Frank Faylen

Actor

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.

Born: December 8, 1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died: August 2, 1985 (Age 79)

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Frank Faylen Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Two Years Before the Mast Movie	6.7	Actor	Hansen	1946
Gone with the Wind Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)	1939
Women in the Wind Movie	5.8	Actor	Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)	1939
It's a Wonderful Life Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	8.5	Actor	Ernie	1946
Idiot's Delight Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Ed	1939
They Won't Forget Movie	7	Actor	Reporter	1937
Blood on the Moon Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Jake Pindalest	1948
Nazty Nuisance Movie	4.3	Actor	Seaman Benson	1943
The Looters Movie	5.9	Actor	Stan Leppich	1955
Tough as They Come Movie	6.4	Actor	Collector	1942
Kid Galahad Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Barney	1937
And the Angels Sing Movie	6	Actor	Holman	1944
Marked Woman Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7	Actor	Cabbie #2 (uncredited)	1937
Our Hearts Were Growing Up Movie	6.8	Actor	Federal Agent	1946
Mission to Moscow Movie	5.2	Actor	Reporter (uncredited)	1943
They Drive by Night Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7	Actor	Driver in Cafe (uncredited)	1940
The Falcon Strikes Back Movie	6.2	Actor	Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)	1943
The Sniper Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Anderson	1952
Whispering Smith Movie	6.8	Actor	Whitey Du Sang	1948
Lucky Night Movie	5.9	Actor	Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)	1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Adjutant (uncredited)	1939
Detective Story Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Det. Gallagher	1951
Slightly Dangerous Movie	6.5	Actor	Gateman (uncredited)	1943
The Nevadan Movie	6.1	Actor	Jeff	1950
Edison, the Man Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Galbreath	1940
Dino Movie	6.6	Actor	Frank Mandel	1957
California Movie	5.9	Actor	Whitey	1947
Midnight Court Movie	5.7	Actor	Reporter	1937
Married and in Love Movie	5.6	Actor	Jim Carter, Man in Bar	1940
Fall In Movie	5.9	Actor	Capt. Gillis	1942
The Monkey's Uncle Movie	5.6	Actor	Mr. Dearborne	1965
Five Came Back Movie	6.9	Actor	Photographer (uncredited)	1939
Sergeant York Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	But! Boy (uncredited)	1941
Joe Smith, American Movie	6	Actor	Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)	1942
Come Live with Me Movie	7.2	Actor	Waiter	1941
Race Street Movie	6.3	Actor	Phil Dickson	1948
Top Sergeant Mulligan Movie	5	Actor	Pat Dolan	1941
Headin' East Movie	5.9	Actor	Joe	1937
The Lost Weekend Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	8	Actor	'Bim' Nolan	1945
Wine, Women and Horses Movie	5.3	Actor	Horse Buyer	1937
Footsteps in the Dark Movie	6.5	Actor	Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)	1941
The Palm Beach Story Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Taxi Driver (uncredited)	1942
Castle on the Hudson Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)	1940
Funny Girl Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Keeney	1968
See Here, Private Hargrove Movie	6	Actor	M.P. (uncredited)	1944
Riot in Cell Block 11 Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Commissioner Haskell	1954
Terror at Midnight Movie	6.6	Actor	Fred Hill	1956
The Lone Gun Movie	5.6	Actor	Fairweather	1954
99 River Street Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Stan Hogan	1953
7th Cavalry Movie	5.6	Actor	Sgt. Kruger	1956
Hangman's Knot Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Cass Browne	1952
The McConnell Story Movie	6.1	Actor	Sfc. Sykes	1955
The Mystery of the 13th Guest Movie	5.2	Actor	Speed Dugan	1943
Everything But the Truth Movie	6.4	Actor	'Mac' McMillan	1956
Passage West Movie	5.9	Actor	Curly	1951
Road to Rio Movie	7	Actor	Trigger	1947
The Lusty Men Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Al Dawson	1952
Welcome Stranger Movie	6.6	Actor	Bill Walters	1947
Hazard Movie	6	Actor	Oscar	1948
Father Steps Out Movie	3.3	Actor	Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam	1941
Convicted Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Convict Ponti	1950
