7.5Acting
Frank Faylen
- Born
- 1905-12-08
- Died
- 1985-08-02
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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
Filmography
190 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
1977 · Movie
Herbert T. Gillis
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · TV Show
Janus
Funny Girl
1968 · Movie
Keeney
That Girl
1966 · TV Show
Cast
Fluffy
1965 · Movie
Catfish
My Mother the Car
1965 · TV Show
Cast
The Monkey's Uncle
1965 · Movie
Mr. Dearborne
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965 · Movie
Phin Gray
Petticoat Junction
1963 · TV Show
Ralph
The Great Adventure
1963 · TV Show
O'Brien
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · TV Show
Cast
North to Alaska
1960 · Movie
Arnie (uncredited)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · TV Show
Herbert T. Gillis
Man with a Camera
1958 · TV Show
Cast
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · TV Show
Sheriff Earl Tipton
Dino
1957 · Movie
Frank Mandel
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 · Movie
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Maverick
1957 · TV Show
Red Harrison
7th Cavalry
1956 · Movie
Sgt. Kruger
Away All Boats
1956 · Movie
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV Show
Doc Alvarez
Everything But the Truth
1956 · Movie
'Mac' McMillan
Telephone Time
1956 · TV Show
Cast
Terror at Midnight
1956 · Movie
Fred Hill
Three Brave Men
1956 · Movie
Enos Warren
The Looters
1955 · Movie
Stan Leppich
The McConnell Story
1955 · Movie
Sfc. Sykes
Red Garters
1954 · Movie
Billy Buckett
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954 · Movie
Commissioner Haskell
The Lone Gun
1954 · Movie
Fairweather
99 River Street
1953 · Movie
Stan Hogan
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV Show
Farber
Hangman's Knot
1952 · Movie
Cass Browne
The Lusty Men
1952 · Movie
Al Dawson
The Sniper
1952 · Movie
Anderson
Detective Story
1951 · Movie
Det. Gallagher
Fourteen Hours
1951 · Movie
Walter, room service waiter
My Favorite Spy
1951 · Movie
Newton
Passage West
1951 · Movie
Curly
Racket Squad
1951 · TV Show
Cast
Convicted
1950 · Movie
Convict Ponti
Copper Canyon
1950 · Movie
Mullins
Francis
1950 · Movie
Sergeant Chillingbacker
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV Show
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV Show
Self
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950 · Movie
Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
The Nevadan
1950 · Movie
Jeff
Blood on the Moon
1948 · Movie
Jake Pindalest
Hazard
1948 · Movie
Oscar
Race Street
1948 · Movie
Phil Dickson
Whispering Smith
1948 · Movie
Whitey Du Sang
California
1947 · Movie
Whitey
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947 · Movie
Boss
Road to Rio
1947 · Movie
Trigger
Suddenly It's Spring
1947 · Movie
Harold Michaels
The Perils of Pauline
1947 · Movie
Mr. Joe Gurt
The Trouble with Women
1947 · Movie
Geeger
Variety Girl
1947 · Movie
Frank Faylen
Welcome Stranger
1947 · Movie
Bill Walters
Blue Skies
1946 · Movie
Mack (uncredited)
Cross My Heart
1946 · Movie
Fingerprint Expert
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Movie
Ernie
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946 · Movie
Federal Agent
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · Movie
Man Recommending Motel
The Well Groomed Bride
1946 · Movie
Cabbie
To Each His Own
1946 · Movie
Babe
Two Years Before the Mast
1946 · Movie
Hansen
Bombalera
1945 · Movie
Houlihan
Bring on the Girls
1945 · Movie
Sailor
Incendiary Blonde
1945 · Movie
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Masquerade in Mexico
1945 · Movie
Brooklyn (uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan
1945 · Movie
Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945 · Movie
'Bim' Nolan
You Came Along
1945 · Movie
Bellboy (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
1944 · Movie
Major (uncredited)
Address Unknown
1944 · Movie
Jimmie Blake
And the Angels Sing
1944 · Movie
Holman
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944 · Movie
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944 · Movie
M.P. (uncredited)
Standing Room Only
1944 · Movie
Cabbie
The Canterville Ghost
1944 · Movie
Lieutenant John Kane
Corvette K-225
1943 · Movie
Shipyard Painter
Dixie Dugan
1943 · Movie
Soldier (uncredited)
Get Going
1943 · Movie
Hank
Good Morning, Judge
1943 · Movie
Ben Pollard
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
1943 · Movie
Seaman Benson
Prairie Chickens
1943 · Movie
Clem
Silver Skates
1943 · Movie
Eddie
Slightly Dangerous
1943 · Movie
Gateman (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister
1943 · Movie
Henchman Silk
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Movie
Sailor (uncredited)
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943 · Movie
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here
1943 · Movie
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 · Movie
Speed Dugan
The Unknown Guest
1943 · Movie
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy
1943 · Movie
Quartermaster Jenkins
Young Ideas
1943 · Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942 · Movie
Train Detective (uncredited) · Cast
About Face
1942 · Movie
