Frank Faylen
ActingAlso Known As
Francis Charles Ruf, Frank Ruf, Charles Francis Ruf
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.
Movies
(175 total)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
as 'Bim' Nolan
Funny Girl
as Keeney
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
as Man Recommending Motel
The Reluctant Dragon
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
North to Alaska
as Arnie (uncredited)
The Lusty Men
as Al Dawson
The Sniper
as Anderson
Across the Pacific
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
99 River Street
as Stan Hogan
Marked Woman
as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
TV Shows
(16 total)
Quincy, M.E.
as Janus
Maverick
as Red Harrison
Petticoat Junction
as Ralph
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff Earl Tipton
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Herbert T. Gillis
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Doc Alvarez
General Electric Theater
as Farber
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
The Great Adventure
as O'Brien