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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 8, 1905
Place of Birth:
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Frank Faylen
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1977 | Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? | Herbert T. Gillis |
| 1968 | Funny Girl | Keeney |
| 1965 | When the Boys Meet the Girls | Phin Gray |
| 1965 | Fluffy | Catfish |
| 1965 | The Monkey's Uncle | Mr. Dearborne |
| 1960 | North to Alaska | Arnie (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Sheriff Cotton Wilson |
| 1957 | Dino | Frank Mandel |
| 1956 | Terror at Midnight | Fred Hill |
| 1956 | 7th Cavalry | Sgt. Kruger |
| 1956 | Away All Boats | Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran |
| 1956 | Three Brave Men | Enos Warren |
| 1956 | Everything But the Truth | 'Mac' McMillan |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story | Sfc. Sykes |
| 1955 | The Looters | Stan Leppich |
| 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11 | Commissioner Haskell |
| 1954 | The Lone Gun | Fairweather |
| 1954 | Red Garters | Billy Buckett |
| 1953 | 99 River Street | Stan Hogan |
| 1952 | The Sniper | Anderson |
| 1952 | The Lusty Men | Al Dawson |
| 1952 | Hangman's Knot | Cass Browne |
| 1951 | Detective Story | Det. Gallagher |
| 1951 | Fourteen Hours | Walter, room service waiter |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy | Newton |
| 1951 | Passage West | Curly |
| 1950 | Convicted | Convict Ponti |
| 1950 | The Nevadan | Jeff |
| 1950 | Copper Canyon | Mullins |
| 1950 | Francis | Sergeant Chillingbacker |
| 1950 | The Eagle and the Hawk | Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman |
| 1948 | Blood on the Moon | Jake Pindalest |
| 1948 | Race Street | Phil Dickson |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | Whitey Du Sang |
| 1948 | Hazard | Oscar |
| 1947 | Road to Rio | Trigger |
| 1947 | California | Whitey |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | Frank Faylen |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline | Mr. Joe Gurt |
| 1947 | Easy Come, Easy Go | Boss |
| 1947 | Welcome Stranger | Bill Walters |
| 1947 | Suddenly It's Spring | Harold Michaels |
| 1947 | The Trouble with Women | Geeger |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Ernie |
| 1946 | The Blue Dahlia | Man Recommending Motel |
| 1946 | Blue Skies | Mack |
| 1946 | To Each His Own | Babe |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast | Hansen |
| 1946 | Cross My Heart | Fingerprint Expert |
| 1946 | Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Federal Agent |
| 1946 | The Well Groomed Bride | Cabbie |
| 1945 | You Came Along | Bellboy (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend | 'Bim' Nolan |
| 1945 | The Affairs of Susan | Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited) |
| 1945 | Masquerade in Mexico | Brooklyn (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Bombalera | Houlihan |
| 1945 | Bring on the Girls | Sailor |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost | Lieutenant John Kane |
| 1944 | Address Unknown | Jimmie Blake |
| 1944 | Standing Room Only | Cabbie |
| 1944 | And the Angels Sing | Holman |
| 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited) |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | M.P. (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Speed Dugan |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister | Henchman Silk |
| 1943 | Silver Skates | Eddie |
| 1943 | Prairie Chickens | Clem |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Dixie Dugan | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Unknown Guest | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Gang's All Here | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Good Morning, Judge | Ben Pollard |
| 1943 | Get Going | Hank |
| 1943 | Yanks Ahoy | Quartermaster Jenkins |
| 1943 | Young Ideas | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Shipyard Painter |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Gateman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe | Major (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Nazty Nuisance | Seaman Benson |
| 1943 | The Falcon Strikes Back | Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Whispering Ghosts | Curly |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Man | Stage Manager (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees | Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Somewhere I'll Find You | Soldier Driving Jeep |
| 1942 | Wake Island | |
| 1942 | Fall In | Capt. Gillis |
| 1942 | A-Haunting We Will Go | Train Detective (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Tough as They Come | Collector |
| 1942 | About Face | Bartender Jerry |
| 1942 | Mokey | Police Desk Sergeant |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Sergeant on Parade (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Joe Smith, American | Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Come Live with Me | Waiter |
| 1941 | Let's Go Collegiate | Speed Dorman |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Egg Man in Diner (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | Pick |
| 1941 | Father Steps Out | Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam |
| 1941 | Tanks a Million | Pvt. Skivic |
| 1941 | Top Sergeant Mulligan | Pat Dolan |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | But! Boy (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Model Wife | Master of Ceremonies |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Man with Man Carrying Dead Child |
| 1941 | Footsteps in the Dark | Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | Tim |
| 1940 | Curtain Call | Spike Malone |
| 1940 | Married and in Love | Jim Carter, Man in Bar |
| 1940 | Blame It on Love | Studio Electrician |
| 1940 | Alice in Movieland | Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Engineer Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid | Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man | Galbreath |
| 1940 | Just a Cute Kid | Benny |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Cab Driver |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited) |
| 1940 | East of the River | Tour Guide (uncredited) |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Driver in Cafe (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Pop Always Pays | Minerva Auto Loan Cashier |
| 1940 | La Conga Nights | Jeepers Peepers |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | Peters - Stagehand (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Pete Foley - 1st pilot |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Adjutant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat | Recruiting Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | No Place to Go | Pete Shaffer |
| 1939 | Reno | J. Hezmer Briggs |
| 1939 | Waterfront | Skids Riley |
| 1939 | Women in the Wind | Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight | Ed |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | New York Mechanic |
| 1939 | Lucky Night | Play Palace Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Five Came Back | Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited) |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Boat Tour Guide (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Crime Rave | |
| 1939 | Slapsie Maxie's | Tiger Dorsey |
| 1939 | Twelve Crowded Hours | Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Invisible Menace | Private of the Guard |
| 1938 | No Time to Marry | Waxler |
| 1937 | They Won't Forget | Reporter |
| 1937 | Kid Galahad | Barney |
| 1937 | San Quentin | Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wine, Women and Horses | Horse Buyer |
| 1937 | Ever Since Eve | Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Charlie Downs |
| 1937 | Dance Charlie Dance | Ted Parks |
| 1937 | The Cherokee Strip | Joe Brady |
| 1937 | Midnight Court | Reporter |
| 1937 | Smart Blonde | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Back in Circulation | James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Go-Getter | Country Club Man #2 (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Marked Woman | Cabbie #2 (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Headin' East | Joe |
| 1936 | Road Gang | Radio Dispatcher |
| 1936 | King of Hockey | Swede |
| 1936 | Night Waitress | Policeman at Torre's |
| 1936 | The Sky Parade | Pilot (uncredited) |
| 1936 | All American Chump | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Border Flight | Jimmie |
| 1936 | Bullets or Ballots | Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited) |
| 1936 | China Clipper | Weatherman (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Romance in the Air | Sure-Fire |
| 1935 | Double Exposure | Press Photographer (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Janus |
| 1966 | That Girl | |
| 1965 | My Mother the Car | |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | O'Brien |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Ralph |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Herbert T. Gillis |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Sheriff Earl Tipton |
| 1957 | Maverick | Red Harrison |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Doc Alvarez |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Farber |
| 1951 | Racket Squad | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self |