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