Actor
Frank Faylen
174 movies as actor
Born Dec 8, 1905 – Aug 2, 1985 (aged 79)From Saint Louis, Missouri, USAAlso known as Francis Charles Ruf, Frank Ruf, Charles Francis Ruf
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
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Drama, Family
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Drama, War
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Drama
The Lost Weekend
1945 · Drama
Funny Girl
1968 · Comedy, Drama
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 · Western
Sergeant York
1941 · War, Drama
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · Drama, Music
The Palm Beach Story
1942 · Comedy, Romance
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · Crime, Mystery
Detective Story
1951 · Crime, Drama
The Reluctant Dragon
1941 · Animation, Family
Frank Faylen movies
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
1977 · Herbert T. Gillis
Funny Girl
1968 · Keeney
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965 · Phin Gray
The Monkey's Uncle
1965 · Mr. Dearborne
Fluffy
1965 · Catfish
North to Alaska
1960 · Arnie (uncredited)
Dino
1957 · Frank Mandel
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 · Sheriff Cotton Wilson
7th Cavalry
1956 · Sgt. Kruger
Three Brave Men
1956 · Enos Warren
Everything But the Truth
1956 · 'Mac' McMillan
Away All Boats
1956 · Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Terror at Midnight
1956 · Fred Hill
The McConnell Story
1955 · Sfc. Sykes
The Looters
1955 · Stan Leppich
The Lone Gun
1954 · Fairweather
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954 · Commissioner Haskell
Red Garters
1954 · Billy Buckett
99 River Street
1953 · Stan Hogan
Hangman's Knot
1952 · Cass Browne
The Lusty Men
1952 · Al Dawson
The Sniper
1952 · Anderson
My Favorite Spy
1951 · Newton
Detective Story
1951 · Det. Gallagher
Passage West
1951 · Curly
Fourteen Hours
1951 · Walter, room service waiter
Copper Canyon
1950 · Mullins
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950 · Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
Convicted
1950 · Convict Ponti
Francis
1950 · Sergeant Chillingbacker
The Nevadan
1950 · Jeff
Whispering Smith
1948 · Whitey Du Sang
Blood on the Moon
1948 · Jake Pindalest
Race Street
1948 · Phil Dickson
Hazard
1948 · Oscar
Road to Rio
1947 · Trigger
Variety Girl
1947 · Frank Faylen
The Perils of Pauline
1947 · Mr. Joe Gurt
The Trouble with Women
1947 · Geeger
Welcome Stranger
1947 · Bill Walters
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947 · Boss
California
1947 · Whitey
Suddenly It's Spring
1947 · Harold Michaels
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Ernie
Cross My Heart
1946 · Fingerprint Expert
Two Years Before the Mast
1946 · Hansen
Blue Skies
1946 · Mack (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946 · Federal Agent
The Well Groomed Bride
1946 · Cabbie
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · Man Recommending Motel
To Each His Own
1946 · Babe
Masquerade in Mexico
1945 · Brooklyn (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945 · 'Bim' Nolan
Incendiary Blonde
1945 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan
1945 · Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
You Came Along
1945 · Bellboy (uncredited)
Bring on the Girls
1945 · Sailor
Bombalera
Bombalera
1945 · Houlihan
The Canterville Ghost
1944 · Lieutenant John Kane
Address Unknown
1944 · Jimmie Blake
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944 · Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
1944 · Holman
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944 · M.P. (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
1944 · Major (uncredited)
Standing Room Only
1944 · Cabbie
The Gang's All Here
1943 · Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 · Speed Dugan
The Unknown Guest
1943 · Truck Driver (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
1943 · Shipyard Painter
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Sailor (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
1943 · Seaman Benson
Young Ideas
1943 · Reporter (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy
1943 · Quartermaster Jenkins
Get Going
1943 · Hank
Prairie Chickens
1943 · Clem
Good Morning, Judge
1943 · Ben Pollard
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Reporter (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister
1943 · Henchman Silk
Slightly Dangerous
1943 · Gateman (uncredited)
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943 · Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
1943 · Soldier (uncredited)
Silver Skates
1943 · Eddie
Fall In
1942 · Capt. Gillis
Across the Pacific
1942 · Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
1942 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942 · Soldier Driving Jeep
Wake Island
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942 · Train Detective (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
1942 · Collector
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942 · Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Whispering Ghosts
1942 · Curly
About Face
1942 · Bartender Jerry
Mokey
1942 · Police Desk Sergeant
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 · Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
1942 · Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
1941 · Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941 · Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Top Sergeant Mulligan
1941 · Pat Dolan
Sergeant York
1941 · But! Boy (uncredited)
Let's Go Collegiate
1941 · Speed Dorman
Tanks a Million
1941 · Pvt. Skivic
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 · Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Father Steps Out
1941 · Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
The Reluctant Dragon
1941 · Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out
1941 · Pick
Model Wife
1941 · Master of Ceremonies
Footsteps in the Dark
1941 · Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Come Live with Me
1941 · Waiter
East of the River
1940 · Tour Guide (uncredited)
Just a Cute Kid
1940 · Benny
City for Conquest
1940 · Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
1940 · Cab Driver
They Drive by Night
1940 · Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
1940 · Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Blame It on Love
1940 · Studio Electrician
Brother Orchid
1940 · Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
La Conga Nights
1940 · Jeepers Peepers
Edison, the Man
1940 · Galbreath
Saturday's Children
1940 · Cab Driver (uncredited)
Curtain Call
1940 · Spike Malone
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Tim
Alice in Movieland
1940 · Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940 · Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Married and in Love
1940 · Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Invisible Stripes
1939 · Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 · Pete Foley - 1st pilot
Reno
1939 · J. Hezmer Briggs
No Place to Go
1939 · Pete Shaffer
Slapsie Maxie's
1939 · Tiger Dorsey
Thunder Afloat
1939 · Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Waterfront
1939 · Skids Riley
Five Came Back
1939 · Photographer (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939 · Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Lucky Night
1939 · Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
1939 · Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
1939 · New York Mechanic
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 · Adjutant (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939 · Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939 · Henchman (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939 · Ed
Crime Rave
Crime Rave
1939
Too Hot to Handle
1938 · Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
No Time to Marry
1938 · Waxler
The Invisible Menace
1938 · Private of the Guard
Headin' East
1937 · Joe
Wine, Women and Horses
1937 · Horse Buyer
That Certain Woman
1937 · Reporter (uncredited)
Back in Circulation
1937 · James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
1937 · Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
1937 · Reporter
Dance Charlie Dance
1937 · Ted Parks
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937 · Charlie Downs
Kid Galahad
1937 · Barney
San Quentin
1937 · Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937 · Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
The Cherokee Strip
1937 · Joe Brady
Marked Woman
1937 · Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Midnight Court
1937 · Reporter
Smart Blonde
1937 · Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
King of Hockey
1936 · Swede
Night Waitress
1936 · Policeman at Torre's
All American Chump
1936 · Reporter (uncredited)
The Sky Parade
1936 · Pilot (uncredited)
China Clipper
1936 · Weatherman (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
1936 · Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
Border Flight
1936 · Jimmie
Romance in the Air
1936 · Sure-Fire
Road Gang
1936 · Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Double Exposure
1935 · Press Photographer (uncredited)
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