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Frank Faylen

Acting · Born 1905-12-08 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

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Credits · 190

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 · Self (archive footage)

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

1977 · Herbert T. Gillis

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965 · Phin Gray

My Mother the Car

The Monkey's Uncle

1965 · Mr. Dearborne

1965 · Catfish

The Great Adventure

1963 · O'Brien

Petticoat Junction

The Beverly Hillbillies

North to Alaska

1960 · Arnie (uncredited)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959 · Herbert T. Gillis

Man with a Camera

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958 · Sheriff Earl Tipton

1957 · Red Harrison

1957 · Frank Mandel

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957 · Sheriff Cotton Wilson

1956 · Sgt. Kruger

Three Brave Men

1956 · Enos Warren

Everything But the Truth

1956 · 'Mac' McMillan

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Doc Alvarez

1956 · Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

Terror at Midnight

1956 · Fred Hill

The McConnell Story

1955 · Sfc. Sykes

1955 · Stan Leppich

1954 · Fairweather

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954 · Commissioner Haskell

1954 · Billy Buckett

99 River Street

1953 · Stan Hogan

General Electric Theater

1952 · Cass Browne

1952 · Al Dawson

1952 · Anderson

My Favorite Spy

Detective Story

1951 · Det. Gallagher

1951 · Walter, room service waiter

1950 · Mullins

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950 · Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950 · Convict Ponti

The Bob Hope Show

1950 · Sergeant Chillingbacker

Whispering Smith

1948 · Whitey Du Sang

Blood on the Moon

1948 · Jake Pindalest

1948 · Phil Dickson

1947 · Trigger

1947 · Frank Faylen

The Perils of Pauline

1947 · Mr. Joe Gurt

The Trouble with Women

Welcome Stranger

1947 · Bill Walters

Easy Come, Easy Go

Suddenly It's Spring

1947 · Harold Michaels

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Fingerprint Expert

Two Years Before the Mast

1946 · Mack (uncredited)

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946 · Federal Agent

The Well Groomed Bride

The Blue Dahlia

1946 · Man Recommending Motel

To Each His Own

Masquerade in Mexico

1945 · Brooklyn (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

1945 · 'Bim' Nolan

Incendiary Blonde

1945 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

The Affairs of Susan

1945 · Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)

1945 · Bellboy (uncredited)

Bring on the Girls

1945 · Houlihan

The Canterville Ghost

1944 · Lieutenant John Kane

Address Unknown

1944 · Jimmie Blake

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944 · Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

And the Angels Sing

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944 · M.P. (uncredited)

A Guy Named Joe

1944 · Major (uncredited)

Standing Room Only

The Gang's All Here

1943 · Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943 · Speed Dugan

The Unknown Guest

1943 · Truck Driver (uncredited)

1943 · Shipyard Painter

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943 · Sailor (uncredited)

1943 · Seaman Benson

1943 · Reporter (uncredited)

1943 · Quartermaster Jenkins

Prairie Chickens

Good Morning, Judge

1943 · Ben Pollard

Mission to Moscow

1943 · Reporter (uncredited)

1943 · Henchman Silk

Slightly Dangerous

1943 · Gateman (uncredited)

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943 · Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

1943 · Soldier (uncredited)

1942 · Capt. Gillis

Across the Pacific

1942 · Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story

1942 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942 · Soldier Driving Jeep

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942 · Train Detective (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

1942 · Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Tough as They Come

1942 · Collector

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942 · Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942 · Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

Whispering Ghosts

1942 · Bartender Jerry

1942 · Police Desk Sergeant

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942 · Soldier (uncredited)

Joe Smith, American

1942 · Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky

1941 · Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941 · Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941 · Pat Dolan

1941 · But! Boy (uncredited)

Let's Go Collegiate

1941 · Speed Dorman

Tanks a Million

1941 · Pvt. Skivic

Blossoms in the Dust

1941 · Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Father Steps Out

1941 · Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

The Reluctant Dragon

1941 · Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Thieves Fall Out

1941 · Master of Ceremonies

Footsteps in the Dark

1941 · Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Come Live with Me

East of the River

1940 · Tour Guide (uncredited)

Just a Cute Kid

City for Conquest

1940 · Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy

1940 · Cab Driver

They Drive by Night

1940 · Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Pop Always Pays

1940 · Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

Blame It on Love

1940 · Studio Electrician

1940 · Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

La Conga Nights

1940 · Jeepers Peepers

Edison, the Man

1940 · Galbreath

Saturday's Children

1940 · Cab Driver (uncredited)

1940 · Spike Malone

The Grapes of Wrath

Alice in Movieland

1940 · Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

1940 · Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

1940 · Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

Married and in Love

1940 · Jim Carter, Man in Bar

Invisible Stripes

1939 · Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind

1939 · Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939 · Pete Foley - 1st pilot

1939 · J. Hezmer Briggs

1939 · Pete Shaffer

Slapsie Maxie's

1939 · Tiger Dorsey

1939 · Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

1939 · Skids Riley

1939 · Photographer (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World

1939 · Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

1939 · Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

Women in the Wind

1939 · Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

The Flying Irishman

1939 · New York Mechanic

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939 · Adjutant (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939 · Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

Twelve Crowded Hours

1939 · Henchman (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight

Too Hot to Handle

1938 · Assistant Dubber (uncredited)

No Time to Marry

The Invisible Menace

1938 · Private of the Guard

Wine, Women and Horses

1937 · Horse Buyer

That Certain Woman

1937 · Reporter (uncredited)

Back in Circulation

1937 · James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

1937 · Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

They Won't Forget

1937 · Reporter

Dance Charlie Dance

1937 · Ted Parks

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937 · Charlie Downs

1937 · Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

1937 · Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)

The Cherokee Strip

1937 · Joe Brady

1937 · Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

1937 · Reporter

1937 · Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

1936 · Policeman at Torre's

All American Chump

1936 · Reporter (uncredited)

1936 · Pilot (uncredited)

1936 · Weatherman (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots

1936 · Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

Romance in the Air

1936 · Sure-Fire

1936 · Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

Double Exposure

1935 · Press Photographer (uncredited)

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