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Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

ActingBorn December 8, 1905Died August 2, 1985 (age 79)Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Filmography

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1977Movie
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Janus

TV
1968
Funny Girl

as Keeney

Movie
1966TV
1965Movie
1965
The Monkey's Uncle

as Mr. Dearborne

Movie
1965
Fluffy

as Catfish

Movie
1963TV
1963TV
1960
North to Alaska

as Arnie (uncredited)

Movie
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as Herbert T. Gillis

TV
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Sheriff Earl Tipton

TV
1957
Maverick

as Red Harrison

TV
1957
Dino

as Frank Mandel

Movie
1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Movie
1956
7th Cavalry

as Sgt. Kruger

Movie
1956
Three Brave Men

as Enos Warren

Movie
1956
Everything But the Truth

as 'Mac' McMillan

Movie
1956
Away All Boats

as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

Movie
1956
Terror at Midnight

as Fred Hill

Movie
1955
The McConnell Story

as Sfc. Sykes

Movie
1955
The Looters

as Stan Leppich

Movie
1954
The Lone Gun

as Fairweather

Movie
1954
Riot in Cell Block 11

as Commissioner Haskell

Movie
1954
Red Garters

as Billy Buckett

Movie
1953
99 River Street

as Stan Hogan

Movie
1952
Hangman's Knot

as Cass Browne

Movie
1952
The Lusty Men

as Al Dawson

Movie
1952
The Sniper

as Anderson

Movie
1951Movie
1951
Detective Story

as Det. Gallagher

Movie
1951
Passage West

as Curly

Movie
1951
Fourteen Hours

as Walter, room service waiter

Movie
1950
Copper Canyon

as Mullins

Movie
1950
The Eagle and the Hawk

as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

Movie
1950
Convicted

as Convict Ponti

Movie
1950TV
1950
Francis

as Sergeant Chillingbacker

Movie
1950Movie
1948
Whispering Smith

as Whitey Du Sang

Movie
1948
Blood on the Moon

as Jake Pindalest

Movie
1948
Race Street

as Phil Dickson

Movie
1948
Hazard

as Oscar

Movie
1947
Road to Rio

as Trigger

Movie
1947
Variety Girl

as Frank Faylen

Movie
1947
The Perils of Pauline

as Mr. Joe Gurt

Movie
1947Movie
1947
Welcome Stranger

as Bill Walters

Movie
1947Movie
1947
California

as Whitey

Movie
1947
Suddenly It's Spring

as Harold Michaels

Movie
1946Movie
1946
Cross My Heart

as Fingerprint Expert

Movie
1946Movie
1946
Blue Skies

as Mack

Movie
1946Movie
1946Movie
1946
The Blue Dahlia

as Man Recommending Motel

Movie
1946Movie
1945
Masquerade in Mexico

as Brooklyn (uncredited)

Movie
1945
The Lost Weekend

as 'Bim' Nolan

Movie
1945
Incendiary Blonde

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1945
The Affairs of Susan

as Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)

Movie
1945
You Came Along

as Bellboy (uncredited)

Movie
1945Movie
1945
Bombalera

as Houlihan

Movie
1944
The Canterville Ghost

as Lieutenant John Kane

Movie
1944
Address Unknown

as Jimmie Blake

Movie
1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

Movie
1944Movie
1944
See Here, Private Hargrove

as M.P. (uncredited)

Movie
1944
A Guy Named Joe

as Major (uncredited)

Movie
1944Movie
1943
The Gang's All Here

as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Movie
1943Movie
1943
The Unknown Guest

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Corvette K-225

as Shipyard Painter

Movie
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Sailor (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Nazty Nuisance

as Seaman Benson

Movie
1943
Young Ideas

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Yanks Ahoy

as Quartermaster Jenkins

Movie
1943
Get Going

as Hank

Movie
1943Movie
1943
Good Morning, Judge

as Ben Pollard

Movie
1943
Mission to Moscow

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Taxi, Mister

as Henchman Silk

Movie
1943
Slightly Dangerous

as Gateman (uncredited)

