Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

  • Birthday: 1905-12-08
  • Deathday: 1985-08-02
  • Place of birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Also know as: Francis Charles Ruf

Biography

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

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

As Tim

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

As Ernie

Detective Story

1951

As Det. Gallagher

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

As Sheriff Cotton Wilson

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

As Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Road to Rio

1947

As Trigger

The Palm Beach Story

1942

As Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Sniper

1952

As Anderson

Come Live with Me

1941

As Waiter

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954

As Commissioner Haskell

The Lost Weekend

1945

As 'Bim' Nolan

Terror at Midnight

1956

As Fred Hill

Convicted

1950

As Convict Ponti

Blood on the Moon

1948

As Jake Pindalest

99 River Street

1953

As Stan Hogan

7th Cavalry

1956

As Sgt. Kruger

The Lusty Men

1952

As Al Dawson

Funny Girl

1968

As Keeney

The Blue Dahlia

1946

As Man Recommending Motel

The Nevadan

1950

As Jeff

It's a Wonderful World

1939

As Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

As Pete Foley - 1st pilot

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

As Adjutant (uncredited)

They Won't Forget

1937

As Reporter

The Canterville Ghost

1944

As Lieutenant John Kane

Away All Boats

1956

As Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

Kid Galahad

1937

As Barney

Blue Skies

1946

As Mack

Hangman's Knot

1952

As Cass Browne

Fourteen Hours

1951

As Walter, room service waiter

To Each His Own

1946

As Babe

Race Street

1948

As Phil Dickson

Whispering Ghosts

1942

As Curly

Thunder Afloat

1939

As Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942

As Stage Manager (Uncredited)

The McConnell Story

1955

As Sfc. Sykes

Copper Canyon

1950

As Mullins

My Favorite Spy

1951

As Newton

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

As Soldier (uncredited)

Address Unknown

1944

As Jimmie Blake

California

1947

As Whitey

Variety Girl

1947

As Frank Faylen

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943

As Speed Dugan

The Perils of Pauline

1947

As Mr. Joe Gurt

Curtain Call

1940

As Spike Malone

Taxi, Mister

1943

As Henchman Silk

The Affairs of Susan

1945

As Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)

Dino

1957

As Frank Mandel

The Looters

1955

As Stan Leppich

Fluffy

1965

As Catfish

The Lone Gun

1954

As Fairweather

Road Gang

1936

As Radio Dispatcher

Standing Room Only

1944

As Cabbie

No Place to Go

1939

As Pete Shaffer

King of Hockey

1936

As Swede

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

As Boss

Three Brave Men

1956

As Enos Warren

Everything But the Truth

1956

As 'Mac' McMillan

And the Angels Sing

1944

As Holman

Reno

1939

As J. Hezmer Briggs

Welcome Stranger

1947

As Bill Walters

Across the Pacific

1942

As Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

The Monkey's Uncle

1965

As Mr. Dearborne

Two Years Before the Mast

1946

As Hansen

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

As Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Married and in Love

1940

As Jim Carter, Man in Bar

Let's Go Collegiate

1941

As Speed Dorman

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

As Soldier Driving Jeep

Passage West

1951

As Curly

Alice in Movieland

1940

As Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Waterfront

1939

As Skids Riley

Silver Skates

1943

As Eddie

Women in the Wind

1939

As Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

1940

As Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

The Invisible Menace

1938

As Private of the Guard

Hazard

1948

As Oscar

Wine, Women and Horses

1937

As Horse Buyer

Whispering Smith

1948

As Whitey Du Sang

Ever Since Eve

1937

As Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

Masquerade in Mexico

1945

As Brooklyn (uncredited)

Cross My Heart

1946

As Fingerprint Expert

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937

As Charlie Downs

Dance Charlie Dance

1937

As Ted Parks

Idiot's Delight

1939

As Ed

The Flying Irishman

1939

As New York Mechanic

Prairie Chickens

1943

As Clem

Lucky Night

1939

As Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

Five Came Back

1939

As Photographer (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind

1939

As Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky

1941

As Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

Thieves Fall Out

1941

As Pick

Francis

1950

As Sergeant Chillingbacker

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946

As Federal Agent

The Cherokee Strip

1937

As Joe Brady

Midnight Court

1937

As Reporter

Night Waitress

1936

As Policeman at Torre's

Smart Blonde

1937

As Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan

1943

As Soldier (uncredited)

Brother Orchid

1940

As Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Edison, the Man

1940

As Galbreath

The Gang's All Here

1943

As Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Suddenly It's Spring

1947

As Harold Michaels

All American Chump

1936

As Reporter (uncredited)

Just a Cute Kid

1940

As Benny

No Time To Marry

1938

As Waxler

Father Steps Out

1941

As Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

Good Morning, Judge

1943

As Ben Pollard

Tanks a Million

1941

As Pvt. Skivic

Fall In

1942

As Capt. Gillis

Yanks Ahoy

1943

As Quartermaster Jenkins

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941

As Pat Dolan

Get Going

1943

As Hank

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

As Train Detective (uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944

As Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

Red Garters

1954

As Billy Buckett

Sergeant York

1941

As But! Boy (uncredited)

Saturday's Children

1940

As Cab Driver (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy

1940

As Cab Driver

Back in Circulation

1937

As James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

East of the River

1940

As Tour Guide (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

1940

As Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

1940

As Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Pop Always Pays

1940

As Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

City for Conquest

1940

As Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

As Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

Young Ideas

1943

As Reporter (uncredited)

Double Exposure

1935

As Press Photographer (uncredited)

La Conga Nights

1940

As Jeepers Peepers

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950

As Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

Tough as They Come

1942

As Collector

The Trouble with Women

1947

As Geeger

Corvette K-225

1943

As Shipyard Painter

Border Flight

1936

As Jimmie

Model Wife

1941

As Master of Ceremonies

About Face

1942

As Bartender Jerry

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

As Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

Mokey

1942

As Police Desk Sergeant

Slightly Dangerous

1943

As Gateman (uncredited)

The Go-Getter

1937

As Country club man #2 (uncredited)

Crime Rave

1939

As

The Well Groomed Bride

1946

As Cabbie

Marked Woman

1937

As Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Bombalera

1945

As Houlihan

Bring on the Girls

1945

As Sailor

A Guy Named Joe

1943

As Major (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

1943

As Reporter (uncredited)

Slapsie Maxie's

1939

As Tiger Dorsey

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

As Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Nazty Nuisance

1943

As Seaman Benson

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

As Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

As Self (archive footage)

Bullets or Ballots

1936

As Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

China Clipper

1936

As Weatherman (uncredited)

Twelve Crowded Hours

1939

As Henchman (uncredited)

Incendiary Blonde

1945

As Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes

1939

As Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

As M.P. (uncredited)

Joe Smith, American

1942

As Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

Footsteps in the Dark

1941

As Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Headin' East

1937

As Joe

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965

As Phin Gray

Blame It on Love

1940

As Studio Electrician

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

1977

As Herbert T. Gillis

Wake Island

1942

As

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

As

You Came Along

1945

As Bellboy (uncredited)

North to Alaska

1960

As Arnie (uncredited)

San Quentin

1937

As Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

As Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

The Unknown Guest

1943

As Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Sky Parade

1936

As Pilot (uncredited)

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