Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Known for: Acting

Born: December 7, 1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - Died: August 1, 1985

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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The Grapes of Wrath

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The Grapes of Wrath

Tim

1940 Drama
It's a Wonderful Life

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It's a Wonderful Life

Ernie

1946 Drama
When the Boys Meet the Girls

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When the Boys Meet the Girls

Phin Gray

1965 Music
Detective Story

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Detective Story

Det. Gallagher

1951 Crime
The Reluctant Dragon

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The Reluctant Dragon

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

1941 Animation
You Came Along

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You Came Along

Bellboy (uncredited)

1945 Drama
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Sheriff Cotton Wilson

1957 Western
Road to Rio

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Road to Rio

Trigger

1947 Comedy
The Palm Beach Story

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The Palm Beach Story

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1942 Comedy
The Sniper

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The Sniper

Anderson

1952 Crime
Come Live with Me

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Come Live with Me

Waiter

1941 Comedy
Riot in Cell Block 11

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Riot in Cell Block 11

Commissioner Haskell

1954 Crime
The Lost Weekend

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The Lost Weekend

'Bim' Nolan

1945 Drama
Terror at Midnight

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Terror at Midnight

Fred Hill

1956 Crime
Convicted

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Convicted

Convict Ponti

1950 Crime
Blood on the Moon

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Blood on the Moon

Jake Pindalest

1948 Western
99 River Street

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99 River Street

Stan Hogan

1953 Crime
7th Cavalry

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7th Cavalry

Sgt. Kruger

1956 Western
The Lusty Men

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The Lusty Men

Al Dawson

1952 Drama
Funny Girl

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Funny Girl

Keeney

1968 Comedy
The Blue Dahlia

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The Blue Dahlia

Man Recommending Motel

1946 Crime
The Nevadan

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The Nevadan

Jeff

1950 Western
It's a Wonderful World

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It's a Wonderful World

Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

1939 Comedy
Nick Carter, