Frank Faylen
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 8, 1905 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Biography
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
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1977 | Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?Herbert T. Gillis | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.Janus | |
| 1968 | Funny GirlKeeney | |
| 1966 | That Girl | |
| 1965 | When the Boys Meet the GirlsPhin Gray | |
| 1965 | FluffyCatfish | |
| 1965 | The Monkey's UncleMr. Dearborne | |
| 1965 | My Mother the Car | |
| 1963 | The Great AdventureO'Brien | |
| 1963 | Petticoat JunctionRalph | |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | |
| 1960 | North to AlaskaArnie (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | The Sunrise GunDoc Alvarez | |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie GillisHerbert T. Gillis | |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or AliveSheriff Earl Tipton | |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. CorralSheriff Cotton Wilson | |
| 1957 | DinoFrank Mandel | |
| 1957 | MaverickRed Harrison | |
| 1956 | Terror at MidnightFred Hill | |
| 1956 | 7th CavalrySgt. Kruger | |
| 1956 | Away All BoatsChief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran | |
| 1956 | Three Brave MenEnos Warren | |
| 1956 | Everything But the Truth'Mac' McMillan | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDoc Alvarez | |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | |
| 1955 | The McConnell StorySfc. Sykes | |
| 1955 | The LootersStan Leppich | |
| 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11Commissioner Haskell | |
| 1954 | The Lone GunFairweather | |
| 1954 | Red GartersBilly Buckett | |
| 1953 | 99 River StreetStan Hogan | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterFarber | |
| 1952 | The SniperAnderson | |
| 1952 | The Lusty MenAl Dawson | |
| 1952 | Hangman's KnotCass Browne | |
| 1951 | Detective StoryDet. Gallagher | |
| 1951 | Fourteen HoursWalter, room service waiter | |
| 1951 | My Favorite SpyNewton | |
| 1951 | Passage WestCurly | |
| 1951 | Racket Squad | |
| 1950 | ConvictedConvict Ponti | |
| 1950 | The NevadanJeff | |
| 1950 | Copper CanyonMullins | |
| 1950 | FrancisSergeant Chillingbacker | |
| 1950 | The Eagle and the HawkRed' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSelf | |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope ShowSelf | |
| 1948 | Blood on the MoonJake Pindalest | |
| 1948 | Race StreetPhil Dickson | |
| 1948 | Whispering SmithWhitey Du Sang | |
| 1948 | HazardOscar | |
| 1947 | Road to RioTrigger | |
| 1947 | CaliforniaWhitey | |
| 1947 | Variety GirlFrank Faylen | |
| 1947 | The Perils of PaulineMr. Joe Gurt | |
| 1947 | Easy Come, Easy GoBoss | |
| 1947 | Welcome StrangerBill Walters | |
| 1947 | Suddenly It's SpringHarold Michaels | |
| 1947 | The Trouble with WomenGeeger | |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful LifeErnie | |
| 1946 | The Blue DahliaMan Recommending Motel | |
| 1946 | Blue SkiesMack | |
| 1946 | To Each His OwnBabe | |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the MastHansen | |
| 1946 | Cross My HeartFingerprint Expert | |
| 1946 | Our Hearts Were Growing UpFederal Agent | |
| 1946 | The Well Groomed BrideCabbie | |
| 1945 | You Came AlongBellboy (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend'Bim' Nolan | |
| 1945 | The Affairs of SusanBrooklyn Boy (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Masquerade in MexicoBrooklyn (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | BombaleraHoulihan | |
| 1945 | Bring on the GirlsSailor | |
| 1945 | Incendiary BlondeHotel Clerk (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | The Canterville GhostLieutenant John Kane | |
| 1944 | Address UnknownJimmie Blake | |
| 1944 | Standing Room OnlyCabbie | |
| 1944 | And the Angels SingHolman | |
| 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde TroubleTaxi Driver #2 (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | A Guy Named JoeMajor (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | See Here, Private HargroveM.P. (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The Mystery of the 13th GuestSpeed Dugan | |
| 1943 | Taxi, MisterHenchman Silk | |
| 1943 | Silver SkatesEddie | |
| 1943 | Prairie ChickensClem | |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky StarsSailor (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Dixie DuganSoldier (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The Unknown GuestTruck Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The Gang's All HereMarine Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Good Morning, JudgeBen Pollard | |
| 1943 | Get GoingHank | |
| 1943 | Yanks AhoyQuartermaster Jenkins | |
| 1943 | Young IdeasReporter (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225Shipyard Painter | |
| 1943 | Slightly DangerousGateman (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Mission to MoscowReporter (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Nazty NuisanceSeaman Benson | |
| 1943 | The Falcon Strikes BackCecil, a Hobo (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach StoryTaxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Whispering GhostsCurly | |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her ManStage Manager (Uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Star Spangled RhythmSoldier (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Pride of the YankeesYankee Third Base Coach (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Across the PacificSidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Somewhere I'll Find YouSoldier Driving Jeep | |
