Frank Faylen

Dec 08, 1905 - Aug 02, 1985 (79 years old) in 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.

Known For

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The Beverly Hillbillies

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It's a Wonderful Life

Ernie

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Quincy, M.E.

Janus

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Petticoat Junction

Ralph

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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Herbert T. Gillis

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Maverick

Red Harrison

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Doc Alvarez

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

Sheriff Earl Tipton

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Gone with the Wind

Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

Credits

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1988

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? 1977

Herbert T. Gillis

★ NR
Quincy, M.E. 1976

Janus

★ 7.5
Funny Girl 1968

Keeney

★ 7.2
That Girl 1966

★ 6.2
When the Boys Meet the Girls 1965

Phin Gray

★ 3
My Mother the Car 1965

★ 4.3
The Monkey's Uncle 1965

Mr. Dearborne

★ 6
Fluffy 1965

Catfish

★ 6.5
The Great Adventure 1963

O'Brien

★ NR
Petticoat Junction 1963

Ralph

★ 5.8
The Beverly Hillbillies 1962

★ 6.8
North to Alaska 1960

Arnie (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 1959

Herbert T. Gillis

★ 5.8
Man with a Camera 1958

★ 4.6
Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958

Sheriff Earl Tipton

★ 6.9
Maverick 1957

Red Harrison

★ 6.8
Dino 1957

Frank Mandel

★ 7.2
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957

Sheriff Cotton Wilson

★ 7
7th Cavalry 1956

Sgt. Kruger

★ 5.7
Three Brave Men 1956

Enos Warren

★ 4.8
Everything But the Truth 1956

'Mac' McMillan

★ 8.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956

Doc Alvarez

★ 5.5
Away All Boats 1956

Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

★ 5.1
Terror at Midnight 1956

Fred Hill

★ 4.9
Telephone Time 1956

★ 6.3
The McConnell Story 1955

Sfc. Sykes

★ 6.3
The Looters 1955

Stan Leppich

★ 5.6
The Lone Gun 1954

Fairweather

★ 5.4
Riot in Cell Block 11 1954

Commissioner Haskell

★ 6.9
Red Garters 1954

Billy Buckett

★ 5
99 River Street 1953

Stan Hogan

★ 6.8
General Electric Theater 1953

Farber

★ 6.3
Hangman's Knot 1952

Cass Browne

★ 6.4
The Lusty Men 1952

Al Dawson

★ 6.6
The Sniper 1952

Anderson

★ 6.6
My Favorite Spy 1951

Newton

★ 6
Detective Story 1951

Det. Gallagher

★ 7
Passage West 1951

Curly

★ 6.2
Racket Squad 1951

★ 6
Fourteen Hours 1951

Walter, room service waiter

★ 7.2
Copper Canyon 1950

Mullins

★ 5.3
The Eagle and the Hawk 1950

Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

★ 5.4
The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950

Self

★ 6.8
Convicted 1950

Convict Ponti

★ 6.3
Francis 1950

Sergeant Chillingbacker

★ 5.5
The Nevadan 1950

Jeff

★ 5.8
Whispering Smith 1948

Whitey Du Sang

★ 6.4
Blood on the Moon 1948

Jake Pindalest

★ 6.1
Race Street 1948

Phil Dickson

★ 5.8
Hazard 1948

Oscar

★ 8
Road to Rio 1947

Trigger

★ 6.7
Variety Girl 1947

Frank Faylen

★ 6.1
The Perils of Pauline 1947

Mr. Joe Gurt

★ 6.2
The Trouble with Women 1947

Geeger

★ NR
Welcome Stranger 1947

Bill Walters

★ 6.6
Easy Come, Easy Go 1947

Boss

★ NR
California 1947

Whitey

★ 6.5
Suddenly It's Spring 1947

Harold Michaels

★ 4.3
It's a Wonderful Life 1946

Ernie

★ 8.3
Cross My Heart 1946

Fingerprint Expert

★ NR
Two Years Before the Mast 1946

Hansen

★ 6.2
Blue Skies 1946

Mack

★ 6
Our Hearts Were Growing Up 1946

Federal Agent

★ 6.2
The Well Groomed Bride 1946

Cabbie

★ 4
The Blue Dahlia 1946

Man Recommending Motel

★ 6.7
To Each His Own 1946

Babe

★ 6.8
Masquerade in Mexico 1945

Brooklyn (uncredited)

★ 5.4
The Lost Weekend 1945

'Bim' Nolan

★ 7.6
Incendiary Blonde 1945

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

★ 5.1
The Affairs of Susan 1945

Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)

★ 6.1
You Came Along 1945

Bellboy (uncredited)

★ 7
Bring on the Girls 1945

Sailor

★ 6.1
Bombalera 1945

Houlihan

★ NR
The Canterville Ghost 1944

Lieutenant John Kane

★ 6.7
Address Unknown 1944

Jimmie Blake

★ 6.4
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble 1944

Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

★ 5.8
And the Angels Sing 1944

Holman

★ 7
See Here, Private Hargrove 1944

M.P. (uncredited)

★ 6
Standing Room Only 1944

Cabbie

★ 5
The Gang's All Here 1943

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

★ 5.8
A Guy Named Joe 1943

Major (uncredited)

★ 6.6
The Mystery of the 13th Guest 1943

Speed Dugan

★ 5.4
The Unknown Guest 1943

Truck Driver (uncredited)

★ NR
Corvette K-225 1943

Shipyard Painter

★ 6.1
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943

Sailor (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Nazty Nuisance 1943

Seaman Benson

★ 3.8
Young Ideas 1943

Reporter (uncredited)

