending Motel
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · 73% · Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World
1939 · Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men
1952 · ★ 6.7 · Al Dawson
Away All Boats
Away All Boats
1956 · Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
The Sniper
The Sniper
1952 · 70% · Anderson
The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here
1943 · Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon
1948 · ★ 6.3 · Jake Pindalest
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 · Farber
Blue Skies
Blue Skies
1946 · Mack (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942 · ★ 6.6 · Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Marked Woman
Marked Woman
1937 · ★ 6.6 · Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Reporter (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad
1937 · ★ 7.1 · Barney
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 · 72% · Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
California
California
1947 · Whitey
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story
1942 · 76% · Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951 · 74% · Det. Gallagher
Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid
1940 · Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Copper Canyon
Copper Canyon
1950 · Mullins
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe
1944 · ★ 6.7 · Major (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · ★ 7.4 · Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Francis
Francis
1950 · Sergeant Chillingbacker
The Lone Gun
The Lone Gun
1954 · Fairweather
Variety Girl
Variety Girl
1947 · Frank Faylen
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
1936 · ★ 6.6 · Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man
1940 · Galbreath
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy
1951 · Newton
7th Cavalry
7th Cavalry
1956 · Sgt. Kruger
Night Waitress
Night Waitress
1936 · Policeman at Torre's
Hangman's Knot
Hangman's Knot
1952 · Cass Browne
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith
1948 · Whitey Du Sang
City for Conquest
City for Conquest
1940 · Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 · Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Other credits 7 credits
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · 71%
That Girl
That Girl
1966
Telephone Time
Telephone Time
1956
Racket Squad
Racket Squad
1951
My Mother the Car
My Mother the Car
1965
Man with a Camera
Man with a Camera
1958
Wake Island
Wake Island
1942
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