Acting
Frank Faylen
Born 1905-12-08· Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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
Full filmography
Maverick
1957
COMEDY
Quincy, M.E.
1976
CRIME
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
COMEDY
Petticoat Junction
1963
COMEDY
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
WESTERN
That Girl
1966
COMEDY
Gone with the Wind
1939
DRAMA
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
DRAMA
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
DRAMA
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
WESTERN
Sergeant York
1941
WAR
Funny Girl
1968
COMEDY
The Lost Weekend
1945
DRAMA
Fourteen Hours
1951
DRAMA
Blood on the Moon
1948
WESTERN
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
ANIMATION
Detective Story
1951
CRIME
The Sniper
1952
CRIME
Kid Galahad
1937
CRIME
North to Alaska
1960
WESTERN
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
DRAMA
Across the Pacific
1942
ADVENTURE
The Palm Beach Story
1942
COMEDY
It's a Wonderful World
1939
COMEDY
Whispering Smith
1948
WESTERN
The Gang's All Here
1943
COMEDY
The Lusty Men
1952
DRAMA
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
DRAMA
Blue Skies
1946
COMEDY
Francis
1950
COMEDY