Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Acting

December 8, 1905 – August 2, 1985 (aged 79)

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
Movie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · Self (archive footage)
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Movie
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?1977 · Herbert T. Gillis
Quincy, M.E.
Series
Quincy, M.E.1976 · Janus
Funny Girl
Movie
Funny Girl1968 · Keeney
That Girl
Series
That Girl1966
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Movie
When the Boys Meet the Girls1965 · Phin Gray
My Mother the Car
Series
My Mother the Car1965
I Love Paraisópolis
Series
I Love Paraisópolis1965 · Mr. Dearborne
Fluffy
Movie
Fluffy1965 · Catfish
The Great Adventure
Series
The Great Adventure1963 · O'Brien
Petticoat Junction
Series
Petticoat Junction1963 · Ralph
The Amazing Spider-Man
Movie
The Amazing Spider-Man1962
North to Alaska
Movie
North to Alaska1960 · Arnie (uncredited)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959 · Herbert T. Gillis
Man with a Camera
Series
Man with a Camera1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · Sheriff Earl Tipton
Madagascar
Movie
Madagascar1957 · Red Harrison
Dino
Movie
Dino1957 · Frank Mandel
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Movie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957 · Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story
Series
Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story1956 · Sgt. Kruger
Three Brave Men
Movie
Three Brave Men1956 · Enos Warren
Everything But the Truth
Movie
Everything But the Truth1956 · 'Mac' McMillan
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Doc Alvarez
Away All Boats
Movie
Away All Boats1956 · Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Terror at Midnight
Movie
Terror at Midnight1956 · Fred Hill
Telephone Time
Series
Telephone Time1956
The McConnell Story
Movie
The McConnell Story1955 · Sfc. Sykes
The Looters
Movie
The Looters1955 · Stan Leppich
The Lone Gun
Movie
The Lone Gun1954 · Fairweather
Riot in Cell Block 11
Movie
Riot in Cell Block 111954 · Commissioner Haskell
Red Garters
Movie
Red Garters1954 · Billy Buckett
The Animal Trail
Series
The Animal Trail1953 · Stan Hogan
General Electric Theater
Series
General Electric Theater1953 · Farber
Hangman's Knot
Movie
Hangman's Knot1952 · Cass Browne
The Lusty Men
Movie
The Lusty Men1952 · Al Dawson
In a Land of Plenty
Series
In a Land of Plenty1952 · Anderson
My Favorite Spy
Movie
My Favorite Spy1951 · Newton
Detective Story
Movie
Detective Story1951 · Det. Gallagher
Miracle of Love
Series
Miracle of Love1951 · Curly
Racket Squad
Series
Racket Squad1951
Hazard
Movie
Hazard1948
Suddenly It's Spring
Movie
Suddenly It's Spring1947
Welcome Stranger
Movie
Welcome Stranger1947
Nazty Nuisance
Movie
Nazty Nuisance1943
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Movie
The Mystery of the 13th Guest1943
Father Steps Out
Movie
Father Steps Out1941
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Movie
Top Sergeant Mulligan1941
Headin' East
Movie
Headin' East1937