Frank Faylen
Acting
Born 1905-12-08 · died 1985-08-02 · 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 (190)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · Self (archive footage)
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?1977 · Herbert T. Gillis
Quincy, M.E.1976 · Janus
Funny Girl1968 · Keeney
That Girl1966
Fluffy1965 · Catfish
The Monkey's Uncle1965 · Mr. Dearborne
My Mother the Car1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls1965 · Phin Gray
The Great Adventure1963 · O'Brien
Petticoat Junction1963 · Ralph
The Beverly Hillbillies1962
North to Alaska1960 · Arnie (uncredited)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959 · Herbert T. Gillis
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · Sheriff Earl Tipton
Man with a Camera1958
Dino1957 · Frank Mandel
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957 · Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Maverick1957 · Red Harrison
Everything But the Truth1956 · 'Mac' McMillan
Telephone Time1956
Three Brave Men1956 · Enos Warren
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Doc Alvarez
7th Cavalry1956 · Sgt. Kruger
Away All Boats1956 · Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Terror at Midnight1956 · Fred Hill
The McConnell Story1955 · Sfc. Sykes
The Looters1955 · Stan Leppich
Riot in Cell Block 111954 · Commissioner Haskell
The Lone Gun1954 · Fairweather
Red Garters1954 · Billy Buckett
General Electric Theater1953 · Farber
99 River Street1953 · Stan Hogan
The Sniper1952 · Anderson
The Lusty Men1952 · Al Dawson
Hangman's Knot1952 · Cass Browne
Fourteen Hours1951 · Walter, room service waiter
Detective Story1951 · Det. Gallagher
Passage West1951 · Curly
Racket Squad1951
My Favorite Spy1951 · Newton
The Bob Hope Show1950 · Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · Self
Convicted1950 · Convict Ponti
The Nevadan1950 · Jeff
The Eagle and the Hawk1950 · Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
Francis1950 · Sergeant Chillingbacker
Copper Canyon1950 · Mullins
Hazard1948 · Oscar
Whispering Smith1948 · Whitey Du Sang
Blood on the Moon1948 · Jake Pindalest
Race Street1948 · Phil Dickson
The Trouble with Women1947 · Geeger
Easy Come, Easy Go1947 · Boss
Welcome Stranger1947 · Bill Walters
California1947 · Whitey
Road to Rio1947 · Trigger
The Perils of Pauline1947 · Mr. Joe Gurt
Variety Girl1947 · Frank Faylen
Suddenly It's Spring1947 · Harold Michaels
Cross My Heart1946 · Fingerprint Expert
It's a Wonderful Life1946 · Ernie
To Each His Own1946 · Babe
The Blue Dahlia1946 · Man Recommending Motel
Two Years Before the Mast1946 · Hansen
Our Hearts Were Growing Up1946 · Federal Agent
Blue Skies1946 · Mack (uncredited)
The Well Groomed Bride1946 · Cabbie
The Lost Weekend1945 · 'Bim' Nolan
You Came Along1945 · Bellboy (uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan1945 · Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
Bring on the Girls1945 · Sailor
Masquerade in Mexico1945 · Brooklyn (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde1945 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)- Bombalera1945 · Houlihan
And the Angels Sing1944 · Holman
The Canterville Ghost1944 · Lieutenant John Kane
A Guy Named Joe1944 · Major (uncredited)
Address Unknown1944 · Jimmie Blake
See Here, Private Hargrove1944 · M.P. (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble1944 · Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
Standing Room Only1944 · Cabbie
Good Morning, Judge1943 · Ben Pollard
Prairie Chickens1943 · Clem
The Unknown Guest1943 · Truck Driver (uncredited)
Get Going1943 · Hank
Yanks Ahoy1943 · Quartermaster Jenkins
Dixie Dugan1943 · Soldier (uncredited)
Silver Skates1943 · Eddie
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943 · Sailor (uncredited)
Corvette K-2251943 · Shipyard Painter
Slightly Dangerous1943 · Gateman (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here1943 · Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow1943 · Reporter (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest1943 · Speed Dugan
The Falcon Strikes Back1943 · Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Young Ideas1943 · Reporter (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister1943 · Henchman Silk
Nazty Nuisance1943 · Seaman Benson
Tough as They Come1942 · Collector
The Pride of the Yankees1942 · Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy1942 · Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story1942 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Whispering Ghosts1942 · Curly
