
Frank Faylen
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
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Tim
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
Funny Girl
Keeney
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (191)
Movies (175)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987as Self (archive footage)
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
1977as Herbert T. Gillis
Funny Girl
1968as Keeney
Fluffy
1965as Catfish
The Monkey's Uncle
1965as Mr. Dearborne
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965as Phin Gray
North to Alaska
1960as Arnie (uncredited)
The Sunrise Gun
1959as Doc Alvarez
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Dino
1957as Frank Mandel
Away All Boats
1956as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
7th Cavalry
1956as Sgt. Kruger
Three Brave Men
1956as Enos Warren
Terror at Midnight
1956as Fred Hill
Everything But the Truth
1956as 'Mac' McMillan
The McConnell Story
1955as Sfc. Sykes
The Looters
1955as Stan Leppich
Red Garters
1954as Billy Buckett
The Lone Gun
1954as Fairweather
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954as Commissioner Haskell
99 River Street
1953as Stan Hogan
The Lusty Men
1952as Al Dawson
The Sniper
1952as Anderson
Hangman's Knot
1952as Cass Browne
Detective Story
1951as Det. Gallagher
Fourteen Hours
1951as Walter, room service waiter
My Favorite Spy
1951as Newton
Passage West
1951as Curly
Convicted
1950as Convict Ponti
The Nevadan
1950as Jeff
Francis
1950as Sergeant Chillingbacker
Copper Canyon
1950as Mullins
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
Whispering Smith
1948as Whitey Du Sang
Race Street
1948as Phil Dickson
Blood on the Moon
1948as Jake Pindalest
Hazard
1948as Oscar
Welcome Stranger
1947as Bill Walters
California
1947as Whitey
Variety Girl
1947as Frank Faylen
Road to Rio
1947as Trigger
Suddenly It's Spring
1947as Harold Michaels
The Perils of Pauline
1947as Mr. Joe Gurt
The Trouble with Women
1947as Geeger
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947as Boss
It's a Wonderful Life
1946as Ernie
Blue Skies
1946as Mack
The Blue Dahlia
1946as Man Recommending Motel
To Each His Own
1946as Babe
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946as Federal Agent
Two Years Before the Mast
1946as Hansen
Cross My Heart
1946as Fingerprint Expert
The Well Groomed Bride
1946as Cabbie
Masquerade in Mexico
1945as Brooklyn (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945as 'Bim' Nolan
The Affairs of Susan
1945as Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
1945as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Bombalera
1945as Houlihan
You Came Along
1945as Bellboy (uncredited)
Bring on the Girls
1945as Sailor
And the Angels Sing
1944as Holman
The Canterville Ghost
1944as Lieutenant John Kane
A Guy Named Joe
1944as Major (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
Standing Room Only
1944as Cabbie
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944as M.P. (uncredited)
Address Unknown
1944as Jimmie Blake
Dixie Dugan
1943as Soldier (uncredited)
Good Morning, Judge
1943as Ben Pollard
Taxi, Mister
1943as Henchman Silk
Slightly Dangerous
1943as Gateman (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
1943as Seaman Benson
Silver Skates
1943as Eddie
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943as Speed Dugan
The Unknown Guest
1943as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
1943as Shipyard Painter
The Gang's All Here
1943as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943as Reporter (uncredited)
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943as Sailor (uncredited)
Prairie Chickens
1943as Clem
Get Going
1943as Hank
Young Ideas
1943as Reporter (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy
1943as Quartermaster Jenkins
Mokey
1942as Police Desk Sergeant
The Palm Beach Story
1942as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
About Face
1942as Bartender Jerry
Across the Pacific
1942as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942as Soldier Driving Jeep
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942as Soldier (uncredited)
Wake Island
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
1942as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Fall In
1942as Capt. Gillis
Joe Smith, American
1942as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
1942as Collector
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942as Train Detective (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Whispering Ghosts
1942as Curly
Model Wife
1941as Master of Ceremonies
Sergeant York
1941as But! Boy (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
1941as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Father Steps Out
1941as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Come Live with Me
1941as Waiter
Blossoms in the Dust
1941as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Footsteps in the Dark
1941as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Top Sergeant Mulligan
1941as Pat Dolan
Tanks a Million
1941as Pvt. Skivic
Steel Against the Sky
1941as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
Let's Go Collegiate
1941as Speed Dorman
Thieves Fall Out
1941as Pick
Edison, the Man
1940as Galbreath
They Drive by Night
1940as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940as Tim
La Conga Nights
1940as Jeepers Peepers
Brother Orchid
1940as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
1940as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Curtain Call
1940as Spike Malone
City for Conquest
1940as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
East of the River
1940as Tour Guide (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Alice in Movieland
1940as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Saturday's Children
1940as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Married and in Love
1940as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
No Time for Comedy
1940as Cab Driver
Castle on the Hudson
1940as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
Just a Cute Kid
1940as Benny
Blame It on Love
1940as Studio Electrician
Gone with the Wind
1939as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939as Ed
Invisible Stripes
1939as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Lucky Night
1939as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Reno
1939as J. Hezmer Briggs
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939as Adjutant (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
Thunder Afloat
1939as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Five Came Back
1939as Photographer (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
1939as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's
1939as Tiger Dorsey
Waterfront
1939as Skids Riley
The Flying Irishman
1939as New York Mechanic
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939as Henchman (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
No Place to Go
1939as Pete Shaffer
Crime Rave
1939
Too Hot to Handle
1938as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
The Invisible Menace
1938as Private of the Guard
No Time to Marry
1938as Waxler
San Quentin
1937as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
1937as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance
1937as Ted Parks
Marked Woman
1937as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Headin' East
1937as Joe
Kid Galahad
1937as Barney
That Certain Woman
1937as Reporter (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937as Charlie Downs
The Cherokee Strip
1937as Joe Brady
They Won't Forget
1937as Reporter
Smart Blonde
1937as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Back in Circulation
1937as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Midnight Court
1937as Reporter
Wine, Women and Horses
1937as Horse Buyer
Road Gang
1936as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Night Waitress
1936as Policeman at Torre's
Romance in the Air
1936as Sure-Fire
Border Flight
1936as Jimmie
Bullets or Ballots
1936as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
King of Hockey
1936as Swede
China Clipper
1936as Weatherman (uncredited)
The Sky Parade
1936as Pilot (uncredited)
All American Chump
1936as Reporter (uncredited)
Double Exposure
1935as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Television (16)
Quincy, M.E.
1976as Janus
That Girl
1966
My Mother the Car
1965
Petticoat Junction
1963as Ralph
The Great Adventure
1963as O'Brien
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959as Herbert T. Gillis
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958as Sheriff Earl Tipton
Man with a Camera
1958
Maverick
1957as Red Harrison
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Doc Alvarez
Telephone Time
1956
General Electric Theater
1953as Farber
Racket Squad
1951
The Bob Hope Show
1950as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950as Self
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