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

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Ernie

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951

as Walter, room service waiter

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

Blue Skies

Blue Skies

1946

as Mack (uncredited)

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as But! Boy (uncredited)

Away All Boats

Away All Boats

1956

as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945

as 'Bim' Nolan

Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger

1947

as Bill Walters

Funny Girl

Funny Girl

1968

as Keeney

Nazty Nuisance

Nazty Nuisance

1943

as Seaman Benson

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

as Arnie (uncredited)

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939

as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

The Sky Parade

The Sky Parade

1936

as Pilot (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Bombalera

1945

as Houlihan

Model Wife

Model Wife

1941

as Master of Ceremonies