Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

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.

Acting

1987

1968

1966

1965

1960

North to Alaska
Movie

Arnie (uncredited)

1959

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Tv

Sheriff Earl Tipton

1957

1956

7th Cavalry
Movie

Sgt. Kruger

1956

1956

Away All Boats
Movie

Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

1955

The Looters
Movie

Stan Leppich

1954

Riot in Cell Block 11
Movie

Commissioner Haskell

1954

Red Garters
Movie

Billy Buckett

1953

1952

1952

1952

1951

Detective Story
Movie

Det. Gallagher

1951

Fourteen Hours
Movie

Walter, room service waiter

1950

The Eagle and the Hawk
Movie

Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

1950

Convicted
Movie

Convict Ponti

1950

Francis
Movie

Sergeant Chillingbacker

1948

Whispering Smith
Movie

Whitey Du Sang

1948

1948

Race Street
Movie

Phil Dickson

1947

1947

Variety Girl
Movie

Frank Faylen

1947

1946

The Blue Dahlia
Movie

Man Recommending Motel

1945

Masquerade in Mexico
Movie

Brooklyn (uncredited)

1945

1945

Incendiary Blonde
Movie

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1945

The Affairs of Susan
Movie

Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)

1945

You Came Along
Movie

Bellboy (uncredited)

1944

The Canterville Ghost
Movie

Lieutenant John Kane

1944

1944

1944

A Guy Named Joe
Movie

Major (uncredited)

1943

The Gang's All Here
Movie

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

1943

The Unknown Guest
Movie

Truck Driver (uncredited)

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie

Sailor (uncredited)

1943

Young Ideas
Movie

Reporter (uncredited)

1943

Yanks Ahoy
Movie

Quartermaster Jenkins

1943

Mission to Moscow
Movie

Reporter (uncredited)

1943

Slightly Dangerous
Movie

Gateman (uncredited)

1942

Across the Pacific
Movie

Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

1942

The Palm Beach Story
Movie

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1942

1942

A-Haunting We Will Go
Movie

Train Detective (uncredited)

1942

The Pride of the Yankees
Movie

Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Movie

Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

1942

Mokey
Movie

Police Desk Sergeant

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm
Movie

Soldier (uncredited)

1941

Steel Against the Sky
Movie

Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

1941

Sergeant York
Movie

But! Boy (uncredited)

1941

1941

Blossoms in the Dust
Movie

Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

1941

The Reluctant Dragon
Movie

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

1941

Model Wife
Movie

Master of Ceremonies

1941

Footsteps in the Dark
Movie

Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1940

East of the River
Movie

Tour Guide (uncredited)

1940

City for Conquest
Movie

Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

1940

They Drive by Night
Movie

Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

1940

Brother Orchid
Movie

Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1940

Saturday's Children
Movie

Cab Driver (uncredited)

1940

Curtain Call
Movie

Spike Malone

1940

Alice in Movieland
Movie

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

1940

Castle on the Hudson
Movie

Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

1940

The Fighting 69th
Movie

Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

1940

Married and in Love
Movie

Jim Carter, Man in Bar

1939

Invisible Stripes
Movie

Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

1939

Gone with the Wind
Movie

Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

1939

1939

1939

Thunder Afloat
Movie

Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

1939

Waterfront
Movie

Skids Riley

1939

It's a Wonderful World
Movie

Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

1939

Lucky Night
Movie

Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

1939

Women in the Wind
Movie

Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

1939

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Movie

Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

1938

Too Hot to Handle
Movie

Assistant Dubber (uncredited)

1938

The Invisible Menace
Movie

Private of the Guard

1937

That Certain Woman
Movie

Reporter (uncredited)

1937

Back in Circulation
Movie

James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

1937

Ever Since Eve
Movie

Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

1937

San Quentin
Movie

Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

1937

The Go-Getter
Movie

Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)

1937

Marked Woman
Movie

Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

1937

Smart Blonde
Movie

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

1936

All American Chump
Movie

Reporter (uncredited)

1936

China Clipper
Movie

Weatherman (uncredited)

1936

Bullets or Ballots
Movie

Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

1936

Road Gang
Movie

Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

1935

Double Exposure
Movie

Press Photographer (uncredited)

Infos

Full Name
Frank Faylen
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
12/8/1905
Date of Death
8/2/1985
Also Known As

Francis Charles Ruf

Frank Ruf

Charles Francis Ruf