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