Person

Frank Faylen

Acting · 1905–1985 · 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

Filmography

1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
1977Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?Herbert T. Gillis
1976Quincy, M.E.Janus
1968Funny GirlKeeney
1966That Girl
1965When the Boys Meet the GirlsPhin Gray
1965My Mother the Car
1965The Monkey's UncleMr. Dearborne
1965FluffyCatfish
1963The Great AdventureO'Brien
1963Petticoat JunctionRalph
1962The Beverly Hillbillies
1960North to AlaskaArnie (uncredited)
1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisHerbert T. Gillis
1958Man with a Camera
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSheriff Earl Tipton
1957MaverickRed Harrison
1957DinoFrank Mandel
1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralSheriff Cotton Wilson
19567th CavalrySgt. Kruger
1956Three Brave MenEnos Warren
1956Everything But the Truth'Mac' McMillan
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDoc Alvarez
1956Away All BoatsChief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
1956Terror at MidnightFred Hill
1956Telephone Time
1955The McConnell StorySfc. Sykes
1955The LootersStan Leppich
1954The Lone GunFairweather
1954Riot in Cell Block 11Commissioner Haskell
1954Red GartersBilly Buckett
195399 River StreetStan Hogan
1953General Electric TheaterFarber
1952Hangman's KnotCass Browne
1952The Lusty MenAl Dawson
1952The SniperAnderson
1951My Favorite SpyNewton
1951Detective StoryDet. Gallagher
1951Passage WestCurly
1951Racket Squad
1951Fourteen HoursWalter, room service waiter
1950Copper CanyonMullins
1950The Eagle and the HawkRed' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
1950ConvictedConvict Ponti
1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
1950FrancisSergeant Chillingbacker
1950The NevadanJeff
1948Whispering SmithWhitey Du Sang
1948Blood on the MoonJake Pindalest
1948Race StreetPhil Dickson
1948HazardOscar
1947Road to RioTrigger
1947Variety GirlFrank Faylen
1947The Perils of PaulineMr. Joe Gurt
1947The Trouble with WomenGeeger
1947Welcome StrangerBill Walters
1947Easy Come, Easy GoBoss
1947CaliforniaWhitey
1947Suddenly It's SpringHarold Michaels
1946It's a Wonderful LifeErnie
1946Cross My HeartFingerprint Expert
1946Two Years Before the MastHansen
1946Blue SkiesMack (uncredited)
1946Our Hearts Were Growing UpFederal Agent
1946The Well Groomed BrideCabbie
1946The Blue DahliaMan Recommending Motel
1946To Each His OwnBabe
1945Masquerade in MexicoBrooklyn (uncredited)
1945The Lost Weekend'Bim' Nolan
1945Incendiary BlondeHotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945The Affairs of SusanBrooklyn Boy (uncredited)
1945You Came AlongBellboy (uncredited)
1945Bring on the GirlsSailor
1945BombaleraHoulihan
1944The Canterville GhostLieutenant John Kane
1944Address UnknownJimmie Blake
1944Andy Hardy's Blonde TroubleTaxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
1944And the Angels SingHolman
1944See Here, Private HargroveM.P. (uncredited)
1944A Guy Named JoeMajor (uncredited)
1944Standing Room OnlyCabbie
1943The Gang's All HereMarine Sergeant (uncredited)
1943The Mystery of the 13th GuestSpeed Dugan
1943The Unknown GuestTruck Driver (uncredited)
1943Corvette K-225Shipyard Painter
1943Thank Your Lucky StarsSailor (uncredited)
1943Nazty NuisanceSeaman Benson
1943Young IdeasReporter (uncredited)
1943Yanks AhoyQuartermaster Jenkins
1943Get GoingHank
1943Prairie ChickensClem
1943Good Morning, JudgeBen Pollard
1943Mission to MoscowReporter (uncredited)
1943Taxi, MisterHenchman Silk
1943Slightly DangerousGateman (uncredited)
1943The Falcon Strikes BackCecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
1943Dixie DuganSoldier (uncredited)
1943Silver SkatesEddie
1942Fall InCapt. Gillis
1942Across the PacificSidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
1942The Palm Beach StoryTaxi Driver (uncredited)
1942Somewhere I'll Find YouSoldier Driving Jeep
1942Wake Island
1942A-Haunting We Will GoTrain Detective (uncredited)
