Frank Faylen

1905-12-08 – 1985-08-02 (age 79) Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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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.

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Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Known For

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Ernie

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

as Sheriff Cotton Wilson

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Tim

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as But! Boy (uncredited)

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

as Arnie (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945

as 'Bim' Nolan

Funny Girl

Funny Girl

1968

as Keeney

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937

as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

1946

as Hansen

Convicted

Convicted

1950

as Convict Ponti

Road Gang

Road Gang

1936

as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946

as Man Recommending Motel

Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Det. Gallagher

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952

as Al Dawson

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937

as Barney

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948

as Jake Pindalest