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Frank Faylen
Actor · Crew· 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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Funny Girl | Keeney | Film |
| 1965 | Fluffy | Catfish | Film |
| 1965 | The Monkey's Uncle | Mr. Dearborne | Film |
| 1965 | When the Boys Meet the Girls | Phin Gray | Film |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Herbert T. Gillis | TV |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Sheriff Cotton Wilson | Film |
| 1957 | Dino | Frank Mandel | Film |
| 1956 | 7th Cavalry | Sgt. Kruger | Film |
| 1956 | Terror at Midnight | Fred Hill | Film |
| 1956 | Away All Boats | Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran | Film |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story | Sfc. Sykes | Film |
| 1955 | The Looters | Stan Leppich | Film |
| 1954 | The Lone Gun | Fairweather | Film |
| 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11 | Commissioner Haskell | Film |
| 1954 | Red Garters | Billy Buckett | Film |
| 1953 | 99 River Street | Stan Hogan | Film |
| 1952 | Hangman's Knot | Cass Browne | Film |
| 1952 | The Sniper | Anderson | Film |
| 1952 | The Lusty Men | Al Dawson | Film |
| 1951 | Passage West | Curly | Film |
| 1951 | Fourteen Hours | Walter, room service waiter | Film |
| 1951 | Detective Story | Det. Gallagher | Film |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy | Newton | Film |
| 1950 | Francis | Sergeant Chillingbacker | Film |
| 1950 | The Nevadan | Jeff | Film |
| 1950 | Convicted | Convict Ponti | Film |
| 1950 | Copper Canyon | Mullins | Film |
| 1948 | Race Street | Phil Dickson | Film |
| 1948 | Blood on the Moon | Jake Pindalest | Film |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | Whitey Du Sang | Film |
| 1948 | Hazard | Oscar | Film |
| 1947 | Welcome Stranger | Bill Walters | Film |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline | Mr. Joe Gurt | Film |
| 1947 | Road to Rio | Trigger | Film |
| 1947 | California | Whitey | Film |
| 1947 | Suddenly It's Spring | Harold Michaels | Film |
| 1946 | The Blue Dahlia | Man Recommending Motel | Film |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Ernie | Film |
| 1946 | Blue Skies | Mack | Film |
| 1946 | To Each His Own | Babe | Film |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend | 'Bim' Nolan | Film |
| 1945 | The Affairs of Susan | Brooklyn Boy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost | Lieutenant John Kane | Film |
| 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | M.P. (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Address Unknown | Jimmie Blake | Film |
| 1943 | The Falcon Strikes Back | Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Speed Dugan | Film |
| 1943 | The Gang's All Here | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Silver Skates | Eddie | Film |
| 1943 | Prairie Chickens | Clem | Film |
| 1943 | The Unknown Guest | Truck Driver (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Nazty Nuisance | Seaman Benson | Film |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister | Henchman Silk | Film |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Shipyard Painter | Film |
| 1943 | Young Ideas | Reporter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Sergeant on Parade (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Wake Island | Film | |
| 1942 | Somewhere I'll Find You | Soldier Driving Jeep | Film |
| 1942 | Joe Smith, American | Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Whispering Ghosts | Curly | Film |
| 1942 | Mokey | Police Desk Sergeant | Film |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Man | Stage Manager (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | About Face | Bartender Jerry | Film |
| 1942 | A-Haunting We Will Go | Train Detective (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Footsteps in the Dark | Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | But! Boy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Tanks a Million | Pvt. Skivic | Film |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Egg Man in Diner (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Come Live with Me | Waiter | Film |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | Pick | Film |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Engineer Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Driver in Cafe (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Cab Driver | Film |
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