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Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Birthday: 1905-12-08 | Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1968
Funny Girl

as    Keeney

1965
The Monkey's Uncle

as    Mr. Dearborne

1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as    Herbert T. Gillis

1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as    Sheriff Cotton Wilson

1956
Away All Boats

as    Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

1956
Terror at Midnight

as    Fred Hill

1954
Riot in Cell Block 11

as    Commissioner Haskell

1954
The Lone Gun

as    Fairweather

1953
99 River Street

as    Stan Hogan

1952
The Lusty Men

as    Al Dawson

1952
The Sniper

as    Anderson

1952
Hangman's Knot

as    Cass Browne

1951
Passage West

as    Curly

1950
Convicted

as    Convict Ponti

1950
The Nevadan

as    Jeff

1950
Copper Canyon

as    Mullins

1950
Francis

as    Sergeant Chillingbacker

1948
Blood on the Moon

as    Jake Pindalest

1948
Race Street

as    Phil Dickson

1948
Whispering Smith

as    Whitey Du Sang

1947
Road to Rio

as    Trigger

1947
California

as    Whitey

1946
It's a Wonderful Life

as    Ernie

1945
The Lost Weekend

as    'Bim' Nolan

1944
And the Angels Sing

as    Holman

1944
The Canterville Ghost

as    Lieutenant John Kane

1943
Silver Skates

as    Eddie

1943
Taxi, Mister

as    Henchman Silk

1943
Nazty Nuisance

as    Seaman Benson

1943
The Mystery of the 13th Guest

as    Speed Dugan