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Frank Faylen
Born · December 8, 1905
Died · August 2, 1985 (79 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Bio
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.
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1988
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Herbert T. Gillis
0.0
1977
Quincy, M.E.
Janus · (1 episode)
7.5
1976
Funny Girl
Keeney
7.2
1968
That Girl
(2 episodes)
6.2
1966
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Phin Gray
3.0
1965
My Mother the Car
(2 episodes)
3.6
1965
The Monkey's Uncle
Mr. Dearborne
6.0
1965
Fluffy
Catfish
6.5
1965
The Great Adventure
O'Brien · (1 episode)
0.0
1963
Petticoat Junction
Ralph · (1 episode)
5.8
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
(1 episode)
6.8
1962
North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited)
6.5
1960
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herbert T. Gillis · (147 episodes)
5.8
1959
Man with a Camera
(1 episode)
4.6
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Earl Tipton · (1 episode)
6.9
1958
Maverick
Red Harrison · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Dino
Frank Mandel
7.2
1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
7.0
1957
7th Cavalry
Sgt. Kruger
5.8
1956
Three Brave Men
Enos Warren
4.8
1956
Everything But the Truth
'Mac' McMillan
8.2
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Doc Alvarez · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Away All Boats
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
5.1
1956
Terror at Midnight
Fred Hill
4.9
1956
Telephone Time
(1 episode)
6.3
1956
The McConnell Story
Sfc. Sykes
6.3
1955
The Looters
Stan Leppich
5.6
1955
The Lone Gun
Fairweather
5.4
1954
Riot in Cell Block 11
Commissioner Haskell
6.9
1954
Red Garters
Billy Buckett
5.0
1954
99 River Street
Stan Hogan
6.8
1953
General Electric Theater
Farber · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
Hangman's Knot
Cass Browne
6.4
1952
The Lusty Men
Al Dawson
6.6
1952
The Sniper
Anderson
6.6
1952
My Favorite Spy
Newton
6.0
1951
Detective Story
Det. Gallagher
7.0
1951
Passage West
Curly
6.2
1951
Racket Squad
(1 episode)
6.0
1951
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter
7.2
1951
Copper Canyon
Mullins
5.3
1950
The Eagle and the Hawk
Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
5.4
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1950
Convicted
Convict Ponti
6.2
1950
The Bob Hope Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1950
Francis
Sergeant Chillingbacker
5.5
1950
The Nevadan
Jeff
5.8
1950
Whispering Smith
Whitey Du Sang
6.4
1948
Blood on the Moon
Jake Pindalest
6.1
1948
Race Street
Phil Dickson
5.8
1948
Hazard
Oscar
8.0
1948
Road to Rio
Trigger
6.7
1947
Variety Girl
Frank Faylen
6.1
1947
The Perils of Pauline
Mr. Joe Gurt
6.2
1947
The Trouble with Women
Geeger
0.0
1947
Welcome Stranger
Bill Walters
6.6
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Boss
0.0
1947
California
Whitey
6.5
1947
Suddenly It's Spring
Harold Michaels
4.3
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
8.3
1946
Cross My Heart
Fingerprint Expert
0.0
1946
Two Years Before the Mast
Hansen
6.2
1946
Blue Skies
Mack
6.0
1946
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Federal Agent
6.2
1946
The Well Groomed Bride
Cabbie
4.0
1946
The Blue Dahlia
Man Recommending Motel
6.7
1946
To Each His Own
Babe
6.8
1946
Masquerade in Mexico
Brooklyn (uncredited)
5.4
1945
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
7.6
1945
Incendiary Blonde
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
5.1
1945
The Affairs of Susan
Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
6.1
1945
You Came Along
Bellboy (uncredited)
7.0
1945
Bring on the Girls
Sailor
6.1
1945
Bombalera
Houlihan
0.0
1945
The Canterville Ghost
Lieutenant John Kane
6.7
1944
Address Unknown
Jimmie Blake
6.4
1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
5.7
1944
And the Angels Sing
Holman
7.4
1944
See Here, Private Hargrove
M.P. (uncredited)
6.0
1944
Standing Room Only
Cabbie
5.0
1944
The Gang's All Here
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
5.8
1943
A Guy Named Joe
Major (uncredited)
6.5
1943
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Speed Dugan
5.4
1943
The Unknown Guest
Truck Driver (uncredited)
0.0
1943
Corvette K-225
Shipyard Painter
6.2
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Sailor (uncredited)
6.1
1943
Nazty Nuisance
Seaman Benson
3.8
1943
Young Ideas
Reporter (uncredited)
4.6
1943
Yanks Ahoy
Quartermaster Jenkins
6.5
1943
Get Going
Hank
0.0
1943
Prairie Chickens
Clem
0.0
1943
Good Morning, Judge
Ben Pollard
0.0
1943
Mission to Moscow
Reporter (uncredited)
5.2
1943
Taxi, Mister
Henchman Silk
4.3
1943
Slightly Dangerous
Gateman (uncredited)
5.8
1943
The Falcon Strikes Back
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
5.6
1943
Dixie Dugan
Soldier (uncredited)
