Frank Faylen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

191

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

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Sergeant York

    Sergeant York

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • Taxi, Mister

    Taxi, Mister

  • Francis

    Francis

  • Lucky Night

    Lucky Night

  • Brother Orchid

    Brother Orchid

  • Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • Red Garters

    Red Garters

  • Reno

    Reno

  • Blue Skies

    Blue Skies

  • Night Waitress

    Night Waitress

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

  • Invisible Stripes

    Invisible Stripes

  • Road Gang

    Road Gang

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • About Face

    About Face

  • Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

  • King of Hockey

    King of Hockey

  • The Gang's All Here

    The Gang's All Here

  • Slapsie Maxie's

    Slapsie Maxie's

  • Dino

    Dino

  • Welcome Stranger

    Welcome Stranger

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Funny Girl

    Funny Girl

  • Wake Island

    Wake Island

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • The Unknown Guest

    The Unknown Guest

  • Married and in Love

    Married and in Love

  • The Lone Gun

    The Lone Gun

  • Away All Boats

    Away All Boats

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • The Sunrise Gun

    The Sunrise Gun

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Joe Smith, American

    Joe Smith, American

  • Address Unknown

    Address Unknown

  • Just a Cute Kid

    Just a Cute Kid

  • See Here, Private Hargrove

    See Here, Private Hargrove

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • Fluffy

    Fluffy

  • The Cherokee Strip

    The Cherokee Strip

  • Yankee Doodle Dandy

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

  • Bombalera

    Bombalera

  • Copper Canyon

    Copper Canyon

  • And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

  • My Favorite Spy

    My Favorite Spy

  • Mokey

    Mokey

  • The Go-Getter

    The Go-Getter

  • China Clipper

    China Clipper

  • Headin' East

    Headin' East

  • Model Wife

    Model Wife

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • Silver Skates

    Silver Skates

  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

  • The Sky Parade

    The Sky Parade

  • California

    California

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • Convicted

    Convicted

  • Race Street

    Race Street

  • It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

  • Incendiary Blonde

    Incendiary Blonde

  • Man with a Camera

    Man with a Camera

  • Suddenly It's Spring

    Suddenly It's Spring

  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

  • Get Going

    Get Going

  • Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • Terror at Midnight

    Terror at Midnight

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • My Mother the Car

    My Mother the Car

  • Fall In

    Fall In

  • Fourteen Hours

    Fourteen Hours

  • The Lost Weekend

    The Lost Weekend

  • Nazty Nuisance

    Nazty Nuisance

  • Blossoms in the Dust

    Blossoms in the Dust

  • Alice in Movieland

    Alice in Movieland

  • The Pride of the Yankees

    The Pride of the Yankees

  • Hangman's Knot

    Hangman's Knot

  • Nick Carter, Master Detective

    Nick Carter, Master Detective

  • Prairie Chickens

    Prairie Chickens

  • The Blue Dahlia

    The Blue Dahlia

  • The Palm Beach Story

    The Palm Beach Story

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • The Reluctant Dragon

    The Reluctant Dragon

  • Somewhere I'll Find You

    Somewhere I'll Find You

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Detective Story

    Detective Story

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

  • The Fighting 69th

    The Fighting 69th

  • Cross My Heart

    Cross My Heart

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

  • Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

  • Come Live with Me

    Come Live with Me

  • A Guy Named Joe

    A Guy Named Joe

  • The Mystery of the 13th Guest

    The Mystery of the 13th Guest

  • The Sniper

    The Sniper

  • The Eagle and the Hawk

    The Eagle and the Hawk

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

  • Blood on the Moon

    Blood on the Moon

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • The Perils of Pauline

    The Perils of Pauline

  • To Each His Own

    To Each His Own

  • Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

  • The McConnell Story

    The McConnell Story

  • Steel Against the Sky

    Steel Against the Sky

  • Marked Woman

    Marked Woman

  • Young Ideas

    Young Ideas

  • Waterfront

    Waterfront

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • Masquerade in Mexico

    Masquerade in Mexico

  • Road to Rio

    Road to Rio

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • The Affairs of Susan

    The Affairs of Susan

  • The Falcon Strikes Back

    The Falcon Strikes Back

  • San Quentin

    San Quentin

  • 7th Cavalry

    7th Cavalry

  • Castle on the Hudson

    Castle on the Hudson

  • They Won't Forget

    They Won't Forget

  • Saturday's Children

    Saturday's Children

  • The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

    The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

  • When the Boys Meet the Girls

    When the Boys Meet the Girls

  • Riot in Cell Block 11

    Riot in Cell Block 11

  • Ever Since Eve

    Ever Since Eve

  • A-Haunting We Will Go

    A-Haunting We Will Go

  • Corvette K-225

    Corvette K-225

  • Hazard

    Hazard

  • Three Brave Men

    Three Brave Men

  • Dixie Dugan

    Dixie Dugan

  • Women in the Wind

    Women in the Wind

  • Everything But the Truth

    Everything But the Truth

  • The Trouble with Women

    The Trouble with Women

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • 99 River Street

    99 River Street

  • Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

  • No Time for Comedy

    No Time for Comedy

  • Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

  • H.M. Pulham, Esq.

    H.M. Pulham, Esq.

  • The Nevadan

    The Nevadan

  • Thieves Fall Out

    Thieves Fall Out

  • Our Hearts Were Growing Up

    Our Hearts Were Growing Up

  • The Well Groomed Bride

    The Well Groomed Bride

  • The Monkey's Uncle

    The Monkey's Uncle

  • Smart Blonde

    Smart Blonde

  • Tanks a Million

    Tanks a Million

  • That Certain Woman

    That Certain Woman

  • Two Years Before the Mast

    Two Years Before the Mast

  • No Place to Go

    No Place to Go

  • Footsteps in the Dark

    Footsteps in the Dark

  • Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the Girls

  • Twelve Crowded Hours

    Twelve Crowded Hours

  • You Can't Get Away with Murder

    You Can't Get Away with Murder

  • Wine, Women and Horses

    Wine, Women and Horses

  • Pop Always Pays

    Pop Always Pays

  • Passage West

    Passage West

  • Top Sergeant Mulligan

    Top Sergeant Mulligan

  • Tough as They Come

    Tough as They Come

  • Back in Circulation

    Back in Circulation

  • Dance Charlie Dance

    Dance Charlie Dance

  • The Invisible Menace

    The Invisible Menace

  • You Came Along

    You Came Along

  • Maisie Gets Her Man

    Maisie Gets Her Man

  • All American Chump

    All American Chump

  • Midnight Court

    Midnight Court

  • Father Steps Out

    Father Steps Out

  • Yanks Ahoy

    Yanks Ahoy

  • Romance in the Air

    Romance in the Air

  • Border Flight

    Border Flight

  • The Looters

    The Looters

  • Double Exposure

    Double Exposure

  • Let's Go Collegiate

    Let's Go Collegiate

  • La Conga Nights

    La Conga Nights

  • Good Morning, Judge

    Good Morning, Judge

  • Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

    Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

  • East of the River

    East of the River

  • Whispering Ghosts

    Whispering Ghosts

  • No Time to Marry

    No Time to Marry

  • The Flying Irishman

    The Flying Irishman

  • Blame It on Love

    Blame It on Love

  • Crime Rave

    Crime Rave