
Frank Faylen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 8, 1905
- Died
- August 2, 1985 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Known For
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Filmography

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Movie · as Herbert T. Gillis

Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Janus · 1 ep

Funny Girl
Movie · as Keeney

That Girl
TV · 2 eps

When the Boys Meet the Girls
Movie · as Phin Gray

Fluffy
Movie · as Catfish

The Monkey's Uncle
Movie · as Mr. Dearborne

My Mother the Car
TV · 2 eps

The Great Adventure
TV · as O'Brien · 1 ep

Petticoat Junction
TV · as Ralph · 1 ep

The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · 1 ep

North to Alaska
Movie · as Arnie (uncredited)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV · as Herbert T. Gillis · 147 eps

Man with a Camera
TV · 1 ep

Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Sheriff Earl Tipton · 1 ep

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Movie · as Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Dino
Movie · as Frank Mandel

Maverick
TV · as Red Harrison · 1 ep

Terror at Midnight
Movie · as Fred Hill

7th Cavalry
Movie · as Sgt. Kruger

Away All Boats
Movie · as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

Three Brave Men
Movie · as Enos Warren

Everything But the Truth
Movie · as 'Mac' McMillan

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Doc Alvarez · 1 ep

Telephone Time
TV · 1 ep

The McConnell Story
Movie · as Sfc. Sykes

The Looters
Movie · as Stan Leppich

Riot in Cell Block 11
Movie · as Commissioner Haskell

The Lone Gun
Movie · as Fairweather

Red Garters
Movie · as Billy Buckett

99 River Street
Movie · as Stan Hogan

General Electric Theater
TV · as Farber · 1 ep

The Sniper
Movie · as Anderson

The Lusty Men
Movie · as Al Dawson

Hangman's Knot
Movie · as Cass Browne

Detective Story
Movie · as Det. Gallagher

Fourteen Hours
Movie · as Walter, room service waiter

My Favorite Spy
Movie · as Newton

Passage West
Movie · as Curly

Racket Squad
TV · 1 ep

Convicted
Movie · as Convict Ponti

The Nevadan
Movie · as Jeff

Copper Canyon
Movie · as Mullins

Francis
Movie · as Sergeant Chillingbacker

The Eagle and the Hawk
Movie · as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Blood on the Moon
Movie · as Jake Pindalest

Race Street
Movie · as Phil Dickson

Whispering Smith
Movie · as Whitey Du Sang

Hazard
Movie · as Oscar

Road to Rio
Movie · as Trigger

California
Movie · as Whitey

Variety Girl
Movie · as Frank Faylen

The Perils of Pauline
Movie · as Mr. Joe Gurt

Easy Come, Easy Go
Movie · as Boss

Welcome Stranger
Movie · as Bill Walters

Suddenly It's Spring
Movie · as Harold Michaels

The Trouble with Women
Movie · as Geeger

It's a Wonderful Life
Movie · as Ernie

The Blue Dahlia
Movie · as Man Recommending Motel

Blue Skies
Movie · as Mack (uncredited)

To Each His Own
Movie · as Babe

Two Years Before the Mast
Movie · as Hansen

Cross My Heart
Movie · as Fingerprint Expert

Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Movie · as Federal Agent

The Well Groomed Bride
Movie · as Cabbie

You Came Along
Movie · as Bellboy (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend
Movie · as 'Bim' Nolan

The Affairs of Susan
Movie · as Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)

Masquerade in Mexico
Movie · as Brooklyn (uncredited)
Bombalera
Movie · as Houlihan

Bring on the Girls
Movie · as Sailor

Incendiary Blonde
Movie · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

The Canterville Ghost
Movie · as Lieutenant John Kane

Address Unknown
Movie · as Jimmie Blake

Standing Room Only
Movie · as Cabbie

And the Angels Sing
Movie · as Holman

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Movie · as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

A Guy Named Joe
Movie · as Major (uncredited)

See Here, Private Hargrove
Movie · as M.P. (uncredited)

The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Movie · as Speed Dugan

Taxi, Mister
Movie · as Henchman Silk

Silver Skates
Movie · as Eddie

Prairie Chickens
Movie · as Clem

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie · as Sailor (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)

