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Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Acting · Born 1905-12-08 (died at 79) · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

80 movies · 16 TV shows

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
IMDb7.0

Maverick

1957
The Beverly Hillbillies
IMDb6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
Quincy, M.E.
IMDb7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
IMDb6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
Wanted: Dead or Alive
IMDb7.0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
Petticoat Junction
IMDb5.9

Petticoat Junction

1963
The Colgate Comedy Hour
IMDb6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950
Telephone Time
IMDb6.5

Telephone Time

1956
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
IMDb6.3

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959
The Bob Hope Show
IMDb7.0

The Bob Hope Show

1950
Gone with the Wind
IMDb7.9

Gone with the Wind

1939
That Girl
IMDb6.2

That Girl

1966
It's a Wonderful Life
IMDb8.3

It's a Wonderful Life

1946
Racket Squad
IMDb6.5

Racket Squad

1951
The Great Adventure
IMDb10.0

The Great Adventure

1963
The Reluctant Dragon
IMDb6.6

The Reluctant Dragon

1941
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
IMDb7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957
Man with a Camera
IMDb5.5

Man with a Camera

1958
My Mother the Car
IMDb4.8

My Mother the Car

1965
The Grapes of Wrath
IMDb7.8

The Grapes of Wrath

1940
Funny Girl
IMDb7.2

Funny Girl

1968
The Lost Weekend
IMDb7.6

The Lost Weekend

1945
Fourteen Hours
IMDb7.3

Fourteen Hours

1951
North to Alaska
IMDb6.5

North to Alaska

1960
Sergeant York
IMDb7.2

Sergeant York

1941
Away All Boats
IMDb5.3

Away All Boats

1956
Detective Story
IMDb7.0

Detective Story

1951
Blood on the Moon
IMDb6.2

Blood on the Moon

1948
Francis
IMDb5.8

Francis

1950
The Lusty Men
IMDb6.7

The Lusty Men

1952
General Electric Theater
IMDb6.8

General Electric Theater

1953
The Sky Parade
IMDb8.0

The Sky Parade

1936
About Face
IMDb6.6

About Face

1942
Tough as They Come
IMDb9.0

Tough as They Come

1942
The Sniper
IMDb6.7

The Sniper

1952
Kid Galahad
IMDb7.1

Kid Galahad

1937
They Drive by Night
IMDb6.9

They Drive by Night

1940
The Blue Dahlia
IMDb6.7

The Blue Dahlia

1946
Marked Woman
IMDb6.6

Marked Woman

1937
Incendiary Blonde
IMDb5.1

Incendiary Blonde

1945
The Gang's All Here
IMDb5.9

The Gang's All Here

1943
Invisible Stripes
IMDb6.2

Invisible Stripes

1939
Yankee Doodle Dandy
IMDb7.0

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942
Bullets or Ballots
IMDb6.6

Bullets or Ballots

1936
The Pride of the Yankees
IMDb7.3

The Pride of the Yankees

1942
Blue Skies
IMDb6.2

Blue Skies

1946
The Lone Gun
IMDb5.6

The Lone Gun

1954
See Here, Private Hargrove
IMDb6.5

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944
Dino
IMDb7.4

Dino

1957
My Favorite Spy
IMDb6.0

My Favorite Spy

1951
Whispering Smith
IMDb6.7

Whispering Smith

1948
Edison, the Man
IMDb6.8

Edison, the Man

1940
Welcome Stranger
IMDb6.9

Welcome Stranger

1947
The Canterville Ghost
IMDb6.9

The Canterville Ghost

1944
Across the Pacific
IMDb6.6

Across the Pacific

1942
It's a Wonderful World
IMDb6.5

It's a Wonderful World

1939
A Guy Named Joe
IMDb6.7

A Guy Named Joe

1944
99 River Street
IMDb6.8

99 River Street

1953
Road to Rio
IMDb6.8

Road to Rio

1947
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
IMDb7.1

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941
The Palm Beach Story
IMDb7.0

The Palm Beach Story

1942
Copper Canyon
IMDb5.7

Copper Canyon

1950
Variety Girl
IMDb6.5

Variety Girl

1947
King of Hockey
IMDb5.4

King of Hockey

1936
Hangman's Knot
IMDb6.6

Hangman's Knot

1952
7th Cavalry
IMDb6.1

7th Cavalry

1956
Waterfront
IMDb6.5

Waterfront

1939
Married and in Love
IMDb5.7

Married and in Love

1940
Too Hot to Handle
IMDb6.0

Too Hot to Handle

1938
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
IMDb7.0

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939
Riot in Cell Block 11
IMDb7.1

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954
The McConnell Story
IMDb6.8

The McConnell Story

1955
The Fighting 69th
IMDb5.8

The Fighting 69th

1940
California
IMDb6.8

California

1947
City for Conquest
IMDb6.9

City for Conquest

1940
Nazty Nuisance
IMDb4.1

Nazty Nuisance

1943
Lucky Night
IMDb6.8

Lucky Night

1939
Night Waitress
IMDb6.4

Night Waitress

1936
Come Live with Me
IMDb6.8

Come Live with Me

1941
Blossoms in the Dust
IMDb6.6

Blossoms in the Dust

1941
That Certain Woman
IMDb5.6

That Certain Woman

1937
Road Gang
IMDb7.0

Road Gang

1936
And the Angels Sing
IMDb7.3

And the Angels Sing

1944
Wake Island
IMDb5.9

Wake Island

1942
Nick Carter, Master Detective
IMDb6.0

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939
Mission to Moscow
IMDb5.7

Mission to Moscow

1943
Dance Charlie Dance
IMDb8.0

Dance Charlie Dance

1937
Five Came Back
IMDb6.3

Five Came Back

1939
China Clipper
IMDb5.8

China Clipper

1936
Convicted
IMDb6.2

Convicted

1950
Footsteps in the Dark
IMDb7.0

Footsteps in the Dark

1941
East of the River
IMDb6.3

East of the River

1940
The Eagle and the Hawk
IMDb5.9

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950
Slightly Dangerous
IMDb6.0

Slightly Dangerous

1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
IMDb6.2

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943
Idiot's Delight
IMDb6.1

Idiot's Delight

1939