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