Frank Faylen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

190

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-12-08

Day of death

1985-08-02 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Frank Faylen

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.

Known For

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Marked Woman

    Marked Woman

  • A-Haunting We Will Go

    A-Haunting We Will Go

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • The Reluctant Dragon

    The Reluctant Dragon

  • The Pride of the Yankees

    The Pride of the Yankees

  • The McConnell Story

    The McConnell Story

  • Blood on the Moon

    Blood on the Moon

  • H.M. Pulham, Esq.

    H.M. Pulham, Esq.

  • The Nevadan

    The Nevadan

  • East of the River

    East of the River

  • The Eagle and the Hawk

    The Eagle and the Hawk

  • King of Hockey

    King of Hockey

  • Wine, Women and Horses

    Wine, Women and Horses

  • My Mother the Car

    My Mother the Car

  • The Sky Parade

    The Sky Parade

  • No Place to Go

    No Place to Go

  • La Conga Nights

    La Conga Nights

  • The Falcon Strikes Back

    The Falcon Strikes Back

  • Women in the Wind

    Women in the Wind

  • Hazard

    Hazard

  • Two Years Before the Mast

    Two Years Before the Mast

  • Convicted

    Convicted

  • Three Brave Men

    Three Brave Men

  • Waterfront

    Waterfront

  • The Trouble with Women

    The Trouble with Women

  • Man with a Camera

    Man with a Camera

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • Sergeant York

    Sergeant York

  • Tanks a Million

    Tanks a Million

  • Francis

    Francis

  • Passage West

    Passage West

  • My Favorite Spy

    My Favorite Spy

  • Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

  • No Time for Comedy

    No Time for Comedy

  • California

    California

  • The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

    The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

  • The Blue Dahlia

    The Blue Dahlia

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • The Lost Weekend

    The Lost Weekend

  • Thieves Fall Out

    Thieves Fall Out

  • Prairie Chickens

    Prairie Chickens

  • Saturday's Children

    Saturday's Children

  • Top Sergeant Mulligan

    Top Sergeant Mulligan

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

  • The Sniper

    The Sniper

  • You Came Along

    You Came Along

  • Blossoms in the Dust

    Blossoms in the Dust

  • Brother Orchid

    Brother Orchid

  • The Sunrise Gun

    The Sunrise Gun

  • Detective Story

    Detective Story

  • To Each His Own

    To Each His Own

  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

  • Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

  • Terror at Midnight

    Terror at Midnight

  • Masquerade in Mexico

    Masquerade in Mexico

  • The Mystery of the 13th Guest

    The Mystery of the 13th Guest

  • The Affairs of Susan

    The Affairs of Susan

  • Suddenly It's Spring

    Suddenly It's Spring

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • 7th Cavalry

    7th Cavalry

  • Border Flight

    Border Flight

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

  • Lucky Night

    Lucky Night

  • The Well Groomed Bride

    The Well Groomed Bride

  • San Quentin

    San Quentin

  • The Palm Beach Story

    The Palm Beach Story

  • Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

  • Good Morning, Judge

    Good Morning, Judge

  • The Invisible Menace

    The Invisible Menace

  • The Looters

    The Looters

  • The Unknown Guest

    The Unknown Guest

  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

  • Race Street

    Race Street

  • 99 River Street

    99 River Street

  • Pop Always Pays

    Pop Always Pays

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Whispering Ghosts

    Whispering Ghosts

  • Tough as They Come

    Tough as They Come

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • Everything But the Truth

    Everything But the Truth

  • It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

  • Taxi, Mister

    Taxi, Mister

  • Invisible Stripes

    Invisible Stripes

  • Young Ideas

    Young Ideas

  • Address Unknown

    Address Unknown

  • Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

  • Nick Carter, Master Detective

    Nick Carter, Master Detective

  • And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

  • Copper Canyon

    Copper Canyon

  • Road to Rio

    Road to Rio

  • Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

  • Wake Island

    Wake Island

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Joe Smith, American

    Joe Smith, American

  • Dance Charlie Dance

    Dance Charlie Dance

  • Get Going

    Get Going

  • Ever Since Eve

    Ever Since Eve

  • Bombalera

    Bombalera

  • Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

  • The Fighting 69th

    The Fighting 69th

  • Red Garters

    Red Garters

  • Funny Girl

    Funny Girl

  • Reno

    Reno

  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

  • The Lone Gun

    The Lone Gun

  • Riot in Cell Block 11

    Riot in Cell Block 11

  • Fall In

    Fall In

  • China Clipper

    China Clipper

  • Blame It on Love

    Blame It on Love

  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

  • Alice in Movieland

    Alice in Movieland

  • Romance in the Air

    Romance in the Air

  • Mokey

    Mokey

  • Night Waitress

    Night Waitress

  • Fluffy

    Fluffy

  • Slapsie Maxie's

    Slapsie Maxie's

  • Come Live with Me

    Come Live with Me

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • Blue Skies

    Blue Skies

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Somewhere I'll Find You

    Somewhere I'll Find You

  • A Guy Named Joe

    A Guy Named Joe

  • The Cherokee Strip

    The Cherokee Strip

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • Welcome Stranger

    Welcome Stranger

  • Married and in Love

    Married and in Love

  • About Face

    About Face

  • They Won't Forget

    They Won't Forget

  • See Here, Private Hargrove

    See Here, Private Hargrove

  • Away All Boats

    Away All Boats

  • The Monkey's Uncle

    The Monkey's Uncle

  • Yankee Doodle Dandy

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

  • Just a Cute Kid

    Just a Cute Kid

  • Dino

    Dino

  • Incendiary Blonde

    Incendiary Blonde

  • Silver Skates

    Silver Skates

  • Maisie Gets Her Man

    Maisie Gets Her Man

  • Road Gang

    Road Gang

  • Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

    Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

  • The Go-Getter

    The Go-Getter

  • The Gang's All Here

    The Gang's All Here

  • When the Boys Meet the Girls

    When the Boys Meet the Girls

  • Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the Girls

  • Footsteps in the Dark

    Footsteps in the Dark

  • The Perils of Pauline

    The Perils of Pauline

  • Model Wife

    Model Wife

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • Corvette K-225

    Corvette K-225

  • Crime Rave

    Crime Rave

  • Nazty Nuisance

    Nazty Nuisance

  • You Can't Get Away with Murder

    You Can't Get Away with Murder

  • Yanks Ahoy

    Yanks Ahoy

  • Let's Go Collegiate

    Let's Go Collegiate

  • Cross My Heart

    Cross My Heart

  • Hangman's Knot

    Hangman's Knot

  • Smart Blonde

    Smart Blonde

  • No Time to Marry

    No Time to Marry

  • All American Chump

    All American Chump

  • Headin' East

    Headin' East

  • Midnight Court

    Midnight Court

  • Back in Circulation

    Back in Circulation

  • Twelve Crowded Hours

    Twelve Crowded Hours

  • Our Hearts Were Growing Up

    Our Hearts Were Growing Up

  • Fourteen Hours

    Fourteen Hours

  • The Flying Irishman

    The Flying Irishman

  • Steel Against the Sky

    Steel Against the Sky

  • Castle on the Hudson

    Castle on the Hudson

  • Dixie Dugan

    Dixie Dugan

  • Double Exposure

    Double Exposure

  • Father Steps Out

    Father Steps Out

  • Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble