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

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as But! Boy (uncredited)

Funny Girl

Funny Girl

1968

as Keeney

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Tim

Dino

Dino

1957

as Frank Mandel

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

1937

as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)

7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry

1956

as Sgt. Kruger

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

as Arnie (uncredited)

Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

1950

as Mullins

The Looters

The Looters

1955

as Stan Leppich

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945

as 'Bim' Nolan

Mokey

Mokey

1942

as Police Desk Sergeant

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

1936

as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

California

California

1947

as Whitey

Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Det. Gallagher

Whispering Ghosts

Whispering Ghosts

1942

as Curly

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

1944

as Major (uncredited)