Frank Faylen
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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
Credits
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Ernie
Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
as Hansen
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Tim
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Funny Girl (1968)
as Keeney
Fourteen Hours (1951)
as Walter, room service waiter
Sergeant York (1941)
as But! Boy (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
as Train Detective (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
as 'Bim' Nolan
They Drive by Night (1940)
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
North to Alaska (1960)
as Arnie (uncredited)
Blood on the Moon (1948)
as Jake Pindalest
Edison, the Man (1940)
as Galbreath
Detective Story (1951)
as Det. Gallagher
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Marked Woman (1937)
as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
as Man Recommending Motel
A Guy Named Joe (1944)
as Major (uncredited)
The Sniper (1952)
as Anderson
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
as Adjutant (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here (1943)
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
as Commissioner Haskell
Across the Pacific (1942)
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
7th Cavalry (1956)
as Sgt. Kruger
Steel Against the Sky (1941)
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
as Sailor (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
as Mr. Dearborne
Invisible Stripes (1939)
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Hangman's Knot (1952)
as Cass Browne
City for Conquest (1940)
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Kid Galahad (1937)
as Barney
Blue Skies (1946)
as Mack (uncredited)
Away All Boats (1956)
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Welcome Stranger (1947)
as Bill Walters
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
East of the River (1940)
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
The Lusty Men (1952)
as Al Dawson
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
99 River Street (1953)
as Stan Hogan
My Favorite Spy (1951)
as Newton
To Each His Own (1946)
as Babe
About Face (1942)
as Bartender Jerry
Idiot's Delight (1939)
as Ed
Women in the Wind (1939)
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
Five Came Back (1939)
as Photographer (uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
as Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
as Mr. Joe Gurt
Night Waitress (1936)
as Policeman at Torre's
Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance (1943)
as Seaman Benson
Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)
as Federal Agent
Francis (1950)
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
as Phin Gray
And the Angels Sing (1944)
as Holman
The Lone Gun (1954)
as Fairweather
No Time to Marry (1938)
as Waxler
The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)
as Speed Dugan
Whispering Smith (1948)
as Whitey Du Sang
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
as M.P. (uncredited)
Copper Canyon (1950)
as Mullins
Come Live with Me (1941)
as Waiter
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Road Gang (1936)
as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Nevadan (1950)
as Jeff
Tough as They Come (1942)
as Collector
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
as Lieutenant John Kane
Corvette K-225 (1943)
as Shipyard Painter
The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
They Won't Forget (1937)
as Reporter
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
as Soldier Driving Jeep
Bring on the Girls (1945)
as Sailor
No Time for Comedy (1940)
as Cab Driver
The Fighting 69th (1940)
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Wake Island (1942)
Actor
Everything But the Truth (1956)
as 'Mac' McMillan
The Go-Getter (1937)
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
Headin' East (1937)
as Joe
Ever Since Eve (1937)
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
as Cabbie
Suddenly It's Spring (1947)
as Harold Michaels
Road to Rio (1947)
as Trigger
Brother Orchid (1940)
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
as Boss
California (1947)
as Whitey
The McConnell Story (1955)
as Sfc. Sykes
The Trouble with Women (1947)
as Geeger
Model Wife (1941)
as Master of Ceremonies
The Flying Irishman (1939)
as New York Mechanic
Married and in Love (1940)
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)
as Horse Buyer
That Certain Woman (1937)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
as Gateman (uncredited)
The Looters (1955)
as Stan Leppich
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Dino (1957)
as Frank Mandel
Variety Girl (1947)
as Frank Faylen
Convicted (1950)
as Convict Ponti
Mission to Moscow (1943)
as Reporter (uncredited)
No Place to Go (1939)
as Pete Shaffer
Just a Cute Kid (1940)
as Benny
Let's Go Collegiate (1941)
as Speed Dorman
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
as Charlie Downs
Blame It on Love (1940)
as Studio Electrician
Cross My Heart (1946)
as Fingerprint Expert
Prairie Chickens (1943)
as Clem
San Quentin (1937)
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
Fluffy (1965)
as Catfish
Address Unknown (1944)
as Jimmie Blake
The Invisible Menace (1938)
as Private of the Guard
Thunder Afloat (1939)
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Race Street (1948)
as Phil Dickson
Romance in the Air (1936)
as Sure-Fire
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
as Pick
Three Brave Men (1956)
as Enos Warren
The Unknown Guest (1943)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Terror at Midnight (1956)
as Fred Hill
You Came Along (1945)
as Bellboy (uncredited)
China Clipper (1936)
as Weatherman (uncredited)
King of Hockey (1936)
as Swede
Hazard (1948)
as Oscar
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? (1977)
as Herbert T. Gillis
Silver Skates (1943)
as Eddie
Whispering Ghosts (1942)
as Curly
La Conga Nights (1940)
as Jeepers Peepers
Joe Smith, American (1942)
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
as Henchman (uncredited)
Red Garters (1954)
as Billy Buckett
Pop Always Pays (1940)
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Fall In (1942)
as Capt. Gillis
Saturday's Children (1940)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Father Steps Out (1941)
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Mokey (1942)
as Police Desk Sergeant
Alice in Movieland (1940)
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's (1939)
as Tiger Dorsey
Young Ideas (1943)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Lucky Night (1939)
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Standing Room Only (1944)
as Cabbie
Smart Blonde (1937)
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
The Cherokee Strip (1937)
as Joe Brady
The Sky Parade (1936)
as Pilot (uncredited)
Border Flight (1936)
as Jimmie
Masquerade in Mexico (1945)
as Brooklyn (uncredited)
Back in Circulation (1937)
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Curtain Call (1940)
as Spike Malone
Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
as Ted Parks
Dixie Dugan (1943)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy (1943)
as Quartermaster Jenkins
Top Sergeant Mulligan (1941)
as Pat Dolan
Tanks a Million (1941)
as Pvt. Skivic
Bombalera (1945)
as Houlihan
All American Chump (1936)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Passage West (1951)
as Curly
Midnight Court (1937)
as Reporter
Reno (1939)
as J. Hezmer Briggs
Get Going (1943)
as Hank
Waterfront (1939)
as Skids Riley
Good Morning, Judge (1943)
as Ben Pollard
Taxi, Mister (1943)
as Henchman Silk
Double Exposure (1935)
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Crime Rave (1939)
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