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Frank Faylen

Acting
December 8, 1905
— August 2, 1985(79 years old)
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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.

Also Known As

Francis Charles Ruf • Frank Ruf • Charles Francis Ruf

Known For

Petticoat Junction series poster (1963)
5.8

Petticoat Junction

Ralph

Quincy, M.E. series poster (1976)
7.5

Quincy, M.E.

Janus

The Beverly Hillbillies series poster (1962)
6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

Maverick series poster (1957)
6.9

Maverick

Red Harrison

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre series poster (1956)
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Doc Alvarez

Wanted: Dead or Alive series poster (1958)
7.0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Sheriff Earl Tipton

It's a Wonderful Life movie poster (1946)
8.3

It's a Wonderful Life

Ernie

That Girl series poster (1966)
6.2

That Girl

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis series poster (1959)
6.3

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Herbert T. Gillis

Telephone Time series poster (1956)
6.5

Telephone Time

Racket Squad series poster (1951)
6.5

Racket Squad

The Grapes of Wrath movie poster (1940)
7.8

The Grapes of Wrath

Tim

Photos of Frank Faylen

Filmography

1970s

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? movie poster (1977)
10.0

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

Herbert T. Gillis

1960s

Funny Girl movie poster (1968)
7.2

Funny Girl

Keeney

When the Boys Meet the Girls movie poster (1965)
4.8

When the Boys Meet the Girls

Phin Gray

Fluffy movie poster (1965)
7.0

Fluffy

Catfish

The Monkey's Uncle movie poster (1965)
5.9

The Monkey's Uncle

Mr. Dearborne

North to Alaska movie poster (1960)
6.5

North to Alaska

Arnie (uncredited)

1950s

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral movie poster (1957)
7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Dino movie poster (1957)
7.4

Dino

Frank Mandel

Away All Boats movie poster (1956)
5.4

Away All Boats

Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

7th Cavalry movie poster (1956)
6.1

7th Cavalry

Sgt. Kruger

Three Brave Men movie poster (1956)
6.3

Three Brave Men

Enos Warren

Terror at Midnight movie poster (1956)
5.2

Terror at Midnight

Fred Hill

Everything But the Truth movie poster (1956)
8.2

Everything But the Truth

'Mac' McMillan

The Looters movie poster (1955)
6.1

The Looters

Stan Leppich

The McConnell Story movie poster (1955)
6.8

The McConnell Story

Sfc. Sykes

Riot in Cell Block 11 movie poster (1954)
7.1

Riot in Cell Block 11

Commissioner Haskell

The Lone Gun movie poster (1954)
5.6

The Lone Gun

Fairweather

99 River Street movie poster (1953)
6.8

99 River Street

Stan Hogan

The Sniper movie poster (1952)
6.7

The Sniper

Anderson

The Lusty Men movie poster (1952)
6.7

The Lusty Men

Al Dawson

Hangman's Knot movie poster (1952)
6.5

Hangman's Knot

Cass Browne

Fourteen Hours movie poster (1951)
7.3

Fourteen Hours

Walter, room service waiter

Detective Story movie poster (1951)
7.0

Detective Story

Det. Gallagher

My Favorite Spy movie poster (1951)
6.0

My Favorite Spy

Newton

Passage West movie poster (1951)
6.6

Passage West

Curly

Convicted movie poster (1950)
6.2

Convicted

Convict Ponti

Francis movie poster (1950)
5.8

Francis

Sergeant Chillingbacker

Copper Canyon movie poster (1950)
5.7

Copper Canyon

Mullins

The Nevadan movie poster (1950)
5.9

The Nevadan

Jeff

1940s

Blood on the Moon movie poster (1948)
6.2

Blood on the Moon

Jake Pindalest

Whispering Smith movie poster (1948)
6.7

Whispering Smith

Whitey Du Sang

Race Street movie poster (1948)
6.0

Race Street

Phil Dickson

Hazard movie poster (1948)
8.0

Hazard

Oscar

California movie poster (1947)
6.8

California

Whitey

The Perils of Pauline movie poster (1947)
6.7

The Perils of Pauline

Mr. Joe Gurt

Variety Girl movie poster (1947)
6.5

Variety Girl

Frank Faylen

Road to Rio movie poster (1947)
6.8

Road to Rio

Trigger

Welcome Stranger movie poster (1947)
6.9

Welcome Stranger

Bill Walters

Easy Come, Easy Go movie poster (1947)
7.0

Easy Come, Easy Go

Boss

It's a Wonderful Life movie poster (1946)
8.3

It's a Wonderful Life

Ernie

Two Years Before the Mast movie poster (1946)
6.5

Two Years Before the Mast

Hansen

The Blue Dahlia movie poster (1946)
6.7

The Blue Dahlia

Man Recommending Motel

To Each His Own movie poster (1946)
7.0

To Each His Own

Babe

Blue Skies movie poster (1946)
6.2

Blue Skies

Mack

Our Hearts Were Growing Up movie poster (1946)
6.5

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Federal Agent

Cross My Heart movie poster (1946)
9.0

Cross My Heart

Fingerprint Expert

The Lost Weekend movie poster (1945)
7.6

The Lost Weekend

'Bim' Nolan

You Came Along movie poster (1945)
7.3

You Came Along

Bellboy (uncredited)

