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