Movie
1943
The Falcon Strikes Back

as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Dixie Dugan

as Soldier (uncredited)

Movie
1943Movie
1942
Fall In

as Capt. Gillis

Movie
1942
Across the Pacific

as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

Movie
1942
The Palm Beach Story

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Somewhere I'll Find You

as Soldier Driving Jeep

Movie
1942Movie
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go

as Train Detective (uncredited)

Movie
1942
The Pride of the Yankees

as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Tough as They Come

as Collector

Movie
1942
Maisie Gets Her Man

as Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Movie
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy

as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1942
About Face

as Bartender Jerry

Movie
1942
Mokey

as Police Desk Sergeant

Movie
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm

as Soldier (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Joe Smith, American

as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Steel Against the Sky

as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

Movie
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.

as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Sergeant York

as But! Boy (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Let's Go Collegiate

as Speed Dorman

Movie
1941
Tanks a Million

as Pvt. Skivic

Movie
1941
Blossoms in the Dust

as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Movie
1941
Father Steps Out

as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

Movie
1941
The Reluctant Dragon

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Model Wife

as Master of Ceremonies

Movie
1941
Footsteps in the Dark

as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1940
East of the River

as Tour Guide (uncredited)

Movie
1940Movie
1940
City for Conquest

as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

Movie
1940
No Time for Comedy

as Cab Driver

Movie
1940
They Drive by Night

as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Pop Always Pays

as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

Movie
1940
Blame It on Love

as Studio Electrician

Movie
1940
Brother Orchid

as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1940
La Conga Nights

as Jeepers Peepers

Movie
1940
Edison, the Man

as Galbreath

Movie
1940
Saturday's Children

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Curtain Call

as Spike Malone

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Alice in Movieland

as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Castle on the Hudson

as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

Movie
1940
The Fighting 69th

as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Married and in Love

as Jim Carter, Man in Bar

Movie
1939
Invisible Stripes

as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Gone with the Wind

as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective

as Pete Foley - 1st pilot

Movie
1939
Reno

as J. Hezmer Briggs

Movie
1939
No Place to Go

as Pete Shaffer

Movie
1939
Slapsie Maxie's

as Tiger Dorsey

Movie
1939
Thunder Afloat

as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Waterfront

as Skids Riley

Movie
1939
Five Came Back

as Photographer (uncredited)

Movie
1939
It's a Wonderful World

as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Lucky Night

as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Women in the Wind

as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

Movie
1939
The Flying Irishman

as New York Mechanic

Movie
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

as Adjutant (uncredited)

Movie
1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder

as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Twelve Crowded Hours

as Henchman (uncredited)

Movie
1939Movie
1939Movie
1938
Too Hot to Handle

as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)

Movie
1938Movie
1938
The Invisible Menace

as Private of the Guard

Movie
1937Movie
1937Movie
1937
That Certain Woman

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Back in Circulation

as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Ever Since Eve

as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

Movie
1937Movie
1937Movie
1937Movie
1937
Kid Galahad

as Barney

Movie
1937
San Quentin

as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

Movie
1937
The Go-Getter

as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)

Movie
1937
The Cherokee Strip

as Joe Brady

Movie
1937
Marked Woman

as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Midnight Court

as Reporter

Movie
1937
Smart Blonde

as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1936Movie
1936
Night Waitress

as Policeman at Torre's

Movie
1936
All American Chump

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1936
The Sky Parade

as Pilot (uncredited)

Movie
1936
China Clipper

as Weatherman (uncredited)

Movie
1936
Bullets or Ballots

as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

Movie
1936
Border Flight

as Jimmie

Movie
1936
Romance in the Air

as Sure-Fire

Movie
1936
Road Gang

as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

Movie
1935
Double Exposure

as Press Photographer (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 8, 1905
Day of DeathAugust 2, 1985
Place of BirthSaint Louis, Missouri, USA
Popularity0.6
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