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

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Tim

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Funny Girl

Funny Girl

1968

as Keeney

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945

as 'Bim' Nolan

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

as Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948

as Jake Pindalest

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

as Arnie (uncredited)

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as But! Boy (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937

as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

1942

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Nevadan

The Nevadan

1950

as Jeff

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946

as Man Recommending Motel

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1943

as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940

as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951

as Walter, room service waiter

Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Det. Gallagher