Acting
Frank Faylen
- Born
- December 8, 1905
- Died
- August 2, 1985
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.
Filmography
Known for
7.8The Grapes of Wrath
1940
8.3It's a Wonderful Life
1946
4.8When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
7.0Detective Story
1951
6.6The Reluctant Dragon
1941
7.3You Came Along
1945
7.0Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
6.8Road to Rio
1947
7.0The Palm Beach Story
1942
6.7The Sniper
1952
6.8Come Live with Me
1941
7.1Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
7.6The Lost Weekend
1945
5.2Terror at Midnight
1956
6.2Convicted
1950
6.2Blood on the Moon
1948
6.899 River Street
1953
6.17th Cavalry
1956