Bartender Jerry
Across the Pacific
1942 · Movie
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Fall In
1942 · Movie
Capt. Gillis
Joe Smith, American
1942 · Movie
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942 · Movie
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Mokey
1942 · Movie
Police Desk Sergeant
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942 · Movie
Soldier Driving Jeep
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 · Movie
Soldier (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
1942 · Movie
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · Movie
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
1942 · Movie
Collector
Wake Island
1942 · Movie
Cast
Whispering Ghosts
1942 · Movie
Curly
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · Movie
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 · Movie
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Come Live with Me
1941 · Movie
Waiter
Father Steps Out
1941 · Movie
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Footsteps in the Dark
1941 · Movie
Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941 · Movie
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Let's Go Collegiate
1941 · Movie
Speed Dorman
Model Wife
1941 · Movie
Master of Ceremonies
Sergeant York
1941 · Movie
But! Boy (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
1941 · Movie
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
Tanks a Million
1941 · Movie
Pvt. Skivic
The Reluctant Dragon
1941 · Movie
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out
1941 · Movie
Pick
Top Sergeant Mulligan
1941 · Movie
Pat Dolan
Alice in Movieland
1940 · Movie
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Blame It on Love
1940 · Movie
Studio Electrician
Brother Orchid
1940 · Movie
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Movie
Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940 · Movie
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Curtain Call
1940 · Movie
Spike Malone
East of the River
1940 · Movie
Tour Guide (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940 · Movie
Galbreath
Just a Cute Kid
1940 · Movie
Benny
La Conga Nights
1940 · Movie
Jeepers Peepers
Married and in Love
1940 · Movie
Jim Carter, Man in Bar
No Time for Comedy
1940 · Movie
Cab Driver
Pop Always Pays
1940 · Movie
Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Saturday's Children
1940 · Movie
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940 · Movie
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Movie
Tim
They Drive by Night
1940 · Movie
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Crime Rave
1939 · Movie
Cast
Five Came Back
1939 · Movie
Photographer (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Movie
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939 · Movie
Ed
Invisible Stripes
1939 · Movie
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939 · Movie
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Lucky Night
1939 · Movie
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 · Movie
Pete Foley - 1st pilot
No Place to Go
1939 · Movie
Pete Shaffer
Reno
1939 · Movie
J. Hezmer Briggs
Slapsie Maxie's
1939 · Movie
Tiger Dorsey
The Flying Irishman
1939 · Movie
New York Mechanic
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 · Movie
Adjutant (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
1939 · Movie
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939 · Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
Waterfront
1939 · Movie
Skids Riley
Women in the Wind
1939 · Movie
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939 · Movie
Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
No Time to Marry
1938 · Movie
Waxler
The Invisible Menace
1938 · Movie
Private of the Guard
Too Hot to Handle
1938 · Movie
Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
Back in Circulation
1937 · Movie
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance
1937 · Movie
Ted Parks
Ever Since Eve
1937 · Movie
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
Headin' East
1937 · Movie
Joe
Kid Galahad
1937 · Movie
Barney
Marked Woman
1937 · Movie
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Midnight Court
1937 · Movie
Reporter
San Quentin
1937 · Movie
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
Smart Blonde
1937 · Movie
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
That Certain Woman
1937 · Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937 · Movie
Charlie Downs
The Cherokee Strip
1937 · Movie
Joe Brady
The Go-Getter
1937 · Movie
Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
1937 · Movie
Reporter
Wine, Women and Horses
1937 · Movie
Horse Buyer
All American Chump
1936 · Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Border Flight
1936 · Movie
Jimmie
Bullets or Ballots
1936 · Movie
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
China Clipper
1936 · Movie
Weatherman (uncredited)
King of Hockey
1936 · Movie
Swede
Night Waitress
1936 · Movie
Policeman at Torre's
Road Gang
1936 · Movie
Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Romance in the Air
1936 · Movie
Sure-Fire
The Sky Parade
1936 · Movie
Pilot (uncredited)
Double Exposure
1935 · Movie
Press Photographer (uncredited)