Copper Canyon Movie	5.9	Actor	Mullins	1950
The Perils of Pauline Movie	6.2	Actor	Mr. Joe Gurt	1947
Fluffy Movie	5.7	Actor	Catfish	1965
Thieves Fall Out Movie	5.8	Actor	Pick	1941
Suddenly It's Spring Movie	6.2	Actor	Harold Michaels	1947
Yanks Ahoy Movie	5.4	Actor	Quartermaster Jenkins	1943
The Eagle and the Hawk Movie	5.8	Actor	Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman	1950
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Movie Available on 18 streaming services.	7	Actor	Sheriff Cotton Wilson	1957
Blue Skies Movie	6.2	Actor	Mack	1946
Curtain Call Movie	5.6	Actor	Spike Malone	1940
Taxi, Mister Movie	6.5	Actor	Henchman Silk	1943
No Place to Go Movie	5.8	Actor	Pete Shaffer	1939
Red Garters Movie	5.6	Actor	Billy Buckett	1954
Waterfront Movie	5.6	Actor	Skids Riley	1939
Good Morning, Judge Movie	6.6	Actor	Ben Pollard	1943
The Trouble with Women Movie	5.9	Actor	Geeger	1947
Address Unknown Movie	6.7	Actor	Jimmie Blake	1944
Easy Come, Easy Go Movie	6.9	Actor	Boss	1947
The Invisible Menace Movie	5	Actor	Private of the Guard	1938
Masquerade in Mexico Movie	5.6	Actor	Brooklyn (uncredited)	1945
Prairie Chickens Movie	5.9	Actor	Clem	1943
Tanks a Million Movie	5.7	Actor	Pvt. Skivic	1941
Get Going Movie	5.1	Actor	Hank	1943
You Can't Get Away with Murder Movie	6.1	Actor	Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)	1939
Mokey Movie	4.7	Actor	Police Desk Sergeant	1942
Nick Carter, Master Detective Movie	5.9	Actor	Pete Foley - 1st pilot	1939
The Canterville Ghost Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7	Actor	Lieutenant John Kane	1944
Away All Boats Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran	1956
Thunder Afloat Movie	6.1	Actor	Recruiting Officer (uncredited)	1939
Three Brave Men Movie	6.6	Actor	Enos Warren	1956
Francis Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	Sergeant Chillingbacker	1950
The Cherokee Strip Movie	6.2	Actor	Joe Brady	1937
Border Flight Movie	6.7	Actor	Jimmie	1936
The Blue Dahlia Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7	Actor	Man Recommending Motel	1946
Fourteen Hours Movie	6.9	Actor	Walter, room service waiter	1951
To Each His Own Movie	7.5	Actor	Babe	1946
My Favorite Spy Movie	6.3	Actor	Newton	1951
Standing Room Only Movie	6.9	Actor	Cabbie	1944
Let's Go Collegiate Movie	4.8	Actor	Speed Dorman	1941
Silver Skates Movie	5	Actor	Eddie	1943
Dance Charlie Dance Movie	5.8	Actor	Ted Parks	1937
Steel Against the Sky Movie	5.5	Actor	Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)	1941
No Time for Comedy Movie	6	Actor	Cab Driver	1940
Pop Always Pays Movie	5.5	Actor	Minerva Auto Loan Cashier	1940
Model Wife Movie	5.7	Actor	Master of Ceremonies	1941
King of Hockey Movie	5.4	Actor	Swede	1936
Cross My Heart Movie	6.3	Actor	Fingerprint Expert	1946
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Movie	6	Actor	Charlie Downs	1937
Saturday's Children Movie	6.2	Actor	Cab Driver (uncredited)	1940
Young Ideas Movie	5.3	Actor	Reporter (uncredited)	1943
The Well Groomed Bride Movie	5.4	Actor	Cabbie	1946
The Affairs of Susan Movie	6.3	Actor	Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)	1945
All American Chump Movie	6.2	Actor	Reporter (uncredited)	1936
No Time to Marry Movie	6.3	Actor	Waxler	1938
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble Movie	6.3	Actor	Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)	1944
Whispering Ghosts Movie	5.7	Actor	Curly	1942
Maisie Gets Her Man Movie	6	Actor	Stage Manager (Uncredited)	1942
Night Waitress Movie	5.4	Actor	Policeman at Torre's	1936
The Gang's All Here Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Marine Sergeant (uncredited)	1943
La Conga Nights Movie	6.8	Actor	Jeepers Peepers	1940
Bring on the Girls Movie	5.7	Actor	Sailor	1945
H.M. Pulham, Esq. Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Marine Sergeant (uncredited)	1941
Somewhere I'll Find You Movie	5.9	Actor	Soldier Driving Jeep	1942
A-Haunting We Will Go Movie	6.4	Actor	Train Detective (uncredited)	1942
Road Gang Movie	6.1	Actor	Radio Dispatcher	1936
Back in Circulation Movie	6.1	Actor	James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)	1937
Corvette K-225 Movie	6.3	Actor	Shipyard Painter	1943
The Reluctant Dragon Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Orchestra Leader (uncredited)	1941
The Fighting 69th Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)	1940
