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Frank Faylen

Born
December 8, 1905
Died
August 2, 1985
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
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Ernie
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
The Sniper
(1952)
Anderson
Marked Woman
(1937)
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Funny Girl
(1968)
Keeney
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Tim
Sergeant York
(1941)
But! Boy (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
(1945)
'Bim' Nolan
Detective Story
(1951)
Det. Gallagher
A Guy Named Joe
(1943)
Major (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
(1946)
Man Recommending Motel
Whispering Smith
(1948)
Whitey Du Sang
The Nevadan
(1950)
Jeff
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Reporter (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Double Exposure
(1935)
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
(1936)
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
All American Chump
(1936)
Reporter (uncredited)
King of Hockey
(1936)
Swede
The Sky Parade
(1936)
Pilot (uncredited)
Road Gang
(1936)
Radio Dispatcher
Night Waitress
(1936)
Policeman at Torre's
Border Flight
(1936)
Jimmie
China Clipper
(1936)
Weatherman (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance
(1937)
Ted Parks
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
(1937)
Charlie Downs
Marked Woman
(1937)
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Smart Blonde
(1937)
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
(1937)
Barney
Wine, Women and Horses
(1937)
Horse Buyer
Headin' East
(1937)
Joe
The Cherokee Strip
(1937)
Joe Brady
Ever Since Eve
(1937)
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
San Quentin
(1937)
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
(1937)
Country club man #2 (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
(1937)
Reporter
Back in Circulation
(1937)
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Midnight Court
(1937)
Reporter
The Invisible Menace
(1938)
Private of the Guard
No Time To Marry
(1938)
Waxler
Nick Carter, Master Detective
(1939)
Pete Foley - 1st pilot
It's a Wonderful World
(1939)
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(1939)
Adjutant (uncredited)
No Place to Go
(1939)
Pete Shaffer
Women in the Wind
(1939)
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
(1939)
Ed
Five Came Back
(1939)
Photographer (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
(1939)
Henchman (uncredited)
Lucky Night
(1939)
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
(1939)
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's
(1939)
Tiger Dorsey
You Can't Get Away with Murder
(1939)
Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
(1939)
New York Mechanic
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Reno
(1939)
J. Hezmer Briggs
Crime Rave
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
(1939)
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Waterfront
(1939)
Skids Riley
Pop Always Pays
(1940)
Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
La Conga Nights
(1940)
Jeepers Peepers
Edison, the Man
(1940)
Galbreath
Alice in Movieland
(1940)
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
(1940)
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Just a Cute Kid
(1940)
Benny
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
(1940)
Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
East of the River
(1940)
Tour Guide (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Tim
The Fighting 69th
(1940)
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Married and in Love
(1940)
Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Curtain Call
(1940)
Spike Malone
No Time for Comedy
(1940)
Cab Driver
Saturday's Children
(1940)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Blame It on Love
(1940)
Studio Electrician
City for Conquest
(1940)
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Sergeant York
(1941)
But! Boy (uncredited)
Tanks a Million
(1941)
Pvt. Skivic
Top Sergeant Mulligan
(1941)
Pat Dolan
Father Steps Out
(1941)
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
(1941)
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
(1941)
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
Let's Go Collegiate
(1941)
Speed Dorman
Footsteps in the Dark
(1941)
Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
(1941)
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Model Wife
(1941)
Master of Ceremonies
The Reluctant Dragon
(1941)
