Acting, 1905
Frank Faylen
Born Dec 8, 1905, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Died Aug 2, 1985 (79)
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.
Filmography
40 titles- 1976
Quincy, M.E.JanusIMDb 7.5Show - 1968
Funny GirlKeeneyIMDb 7.1Movie - 1966
That GirlIMDb 6.2Show - 1965
My Mother the CarIMDb 4.8Show - 1963
Petticoat JunctionRalphIMDb 5.9Show - 1963
The Great AdventureO'BrienIMDb 10.0Show - 1962
The Beverly HillbilliesIMDb 6.9Show - 1960
North to AlaskaArnie (uncredited)IMDb 6.5Movie - 1959
The Many Loves of Dobie GillisHerbert T. GillisIMDb 6.3Show - 1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveSheriff Earl TiptonIMDb 7.1Show - 1958
Man with a CameraIMDb 5.5Show - 1957
MaverickRed HarrisonIMDb 7.0Show - 1957
Gunfight at the O.K. CorralSheriff Cotton WilsonIMDb 7.0Movie - 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDoc AlvarezIMDb 6.2Show - 1956
Telephone TimeIMDb 6.5Show - 1956
Away All BoatsChief Phillip P. 'Pappy' MoranIMDb 5.3Movie - 1954
Riot in Cell Block 11Commissioner HaskellIMDb 7.1Movie - 1953
General Electric TheaterFarberIMDb 6.8Show - 1952
The Lusty MenAl DawsonIMDb 6.7Movie - 1952
The SniperAndersonIMDb 6.7Movie - 1951
Racket SquadIMDb 6.5Show - 1951
Detective StoryDet. GallagherIMDb 7.1Movie - 1951
Fourteen HoursWalter, room service waiterIMDb 7.2Movie - 1951
My Favorite SpyNewtonIMDb 6.0Movie - 1950
The Colgate Comedy HourSelfIMDb 6.9Show - 1950
The Bob Hope ShowSelfIMDb 7.0Show - 1948
Blood on the MoonJake PindalestIMDb 6.2Movie - 1946
It's a Wonderful LifeErnieIMDb 8.3Movie - 1945
The Lost Weekend'Bim' NolanIMDb 7.6Movie - 1944
A Guy Named JoeMajor (uncredited)IMDb 6.7Movie - 1943
The Gang's All HereMarine Sergeant (uncredited)IMDb 5.9Movie - 1942
Yankee Doodle DandySergeant on Parade (uncredited)IMDb 7.0Movie - 1941
Sergeant YorkBut! Boy (uncredited)IMDb 7.2Movie - 1941
The Reluctant DragonOrchestra Leader (uncredited)IMDb 6.6Movie - 1940
The Grapes of WrathTimIMDb 7.8Movie - 1940
They Drive by NightDriver in Cafe (uncredited)IMDb 6.9Movie - 1939
Gone with the WindSoldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)IMDb 7.9Movie - 1939
It's a Wonderful WorldPeters - Stagehand (uncredited)IMDb 6.5Movie - 1936
Night WaitressPoliceman at Torre'sIMDb 6.4Movie - 1936
Road GangRadio Dispatcher (uncredited)IMDb 7.0Movie