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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It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · 8.3
Ernie
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · 7.8
Tim
Funny Girl
Funny Girl
1968 · 7.2
Keeney
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman
1939 · 5.0
New York Mechanic
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 · 7.0
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
1951 · 7.3
Walter, room service waiter
The Sniper
The Sniper
1952 · 6.7
Anderson
The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men
1952 · 6.7
Al Dawson
About Face
About Face
1942 · 6.6
Bartender Jerry
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
1945 · 7.6
'Bim' Nolan