Frank Faylen
Birthday: 1905-12-08 | Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USAFrank 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
Acting
Role
as Keeney
as Mr. Dearborne
as Herbert T. Gillis
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
as Fred Hill
as Commissioner Haskell
as Fairweather
as Stan Hogan
as Al Dawson
as Anderson
as Cass Browne
as Curly
as Convict Ponti
as Jeff
as Mullins
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
as Jake Pindalest
as Phil Dickson
as Whitey Du Sang
as Trigger
as Whitey
as Ernie
as 'Bim' Nolan
as Holman
as Lieutenant John Kane
as Eddie
as Henchman Silk
as Seaman Benson
as Speed Dugan