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