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