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Frank Faylen · PopcornQueue

Frank Faylen

Actor

Born: December 8, 1905 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: August 2, 1985 (age 79)

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.

Known for

It's a Wonderful Life
December 20, 1946
Gone with the Wind
December 15, 1939
The Grapes of Wrath
March 15, 1940
The Lost Weekend
November 29, 1945
Funny Girl
September 19, 1968
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
May 30, 1957
Sergeant York
September 27, 1941
Yankee Doodle Dandy
May 29, 1942
The Palm Beach Story
August 28, 1942
The Blue Dahlia
April 16, 1946
Detective Story
October 19, 1951
The Reluctant Dragon
June 19, 1941

Acting174

1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
1977Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? as Herbert T. Gillis
1968Funny Girl as Keeney
1965When the Boys Meet the Girls as Phin Gray
1965The Monkey's Uncle as Mr. Dearborne
1965Fluffy as Catfish
1960North to Alaska as Arnie (uncredited)
1957Dino as Frank Mandel
1957Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
19567th Cavalry

as Sgt. Kruger

1956Three Brave Men as Enos Warren

1956Everything But the Truth as 'Mac' McMillan

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1956Away All Boats as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
1956Terror at Midnight as Fred Hill
1955The McConnell Story as Sfc. Sykes
1955The Looters as Stan Leppich
1954The Lone Gun as Fairweather
1954Riot in Cell Block 11 as Commissioner Haskell
1954Red Garters as Billy Buckett
195399 River Street as Stan Hogan
1952Hangman's Knot as Cass Browne
1952The Lusty Men as Al Dawson
1952The Sniper as Anderson
1951My Favorite Spy as Newton
1951Detective Story as Det. Gallagher
1951Passage West as Curly
1951Fourteen Hours as Walter, room service waiter
1950Copper Canyon as Mullins
1950The Eagle and the Hawk as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
1950Convicted as Convict Ponti
1950Francis as Sergeant Chillingbacker
1950The Nevadan as Jeff
1948Whispering Smith as Whitey Du Sang
1948Blood on the Moon as Jake Pindalest
1948Race Street as Phil Dickson
1948Hazard as Oscar
1947Road to Rio as Trigger
1947Variety Girl as Frank Faylen
1947The Perils of Pauline as Mr. Joe Gurt
1947The Trouble with Women as Geeger
1947Welcome Stranger as Bill Walters
1947Easy Come, Easy Go as Boss
1947California as Whitey
1947Suddenly It's Spring as Harold Michaels
1946It's a Wonderful Life as Ernie
1946Cross My Heart as Fingerprint Expert
1946Two Years Before the Mast as Hansen
1946Blue Skies as Mack (uncredited)
1946Our Hearts Were Growing Up as Federal Agent
1946The Well Groomed Bride as Cabbie
1946The Blue Dahlia as Man Recommending Motel
1946To Each His Own as Babe
1945Masquerade in Mexico as Brooklyn (uncredited)
1945The Lost Weekend as 'Bim' Nolan
1945Incendiary Blonde as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945The Affairs of Susan as Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
1945You Came Along as Bellboy (uncredited)
1945Bring on the Girls as Sailor
1945Bombalera as Houlihan
1944The Canterville Ghost as Lieutenant John Kane
1944Address Unknown as Jimmie Blake
1944Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
1944And the Angels Sing as Holman
1944See Here, Private Hargrove as M.P. (uncredited)
1944A Guy Named Joe as Major (uncredited)
1944Standing Room Only as Cabbie
1943The Gang's All Here as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1943The Mystery of the 13th Guest as Speed Dugan
1943The Unknown Guest as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1943Corvette K-225 as Shipyard Painter
1943Thank Your Lucky Stars as Sailor (uncredited)
1943Nazty Nuisance as Seaman Benson
1943Young Ideas as Reporter (uncredited)
1943Yanks Ahoy as Quartermaster Jenkins
1943Get Going as Hank
1943Prairie Chickens as Clem
1943Good Morning, Judge as Ben Pollard
1943Mission to Moscow as Reporter (uncredited)
1943Taxi, Mister as Henchman Silk
1943Slightly Dangerous as Gateman (uncredited)
1943The Falcon Strikes Back as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
1943Dixie Dugan as Soldier (uncredited)
1943Silver Skates as Eddie
1942Fall In as Capt. Gillis
1942Across the Pacific as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
1942The Palm Beach Story as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1942Somewhere I'll Find You as Soldier Driving Jeep
1942Wake Island
1942A-Haunting We Will Go as Train Detective (uncredited)
1942The Pride of the Yankees as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
