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)
Everything But the Truth
as 'Mac' McMillan
(1956)
Three Brave Men
as Enos Warren
(1955)
The McConnell Story
as Sfc. Sykes
(1955)
The Looters
as Stan Leppich
(1954)
The Lone Gun
as Fairweather
(1954)
Riot in Cell Block 11
as Commissioner Haskell
(1954)
Red Garters
as Billy Buckett
(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)
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)
The Nevadan
as Jeff
(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 Trouble with Women
as Geeger
(1947)
The Perils of Pauline
as Mr. Joe Gurt
(1947)
Road to Rio
as Trigger
(1947)
Variety Girl
as Frank Faylen
(1947)
Suddenly It's Spring
as Harold Michaels
(1947)
Welcome Stranger
as Bill Walters
(1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Boss
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
(1946)
The Blue Dahlia
as Man Recommending Motel
(1946)
Two Years Before the Mast
as Hansen
(1946)
Blue Skies
as Mack
(1946)
To Each His Own
as Babe
(1946)
The Well Groomed Bride
as Cabbie
(1946)
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Federal Agent
(1946)
Cross My Heart
as Fingerprint Expert
(1945)
The Lost Weekend
as 'Bim' Nolan
(1945)
You Came Along
as Bellboy (uncredited)
(1945)
The Affairs of Susan
as Brooklyn Boy (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)
The Canterville Ghost
as Lieutenant John Kane
(1944)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
(1944)
And the Angels Sing
as Holman
(1944)
Address Unknown
as Jimmie Blake
(1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove
as M.P. (uncredited)
(1944)
Standing Room Only
as Cabbie
(1943)
A Guy Named Joe
as Major (uncredited)
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
(1943)
Nazty Nuisance
as Seaman Benson
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Gateman (uncredited)
(1943)
The Gang's All Here
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
(1943)
Corvette K-225
as Shipyard Painter
(1943)
Young Ideas
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
Yanks Ahoy
as Quartermaster Jenkins
(1943)
Taxi, Mister
as Henchman Silk
(1943)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Speed Dugan
(1943)
Dixie Dugan
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1943)
Get Going
as Hank
(1943)
Silver Skates
as Eddie
(1943)
The Unknown Guest
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
(1943)
Prairie Chickens
as Clem
(1943)
Good Morning, Judge
as Ben Pollard
(1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
(1942)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
(1942)
The Palm Beach Story
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1942)
Across the Pacific
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
(1942)
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Soldier Driving Jeep
(1942)
(1942)
Mokey
as Police Desk Sergeant
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1942)
Joe Smith, American
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
(1942)
Whispering Ghosts
as Curly
(1942)
Fall In
as Capt. Gillis
(1942)
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Train Detective (uncredited)
(1942)
Tough as They Come
as Collector
(1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
(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)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
(1941)
Come Live with Me
as Waiter
(1941)
Footsteps in the Dark
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1941)
Thieves Fall Out
as Pick
(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)
Model Wife
as Master of Ceremonies
(1941)
Father Steps Out
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
(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)
Edison, the Man
as Galbreath
(1940)
Brother Orchid
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
(1940)
Saturday's Children
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1940)
No Time for Comedy
as Cab Driver
(1940)
La Conga Nights
as Jeepers Peepers
(1940)
Alice in Movieland
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
(1940)
East of the River
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
(1940)
Married and in Love
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
(1940)
Curtain Call
as Spike Malone
(1940)
Pop Always Pays
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
(1940)
Blame It on Love
as Studio Electrician
(1940)
Just a Cute Kid
as Benny
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
(1939)
It's a Wonderful World
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
(1939)
Five Came Back
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
(1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited)
(1939)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
(1939)
The Flying Irishman
as New York Mechanic
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Ed
(1939)
Reno
as J. Hezmer Briggs
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
(1939)
Women in the Wind
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1939)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
(1939)
Waterfront
as Skids Riley
(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)
They Won't Forget
as Reporter
(1937)
Kid Galahad
as Barney
(1937)
Back in Circulation
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
(1937)
Midnight Court
as Reporter
(1937)
San Quentin
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
(1937)
Smart Blonde
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
(1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Charlie Downs
(1937)
The Cherokee Strip
as Joe Brady
(1937)
Headin' East
as Joe
(1937)
Wine, Women and Horses
as Horse Buyer
(1937)
Ever Since Eve
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
(1937)
Dance Charlie Dance
as Ted Parks
(1936)
China Clipper
as Weatherman (uncredited)
(1936)
Bullets or Ballots
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
(1936)
Night Waitress
as Policeman at Torre's
(1936)
Border Flight
as Jimmie
(1936)
The Sky Parade
as Pilot (uncredited)
(1936)
All American Chump
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1936)
Road Gang
as Radio Dispatcher
(1936)
King of Hockey
as Swede
(1936)
Romance in the Air
as Sure-Fire
(1935)
Double Exposure
as Press Photographer (uncredited)