Acting

Frank Faylen

Born December 8, 1905Died August 2, 1985 (79)United StatesSaint Louis, Missouri, USA188 creditsIMDb

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.

Known for

It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Ernie
The Lost Weekend1945 · as 'Bim' Nolan
Funny Girl1968 · as Keeney
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957 · as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Riot in Cell Block 111954 · as Commissioner Haskell
The Grapes of Wrath1940 · as Tim
The Lusty Men1952 · as Al Dawson
The Sniper1952 · as Anderson
99 River Street1953 · as Stan Hogan
Blood on the Moon1948 · as Jake Pindalest
The Blue Dahlia1946 · as Man Recommending Motel
Detective Story1951 · as Det. Gallagher
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Maverick1957 · as Red Harrison · 1 ep
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Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Janus · 1 ep
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Petticoat Junction1963 · as Ralph · 1 ep
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The Beverly Hillbillies1962 · Cast · 1 ep
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Doc Alvarez · 1 ep
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Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Sheriff Earl Tipton · 1 ep
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959 · as Herbert T. Gillis · 147 ep
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That Girl1966 · Cast · 2 ep
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Telephone Time1956 · Cast · 1 ep
It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Ernie
Gone with the Wind1939 · as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
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The Great Adventure1963 · as O'Brien · 1 ep
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Racket Squad1951 · Cast · 1 ep
Two Years Before the Mast1946 · as Hansen
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Man with a Camera1958 · Cast · 1 ep
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My Mother the Car1965 · Cast · 2 ep
The Grapes of Wrath1940 · as Tim
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957 · as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
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General Electric Theater1953 · as Farber · 1 ep
Funny Girl1968 · as Keeney
Fourteen Hours1951 · as Walter, room service waiter
Sergeant York1941 · as But! Boy (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go1942 · as Train Detective (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend1945 · as 'Bim' Nolan
They Drive by Night1940 · as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
North to Alaska1960 · as Arnie (uncredited)
Blood on the Moon1948 · as Jake Pindalest
Edison, the Man1940 · as Galbreath
Detective Story1951 · as Det. Gallagher
The Pride of the Yankees1942 · as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story1942 · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World1939 · as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon1941 · as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Marked Woman1937 · as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy1942 · as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia1946 · as Man Recommending Motel