Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

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

Deathday: August 2, 1985

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

It's a Wonderful Life

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

Herbert T. Gillis

That Girl

That Girl

Funny Girl

Funny Girl

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

When the Boys Meet the Girls

When the Boys Meet the Girls

Fluffy

Fluffy

The Monkey's Uncle

The Monkey's Uncle

My Mother the Car

My Mother the Car

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

Arnie (uncredited)

The Sunrise Gun

The Sunrise Gun

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Herbert T. Gillis

Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Sheriff Earl Tipton

Maverick

Maverick

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Dino

Dino

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

Terror at Midnight

Terror at Midnight

7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry

Away All Boats

Away All Boats

Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

Everything But the Truth

Everything But the Truth

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

The Looters

The Looters

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

Commissioner Haskell

The Lone Gun

The Lone Gun

Red Garters

Red Garters

99 River Street

99 River Street

The Sniper

The Sniper

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

Hangman's Knot

Hangman's Knot

Detective Story

Detective Story

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

Walter, room service waiter

My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

Passage West

Passage West

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Racket Squad

Racket Squad

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

Convicted

Convicted

The Nevadan

The Nevadan

Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

Francis

Francis

Sergeant Chillingbacker

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

Race Street

Race Street

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

Hazard

Hazard

Road to Rio

Road to Rio

California

California

Variety Girl

Variety Girl

The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger

Suddenly It's Spring

Suddenly It's Spring

Harold Michaels

The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

Man Recommending Motel

Blue Skies

Blue Skies

To Each His Own

To Each His Own

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

Cross My Heart

Cross My Heart

Fingerprint Expert

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride

You Came Along

You Came Along

Bellboy (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)

Masquerade in Mexico

Masquerade in Mexico

Brooklyn (uncredited)

Bombalera

Bombalera

Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

Incendiary Blonde

Incendiary Blonde

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

Lieutenant John Kane

Address Unknown

Address Unknown

Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

M.P. (uncredited)

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

Silver Skates

Silver Skates

Prairie Chickens

Prairie Chickens

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Sailor (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan

Dixie Dugan

Soldier (uncredited)

The Unknown Guest

The Unknown Guest

Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Good Morning, Judge

Good Morning, Judge

Get Going

Get Going

Yanks Ahoy

Yanks Ahoy

Quartermaster Jenkins

Young Ideas

Young Ideas

Reporter (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

Shipyard Painter

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

Gateman (uncredited)

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

Major (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

Reporter (uncredited)

Nazty Nuisance

Nazty Nuisance

The Falcon Strikes Back

The Falcon Strikes Back

Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Whispering Ghosts

Whispering Ghosts

Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man

Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

Soldier (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

Somewhere I'll Find You

Somewhere I'll Find You

Soldier Driving Jeep

Wake Island

Wake Island

Fall In

Fall In

A-Haunting We Will Go

A-Haunting We Will Go

Train Detective (uncredited)

Tough as They Come

Tough as They Come

About Face

About Face

Bartender Jerry

Mokey

Mokey

Police Desk Sergeant

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American

Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me

Let's Go Collegiate

Let's Go Collegiate

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky

Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out

Father Steps Out

Father Steps Out

Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

Tanks a Million

Tanks a Million

Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

But! Boy (uncredited)

Model Wife

Model Wife

Master of Ceremonies

Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

Curtain Call

Curtain Call

Married and in Love

Married and in Love

Jim Carter, Man in Bar

Blame It on Love

Blame It on Love

Studio Electrician

Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

Just a Cute Kid

Just a Cute Kid

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

Saturday's Children

Saturday's Children

Cab Driver (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

East of the River

East of the River

Tour Guide (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Pop Always Pays

Pop Always Pays

Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

La Conga Nights

La Conga Nights

Jeepers Peepers

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Pete Foley - 1st pilot

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Adjutant (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat

Thunder Afloat

Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

No Place to Go

No Place to Go

Reno

Reno

J. Hezmer Briggs

Waterfront

Waterfront

Women in the Wind

Women in the Wind

Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

New York Mechanic

Lucky Night

Lucky Night

Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

Photographer (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

Crime Rave

Crime Rave

Slapsie Maxie's

Slapsie Maxie's

Twelve Crowded Hours

Twelve Crowded Hours

Henchman (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

The Invisible Menace

The Invisible Menace

Private of the Guard

No Time to Marry

No Time to Marry

They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

San Quentin

San Quentin

Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses

Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Dance Charlie Dance

Dance Charlie Dance

The Cherokee Strip

The Cherokee Strip

Midnight Court

Midnight Court

Smart Blonde

Smart Blonde

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Back in Circulation

Back in Circulation

James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)

Marked Woman

Marked Woman

Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Headin' East

Headin' East

Road Gang

Road Gang

Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

King of Hockey

King of Hockey

Night Waitress

Night Waitress

Policeman at Torre's

The Sky Parade

The Sky Parade

Pilot (uncredited)

All American Chump

All American Chump

Reporter (uncredited)

Border Flight

Border Flight

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

China Clipper

China Clipper

Weatherman (uncredited)

Romance in the Air

Romance in the Air

Double Exposure

Double Exposure

Press Photographer (uncredited)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