★ 4.6
Yanks Ahoy 1943

Quartermaster Jenkins

★ 6.3
Get Going 1943

Hank

★ NR
Prairie Chickens 1943

Clem

★ NR
Good Morning, Judge 1943

Ben Pollard

★ NR
Mission to Moscow 1943

Reporter (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Taxi, Mister 1943

Henchman Silk

★ 4.2
Slightly Dangerous 1943

Gateman (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Falcon Strikes Back 1943

Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

★ 5.6
Dixie Dugan 1943

Soldier (uncredited)

★ 5
Silver Skates 1943

Eddie

★ 5
Fall In 1942

Capt. Gillis

★ 6
Across the Pacific 1942

Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

★ 6.6
The Palm Beach Story 1942

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

★ 7
Somewhere I'll Find You 1942

Soldier Driving Jeep

★ 5.9
Wake Island 1942

★ 5.7
A-Haunting We Will Go 1942

Train Detective (uncredited)

★ 6
The Pride of the Yankees 1942

Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

★ 7.4
Tough as They Come 1942

Collector

★ NR
Maisie Gets Her Man 1942

Stage Manager (Uncredited)

★ 6.5
Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942

Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

★ 7.1
Whispering Ghosts 1942

Curly

★ 6.3
About Face 1942

Bartender Jerry

★ 6
Mokey 1942

Police Desk Sergeant

★ 5
Star Spangled Rhythm 1942

Soldier (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Joe Smith, American 1942

Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Steel Against the Sky 1941

Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

★ 5
H.M. Pulham, Esq. 1941

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Top Sergeant Mulligan 1941

Pat Dolan

★ 5
Sergeant York 1941

But! Boy (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Let's Go Collegiate 1941

Speed Dorman

★ 5
Tanks a Million 1941

Pvt. Skivic

★ 5.3
Blossoms in the Dust 1941

Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

★ 6.6
Father Steps Out 1941

Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

★ 3
The Reluctant Dragon 1941

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Thieves Fall Out 1941

Pick

★ 5.5
Model Wife 1941

Master of Ceremonies

★ NR
Footsteps in the Dark 1941

Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Come Live with Me 1941

Waiter

★ 7
East of the River 1940

Tour Guide (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Just a Cute Kid 1940

Benny

★ NR
City for Conquest 1940

Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

★ 6.8
No Time for Comedy 1940

Cab Driver

★ 5.4
They Drive by Night 1940

Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Pop Always Pays 1940

Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

★ NR
Blame It on Love 1940

Studio Electrician

★ 2.5
Brother Orchid 1940

Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

★ 6.5
La Conga Nights 1940

Jeepers Peepers

★ 7.5
Edison, the Man 1940

Galbreath

★ 6.6
Saturday's Children 1940

Cab Driver (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Curtain Call 1940

Spike Malone

★ 7.3
The Grapes of Wrath 1940

Tim

★ 7.8
Alice in Movieland 1940

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Castle on the Hudson 1940

Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Fighting 69th 1940

Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

★ 5.4
Married and in Love 1940

Jim Carter, Man in Bar

★ 5.3
Invisible Stripes 1939

Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Gone with the Wind 1939

Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

★ 7.9
Nick Carter, Master Detective 1939

Pete Foley - 1st pilot

★ 5.7
Reno 1939

J. Hezmer Briggs

★ 6
No Place to Go 1939

Pete Shaffer

★ 6
Slapsie Maxie's 1939

Tiger Dorsey

★ 5
Thunder Afloat 1939

Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Waterfront 1939

Skids Riley

★ 6.3
Five Came Back 1939

Photographer (uncredited)

★ 6.2
It's a Wonderful World 1939

Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Lucky Night 1939

Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Women in the Wind 1939

Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Flying Irishman 1939

New York Mechanic

★ 4.6
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 1939

Adjutant (uncredited)

★ 6.9
You Can't Get Away with Murder 1939

Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

★ 5.6
Twelve Crowded Hours 1939

Henchman (uncredited)

★ 5.2
Idiot's Delight 1939

Ed

★ 6.1
Crime Rave 1939

★ NR
No Time to Marry 1938

Waxler

★ 6
The Invisible Menace 1938

Private of the Guard

★ 4.1
Headin' East 1937

Joe

★ NR
Wine, Women and Horses 1937

Horse Buyer

★ 4
Back in Circulation 1937

James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Ever Since Eve 1937

Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

★ 5.8
They Won't Forget 1937

Reporter

★ 5.7
Dance Charlie Dance 1937

Ted Parks

★ 6
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937

Charlie Downs

★ 6.8
Kid Galahad 1937

Barney

★ 7
San Quentin 1937

Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Go-Getter 1937

Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Cherokee Strip 1937

Joe Brady

★ 6
Marked Woman 1937

Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Midnight Court 1937

Reporter

★ 4.8
Smart Blonde 1937

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

★ 6.2
King of Hockey 1936

Swede

★ 5
Night Waitress 1936

Policeman at Torre's

★ 5.8
All American Chump 1936

Reporter (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Sky Parade 1936

Pilot (uncredited)

★ NR
China Clipper 1936

Weatherman (uncredited)

★ 5.6
Bullets or Ballots 1936

Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Border Flight 1936

Jimmie

★ 6
Romance in the Air 1936

Sure-Fire

★ NR
Road Gang 1936

Radio Dispatcher

★ 6.5
Double Exposure 1935

Press Photographer (uncredited)

★ 7

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