Masquerade in Mexico movie poster (1945)
6.0

Masquerade in Mexico

Brooklyn (uncredited)

The Affairs of Susan movie poster (1945)
6.5

The Affairs of Susan

Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)

The Canterville Ghost movie poster (1944)
6.9

The Canterville Ghost

Lieutenant John Kane

Address Unknown movie poster (1944)
6.5

Address Unknown

Jimmie Blake

And the Angels Sing movie poster (1944)
7.3

And the Angels Sing

Holman

Standing Room Only movie poster (1944)
5.7

Standing Room Only

Cabbie

The Mystery of the 13th Guest movie poster (1943)
5.7

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

Speed Dugan

Prairie Chickens movie poster (1943)
8.0

Prairie Chickens

Clem

Taxi, Mister movie poster (1943)
4.2

Taxi, Mister

Henchman Silk

Silver Skates movie poster (1943)
6.3

Silver Skates

Eddie

The Pride of the Yankees movie poster (1942)
7.4

The Pride of the Yankees

Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story movie poster (1942)
7.0

The Palm Beach Story

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Across the Pacific movie poster (1942)
6.6

Across the Pacific

Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm movie poster (1942)
6.2

Star Spangled Rhythm

Soldier (uncredited)

Somewhere I'll Find You movie poster (1942)
5.7

Somewhere I'll Find You

Soldier Driving Jeep

Maisie Gets Her Man movie poster (1942)
6.7

Maisie Gets Her Man

Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Whispering Ghosts movie poster (1942)
6.8

Whispering Ghosts

Curly

The Reluctant Dragon movie poster (1941)
6.6

The Reluctant Dragon

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

H.M. Pulham, Esq. movie poster (1941)
7.1

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Thieves Fall Out movie poster (1941)
6.0

Thieves Fall Out

Pick

Come Live with Me movie poster (1941)
6.8

Come Live with Me

Waiter

Let's Go Collegiate movie poster (1941)
5.4

Let's Go Collegiate

Speed Dorman

Steel Against the Sky movie poster (1941)
5.4

Steel Against the Sky

Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath movie poster (1940)
7.8

The Grapes of Wrath

Tim

The Fighting 69th movie poster (1940)
5.8

The Fighting 69th

Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

Curtain Call movie poster (1940)
7.3

Curtain Call

Spike Malone

Alice in Movieland movie poster (1940)
6.4

Alice in Movieland

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Married and in Love movie poster (1940)
5.7

Married and in Love

Jim Carter, Man in Bar

Blame It on Love movie poster (1940)
4.8

Blame It on Love

Studio Electrician

1930s

Gone with the Wind movie poster (1939)
7.9

Gone with the Wind

Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

Five Came Back movie poster (1939)
6.3

Five Came Back

Photographer (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World movie poster (1939)
6.5

It's a Wonderful World

Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight movie poster (1939)
6.1

Idiot's Delight

Ed

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle movie poster (1939)
7.0

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Adjutant (uncredited)

Reno movie poster (1939)
6.7

Reno

J. Hezmer Briggs

Waterfront movie poster (1939)
6.5

Waterfront

Skids Riley

Women in the Wind movie poster (1939)
6.8

Women in the Wind

Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat movie poster (1939)
6.1

Thunder Afloat

Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

The Flying Irishman movie poster (1939)
5.0

The Flying Irishman

New York Mechanic

Nick Carter, Master Detective movie poster (1939)
6.0

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Pete Foley - 1st pilot

Lucky Night movie poster (1939)
6.8

Lucky Night

Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

No Place to Go movie poster (1939)
8.0

No Place to Go

Pete Shaffer

The Invisible Menace movie poster (1938)
4.3

The Invisible Menace

Private of the Guard

Kid Galahad movie poster (1937)
7.0

Kid Galahad

Barney

San Quentin movie poster (1937)
6.6

San Quentin

Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop movie poster (1937)
7.2

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Charlie Downs

They Won't Forget movie poster (1937)
5.9

They Won't Forget

Reporter

Ever Since Eve movie poster (1937)
5.8

Ever Since Eve

Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

Dance Charlie Dance movie poster (1937)
8.0

Dance Charlie Dance

Ted Parks

Wine, Women and Horses movie poster (1937)
5.3

Wine, Women and Horses

Horse Buyer

Road Gang movie poster (1936)
7.0

Road Gang

Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

King of Hockey movie poster (1936)
5.4

King of Hockey

Swede