5.0
1943
Silver Skates
Eddie
5.0
1943
Fall In
Capt. Gillis
6.0
1942
Across the Pacific
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
6.6
1942
The Palm Beach Story
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
7.0
1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
Soldier Driving Jeep
5.9
1942
Wake Island
5.6
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
Train Detective
6.0
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
7.4
1942
Tough as They Come
Collector
0.0
1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
6.5
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
7.1
1942
Whispering Ghosts
Curly
6.9
1942
About Face
Bartender Jerry
5.5
1942
Mokey
Police Desk Sergeant
5.0
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
Soldier (uncredited)
5.9
1942
Joe Smith, American
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
5.7
1942
Steel Against the Sky
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
5.0
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
6.9
1941
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Pat Dolan
5.0
1941
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)
7.2
1941
Let's Go Collegiate
Speed Dorman
5.0
1941
Tanks a Million
Pvt. Skivic
5.0
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
6.5
1941
Father Steps Out
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
3.0
1941
The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
6.6
1941
Thieves Fall Out
Pick
5.5
1941
Model Wife
Master of Ceremonies
0.0
1941
Footsteps in the Dark
Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
6.9
1941
Come Live with Me
Waiter
6.9
1941
East of the River
Tour Guide (uncredited)
5.7
1940
Just a Cute Kid
Benny
0.0
1940
City for Conquest
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
6.8
1940
No Time for Comedy
Cab Driver
5.4
1940
They Drive by Night
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
6.9
1940
Pop Always Pays
Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
0.0
1940
Blame It on Love
Studio Electrician
2.5
1940
Brother Orchid
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
6.4
1940
La Conga Nights
Jeepers Peepers
7.5
1940
Edison, the Man
Galbreath
6.6
1940
Saturday's Children
Cab Driver (uncredited)
6.4
1940
Curtain Call
Spike Malone
7.3
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Tim
7.8
1940
Alice in Movieland
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
6.3
1940
Castle on the Hudson
Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
6.8
1940
The Fighting 69th
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
5.4
1940
Married and in Love
Jim Carter, Man in Bar
5.3
1940
Invisible Stripes
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
6.2
1939
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
7.9
1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Pete Foley - 1st pilot
5.7
1939
Reno
J. Hezmer Briggs
6.0
1939
No Place to Go
Pete Shaffer
6.0
1939
Slapsie Maxie's
Tiger Dorsey
5.0
1939
Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
5.9
1939
Waterfront
Skids Riley
6.3
1939
Five Came Back
Photographer (uncredited)
6.2
1939
It's a Wonderful World
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
6.4
1939
Lucky Night
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
6.6
1939
Women in the Wind
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
6.8
1939
The Flying Irishman
New York Mechanic
4.6
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Adjutant (uncredited)
7.0
1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
5.6
1939
Twelve Crowded Hours
Henchman (uncredited)
5.2
1939
Idiot's Delight
Ed
6.1
1939
Crime Rave
0.0
1939
No Time to Marry
Waxler
6.0
1938
The Invisible Menace
Private of the Guard
4.1
1938
Headin' East
Joe
0.0
1937
Wine, Women and Horses
Horse Buyer
4.0
1937
Back in Circulation
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
5.3
1937
Ever Since Eve
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
5.8
1937
They Won't Forget
Reporter
5.7
1937
Dance Charlie Dance
Ted Parks
6.0
1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Charlie Downs
6.8
1937
Kid Galahad
Barney
7.0
1937
San Quentin
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
6.5
1937
The Go-Getter
Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
5.8
1937
The Cherokee Strip
Joe Brady
6.0
1937
Marked Woman
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
6.5
1937
Midnight Court
Reporter
4.8
1937
Smart Blonde
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
6.2
1937
King of Hockey
Swede
5.0
1936
Night Waitress
Policeman at Torre's
5.8
1936
All American Chump
Reporter (uncredited)
5.8
1936
The Sky Parade
Pilot (uncredited)
0.0
1936
China Clipper
Weatherman (uncredited)
5.6
1936
Bullets or Ballots
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
6.6
1936
Border Flight
Jimmie
6.0
1936
Road Gang
Radio Dispatcher
6.5
1936
Double Exposure
Press Photographer (uncredited)
7.0
1935