Herbert T. Gillis

Funny Girl

Funny Girl

When the Boys Meet the Girls

When the Boys Meet the Girls

Fluffy

Fluffy

The Monkey's Uncle

The Monkey's Uncle

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

Arnie (uncredited)

The Sunrise Gun

The Sunrise Gun

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Dino

Dino

Terror at Midnight

Terror at Midnight

7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry

Away All Boats

Away All Boats

Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

Everything But the Truth

Everything But the Truth

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

The Looters

The Looters

Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

Commissioner Haskell

The Lone Gun

The Lone Gun

Red Garters

Red Garters

99 River Street

99 River Street

The Sniper

The Sniper

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

Hangman's Knot

Hangman's Knot

Detective Story

Detective Story

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

Walter, room service waiter

My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

Passage West

Passage West

Convicted

Convicted

The Nevadan

The Nevadan

Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

Francis

Francis

Sergeant Chillingbacker

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

Race Street

Race Street

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

Hazard

Hazard

Road to Rio

Road to Rio

California

California

Variety Girl

Variety Girl

The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger

Suddenly It's Spring

Suddenly It's Spring

Harold Michaels

The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

Man Recommending Motel

Blue Skies

Blue Skies

To Each His Own

To Each His Own

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

Cross My Heart

Cross My Heart

Fingerprint Expert

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride

You Came Along

You Came Along

Bellboy (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)

Masquerade in Mexico

Masquerade in Mexico

Brooklyn (uncredited)

Bombalera

Bombalera

Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

Incendiary Blonde

Incendiary Blonde

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

Lieutenant John Kane

Address Unknown

Address Unknown

Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

M.P. (uncredited)

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

Silver Skates

Silver Skates

Prairie Chickens

Prairie Chickens

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Sailor (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan

Dixie Dugan

Soldier (uncredited)

The Unknown Guest

The Unknown Guest

Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Good Morning, Judge

Good Morning, Judge

Get Going

Get Going

Yanks Ahoy

Yanks Ahoy

Quartermaster Jenkins

Young Ideas

Young Ideas

Reporter (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

Shipyard Painter

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

Gateman (uncredited)

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

Major (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

Reporter (uncredited)

Nazty Nuisance

Nazty Nuisance

The Falcon Strikes Back

The Falcon Strikes Back

Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Whispering Ghosts

Whispering Ghosts

Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man

Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

Soldier (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

Somewhere I'll Find You

Somewhere I'll Find You

Soldier Driving Jeep

Wake Island

Wake Island

Fall In

Fall In

A-Haunting We Will Go

A-Haunting We Will Go

Train Detective (uncredited)

Tough as They Come

Tough as They Come

About Face

About Face

Bartender Jerry

Mokey

Mokey

Police Desk Sergeant

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American

Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me

Let's Go Collegiate

Let's Go Collegiate

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky

Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out

Father Steps Out

Father Steps Out

Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

Tanks a Million

Tanks a Million

Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

But! Boy (uncredited)

Model Wife

Model Wife

Master of Ceremonies

Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

Curtain Call

Curtain Call

Married and in Love

Married and in Love

Jim Carter, Man in Bar

Blame It on Love

Blame It on Love

Studio Electrician

Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

Just a Cute Kid

Just a Cute Kid

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

Saturday's Children

Saturday's Children

Cab Driver (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

East of the River

East of the River

Tour Guide (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Pop Always Pays

Pop Always Pays

Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

La Conga Nights

La Conga Nights

Jeepers Peepers

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Pete Foley - 1st pilot

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Adjutant (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat

Thunder Afloat

Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

No Place to Go

No Place to Go

Reno

Reno

J. Hezmer Briggs

Waterfront

Waterfront

Women in the Wind

Women in the Wind

Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

New York Mechanic

Lucky Night

Lucky Night

Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

Photographer (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

Crime Rave

Crime Rave

Slapsie Maxie's

Slapsie Maxie's

Twelve Crowded Hours

Twelve Crowded Hours

Henchman (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

The Invisible Menace

The Invisible Menace

Private of the Guard

No Time to Marry

No Time to Marry

They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

San Quentin

San Quentin

Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses

Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Dance Charlie Dance

Dance Charlie Dance

The Cherokee Strip

The Cherokee Strip

Midnight Court

Midnight Court

Smart Blonde

Smart Blonde

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Back in Circulation

Back in Circulation

James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)

Marked Woman

Marked Woman

Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Headin' East

Headin' East

Road Gang

Road Gang

Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

King of Hockey

King of Hockey

Night Waitress

Night Waitress

Policeman at Torre's

The Sky Parade

The Sky Parade

Pilot (uncredited)

All American Chump

All American Chump

Reporter (uncredited)

Border Flight

Border Flight

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

China Clipper

China Clipper

Weatherman (uncredited)

Romance in the Air

Romance in the Air

Double Exposure

Double Exposure

Press Photographer (uncredited)

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

That Girl

That Girl

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

My Mother the Car

My Mother the Car

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Herbert T. Gillis

Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Sheriff Earl Tipton

Maverick

Maverick

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Racket Squad

Racket Squad

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show