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
When the Boys Meet the Girls as Phin Gray
Fluffy as Catfish

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
Everything But the Truth as 'Mac' McMillan
7th Cavalry as Sgt. Kruger
Terror at Midnight as Fred Hill
Three Brave Men as Enos Warren

1955

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

1954

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

1953

General Electric Theater as Farber
99 River Street as Stan Hogan

1952

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

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
Copper Canyon as Mullins
Convicted as Convict Ponti
Francis as Sergeant Chillingbacker
The Nevadan as Jeff
The Eagle and the Hawk as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

1948

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

1947

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

1946

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

1945

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

1944

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

1943

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

1942

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

1941

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

1940

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

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

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

Double Exposure as Press Photographer (uncredited)