Frank Faylen
Filmography

Frank Faylen

ActorBorn Dec 8, 1905Saint Louis, Missouri, USA188 titles

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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Maverick
Maverick
1957 · 7.0
Red Harrison
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · 6.2
Doc Alvarez
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · 6.9
Actor
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
1963 · 5.9
Ralph
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · 7.5
Janus
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · 7.0
Sheriff Earl Tipton
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · 8.3
Ernie
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · 7.0
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · 6.9
Self
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939 · 7.9
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)