Smart Blonde Movie	6.2	Actor	Ambulance Driver (uncredited)	1937
Incendiary Blonde Movie	6.4	Actor	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)	1945
Across the Pacific Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)	1942
Ever Since Eve Movie	6.4	Actor	Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)	1937
Yankee Doodle Dandy Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)	1942
East of the River Movie	6.1	Actor	Tour Guide (uncredited)	1940
Dixie Dugan Movie	7.4	Actor	Soldier (uncredited)	1943
The Pride of the Yankees Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)	1942
The Go-Getter Movie	6.2	Actor	Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)	1937
Twelve Crowded Hours Movie	5.3	Actor	Henchman (uncredited)	1939
The Grapes of Wrath Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	8	Actor	Tim	1940
The Flying Irishman Movie	4.9	Actor	New York Mechanic	1939
China Clipper Movie	6	Actor	Weatherman (uncredited)	1936
It's a Wonderful World Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)	1939
Brother Orchid Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)	1940
Blossoms in the Dust Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Man with Man Carrying Dead Child	1941
Invisible Stripes Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)	1939
City for Conquest Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)	1940
A Guy Named Joe Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Major (uncredited)	1943
Bullets or Ballots Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)	1936
Variety Girl Movie	6.1	Actor	Frank Faylen	1947
Star Spangled Rhythm Movie	6.4	Actor	Soldier (uncredited)	1942
When the Boys Meet the Girls Movie	4.6	Actor	Phin Gray	1965
Blame It on Love Movie	6.6	Actor	Studio Electrician	1940
Wake Island Movie	6.9	Actor		1942
Thank Your Lucky Stars Movie	6.5	Actor	Sailor (uncredited)	1943
You Came Along Movie	6.4	Actor	Bellboy (uncredited)	1945
Reno Movie	5.4	Actor	J. Hezmer Briggs	1939
San Quentin Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)	1937
North to Alaska Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7	Actor	Arnie (uncredited)	1960
The Unknown Guest Movie	5.4	Actor	Truck Driver (uncredited)	1943
The Sky Parade Movie	7.3	Actor	Pilot (uncredited)	1936
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis TV Show Available on 10 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Herbert T. Gillis 147 Episodes	1959-1963
The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1950-1955
That Girl TV Show Available on 13 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	2 Episodes	1966-1971
Man with a Camera TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	7	Actor	1 Episode	1958-1960
My Mother the Car TV Show	4.5	Actor	2 Episodes	1965-1966
Wanted: Dead or Alive TV Show Available on 7 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Sheriff Earl Tipton 1 Episode	1958-1961
Maverick TV Show Available on 6 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Red Harrison 1 Episode	1957-1962
The Great Adventure TV Show	7.1	Actor	O'Brien 1 Episode	1963-1964
The Beverly Hillbillies TV Show Available on 14 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	1 Episode	1962-1971
Quincy, M.E. TV Show	7.4	Actor	Janus 1 Episode	1976-1983
General Electric Theater TV Show	6.6	Actor	Farber 1 Episode	1953-1962
Zane Grey Theatre TV Show	7.3	Actor	Doc Alvarez 1 Episode	1956-1961
Racket Squad TV Show	7.3	Actor	1 Episode	1950-1953
Telephone Time TV Show	6.8	Actor	1 Episode	1956-1958
Petticoat Junction TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Ralph 1 Episode	1963-1970
The Bob Hope Show TV Show	7.1	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1950
Slapsie Maxie's Short Film	6	Actor	Tiger Dorsey	1939
Double Exposure Short Film	5.2	Actor	Press Photographer (uncredited)	1935
Just a Cute Kid Short Film	5.2	Actor	Benny	1940
Crime Rave Short Film	6.4	Actor		1939
Bombalera Short Film	9.3	Actor	Houlihan	1945
Alice in Movieland Short Film	5.7	Actor	Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)	1940
About Face Short Film	5.5	Actor	Bartender Jerry	1942
James Stewart's Wonderful Life Movie	7.4	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1988
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? Movie	6.1	Actor	Herbert T. Gillis	1977
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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