Frank Faylen
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-12-08
Day of Death
1985-08-02 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Frank Faylen
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.
Known For
Acting
(1987)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1977)
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
as Herbert T. Gillis
(1968)
Funny Girl
as Keeney
(1965)
The Monkey's Uncle
as Mr. Dearborne
(1965)
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Phin Gray
(1965)
Fluffy
as Catfish
(1960)
North to Alaska
as Arnie (uncredited)
(1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
(1957)
Dino
as Frank Mandel
(1956)
7th Cavalry
as Sgt. Kruger
(1956)
Away All Boats
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
(1956)
Three Brave Men
as Enos Warren
(1956)
Terror at Midnight
as Fred Hill
(1956)
Everything But the Truth
as 'Mac' McMillan
(1955)
The McConnell Story
as Sfc. Sykes
(1955)
The Looters
as Stan Leppich
(1954)
Riot in Cell Block 11
as Commissioner Haskell
(1954)
Red Garters
as Billy Buckett
(1954)
The Lone Gun
as Fairweather
(1953)
99 River Street
as Stan Hogan
(1952)
The Lusty Men
as Al Dawson
(1952)
The Sniper
as Anderson
(1952)
Hangman's Knot
as Cass Browne
(1951)
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
(1951)
My Favorite Spy
as Newton
(1951)
Fourteen Hours
as Walter, room service waiter
(1951)
Passage West
as Curly
(1950)
Francis
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
(1950)
The Nevadan
as Jeff
(1950)
Copper Canyon
as Mullins
(1950)
Convicted
as Convict Ponti
(1950)
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
(1948)
Blood on the Moon
as Jake Pindalest
(1948)
Whispering Smith
as Whitey Du Sang
(1948)
Race Street
as Phil Dickson
(1948)
Hazard
as Oscar
(1947)
California
as Whitey
(1947)
The Perils of Pauline
as Mr. Joe Gurt
(1947)
Road to Rio
as Trigger
(1947)
Welcome Stranger
as Bill Walters
(1947)
Variety Girl
as Frank Faylen
(1947)
Suddenly It's Spring
as Harold Michaels
(1947)
The Trouble with Women
as Geeger
(1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Boss
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
(1946)
The Blue Dahlia
as Man Recommending Motel
(1946)
To Each His Own
as Babe
(1946)
Two Years Before the Mast
as Hansen
(1946)
The Well Groomed Bride
as Cabbie
(1946)
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Federal Agent
(1946)
Blue Skies
as Mack
(1946)
Cross My Heart
as Fingerprint Expert
(1945)
The Lost Weekend
as 'Bim' Nolan
(1945)
The Affairs of Susan
as Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
(1945)
You Came Along
as Bellboy (uncredited)
(1945)
Masquerade in Mexico
as Brooklyn (uncredited)
(1945)
Bring on the Girls
as Sailor
(1945)
Incendiary Blonde
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1945)
Bombalera
as Houlihan
(1944)
And the Angels Sing
as Holman
(1944)
The Canterville Ghost
as Lieutenant John Kane
(1944)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
(1944)
Standing Room Only
as Cabbie
(1944)
Address Unknown
as Jimmie Blake
(1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove
as M.P. (uncredited)
(1943)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Speed Dugan
(1943)
A Guy Named Joe
as Major (uncredited)
(1943)
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Gateman (uncredited)
(1943)
Nazty Nuisance
as Seaman Benson
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
The Gang's All Here
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
(1943)
Get Going
as Hank
(1943)
Dixie Dugan
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1943)
Taxi, Mister
as Henchman Silk
(1943)
Corvette K-225
as Shipyard Painter
(1943)
Young Ideas
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
Prairie Chickens
as Clem
(1943)
Yanks Ahoy
as Quartermaster Jenkins
(1943)
Silver Skates
as Eddie
(1943)
The Unknown Guest
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
(1943)
Good Morning, Judge
as Ben Pollard
(1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
(1942)
The Palm Beach Story
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1942)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
(1942)
Across the Pacific
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1942)
(1942)
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Train Detective (uncredited)
(1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
(1942)
Joe Smith, American
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
(1942)
Mokey
as Police Desk Sergeant
(1942)
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Soldier Driving Jeep
(1942)
Tough as They Come
as Collector
(1942)
Fall In
as Capt. Gillis
(1942)
Whispering Ghosts
as Curly
(1942)
About Face
as Bartender Jerry
(1941)
Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
(1941)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
(1941)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
(1941)
Thieves Fall Out
as Pick
(1941)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
(1941)
Footsteps in the Dark
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1941)
Father Steps Out
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
(1941)
Model Wife
as Master of Ceremonies
(1941)
Steel Against the Sky
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
(1941)
Tanks a Million
as Pvt. Skivic
(1941)
Let's Go Collegiate
as Speed Dorman
(1941)
Come Live with Me
as Waiter
(1941)
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Pat Dolan
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Tim
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
(1940)
Brother Orchid
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Galbreath
(1940)
La Conga Nights
as Jeepers Peepers
(1940)
Curtain Call
as Spike Malone
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940)
Blame It on Love
as Studio Electrician
(1940)
No Time for Comedy
as Cab Driver
(1940)
Alice in Movieland
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
(1940)
Saturday's Children
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1940)
Married and in Love
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
(1940)
Pop Always Pays
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
(1940)
East of the River
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
(1940)
Just a Cute Kid
as Benny
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
(1939)
No Place to Go
as Pete Shaffer
(1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited)
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
(1939)
It's a Wonderful World
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
(1939)
Five Came Back
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Ed
(1939)
The Flying Irishman
as New York Mechanic
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
(1939)
(1939)
Waterfront
as Skids Riley
(1939)
Reno
as J. Hezmer Briggs
(1939)
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1939)
Women in the Wind
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
(1939)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
(1939)
Slapsie Maxie's
as Tiger Dorsey
(1938)
The Invisible Menace
as Private of the Guard
(1938)
No Time to Marry
as Waxler
(1937)
Marked Woman
as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
(1937)
Kid Galahad
as Barney
(1937)
They Won't Forget
as Reporter
(1937)
Back in Circulation
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
(1937)
San Quentin
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
(1937)
Midnight Court
as Reporter
(1937)
Dance Charlie Dance
as Ted Parks
(1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Charlie Downs
(1937)
Smart Blonde
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
(1937)
Ever Since Eve
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
(1937)
Wine, Women and Horses
as Horse Buyer
(1937)
The Cherokee Strip
as Joe Brady
(1937)
Headin' East
as Joe
(1936)
Bullets or Ballots
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
(1936)
Night Waitress
as Policeman at Torre's
(1936)
Border Flight
as Jimmie
(1936)
King of Hockey
as Swede
(1936)
China Clipper
as Weatherman (uncredited)
(1936)
The Sky Parade
as Pilot (uncredited)
(1936)
All American Chump
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1936)
Road Gang
as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
(1936)
Romance in the Air
as Sure-Fire
(1935)
Double Exposure
as Press Photographer (uncredited)