1942The Pride of the YankeesYankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
1942Tough as They ComeCollector
1942Maisie Gets Her ManStage Manager (Uncredited)
1942Yankee Doodle DandySergeant on Parade (uncredited)
1942Whispering GhostsCurly
1942About FaceBartender Jerry
1942MokeyPolice Desk Sergeant
1942Star Spangled RhythmSoldier (uncredited)
1942Joe Smith, AmericanMan in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
1941Steel Against the SkyEgg Man in Diner (uncredited)
1941H.M. Pulham, Esq.Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1941Top Sergeant MulliganPat Dolan
1941Sergeant YorkBut! Boy (uncredited)
1941Let's Go CollegiateSpeed Dorman
1941Tanks a MillionPvt. Skivic
1941Blossoms in the DustMan with Man Carrying Dead Child
1941Father Steps OutTall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
1941The Reluctant DragonOrchestra Leader (uncredited)
1941Thieves Fall OutPick
1941Model WifeMaster of Ceremonies
1941Footsteps in the DarkGus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1941Come Live with MeWaiter
1940East of the RiverTour Guide (uncredited)
1940Just a Cute KidBenny
1940City for ConquestBand Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
1940No Time for ComedyCab Driver
1940They Drive by NightDriver in Cafe (uncredited)
1940Pop Always PaysMinerva Auto Loan Cashier
1940Blame It on LoveStudio Electrician
1940Brother OrchidParkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1940La Conga NightsJeepers Peepers
1940Edison, the ManGalbreath
1940Saturday's ChildrenCab Driver (uncredited)
1940Curtain CallSpike Malone
1940The Grapes of WrathTim
1940Alice in MovielandMaster of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1940Castle on the HudsonGuard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
1940The Fighting 69thEngineer Sergeant (uncredited)
1940Married and in LoveJim Carter, Man in Bar
1939Invisible StripesSteve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
1939Gone with the WindSoldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
1939Nick Carter, Master DetectivePete Foley - 1st pilot
1939RenoJ. Hezmer Briggs
1939No Place to GoPete Shaffer
1939Slapsie Maxie'sTiger Dorsey
1939Thunder AfloatRecruiting Officer (uncredited)
1939WaterfrontSkids Riley
1939Five Came BackPhotographer (uncredited)
1939It's a Wonderful WorldPeters - Stagehand (uncredited)
1939Lucky NightPlay Palace Announcer (uncredited)
1939Women in the WindChuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
1939The Flying IrishmanNew York Mechanic
1939The Story of Vernon and Irene CastleAdjutant (uncredited)
1939You Can't Get Away with MurderBoat Tour Guide (uncredited)
1939Twelve Crowded HoursHenchman (uncredited)
1939Idiot's DelightEd
1939Crime Rave
1938Too Hot to HandleAssistant Dubber (uncredited)
1938No Time to MarryWaxler
1938The Invisible MenacePrivate of the Guard
1937Headin' EastJoe
1937Wine, Women and HorsesHorse Buyer
1937That Certain WomanReporter (uncredited)
1937Back in CirculationJames Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
1937Ever Since EveBandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
1937They Won't ForgetReporter
1937Dance Charlie DanceTed Parks
1937The Case of the Stuttering BishopCharlie Downs
1937Kid GalahadBarney
1937San QuentinConvict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
1937The Go-GetterCountry Club Man #2 (uncredited)
1937The Cherokee StripJoe Brady
1937Marked WomanCabbie #2 (uncredited)
1937Midnight CourtReporter
1937Smart BlondeAmbulance Driver (uncredited)
1936King of HockeySwede
1936Night WaitressPoliceman at Torre's
1936All American ChumpReporter (uncredited)
1936The Sky ParadePilot (uncredited)
1936China ClipperWeatherman (uncredited)
1936Bullets or BallotsGatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
1936Border FlightJimmie
1936Romance in the AirSure-Fire
1936Road GangRadio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1935Double ExposurePress Photographer (uncredited)

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