The Unknown Guest
Movie · as Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Gang's All Here
Movie · as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Good Morning, Judge
Movie · as Ben Pollard

Get Going
Movie · as Hank

Yanks Ahoy
Movie · as Quartermaster Jenkins

Young Ideas
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

Corvette K-225
Movie · as Shipyard Painter

Slightly Dangerous
Movie · as Gateman (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

Nazty Nuisance
Movie · as Seaman Benson

The Falcon Strikes Back
Movie · as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story
Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Whispering Ghosts
Movie · as Curly

Maisie Gets Her Man
Movie · as Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
Movie · as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Across the Pacific
Movie · as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

Somewhere I'll Find You
Movie · as Soldier Driving Jeep

Wake Island
Movie

Fall In
Movie · as Capt. Gillis

A-Haunting We Will Go
Movie · as Train Detective (uncredited)

Tough as They Come
Movie · as Collector

About Face
Movie · as Bartender Jerry

Mokey
Movie · as Police Desk Sergeant

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Movie · as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

Joe Smith, American
Movie · as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon
Movie · as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Come Live with Me
Movie · as Waiter

Let's Go Collegiate
Movie · as Speed Dorman

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Movie · as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky
Movie · as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

Thieves Fall Out
Movie · as Pick

Father Steps Out
Movie · as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

Tanks a Million
Movie · as Pvt. Skivic

Top Sergeant Mulligan
Movie · as Pat Dolan

Sergeant York
Movie · as But! Boy (uncredited)

Model Wife
Movie · as Master of Ceremonies

Blossoms in the Dust
Movie · as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Footsteps in the Dark
Movie · as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
Movie · as Tim

Curtain Call
Movie · as Spike Malone

Married and in Love
Movie · as Jim Carter, Man in Bar

Blame It on Love
Movie · as Studio Electrician

Alice in Movieland
Movie · as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
Movie · as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

Brother Orchid
Movie · as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
Movie · as Galbreath

Just a Cute Kid
Movie · as Benny

City for Conquest
Movie · as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

Saturday's Children
Movie · as Cab Driver (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy
Movie · as Cab Driver

Castle on the Hudson
Movie · as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

East of the River
Movie · as Tour Guide (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
Movie · as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Pop Always Pays
Movie · as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

La Conga Nights
Movie · as Jeepers Peepers

It's a Wonderful World
Movie · as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

Nick Carter, Master Detective
Movie · as Pete Foley - 1st pilot

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Movie · as Adjutant (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat
Movie · as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

No Place to Go
Movie · as Pete Shaffer

Reno
Movie · as J. Hezmer Briggs

Waterfront
Movie · as Skids Riley

Women in the Wind
Movie · as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight
Movie · as Ed

The Flying Irishman
Movie · as New York Mechanic

Lucky Night
Movie · as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

Five Came Back
Movie · as Photographer (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind
Movie · as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Movie · as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Crime Rave
Movie

Slapsie Maxie's
Movie · as Tiger Dorsey

Twelve Crowded Hours
Movie · as Henchman (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
Movie · as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

The Invisible Menace
Movie · as Private of the Guard

No Time to Marry
Movie · as Waxler

Too Hot to Handle
Movie · as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)

They Won't Forget
Movie · as Reporter

Kid Galahad
Movie · as Barney

San Quentin
Movie · as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

Wine, Women and Horses
Movie · as Horse Buyer

Ever Since Eve
Movie · as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Movie · as Charlie Downs

Dance Charlie Dance
Movie · as Ted Parks

The Cherokee Strip
Movie · as Joe Brady

Midnight Court
Movie · as Reporter

Smart Blonde
Movie · as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Back in Circulation
Movie · as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

The Go-Getter
Movie · as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)

Marked Woman
Movie · as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Headin' East
Movie · as Joe

That Certain Woman
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

Road Gang
Movie · as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

King of Hockey
Movie · as Swede

Night Waitress
Movie · as Policeman at Torre's

The Sky Parade
Movie · as Pilot (uncredited)

All American Chump
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

Border Flight
Movie · as Jimmie

Bullets or Ballots
Movie · as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

China Clipper
Movie · as Weatherman (uncredited)

Romance in the Air
Movie · as Sure-Fire

Double Exposure
Movie · as Press Photographer (uncredited)


