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Frank Faylen

AKA: Francis Charles Ruf
Birthday: 1905-12-08
Died: 1985-08-02
Birthplace: 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.

Filmography

The Grapes of Wrath
Character: Tim
It's a Wonderful Life
Character: Ernie
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Character: Phin Gray

Detective Story
Character: Det. Gallagher
The Reluctant Dragon
Character: Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
You Came Along
Character: Bellboy (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Character: Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Road to Rio
Character: Trigger
The Palm Beach Story
Character: Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Sniper
Character: Anderson
Come Live with Me
Character: Waiter
Riot in Cell Block 11
Character: Commissioner Haskell

The Lost Weekend
Character: 'Bim' Nolan
Terror at Midnight
Character: Fred Hill
Convicted
Character: Convict Ponti

Blood on the Moon
Character: Jake Pindalest
99 River Street
Character: Stan Hogan
7th Cavalry
Character: Sgt. Kruger

The Lusty Men
Character: Al Dawson
Funny Girl
Character: Keeney
The Blue Dahlia
Character: Man Recommending Motel

The Nevadan
Character: Jeff
It's a Wonderful World
Character: Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Character: Pete Foley - 1st pilot

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Character: Adjutant (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
Character: Reporter
The Canterville Ghost
Character: Lieutenant John Kane

Away All Boats
Character: Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Kid Galahad
Character: Barney
Fourteen Hours
Character: Walter, room service waiter

Blue Skies
Character: Mack
Hangman's Knot
Character: Cass Browne
To Each His Own
Character: Babe

Race Street
Character: Phil Dickson
Whispering Ghosts
Character: Curly
Thunder Afloat
Character: Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Maisie Gets Her Man
Character: Stage Manager (Uncredited)
The McConnell Story
Character: Sfc. Sykes
Copper Canyon
Character: Mullins

My Favorite Spy
Character: Newton
North to Alaska
Character: Arnie (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm
Character: Soldier (uncredited)

Address Unknown
Character: Jimmie Blake
California
Character: Whitey
San Quentin
Character: Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

Variety Girl
Character: Frank Faylen
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Character: Speed Dugan
The Perils of Pauline
Character: Mr. Joe Gurt

Curtain Call
Character: Spike Malone
Taxi, Mister
Character: Henchman Silk
The Affairs of Susan
Character: Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)

The Looters
Character: Stan Leppich
Dino
Character: Frank Mandel
The Pride of the Yankees
Character: Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Fluffy
Character: Catfish
The Lone Gun
Character: Fairweather
Passage West
Character: Curly

Road Gang
Character: Radio Dispatcher
Standing Room Only
Character: Cabbie
No Place to Go
Character: Pete Shaffer

King of Hockey
Character: Swede
Easy Come, Easy Go
Character: Boss
Three Brave Men
Character: Enos Warren

Everything But the Truth
Character: 'Mac' McMillan
And the Angels Sing
Character: Holman
Welcome Stranger
Character: Bill Walters

Across the Pacific
Character: Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Reno
Character: J. Hezmer Briggs
The Monkey's Uncle
Character: Mr. Dearborne

Two Years Before the Mast
Character: Hansen
Married and in Love
Character: Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Let's Go Collegiate
Character: Speed Dorman

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Character: Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You
Character: Soldier Driving Jeep
Blame It on Love
Character: Studio Electrician

Alice in Movieland
Character: Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Waterfront
Character: Skids Riley
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Character: Herbert T. Gillis

Silver Skates
Character: Eddie
Women in the Wind
Character: Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
Character: Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

Wine, Women and Horses
Character: Horse Buyer
Whispering Smith
Character: Whitey Du Sang
The Invisible Menace
Character: Private of the Guard

Hazard
Character: Oscar
Ever Since Eve
Character: Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
Masquerade in Mexico
Character: Brooklyn (uncredited)

Cross My Heart
Character: Fingerprint Expert
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Character: Charlie Downs
Dance Charlie Dance
Character: Ted Parks

Idiot's Delight
Character: Ed
The Flying Irishman
Character: New York Mechanic
Prairie Chickens
Character: Clem

Lucky Night
Character: Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Five Came Back
Character: Photographer (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Character: Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky
Character: Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
Francis
Character: Sergeant Chillingbacker
Thieves Fall Out
Character: Pick

Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Character: Federal Agent
The Cherokee Strip
Character: Joe Brady
Midnight Court
Character: Reporter

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Character: Sailor (uncredited)
Night Waitress
Character: Policeman at Torre's

Smart Blonde
Character: Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
Character: Soldier (uncredited)
The Unknown Guest
Character: Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Gang's All Here
Character: Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
The Sky Parade
Character: Pilot (uncredited)
Suddenly It's Spring
Character: Harold Michaels

Brother Orchid
Character: Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
Character: Galbreath
All American Chump
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

No Time to Marry
Character: Waxler
Just a Cute Kid
Character: Benny
Father Steps Out
Character: Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

Good Morning, Judge
Character: Ben Pollard
Tanks a Million
Character: Pvt. Skivic
Get Going
Character: Hank

Fall In
Character: Capt. Gillis
Yanks Ahoy
Character: Quartermaster Jenkins
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Character: Pat Dolan

A-Haunting We Will Go
Character: Train Detective (uncredited)
Red Garters
Character: Billy Buckett
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Character: Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

Sergeant York
Character: But! Boy (uncredited)
City for Conquest
Character: Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Saturday's Children
Character: Cab Driver (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy
Character: Cab Driver
Back in Circulation
Character: James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
East of the River
Character: Tour Guide (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson
Character: Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Character: Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
Character: Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Character: Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Young Ideas
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Double Exposure
Character: Press Photographer (uncredited)

La Conga Nights
Character: Jeepers Peepers
The Eagle and the Hawk
Character: Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
Tough as They Come
Character: Collector

The Trouble with Women
Character: Geeger
Corvette K-225
Character: Shipyard Painter
Border Flight
Character: Jimmie

Model Wife
Character: Master of Ceremonies
About Face
Character: Bartender Jerry
Mokey
Character: Police Desk Sergeant

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Character: Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
Character: Gateman (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
Character: Country club man #2 (uncredited)

The Well Groomed Bride
Character: Cabbie
Marked Woman
Character: Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Bombalera
Character: Houlihan
Bring on the Girls
Character: Sailor
A Guy Named Joe
Character: Major (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's
Character: Tiger Dorsey
Blossoms in the Dust
Character: Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Nazty Nuisance
Character: Seaman Benson
The Falcon Strikes Back
Character: Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Character: Self (archive footage)

Bullets or Ballots
Character: Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
China Clipper
Character: Weatherman (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
Character: Henchman (uncredited)

Incendiary Blonde
Character: Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
Character: Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
See Here, Private Hargrove
Character: M.P. (uncredited)

Joe Smith, American
Character: Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
Footsteps in the Dark
Character: Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Headin' East
Character: Joe