Frank Faylen
Acting

Frank Faylen

Born 1905-12-08 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA · Died 1985-08-02

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.

ActorCast

Known for

Gone with the Wind★ 8Viewing moment
Gone with the Wind
1939
It's a Wonderful Life★ 8.3Viewing moment
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral★ 7Viewing moment
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
The Lost Weekend★ 7.7Viewing moment
The Lost Weekend
1945
Wanted: Dead or Alive★ 7Viewing moment
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Series
Yankee Doodle Dandy★ 7.1Viewing moment
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
The Grapes of Wrath★ 7.8Viewing moment
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Marked Woman★ 6.6Viewing moment
Marked Woman
1937
North to Alaska★ 6.6Viewing moment
North to Alaska
1960
Funny Girl★ 7.2Viewing moment
Funny Girl
1968
Blood on the Moon★ 6.1Viewing moment
Blood on the Moon
1948
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Series
The Palm Beach Story★ 7.1Viewing moment
The Palm Beach Story
1942
The Blue Dahlia★ 6.7Viewing moment
The Blue Dahlia
1946
The Reluctant Dragon★ 6.7Viewing moment
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
Away All Boats★ 5.4Viewing moment
Away All Boats
1956
Sergeant York★ 7.2Viewing moment
Sergeant York
1941
Suddenly It's Spring★ 4Viewing moment
Suddenly It's Spring
1947
They Drive by Night★ 6.8Viewing moment
They Drive by Night
1940
The Sniper★ 6.7Viewing moment
The Sniper
1952
The Perils of Pauline★ 6.2Viewing moment
The Perils of Pauline
1947
The Monkey's Uncle★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
The Pride of the Yankees★ 7.3Viewing moment
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
Curtain Call★ 7.3Viewing moment
Curtain Call
1940
The Lusty Men★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Lusty Men
1952
Invisible Stripes★ 6.3Viewing moment
Invisible Stripes
1939
Detective Story★ 6.9Viewing moment
Detective Story
1951
Terror at Midnight★ 4.8Viewing moment
Terror at Midnight
1956
Across the Pacific★ 6.4Viewing moment
Across the Pacific
1942
The Gang's All Here★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Gang's All Here
1943
A-Haunting We Will Go★ 6.1Viewing moment
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
Convicted★ 6.5Viewing moment
Convicted
1950
Nick Carter, Master Detective★ 5.7Viewing moment
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
99 River Street★ 6.8Viewing moment
99 River Street
1953
Francis★ 5.7Viewing moment
Francis
1950
Fourteen Hours★ 7.1Viewing moment
Fourteen Hours
1951
Bullets or Ballots★ 6.6Viewing moment
Bullets or Ballots
1936
Corvette K-225★ 6.2Viewing moment
Corvette K-225
1943
Let's Go Collegiate★ 5Viewing moment
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle★ 7.1Viewing moment
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939

Frequent collaborators

George TobiasGeorge TobiasAllen JenkinsAllen JenkinsCedric GibbonsCedric GibbonsHarry HaydenHarry HaydenEdwin B. WillisEdwin B. WillisEmory ParnellEmory ParnellHumphrey BogartHumphrey BogartAlan LaddAlan Ladd