| 1942 | Wake Island | |
| 1942 | Fall InCapt. Gillis | |
| 1942 | A-Haunting We Will GoTrain Detective (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Tough as They ComeCollector | |
| 1942 | About FaceBartender Jerry | |
| 1942 | MokeyPolice Desk Sergeant | |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle DandySergeant on Parade (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Joe Smith, AmericanMan in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | The Reluctant DragonOrchestra Leader (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Come Live with MeWaiter | |
| 1941 | Let's Go CollegiateSpeed Dorman | |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq.Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Steel Against the SkyEgg Man in Diner (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall OutPick | |
| 1941 | Father Steps OutTall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam | |
| 1941 | Tanks a MillionPvt. Skivic | |
| 1941 | Top Sergeant MulliganPat Dolan | |
| 1941 | Sergeant YorkBut! Boy (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Model WifeMaster of Ceremonies | |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the DustMan with Man Carrying Dead Child | |
| 1941 | Footsteps in the DarkGus a Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | The Grapes of WrathTim | |
| 1940 | Curtain CallSpike Malone | |
| 1940 | Married and in LoveJim Carter, Man in Bar | |
| 1940 | Blame It on LoveStudio Electrician | |
| 1940 | Alice in MovielandMaster of Ceremonies (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69thEngineer Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Brother OrchidParkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Edison, the ManGalbreath | |
| 1940 | Just a Cute KidBenny | |
| 1940 | City for ConquestBand Conductor and Emcee (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Saturday's ChildrenCab Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | No Time for ComedyCab Driver | |
| 1940 | Castle on the HudsonGuard Who is Slugged (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | East of the RiverTour Guide (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | They Drive by NightDriver in Cafe (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Pop Always PaysMinerva Auto Loan Cashier | |
| 1940 | La Conga NightsJeepers Peepers | |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful WorldPeters - Stagehand (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master DetectivePete Foley - 1st pilot | |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene CastleAdjutant (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Thunder AfloatRecruiting Officer (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | No Place to GoPete Shaffer | |
| 1939 | RenoJ. Hezmer Briggs | |
| 1939 | WaterfrontSkids Riley | |
| 1939 | Women in the WindChuck - the Mechanic (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Idiot's DelightEd | |
| 1939 | The Flying IrishmanNew York Mechanic | |
| 1939 | Lucky NightPlay Palace Announcer (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Five Came BackPhotographer (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Gone with the WindSoldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with MurderBoat Tour Guide (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Crime Rave | |
| 1939 | Slapsie Maxie'sTiger Dorsey | |
| 1939 | Twelve Crowded HoursHenchman (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Invisible StripesSteve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | The Invisible MenacePrivate of the Guard | |
| 1938 | No Time to MarryWaxler | |
| 1938 | Too Hot to HandleAssistant Dubber (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | They Won't ForgetReporter | |
| 1937 | Kid GalahadBarney | |
| 1937 | San QuentinConvict Envying Hoffman (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Wine, Women and HorsesHorse Buyer | |
| 1937 | Ever Since EveBandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | The Case of the Stuttering BishopCharlie Downs | |
| 1937 | Dance Charlie DanceTed Parks | |
| 1937 | The Cherokee StripJoe Brady | |
| 1937 | Midnight CourtReporter | |
| 1937 | Smart BlondeAmbulance Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Back in CirculationJames Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | The Go-GetterCountry Club Man #2 (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Marked WomanCabbie #2 (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Headin' EastJoe | |
| 1937 | That Certain WomanReporter (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Road GangRadio Dispatcher (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | King of HockeySwede | |
| 1936 | Night WaitressPoliceman at Torre's | |
| 1936 | The Sky ParadePilot (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | All American ChumpReporter (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Border FlightJimmie | |
| 1936 | Bullets or BallotsGatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | China ClipperWeatherman (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Romance in the AirSure-Fire | |
| 1935 | Double ExposurePress Photographer (uncredited) |