Maisie Gets Her Man1942 · Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Mokey1942 · Police Desk Sergeant
Across the Pacific1942 · Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
About Face1942 · Bartender Jerry
Fall In1942 · Capt. Gillis
Joe Smith, American1942 · Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go1942 · Train Detective (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm1942 · Soldier (uncredited)
Wake Island1942
Somewhere I'll Find You1942 · Soldier Driving Jeep
Sergeant York1941 · But! Boy (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.1941 · Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Footsteps in the Dark1941 · Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Come Live with Me1941 · Waiter
Blossoms in the Dust1941 · Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
The Reluctant Dragon1941 · Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Father Steps Out1941 · Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Top Sergeant Mulligan1941 · Pat Dolan
Model Wife1941 · Master of Ceremonies
Thieves Fall Out1941 · Pick
Tanks a Million1941 · Pvt. Skivic
Let's Go Collegiate1941 · Speed Dorman
Steel Against the Sky1941 · Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath1940 · Tim
La Conga Nights1940 · Jeepers Peepers
Curtain Call1940 · Spike Malone
Just a Cute Kid1940 · Benny
Castle on the Hudson1940 · Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
City for Conquest1940 · Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
They Drive by Night1940 · Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Saturday's Children1940 · Cab Driver (uncredited)
Edison, the Man1940 · Galbreath
Brother Orchid1940 · Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays1940 · Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Alice in Movieland1940 · Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
East of the River1940 · Tour Guide (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th1940 · Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Married and in Love1940 · Jim Carter, Man in Bar
No Time for Comedy1940 · Cab Driver
Blame It on Love1940 · Studio Electrician- Crime Rave1939
No Place to Go1939 · Pete Shaffer
Gone with the Wind1939 · Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle1939 · Adjutant (uncredited)
Women in the Wind1939 · Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Lucky Night1939 · Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Reno1939 · J. Hezmer Briggs
It's a Wonderful World1939 · Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Waterfront1939 · Skids Riley
Five Came Back1939 · Photographer (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes1939 · Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight1939 · Ed
Thunder Afloat1939 · Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective1939 · Pete Foley - 1st pilot
Slapsie Maxie's1939 · Tiger Dorsey
You Can't Get Away with Murder1939 · Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours1939 · Henchman (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman1939 · New York Mechanic
No Time to Marry1938 · Waxler
Too Hot to Handle1938 · Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
The Invisible Menace1938 · Private of the Guard
Headin' East1937 · Joe
Dance Charlie Dance1937 · Ted Parks
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop1937 · Charlie Downs
Kid Galahad1937 · Barney
San Quentin1937 · Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
Marked Woman1937 · Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
The Cherokee Strip1937 · Joe Brady
Back in Circulation1937 · James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Smart Blonde1937 · Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
The Go-Getter1937 · Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
They Won't Forget1937 · Reporter
Ever Since Eve1937 · Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
That Certain Woman1937 · Reporter (uncredited)
Wine, Women and Horses1937 · Horse Buyer
Midnight Court1937 · Reporter
Romance in the Air1936 · Sure-Fire
The Sky Parade1936 · Pilot (uncredited)
Road Gang1936 · Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots1936 · Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
Border Flight1936 · Jimmie
Night Waitress1936 · Policeman at Torre's
All American Chump1936 · Reporter (uncredited)
China Clipper1936 · Weatherman (uncredited)
King of Hockey1936 · Swede
Double Exposure1935 · Press Photographer (uncredited)
