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.
Movie | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
Movie | Funny Girl | Keeney | 1968-09-19 |
Series | That Girl | Unknown | 1966-09-08 |
Movie | Fluffy | Catfish | 1965-06-27 |
Movie | The Monkey's Uncle | Mr. Dearborne | 1965-08-18 |
Movie | When the Boys Meet the Girls | Phin Gray | 1965-10-10 |
Series | My Mother the Car | Unknown | 1965-09-14 |
Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
Series | The Great Adventure | Unknown | 1963-09-27 |
Series | The Beverly Hillbillies | Unknown | 1962-09-26 |
Movie | North to Alaska | Arnie (uncredited) | 1960-11-07 |
Series | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Herbert T. Gillis | 1959-09-29 |
Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Unknown | 1958-09-06 |
Series | Man with a Camera | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
Movie | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Sheriff Cotton Wilson | 1957-05-30 |
Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
Movie | Dino | Frank Mandel | 1957-07-21 |
Movie | Terror at Midnight | Fred Hill | 1956-04-27 |
Movie | Away All Boats | Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran | 1956-08-16 |
Series | Telephone Time | Unknown | 1956-04-08 |
Movie | 7th Cavalry | Sgt. Kruger | 1956-12-01 |
Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
Movie | Everything But the Truth | 'Mac' McMillan | 1956-12-01 |
Movie | Three Brave Men | Enos Warren | 1956-12-01 |
Movie | The Looters | Stan Leppich | 1955-04-30 |
Movie | The McConnell Story | Sfc. Sykes | 1955-09-29 |
Movie | Red Garters | Billy Buckett | 1954-02-09 |
Movie | Riot in Cell Block 11 | Commissioner Haskell | 1954-02-18 |
Movie | The Lone Gun | Fairweather | 1954-04-25 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | 99 River Street | Stan Hogan | 1953-08-21 |
Movie | The Sniper | Anderson | 1952-05-09 |
Movie | The Lusty Men | Al Dawson | 1952-10-24 |
Movie | Hangman's Knot | Cass Browne | 1952-11-15 |
Movie | Fourteen Hours | Walter, room service waiter | 1951-04-01 |
Series | Racket Squad | Unknown | 1951-06-07 |
Movie | Detective Story | Det. Gallagher | 1951-10-24 |
Movie | Passage West | Curly | 1951-10-01 |
Movie | My Favorite Spy | Newton | 1951-12-25 |
Movie | The Nevadan | Jeff | 1950-01-11 |
Movie | Francis | Sergeant Chillingbacker | 1950-02-08 |
Movie | Convicted | Convict Ponti | 1950-08-01 |
Movie | Copper Canyon | Mullins | 1950-11-15 |
Movie | The Eagle and the Hawk | Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman | 1950-10-01 |
Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
Movie | Hazard | Oscar | 1948-05-28 |
Movie | Race Street | Phil Dickson | 1948-09-11 |
Movie | Blood on the Moon | Jake Pindalest | 1948-11-11 |
Movie | Whispering Smith | Whitey Du Sang | 1948-12-09 |
Movie | Easy Come, Easy Go | Boss | 1947-03-07 |
Movie | California | Whitey | 1947-02-21 |
Movie | Suddenly It's Spring | Harold Michaels | 1947-02-13 |
Movie | Welcome Stranger | Bill Walters | 1947-06-13 |
Movie | Variety Girl | Frank Faylen | 1947-08-29 |
Movie | Road to Rio | Trigger | 1947-12-25 |
Movie | The Trouble with Women | Geeger | 1947-06-25 |
Movie | The Perils of Pauline | Mr. Joe Gurt | 1947-07-04 |
Movie | The Well Groomed Bride | Cabbie | 1946-05-17 |
Movie | Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Federal Agent | 1946-06-14 |
Movie | To Each His Own | Babe | 1946-03-12 |
Movie | The Blue Dahlia | Man Recommending Motel | 1946-04-16 |
Movie | Blue Skies | Mack | 1946-10-15 |
Movie | It's a Wonderful Life | Ernie | 1946-12-20 |
Movie | Cross My Heart | Fingerprint Expert | 1946-12-18 |
Movie | Two Years Before the Mast | Hansen | 1946-11-22 |
Movie | Bring on the Girls | Sailor | 1945-03-30 |
Movie | Bombalera | Houlihan | 1945-02-09 |
Movie | You Came Along | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1945-07-04 |
Movie | Incendiary Blonde | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1945-07-25 |
Movie | Masquerade in Mexico | Brooklyn (uncredited) | 1945-12-03 |
