Frank Faylen

Acting·Dec 8, 1905·Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?1977 · Herbert T. Gillis	Herbert T. Gillis
Funny Girl1968 · Keeney	Keeney
When the Boys Meet the Girls1965 · Phin Gray	Phin Gray
The Monkey's Uncle1965 · Mr. Dearborne	Mr. Dearborne
Fluffy1965 · Catfish	Catfish
North to Alaska1960 · Arnie (uncredited)	Arnie (uncredited)
Dino1957 · Frank Mandel	Frank Mandel
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957 · Sheriff Cotton Wilson	Sheriff Cotton Wilson
7th Cavalry1956 · Sgt. Kruger	Sgt. Kruger
Three Brave Men1956 · Enos Warren	Enos Warren
Everything But the Truth1956 · 'Mac' McMillan	'Mac' McMillan
Away All Boats1956 · Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran	Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Terror at Midnight1956 · Fred Hill	Fred Hill
The McConnell Story1955 · Sfc. Sykes	Sfc. Sykes
The Looters1955 · Stan Leppich	Stan Leppich
The Lone Gun1954 · Fairweather	Fairweather
Riot in Cell Block 111954 · Commissioner Haskell	Commissioner Haskell
Red Garters1954 · Billy Buckett	Billy Buckett
99 River Street1953 · Stan Hogan	Stan Hogan
Hangman's Knot1952 · Cass Browne	Cass Browne
The Lusty Men1952 · Al Dawson	Al Dawson
The Sniper1952 · Anderson	Anderson
My Favorite Spy1951 · Newton	Newton
Detective Story1951 · Det. Gallagher	Det. Gallagher
Passage West1951 · Curly	Curly
Fourteen Hours1951 · Walter, room service waiter	Walter, room service waiter
Copper Canyon1950 · Mullins	Mullins
The Eagle and the Hawk1950 · Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman	Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
Convicted1950 · Convict Ponti	Convict Ponti
Francis1950 · Sergeant Chillingbacker	Sergeant Chillingbacker
The Nevadan1950 · Jeff	Jeff
Whispering Smith1948 · Whitey Du Sang	Whitey Du Sang
Blood on the Moon1948 · Jake Pindalest	Jake Pindalest
Race Street1948 · Phil Dickson	Phil Dickson
Hazard1948 · Oscar	Oscar
Road to Rio1947 · Trigger	Trigger
Variety Girl1947 · Frank Faylen	Frank Faylen
The Perils of Pauline1947 · Mr. Joe Gurt	Mr. Joe Gurt
The Trouble with Women1947 · Geeger	Geeger
Welcome Stranger1947 · Bill Walters	Bill Walters
Easy Come, Easy Go1947 · Boss	Boss
California1947 · Whitey	Whitey
Suddenly It's Spring1947 · Harold Michaels	Harold Michaels
It's a Wonderful Life1946 · Ernie	Ernie
Cross My Heart1946 · Fingerprint Expert	Fingerprint Expert
Two Years Before the Mast1946 · Hansen	Hansen
Blue Skies1946 · Mack (uncredited)	Mack (uncredited)