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)
Fluffy
as Catfish
(1965)
The Monkey's Uncle
as Mr. Dearborne
(1965)
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Phin Gray
(1960)
North to Alaska
as Arnie (uncredited)
(1959)
The Sunrise Gun
as Doc Alvarez
(1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
(1957)
Dino
as Frank Mandel
(1956)
Three Brave Men
as Enos Warren
(1956)
7th Cavalry
as Sgt. Kruger
(1956)
Terror at Midnight
as Fred Hill
(1956)
Everything But the Truth
as 'Mac' McMillan
(1956)
Away All Boats
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
(1955)
The McConnell Story
as Sfc. Sykes
(1955)
The Looters
as Stan Leppich
(1954)
The Lone Gun
as Fairweather
(1954)
Red Garters
as Billy Buckett
(1954)
Riot in Cell Block 11
as Commissioner Haskell
(1953)
99 River Street
as Stan Hogan
(1952)
The Sniper
as Anderson
(1952)
Hangman's Knot
as Cass Browne
(1952)
The Lusty Men
as Al Dawson
(1951)
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
(1951)
Passage West
as Curly
(1951)
My Favorite Spy
as Newton
(1951)
Fourteen Hours
as Walter, room service waiter
(1950)
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
(1950)
Convicted
as Convict Ponti
(1950)
The Nevadan
as Jeff
(1950)
Francis
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
(1950)
Copper Canyon
as Mullins
(1948)
Hazard
as Oscar
(1948)
Blood on the Moon
as Jake Pindalest
(1948)
Race Street
as Phil Dickson
(1948)
Whispering Smith
as Whitey Du Sang
(1947)
The Perils of Pauline
as Mr. Joe Gurt
(1947)
The Trouble with Women
as Geeger
(1947)
Suddenly It's Spring
as Harold Michaels
(1947)
California
as Whitey
(1947)
Road to Rio
as Trigger
(1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Boss
(1947)
Welcome Stranger
as Bill Walters
(1947)
Variety Girl
as Frank Faylen
(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)
Blue Skies
as Mack
(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)
Masquerade in Mexico
as Brooklyn (uncredited)
(1945)
You Came Along
as Bellboy (uncredited)
(1945)
The Affairs of Susan
as Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
(1945)
Bombalera
as Houlihan
(1945)
Bring on the Girls
as Sailor
(1945)
Incendiary Blonde
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1944)
The Canterville Ghost
as Lieutenant John Kane
(1944)
Address Unknown
as Jimmie Blake
(1944)
Standing Room Only
as Cabbie
(1944)
And the Angels Sing
as Holman
(1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove
as M.P. (uncredited)
(1944)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
(1943)
Corvette K-225
as Shipyard Painter
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
(1943)
Good Morning, Judge
as Ben Pollard
(1943)
Get Going
as Hank
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as Gateman (uncredited)
(1943)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Speed Dugan
(1943)
Prairie Chickens
as Clem
(1943)
The Unknown Guest
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
(1943)
Silver Skates
as Eddie
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1943)
A Guy Named Joe
as Major (uncredited)
(1943)
Taxi, Mister
as Henchman Silk
(1943)
Young Ideas
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
Dixie Dugan
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1943)
The Gang's All Here
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
(1943)
Nazty Nuisance
as Seaman Benson
(1943)
Yanks Ahoy
as Quartermaster Jenkins
(1942)
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Train Detective (uncredited)
(1942)
Across the Pacific
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
(1942)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
(1942)
(1942)
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Soldier Driving Jeep
(1942)
Tough as They Come
as Collector
(1942)
The Palm Beach Story
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1942)
Fall In
as Capt. Gillis
(1942)
Joe Smith, American
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1942)
Mokey
as Police Desk Sergeant
(1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
(1942)
Whispering Ghosts
as Curly
(1942)
About Face
as Bartender Jerry
(1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
(1941)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
(1941)
Steel Against the Sky
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
(1941)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
(1941)
Tanks a Million
as Pvt. Skivic
(1941)
Thieves Fall Out
as Pick
(1941)
Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
(1941)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
(1941)
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Pat Dolan
(1941)
Come Live with Me
as Waiter
(1941)
Model Wife
as Master of Ceremonies
(1941)
Let's Go Collegiate
as Speed Dorman
(1941)
Footsteps in the Dark
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1941)
Father Steps Out
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Tim
(1940)
La Conga Nights
as Jeepers Peepers
(1940)
East of the River
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
(1940)
Saturday's Children
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1940)
No Time for Comedy
as Cab Driver
(1940)
Brother Orchid
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Galbreath
(1940)
Alice in Movieland
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
(1940)
Pop Always Pays
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940)
Curtain Call
as Spike Malone
(1940)
Blame It on Love
as Studio Electrician
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
(1940)
Married and in Love
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
(1940)
Just a Cute Kid
as Benny
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
(1939)
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1939)
The Flying Irishman
as New York Mechanic
(1939)
No Place to Go
as Pete Shaffer
(1939)
Waterfront
as Skids Riley
(1939)
Women in the Wind
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Ed
(1939)
It's a Wonderful World
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
(1939)
Five Came Back
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
(1939)
Reno
as J. Hezmer Briggs
(1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited)
(1939)
Slapsie Maxie's
as Tiger Dorsey
(1939)
(1939)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
(1938)
The Invisible Menace
as Private of the Guard
(1938)
No Time to Marry
as Waxler
(1937)
Marked Woman
as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
(1937)
Wine, Women and Horses
as Horse Buyer
(1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Charlie Downs
(1937)
Back in Circulation
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
(1937)
The Cherokee Strip
as Joe Brady
(1937)
San Quentin
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
(1937)
Dance Charlie Dance
as Ted Parks
(1937)
Kid Galahad
as Barney
(1937)
Ever Since Eve
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
(1937)
They Won't Forget
as Reporter
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
(1937)
Smart Blonde
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
(1937)
Headin' East
as Joe
(1937)
Midnight Court
as Reporter
(1936)
King of Hockey
as Swede
(1936)
The Sky Parade
as Pilot (uncredited)
(1936)
Border Flight
as Jimmie
(1936)
Bullets or Ballots
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
(1936)
Night Waitress
as Policeman at Torre's
(1936)
China Clipper
as Weatherman (uncredited)
(1936)
Road Gang
as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
(1936)
Romance in the Air
as Sure-Fire
(1936)
All American Chump
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1935)
Double Exposure
as Press Photographer (uncredited)