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
all 189
Movies 173
TV Shows 16
self 4
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Movie
Herbert T. Gillis
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? (1977)
Movie
Keeney
Funny Girl (1968)
Movie
1
Mr. Dearborne
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
Movie
Catfish
Fluffy (1965)
Movie
O'Brien
The Great Adventure (1963)
TV
Arnie (uncredited)
North to Alaska (1960)
Movie
Herbert T. Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
TV
6
Sheriff Earl Tipton
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Red Harrison
Maverick (1957)
TV
5.33
Frank Mandel
Dino (1957)
Movie
Cotton Wilson
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Movie
4
Sgt. Kruger
7th Cavalry (1956)
Movie
'Mac' McMillan
Everything But the Truth (1956)
Movie
Enos Warren
Three Brave Men (1956)
Movie
Doc Alvarez
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Away All Boats (1956)
Movie
Fred Hill
Terror at Midnight (1956)
Movie
Sfc. Sykes
The McConnell Story (1955)
Movie
Stan Leppich
The Looters (1955)
Movie
Fairweather
The Lone Gun (1954)
Movie
Commissioner Haskell
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
Movie
Billy Buckett
Red Garters (1954)
Movie
Stan Hogan
99 River Street (1953)
Movie
Cass Browne
Hangman's Knot (1952)
Movie
Al Dawson
The Lusty Men (1952)
Movie
6
Police Insp. Anderson
The Sniper (1952)
Movie
2
Det. Gallagher
Detective Story (1951)
Movie
Walter, room service waiter
Fourteen Hours (1951)
Movie
Mullins
Copper Canyon (1950)
Movie
Red Hyatt
The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
Movie
Convict Ponti
Convicted (1950)
Movie
Sergeant Chillingbacker
Francis (1950)
Movie
Whitey Du Sang
Whispering Smith (1948)
Movie
7.33
Jake Pindalest
Blood on the Moon (1948)
Movie
Phil Dickson
Race Street (1948)
Movie
Oscar
Hazard (1948)
Movie
Trigger
Road to Rio (1947)
Movie
3.89
Frank Faylen
Variety Girl (1947)
Movie
Mr. Joe Gurt
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Movie
Bill Walters
Welcome Stranger (1947)
Movie
Whitey
California (1947)
Movie
Harold Michaels
Suddenly It's Spring (1947)
Movie
Fingerprint Expert
Cross My Heart (1946)
Movie
Federal Agent
Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)
Movie
Man Recommending Motel
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Movie
Brooklyn (uncredited)
Masquerade in Mexico (1945)
Movie
'Bim' Nolan
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Movie
5.14
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
Movie
Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
Movie
Bellboy (uncredited)
You Came Along (1945)
Movie
Houlihan
Bombalera (1945)
Movie
Lieutenant John Kane
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
Movie
Jimmie Blake
Address Unknown (1944)
Movie
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
Movie
M.P. (uncredited)
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
Movie
Major (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Movie
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here (1943)
Movie
Speed Dugan aka McGinnis
The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)
Movie
Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Unknown Guest (1943)
Movie
Shipyard Painter
Corvette K-225 (1943)
Movie
Sailor (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Movie
Seaman Benson
Nazty Nuisance (1943)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Young Ideas (1943)
Movie
Quartermaster Jenkins
Yanks Ahoy (1943)
Movie
Ben Pollard
Good Morning, Judge (1943)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
Movie
Gateman (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Movie
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
Movie
2.83
Soldier (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan (1943)
Movie
Henchman
Sucker Bait (1943)
Movie
Capt. Gillis
Fall In (1942)
Movie
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Across the Pacific (1942)
Movie
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Movie
6
Soldier Driving Jeep
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
Movie
Train Detective (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
Movie
8
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Movie
6
Collector
Tough as They Come (1942)
Movie
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
Movie
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Movie
Police Desk Sergeant
Mokey (1942)
Movie
Soldier (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
Movie
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American (1942)
Movie
Major
Hay Foot (1942)
Movie
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky (1941)
Movie
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
Movie
Pat Dolan
Top Sergeant Mulligan (1941)
Movie
But! Boy (uncredited)
Sergeant York (1941)
Movie
1
Speed Dorman
Let's Go Collegiate (1941)
Movie
Pvt. Skivic
Tanks a Million (1941)
Movie
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Movie
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Father Steps Out (1941)
Movie
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Movie
8
Master of Ceremonies
Model Wife (1941)
Movie
Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Movie
Tour Guide (uncredited)
East of the River (1940)
Movie
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
City for Conquest (1940)
Movie
Cab Driver
No Time for Comedy (1940)
Movie
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
They Drive by Night (1940)
Movie
6
Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Pop Always Pays (1940)
Movie
Studio Electrician
Blame It on Love (1940)
Movie
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Brother Orchid (1940)
Movie
Jeepers Peepers
La Conga Nights (1940)
Movie
Galbreath
Edison, the Man (1940)
Movie
4
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Saturday's Children (1940)
Movie
Spike Malone
Curtain Call (1940)
Movie
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Alice in Movieland (1940)
Movie
Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
Movie
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th (1940)
Movie
Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Married and in Love (1940)
Movie
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
Movie
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Movie
5.55
J. Hezmer Briggs
Reno (1939)
Movie
Pete Shafter
No Place to Go (1939)
Movie
Tiger Dorsey, the Champ
Slapsie Maxie's (1939)
Movie
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat (1939)
Movie
Skids Riley
Waterfront (1939)
Movie
Photographer (uncredited)
Five Came Back (1939)
Movie
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Movie
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Lucky Night (1939)
Movie
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Women in the Wind (1939)
Movie
New York Mechanic
The Flying Irishman (1939)
Movie
Adjutant (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Movie
5.6
Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
Movie
Private of the Guard
The Invisible Menace (1938)
Movie
Horse Buyer
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)
Movie
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Back in Circulation (1937)
Movie
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve (1937)
Movie
Ted Parks
Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
Movie
Charlie Downs
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
Movie
Barney
Kid Galahad (1937)
Movie
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
San Quentin (1937)
Movie
Country club man #2 (uncredited)
The Go-Getter (1937)
Movie
Henchman Joe Brady
The Cherokee Strip (1937)
Movie
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Marked Woman (1937)
Movie
Reporter
Midnight Court (1937)
Movie
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Smart Blonde (1937)
Movie
Policeman at Torre's
Night Waitress (1936)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
All American Chump (1936)
Movie
Pilot (uncredited)
The Sky Parade (1936)
Movie
Weatherman (uncredited)
China Clipper (1936)
Movie
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Movie
6
Radio Dispatcher
Road Gang (1936)
Movie
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Double Exposure (1935)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1905-12-08
Deathday1985-08-02 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Louis, United States
RelationshipsCarol Hughes (1928 - 1985)
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsFrancis Charles Ruf, Frank Ruf, Charles Francis Ruf
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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