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
7th Cavalry as Sgt. Kruger
Away All Boats as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Everything But the Truth as 'Mac' McMillan
Three Brave Men as Enos Warren
Terror at Midnight as Fred Hill

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

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

1948

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

1947

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

1946

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

1945

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

1944

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

1943

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

1942

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

1941

Sergeant York as But! Boy (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Footsteps in the Dark as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Come Live with Me as Waiter
Model Wife as Master of Ceremonies
Let's Go Collegiate as Speed Dorman
Thieves Fall Out as Pick
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)
Edison, the Man as Galbreath
City for Conquest as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
East of the River as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy as Cab Driver
The Fighting 69th as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Brother Orchid as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Married and in Love as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Just a Cute Kid as Benny
Blame It on Love as Studio Electrician
La Conga Nights as Jeepers Peepers
Pop Always Pays as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Saturday's Children as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Alice in Movieland as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Curtain Call as Spike Malone

1939

Gone with the Wind as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as Adjutant (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
Idiot's Delight as Ed
Women in the Wind as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Five Came Back as Photographer (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman as New York Mechanic
No Place to Go as Pete Shaffer
Thunder Afloat as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours as Henchman (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's as Tiger Dorsey
Lucky Night as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Reno as J. Hezmer Briggs
Waterfront as Skids Riley
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
They Won't Forget as Reporter
The Go-Getter as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
Headin' East as Joe
Ever Since Eve as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
Wine, Women and Horses as Horse Buyer
That Certain Woman as Reporter (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop as Charlie Downs
San Quentin as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
Smart Blonde as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
The Cherokee Strip as Joe Brady
Back in Circulation as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
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
Road Gang as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Romance in the Air as Sure-Fire
China Clipper as Weatherman (uncredited)
King of Hockey as Swede
The Sky Parade as Pilot (uncredited)
Border Flight as Jimmie
All American Chump as Reporter (uncredited)

1935

Double Exposure as Press Photographer (uncredited)