Frank Faylen
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
The Blue Dahlia
1946
as Man Recommending Motel
Hangman's Knot
1952
as Cass Browne
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Ernie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Funny Girl
1968
as Keeney
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Tim
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945
as 'Bim' Nolan
Blue Skies
1946
as Mack
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941
as But! Boy (uncredited)
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
as Commissioner Haskell
Road Gang
1936
as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Lone Gun
1954
as Fairweather
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Dino
1957
as Frank Mandel
The Lusty Men
1952
as Al Dawson
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Sailor (uncredited)