Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

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

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.

Movies

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 ★ 8.3
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939 ★ 7.9
Francis
Francis
1950 ★ 5.6
San Quentin
San Quentin
1937 ★ 6.5
The Sniper
The Sniper
1952 ★ 6.6
The Nevadan
The Nevadan
1950 ★ 5.8
7th Cavalry
7th Cavalry
1956 ★ 5.9
California
California
1947 ★ 6.7
Young Ideas
Young Ideas
1943 ★ 4.6
Convicted
Convicted
1950 ★ 6.0
Red Garters
Red Garters
1954 ★ 4.7
Riot in Cell Block 11
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954 ★ 7.0
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 ★ 7.2
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951 ★ 7.0
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 ★ 6.1
Race Street
Race Street
1948 ★ 5.8
Border Flight
Border Flight
1936 ★ 6.0
Waterfront
Waterfront
1939 ★ 6.3
Fluffy
Fluffy
1965 ★ 6.5
Wake Island
Wake Island
1942 ★ 5.8

TV Shows

Maverick
Maverick
1957 ★ 6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 ★ 6.9
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
1976 ★ 7.5
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 ★ 6.0
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
1963 ★ 5.7
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 ★ 6.8
That Girl
That Girl
1966 ★ 6.1
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 ★ 6.8
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
1963 0
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
1950 ★ 7.0
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 ★ 6.0
Telephone Time
Telephone Time
1956 ★ 6.3
Racket Squad
Racket Squad
1951 ★ 6.0
My Mother the Car
My Mother the Car
1965 ★ 4.3
Man with a Camera
Man with a Camera
1958 ★ 4.6
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953 ★ 6.4