Frank Faylen

Born: 1905-12-08 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died: 1985-08-02

Known For: Acting

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

1968

Funny Girl as Keeney

1966

That Girl

1965

My Mother the Car
The Monkey's Uncle as Mr. Dearborne
Fluffy as Catfish
When the Boys Meet the Girls as Phin Gray

1963

Petticoat Junction as Ralph
The Great Adventure as O'Brien

1962

The Beverly Hillbillies

1960

North to Alaska as Arnie (uncredited)

1959

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Herbert T. Gillis

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive as Sheriff Earl Tipton
Man with a Camera

1957

Maverick as Red Harrison
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Dino as Frank Mandel

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Doc Alvarez
Telephone Time
Away All Boats as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
7th Cavalry as Sgt. Kruger
Three Brave Men as Enos Warren
Everything But the Truth as 'Mac' McMillan
Terror at Midnight as Fred Hill

1955

The Looters as Stan Leppich
The McConnell Story as Sfc. Sykes

1954

The Lone Gun as Fairweather
Riot in Cell Block 11 as Commissioner Haskell
Red Garters as Billy Buckett

1953

General Electric Theater as Farber
99 River Street as Stan Hogan

1952

The Lusty Men as Al Dawson
Hangman's Knot as Cass Browne
The Sniper as Anderson

1951

Racket Squad
Fourteen Hours as Walter, room service waiter
Detective Story as Det. Gallagher
My Favorite Spy as Newton
Passage West as Curly

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
The Bob Hope Show as Self
Convicted as Convict Ponti
Copper Canyon as Mullins
Francis as Sergeant Chillingbacker
The Eagle and the Hawk as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
The Nevadan as Jeff

1948

Blood on the Moon as Jake Pindalest
Race Street as Phil Dickson
Whispering Smith as Whitey Du Sang
Hazard as Oscar

1947

Variety Girl as Frank Faylen
Welcome Stranger as Bill Walters
California as Whitey
The Perils of Pauline as Mr. Joe Gurt
Road to Rio as Trigger
The Trouble with Women as Geeger
Easy Come, Easy Go as Boss
Suddenly It's Spring as Harold Michaels

1946

It's a Wonderful Life as Ernie
The Blue Dahlia as Man Recommending Motel
Blue Skies as Mack
To Each His Own as Babe
Cross My Heart as Fingerprint Expert
Two Years Before the Mast as Hansen
Our Hearts Were Growing Up as Federal Agent
The Well Groomed Bride as Cabbie

1945

The Lost Weekend as 'Bim' Nolan
Incendiary Blonde as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Bombalera as Houlihan
Bring on the Girls as Sailor
The Affairs of Susan as Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
You Came Along as Bellboy (uncredited)
Masquerade in Mexico as Brooklyn (uncredited)

1944

A Guy Named Joe as Major (uncredited)
The Canterville Ghost as Lieutenant John Kane
And the Angels Sing as Holman
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
See Here, Private Hargrove as M.P. (uncredited)
Standing Room Only as Cabbie
Address Unknown as Jimmie Blake

1943

The Gang's All Here as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance as Seaman Benson
Mission to Moscow as Reporter (uncredited)
Young Ideas as Reporter (uncredited)
Corvette K-225 as Shipyard Painter
Thank Your Lucky Stars as Sailor (uncredited)
The Falcon Strikes Back as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous as Gateman (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan as Soldier (uncredited)
The Unknown Guest as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Prairie Chickens as Clem
Yanks Ahoy as Quartermaster Jenkins
Taxi, Mister as Henchman Silk
The Mystery of the 13th Guest as Speed Dugan
Silver Skates as Eddie
Good Morning, Judge as Ben Pollard
Get Going as Hank

1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
About Face as Bartender Jerry
Wake Island
The Palm Beach Story as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm as Soldier (uncredited)
Across the Pacific as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You as Soldier Driving Jeep
Joe Smith, American as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go as Train Detective (uncredited)
Mokey as Police Desk Sergeant
Maisie Gets Her Man as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Tough as They Come as Collector
Fall In as Capt. Gillis
Whispering Ghosts as Curly

1941

Sergeant York as But! Boy (uncredited)
Come Live with Me as Waiter
The Reluctant Dragon as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Model Wife as Master of Ceremonies
Footsteps in the Dark as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Thieves Fall Out as Pick
Tanks a Million as Pvt. Skivic
Steel Against the Sky as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Father Steps Out as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Let's Go Collegiate as Speed Dorman
Top Sergeant Mulligan as Pat Dolan

1940

The Grapes of Wrath as Tim
They Drive by Night as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Edison, the Man as Galbreath
The Fighting 69th as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
City for Conquest as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
Brother Orchid as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Married and in Love as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
No Time for Comedy as Cab Driver
Alice in Movieland as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
La Conga Nights as Jeepers Peepers
Saturday's Children as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Curtain Call as Spike Malone
East of the River as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Just a Cute Kid as Benny
Blame It on Love as Studio Electrician

1939

Gone with the Wind as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight as Ed
Invisible Stripes as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Waterfront as Skids Riley
Five Came Back as Photographer (uncredited)
Lucky Night as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as Adjutant (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Reno as J. Hezmer Briggs
Women in the Wind as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
Slapsie Maxie's as Tiger Dorsey
The Flying Irishman as New York Mechanic
No Place to Go as Pete Shaffer
Twelve Crowded Hours as Henchman (uncredited)
Crime Rave

1938

Too Hot to Handle as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
No Time to Marry as Waxler
The Invisible Menace as Private of the Guard

1937

Marked Woman as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Kid Galahad as Barney
The Go-Getter as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
San Quentin as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
Smart Blonde as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
That Certain Woman as Reporter (uncredited)
They Won't Forget as Reporter
Headin' East as Joe
Wine, Women and Horses as Horse Buyer
Ever Since Eve as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
Midnight Court as Reporter
Dance Charlie Dance as Ted Parks
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop as Charlie Downs
The Cherokee Strip as Joe Brady
Back in Circulation as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

1936

Night Waitress as Policeman at Torre's
Road Gang as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
China Clipper as Weatherman (uncredited)
King of Hockey as Swede
The Sky Parade as Pilot (uncredited)
Romance in the Air as Sure-Fire
Border Flight as Jimmie
All American Chump as Reporter (uncredited)

1935

Double Exposure as Press Photographer (uncredited)