

Frank Faylen
Acting
Born: December 8, 1905 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: August 2, 1985 (aged 79)
Highest Rated
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

It's a Wonderful Life
1946

Gone with the Wind
1939

The Grapes of Wrath
1940

The Lost Weekend
1945

Funny Girl
1968

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957

Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942

Sergeant York
1941

The Palm Beach Story
1942

The Blue Dahlia
1946

Detective Story
1951

The Reluctant Dragon
1941
Photos (3)
Movies (172)

Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie

Two Years Before the Mast
Hansen

The Grapes of Wrath
Tim

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)

Funny Girl
Keeney

The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan

Detective Story
Det. Gallagher

A-Haunting We Will Go
Train Detective (uncredited)

A-Haunting We Will Go
1942

Marked Woman
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Blood on the Moon
Jake Pindalest

The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter

The Palm Beach Story
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

The Gang's All Here
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

A Guy Named Joe
Major (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Riot in Cell Block 11
Commissioner Haskell

The Blue Dahlia
Man Recommending Motel

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Sailor (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
Galbreath

Across the Pacific
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Adjutant (uncredited)

East of the River
Tour Guide (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle
Assistant Dubber (uncredited)

The Sniper
Anderson

Women in the Wind
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

My Favorite Spy
Newton

Away All Boats
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

To Each His Own
Babe

Kid Galahad
Barney

The Monkey's Uncle
Mr. Dearborne

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight
Ed

Blossoms in the Dust
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

The Affairs of Susan
Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)

Blue Skies
Mack (uncredited)

Francis
Sergeant Chillingbacker

Bullets or Ballots
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

Footsteps in the Dark
Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Corvette K-225
Shipyard Painter

Come Live with Me
Waiter

Whispering Smith
Whitey Du Sang

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Federal Agent

The Lusty Men
Al Dawson

Five Came Back
Photographer (uncredited)

And the Angels Sing
Holman

The Go-Getter
Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
Reporter (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy
Cab Driver

The Perils of Pauline
Mr. Joe Gurt

99 River Street
Stan Hogan

7th Cavalry
Sgt. Kruger

Somewhere I'll Find You
Soldier Driving Jeep

Hangman's Knot
Cass Browne

Everything But the Truth
'Mac' McMillan

Bring on the Girls
Sailor

City for Conquest
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

The Trouble with Women
Geeger

Tough as They Come
Collector

Welcome Stranger
Bill Walters

They Won't Forget
Reporter

When the Boys Meet the Girls
Phin Gray

Easy Come, Easy Go
Boss

The Canterville Ghost
Lieutenant John Kane

Blame It on Love
Studio Electrician

Nick Carter, Master Detective
Pete Foley - 1st pilot

California
Whitey

Suddenly It's Spring
Harold Michaels

Incendiary Blonde
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm
Soldier (uncredited)

Wake Island
1942

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Speed Dugan

The Eagle and the Hawk
Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

Convicted
Convict Ponti

See Here, Private Hargrove
M.P. (uncredited)

Dino
Frank Mandel

Castle on the Hudson
Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

That Certain Woman
Reporter (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Brother Orchid
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Copper Canyon
Mullins

Variety Girl
Frank Faylen

Terror at Midnight
Fred Hill

About Face
Bartender Jerry

Hazard
Oscar

The Lone Gun
Fairweather

Model Wife
Master of Ceremonies

Slightly Dangerous
Gateman (uncredited)

The Falcon Strikes Back
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

Road to Rio
Trigger

Road Gang
Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

Wine, Women and Horses
Horse Buyer

Headin' East
Joe

The Nevadan
Jeff

You Came Along
Bellboy (uncredited)

No Place to Go
Pete Shaffer

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Charlie Downs

The Flying Irishman
New York Mechanic

Ever Since Eve
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

Married and in Love
Jim Carter, Man in Bar

Night Waitress
Policeman at Torre's

Cross My Heart
Fingerprint Expert

No Time to Marry
Waxler

Let's Go Collegiate
Speed Dorman

Maisie Gets Her Man
Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Three Brave Men
Enos Warren

The Well Groomed Bride
Cabbie

Thieves Fall Out
Pick

Fluffy
Catfish

The Looters
Stan Leppich

China Clipper
Weatherman (uncredited)

Race Street
Phil Dickson

Just a Cute Kid
Benny

Nazty Nuisance
Seaman Benson

Joe Smith, American
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

Fall In
Capt. Gillis

Address Unknown
Jimmie Blake

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Herbert T. Gillis

The Unknown Guest
Truck Driver (uncredited)

San Quentin
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

Masquerade in Mexico
Brooklyn (uncredited)

King of Hockey
Swede

The Sky Parade
Pilot (uncredited)

Smart Blonde
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

The Invisible Menace
Private of the Guard

Curtain Call
Spike Malone

Saturday's Children
Cab Driver (uncredited)

Romance in the Air
Sure-Fire

Standing Room Only
Cabbie

The Cherokee Strip
Joe Brady

Prairie Chickens
Clem

Red Garters
Billy Buckett

Whispering Ghosts
Curly

La Conga Nights
Jeepers Peepers

Young Ideas
Reporter (uncredited)

Lucky Night
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

Twelve Crowded Hours
Henchman (uncredited)

The McConnell Story
Sfc. Sykes

Mokey
Police Desk Sergeant

Taxi, Mister
Henchman Silk

Yanks Ahoy
Quartermaster Jenkins

Pop Always Pays
Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

Reno
J. Hezmer Briggs

Midnight Court
Reporter

Dixie Dugan
Soldier (uncredited)

All American Chump
Reporter (uncredited)

Slapsie Maxie's
Tiger Dorsey

Border Flight
Jimmie

Alice in Movieland
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Passage West
Curly

Double Exposure
Press Photographer (uncredited)

Dance Charlie Dance
Ted Parks

Tanks a Million
Pvt. Skivic

Good Morning, Judge
Ben Pollard

Silver Skates
Eddie

Top Sergeant Mulligan
Pat Dolan

Waterfront
Skids Riley

Get Going
Hank

Father Steps Out
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

Back in Circulation
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
TV Shows (14)

Maverick
Red Harrison · 1 eps

Quincy, M.E.
Janus · 1 eps

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Doc Alvarez · 1 eps

Petticoat Junction
Ralph · 1 eps

The Beverly Hillbillies
1 eps

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Earl Tipton · 1 eps

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herbert T. Gillis · 147 eps

That Girl
2 eps

Telephone Time
1 eps

The Great Adventure
O'Brien · 1 eps

Racket Squad
1 eps

My Mother the Car
2 eps

Man with a Camera
1 eps

General Electric Theater
Farber · 1 eps




