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Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Acting·1905–1985·172 films

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.

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Filmography

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