1942Tough as They Come as Collector
1942Maisie Gets Her Man as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
1942Yankee Doodle Dandy as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
1942Whispering Ghosts as Curly
1942About Face as Bartender Jerry
1942Mokey as Police Desk Sergeant
1942Star Spangled Rhythm as Soldier (uncredited)
1942Joe Smith, American as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
1941Steel Against the Sky as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
1941H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1941Top Sergeant Mulligan as Pat Dolan
1941Sergeant York as But! Boy (uncredited)
1941Let's Go Collegiate as Speed Dorman
1941Tanks a Million as Pvt. Skivic
1941Blossoms in the Dust as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
1941Father Steps Out as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
1941The Reluctant Dragon as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1941Thieves Fall Out as Pick
1941Model Wife as Master of Ceremonies
1941Footsteps in the Dark as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1941Come Live with Me as Waiter
1940East of the River as Tour Guide (uncredited)
1940Just a Cute Kid as Benny
1940City for Conquest as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
1940No Time for Comedy as Cab Driver
1940They Drive by Night as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
1940Pop Always Pays as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
1940Blame It on Love as Studio Electrician
1940Brother Orchid as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1940La Conga Nights as Jeepers Peepers
1940Edison, the Man as Galbreath
1940Saturday's Children as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1940Curtain Call as Spike Malone
1940The Grapes of Wrath as Tim
1940Alice in Movieland as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1940Castle on the Hudson as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
1940The Fighting 69th as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
1940Married and in Love as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
1939Invisible Stripes as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
1939Gone with the Wind as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
1939Nick Carter, Master Detective as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
1939Reno as J. Hezmer Briggs
1939No Place to Go as Pete Shaffer
1939Slapsie Maxie's as Tiger Dorsey
1939Thunder Afloat as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
1939Waterfront as Skids Riley
1939Five Came Back as Photographer (uncredited)
1939It's a Wonderful World as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
1939Lucky Night as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
1939Women in the Wind as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
1939The Flying Irishman as New York Mechanic
1939The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as Adjutant (uncredited)
1939You Can't Get Away with Murder as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
1939Twelve Crowded Hours as Henchman (uncredited)
1939Idiot's Delight as Ed
1939Crime Rave
1938Too Hot to Handle as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
1938No Time to Marry as Waxler
1938The Invisible Menace as Private of the Guard
1937Headin' East as Joe
1937Wine, Women and Horses as Horse Buyer
1937That Certain Woman as Reporter (uncredited)
1937Back in Circulation as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
1937Ever Since Eve as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
1937They Won't Forget as Reporter
1937Dance Charlie Dance as Ted Parks
1937The Case of the Stuttering Bishop as Charlie Downs
1937Kid Galahad as Barney
1937San Quentin as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
1937The Go-Getter as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
1937The Cherokee Strip as Joe Brady
1937Marked Woman as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
1937Midnight Court as Reporter
1937Smart Blonde as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1936King of Hockey as Swede
1936Night Waitress as Policeman at Torre's
1936All American Chump as Reporter (uncredited)
1936The Sky Parade as Pilot (uncredited)
1936China Clipper as Weatherman (uncredited)
1936Bullets or Ballots as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
1936Border Flight as Jimmie
1936Romance in the Air as Sure-Fire
1936Road Gang as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1935Double Exposure as Press Photographer (uncredited)