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Come Live with Me
(1941)
Waiter
Thieves Fall Out
(1941)
Pick
Across the Pacific
(1942)
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
(1942)
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
About Face
(1942)
Bartender Jerry
Somewhere I'll Find You
(1942)
Soldier Driving Jeep
Wake Island
(1942)
A-Haunting We Will Go
(1942)
Train Detective (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
(1942)
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Fall In
(1942)
Capt. Gillis
Star Spangled Rhythm
(1942)
Soldier (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man
(1942)
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Whispering Ghosts
(1942)
Curly
Mokey
(1942)
Police Desk Sergeant
Joe Smith, American
(1942)
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
(1942)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
(1942)
Collector
Young Ideas
(1943)
Reporter (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy
(1943)
Quartermaster Jenkins
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
(1943)
Speed Dugan
Taxi, Mister
(1943)
Henchman Silk
The Falcon Strikes Back
(1943)
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Silver Skates
(1943)
Eddie
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Reporter (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
(1943)
Major (uncredited)
The Unknown Guest
(1943)
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
(1943)
Shipyard Painter
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(1943)
Nazty Nuisance
(1943)
Seaman Benson
Get Going
(1943)
Hank
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
Gateman (uncredited)
Prairie Chickens
(1943)
Clem
The Gang's All Here
(1943)
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
(1943)
Soldier (uncredited)
Good Morning, Judge
(1943)
Ben Pollard
And the Angels Sing
(1944)
Holman
Standing Room Only
(1944)
Cabbie
See Here, Private Hargrove
(1944)
M.P. (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
(1944)
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
Address Unknown
(1944)
Jimmie Blake
The Canterville Ghost
(1944)
Lieutenant John Kane
Masquerade in Mexico
(1945)
Brooklyn (uncredited)
Bring on the Girls
(1945)
Sailor
The Affairs of Susan
(1945)
Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
(1945)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
(1945)
'Bim' Nolan
You Came Along
(1945)
Bellboy (uncredited)
Bombalera
(1945)
Houlihan
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
(1946)
Federal Agent
Cross My Heart
(1946)
Fingerprint Expert
Two Years Before the Mast
(1946)
Hansen
To Each His Own
(1946)
Babe
Blue Skies
(1946)
Mack
The Blue Dahlia
(1946)
Man Recommending Motel
The Well Groomed Bride
(1946)
Cabbie
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Ernie
Suddenly It's Spring
(1947)
Harold Michaels
Welcome Stranger
(1947)
Bill Walters
Easy Come, Easy Go
(1947)
Boss
Variety Girl
(1947)
Frank Faylen
The Perils of Pauline
(1947)
Mr. Joe Gurt
California
(1947)
Whitey
Road to Rio
(1947)
Trigger
The Trouble with Women
(1947)
Geeger
Whispering Smith
(1948)
Whitey Du Sang
Hazard
(1948)
Oscar
Race Street
(1948)
Phil Dickson
Blood on the Moon
(1948)
Jake Pindalest
Francis
(1950)
Sergeant Chillingbacker
Copper Canyon
(1950)
Mullins
The Eagle and the Hawk
(1950)
Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
The Nevadan
(1950)
Jeff
Convicted
(1950)
Convict Ponti
Passage West
(1951)
Curly
My Favorite Spy
(1951)
Newton
Fourteen Hours
(1951)
Walter, room service waiter
Detective Story
(1951)
Det. Gallagher
Hangman's Knot
(1952)
Cass Browne
The Lusty Men
(1952)
Al Dawson
The Sniper
(1952)
Anderson
99 River Street
(1953)
Stan Hogan
The Lone Gun
(1954)
Fairweather
Riot in Cell Block 11
(1954)
Commissioner Haskell
Red Garters
(1954)
Billy Buckett
The Looters
(1955)
Stan Leppich
The McConnell Story
(1955)
Sfc. Sykes
Everything But the Truth
(1956)
'Mac' McMillan
Three Brave Men
(1956)
Enos Warren
Away All Boats
(1956)
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
7th Cavalry
(1956)
Sgt. Kruger
Terror at Midnight
(1956)
Fred Hill
Dino
(1957)
Frank Mandel
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
North to Alaska
(1960)
Arnie (uncredited)
The Monkey's Uncle
(1965)
Mr. Dearborne
Fluffy
(1965)
Catfish
When the Boys Meet the Girls
(1965)
Phin Gray
Funny Girl
(1968)
Keeney
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
(1977)
Herbert T. Gillis
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(1988)
Self (archive footage)
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