Movie | The Affairs of Susan | Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited) | 1945-07-08 |
Movie | The Lost Weekend | 'Bim' Nolan | 1945-11-29 |
Movie | See Here, Private Hargrove | M.P. (uncredited) | 1944-03-18 |
Movie | And the Angels Sing | Holman | 1944-04-25 |
Movie | Standing Room Only | Cabbie | 1944-01-07 |
Movie | Address Unknown | Jimmie Blake | 1944-06-01 |
Movie | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited) | 1944-05-04 |
Movie | The Canterville Ghost | Lieutenant John Kane | 1944-07-20 |
Movie | Get Going | Hank | 1943-06-21 |
Movie | Prairie Chickens | Clem | 1943-05-21 |
Movie | Taxi, Mister | Henchman Silk | 1943-04-16 |
Movie | Good Morning, Judge | Ben Pollard | 1943-05-07 |
Movie | The Falcon Strikes Back | Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
Movie | Silver Skates | Eddie | 1943-02-26 |
Movie | Dixie Dugan | Soldier (uncredited) | 1943-03-12 |
Movie | Slightly Dangerous | Gateman (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
Movie | Mission to Moscow | Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
Movie | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Speed Dugan | 1943-11-05 |
Movie | A Guy Named Joe | Major (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
Movie | Yanks Ahoy | Quartermaster Jenkins | 1943-06-29 |
Movie | The Unknown Guest | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1943-10-22 |
Movie | The Gang's All Here | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
Movie | Corvette K-225 | Shipyard Painter | 1943-09-29 |
Movie | Young Ideas | Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-08-02 |
Movie | Nazty Nuisance | Seaman Benson | 1943-08-06 |
Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Sailor (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
Movie | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Sergeant on Parade (uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
Movie | Maisie Gets Her Man | Stage Manager (Uncredited) | 1942-06-01 |
Movie | Whispering Ghosts | Curly | 1942-05-17 |
Movie | Joe Smith, American | Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited) | 1942-02-01 |
Movie | Tough as They Come | Collector | 1942-06-05 |
Movie | Star Spangled Rhythm | Soldier (uncredited) | 1942-03-05 |
Movie | About Face | Bartender Jerry | 1942-04-16 |
Movie | Mokey | Police Desk Sergeant | 1942-04-01 |
Movie | The Palm Beach Story | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1942-08-28 |
Movie | The Pride of the Yankees | Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited) | 1942-07-14 |
Movie | Fall In | Capt. Gillis | 1942-11-20 |
Movie | Across the Pacific | Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited) | 1942-09-04 |
Movie | Somewhere I'll Find You | Soldier Driving Jeep | 1942-08-27 |
Movie | A-Haunting We Will Go | Train Detective (uncredited) | 1942-08-07 |
Movie | Wake Island | 1942-08-11 | |
Movie | The Reluctant Dragon | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) | 1941-06-19 |
Movie | Father Steps Out | Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam | 1941-07-19 |
Movie | Thieves Fall Out | Pick | 1941-05-03 |
Movie | Footsteps in the Dark | Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1941-03-08 |
Movie | Come Live with Me | Waiter | 1941-01-31 |
Movie | Model Wife | Master of Ceremonies | 1941-04-17 |
Movie | Blossoms in the Dust | Man with Man Carrying Dead Child | 1941-08-15 |
Movie | Steel Against the Sky | Egg Man in Diner (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |
Movie | Let's Go Collegiate | Speed Dorman | 1941-09-12 |
Movie | Top Sergeant Mulligan | Pat Dolan | 1941-10-16 |
Movie | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | 1941-12-04 |
Movie | Sergeant York | But! Boy (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
Movie | Tanks a Million | Pvt. Skivic | 1941-09-12 |
Movie | Edison, the Man | Galbreath | 1940-05-10 |
Movie | Saturday's Children | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1940-05-04 |
Movie | The Grapes of Wrath | Tim | 1940-03-15 |
Movie | Married and in Love | Jim Carter, Man in Bar | 1940-01-19 |
Movie | The Fighting 69th | Engineer Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-01-27 |
Movie | Castle on the Hudson | Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
Movie | Alice in Movieland | Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) | 1940-03-03 |
Movie | Curtain Call | Spike Malone | 1940-04-18 |
Movie | City for Conquest | Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited) | 1940-09-21 |
Movie | Just a Cute Kid | Benny | 1940-10-05 |
Movie | La Conga Nights | Jeepers Peepers | 1940-05-31 |
Movie | No Time for Comedy | Cab Driver | 1940-09-14 |
Movie | East of the River | Tour Guide (uncredited) | 1940-11-09 |
Movie | They Drive by Night | Driver in Cafe (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
Movie | Brother Orchid | Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1940-06-07 |
Movie | Pop Always Pays | Minerva Auto Loan Cashier | 1940-06-21 |
Movie | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Adjutant (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
Movie | The Flying Irishman | New York Mechanic | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Boat Tour Guide (uncredited) | 1939-03-23 |
Movie | Women in the Wind | Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited) | 1939-04-15 |
Movie | Twelve Crowded Hours | Henchman (uncredited) | 1939-02-23 |
Movie | Lucky Night | Play Palace Announcer (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
Movie | Idiot's Delight | Ed | 1939-01-27 |
Movie | Gone with the Wind | Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited) | 1939-03-12 |
Movie | Crime Rave | 1939-01-13 | |
Movie | Reno | J. Hezmer Briggs | 1939-12-01 |
Movie | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Pete Foley - 1st pilot | 1939-12-13 |
Movie | Invisible Stripes | Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
Movie | It's a Wonderful World | Peters - Stagehand (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
Movie | No Place to Go | Pete Shaffer | 1939-09-23 |
Movie | Slapsie Maxie's | Tiger Dorsey | 1939-09-16 |
Movie | Five Came Back | Photographer (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
Movie | Waterfront | Skids Riley | 1939-07-15 |
Movie | Thunder Afloat | Recruiting Officer (uncredited) | 1939-09-15 |
Movie | The Invisible Menace | Private of the Guard | 1938-01-11 |
Movie | Too Hot to Handle | Assistant Dubber (uncredited) | 1938-09-16 |
Movie | No Time to Marry | Waxler | 1938-02-05 |
Movie | The Go-Getter | Country club man #2 (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
Movie | San Quentin | Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited) | 1937-05-24 |
Movie | Kid Galahad | Barney | 1937-05-29 |
Movie | Marked Woman | Cabbie #2 (uncredited) | 1937-04-10 |
Movie | Smart Blonde | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) | 1937-01-02 |
Movie | Midnight Court | Reporter | 1937-03-06 |
Movie | The Cherokee Strip | Joe Brady | 1937-05-15 |
Movie | They Won't Forget | Reporter | 1937-07-14 |
Movie | Headin' East | Joe | 1937-12-13 |
Movie | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Charlie Downs | 1937-06-08 |
Movie | Back in Circulation | James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
Movie | Wine, Women and Horses | Horse Buyer | 1937-09-11 |
Movie | Ever Since Eve | Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited) | 1937-07-15 |
Movie | Dance Charlie Dance | Ted Parks | 1937-07-06 |
Movie | Border Flight | Jimmie | 1936-05-29 |
Movie | Road Gang | Radio Dispatcher | 1936-03-28 |
Movie | Bullets or Ballots | Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited) | 1936-06-06 |
Movie | King of Hockey | Swede | 1936-12-19 |
Movie | Night Waitress | Policeman at Torre's | 1936-12-18 |
Movie | All American Chump | Reporter (uncredited) | 1936-10-16 |
Movie | China Clipper | Weatherman (uncredited) | 1936-08-11 |
Movie | Double Exposure | Press Photographer (uncredited) | 1935-11-23 |