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Frank Faylen
Born
8 December 1905
Died
2 August 1985
Place
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Acting

Frank Faylen

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.

As actor

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 · Self (archive footage)
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

1977 · Herbert T. Gillis
Funny Girl

Funny Girl

1968 · Keeney
When the Boys Meet the Girls

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965 · Phin Gray
Fluffy

Fluffy

1965 · Catfish
The Monkey's Uncle

The Monkey's Uncle

1965 · Mr. Dearborne
North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960 · Arnie (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957 · Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Dino

Dino

1957 · Frank Mandel
Terror at Midnight

Terror at Midnight

1956 · Fred Hill
7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry

1956 · Sgt. Kruger
Away All Boats

Away All Boats

1956 · Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

1956 · Enos Warren
Everything But the Truth

Everything But the Truth

1956 · 'Mac' McMillan
The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

1955 · Sfc. Sykes
The Looters

The Looters

1955 · Stan Leppich
Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954 · Commissioner Haskell
The Lone Gun

The Lone Gun

1954 · Fairweather
Red Garters

Red Garters

1954 · Billy Buckett
99 River Street

99 River Street

1953 · Stan Hogan
The Sniper

The Sniper

1952 · Anderson
The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952 · Al Dawson
Hangman's Knot

Hangman's Knot

1952 · Cass Browne
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951 · Det. Gallagher
Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951 · Walter, room service waiter
My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

1951 · Newton
Passage West

Passage West

1951 · Curly
Convicted

Convicted

1950 · Convict Ponti
The Nevadan

The Nevadan

1950 · Jeff
Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

1950 · Mullins