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
(1988)
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)
Fluffy
as Catfish
(1965)
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Phin Gray
(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)
Terror at Midnight
as Fred Hill
(1956)
Three Brave Men
as Enos Warren
(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)
The Lone Gun
as Fairweather
(1954)
Red Garters
as Billy Buckett
(1953)
99 River Street
as Stan Hogan
(1952)
The Sniper
as Anderson
(1952)
The Lusty Men
as Al Dawson
(1952)
Hangman's Knot
as Cass Browne
(1951)
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
(1951)
Fourteen Hours
as Walter, room service waiter
(1951)
My Favorite Spy
as Newton
(1951)
Passage West
as Curly
(1950)
Francis
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
(1950)
Copper Canyon
as Mullins
(1950)
Convicted
as Convict Ponti
(1950)
The Nevadan
as Jeff
(1950)
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
(1948)
Blood on the Moon
as Jake Pindalest
(1948)
Hazard
as Oscar
(1948)
Whispering Smith
as Whitey Du Sang
(1948)
Race Street
as Phil Dickson
(1947)
California
as Whitey
(1947)
The Perils of Pauline
as Mr. Joe Gurt
(1947)
Variety Girl
as Frank Faylen
(1947)
Welcome Stranger
as Bill Walters
(1947)
Road to Rio
as Trigger
(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)
Blue Skies
as Mack
(1946)
Cross My Heart
as Fingerprint Expert
(1946)
Two Years Before the Mast
as Hansen
(1946)
The Well Groomed Bride
as Cabbie
(1946)
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Federal Agent
(1945)
The Lost Weekend
as 'Bim' Nolan
(1945)
You Came Along
as Bellboy (uncredited)
(1945)
Bring on the Girls
as Sailor
(1945)
Masquerade in Mexico
as Brooklyn (uncredited)
(1945)
Incendiary Blonde
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1945)
The Affairs of Susan
as Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
(1945)
Bombalera
as Houlihan
(1944)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
(1944)
And the Angels Sing
as Holman
(1944)
The Canterville Ghost
as Lieutenant John Kane
(1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove
as M.P. (uncredited)
(1944)
Address Unknown
as Jimmie Blake
(1944)
Standing Room Only
as Cabbie
(1943)
The Gang's All Here
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
(1943)
A Guy Named Joe
as Major (uncredited)
(1943)
Corvette K-225
as Shipyard Painter
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1943)
Dixie Dugan
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1943)
Nazty Nuisance
as Seaman Benson
(1943)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Speed Dugan
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Gateman (uncredited)
(1943)
The Unknown Guest
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
(1943)
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
(1943)
Taxi, Mister
as Henchman Silk
(1943)
Young Ideas
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
Yanks Ahoy
as Quartermaster Jenkins
(1943)
Prairie Chickens
as Clem
(1943)
Get Going
as Hank
(1943)
Good Morning, Judge
as Ben Pollard
(1943)
Silver Skates
as Eddie
(1942)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
(1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
(1942)
The Palm Beach Story
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1942)
Across the Pacific
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
(1942)
(1942)
Fall In
as Capt. Gillis
(1942)
Joe Smith, American
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
(1942)
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Train Detective (uncredited)
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1942)
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Soldier Driving Jeep
(1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
(1942)
Mokey
as Police Desk Sergeant
(1942)
Whispering Ghosts
as Curly
(1942)
About Face
as Bartender Jerry
(1942)
Tough as They Come
as Collector
(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)
Steel Against the Sky
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
(1941)
Come Live with Me
as Waiter
(1941)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
(1941)
Footsteps in the Dark
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1941)
Let's Go Collegiate
as Speed Dorman
(1941)
Model Wife
as Master of Ceremonies
(1941)
Tanks a Million
as Pvt. Skivic
(1941)
Father Steps Out
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
(1941)
Thieves Fall Out
as Pick
(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)
Edison, the Man
as Galbreath
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
(1940)
Married and in Love
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
(1940)
Curtain Call
as Spike Malone
(1940)
Alice in Movieland
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
(1940)
East of the River
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
(1940)
No Time for Comedy
as Cab Driver
(1940)
Pop Always Pays
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
(1940)
Saturday's Children
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1940)
La Conga Nights
as Jeepers Peepers
(1940)
Just a Cute Kid
as Benny
(1940)
Blame It on Love
as Studio Electrician
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
(1939)
It's a Wonderful World
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Ed
(1939)
Reno
as J. Hezmer Briggs
(1939)
Five Came Back
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited)
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
(1939)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
(1939)
Waterfront
as Skids Riley
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
(1939)
The Flying Irishman
as New York Mechanic
(1939)
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1939)
Women in the Wind
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
(1939)
Slapsie Maxie's
as Tiger Dorsey
(1939)
No Place to Go
as Pete Shaffer
(1939)
(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)
San Quentin
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
(1937)
Back in Circulation
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
(1937)
They Won't Forget
as Reporter
(1937)
Midnight Court
as Reporter
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
(1937)
The Cherokee Strip
as Joe Brady
(1937)
Smart Blonde
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
(1937)
Dance Charlie Dance
as Ted Parks
(1937)
Wine, Women and Horses
as Horse Buyer
(1937)
Ever Since Eve
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
(1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Charlie Downs
(1937)
Headin' East
as Joe
(1936)
Bullets or Ballots
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
(1936)
China Clipper
as Weatherman (uncredited)
(1936)
Night Waitress
as Policeman at Torre's
(1936)
King of Hockey
as Swede
(1936)
Border Flight
as Jimmie
(1936)
Road Gang
as Radio Dispatcher
(1936)
All American Chump
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1936)
Romance in the Air
as Sure-Fire
(1936)
The Sky Parade
as Pilot (uncredited)
(1935)
Double Exposure
as Press Photographer (uncredited)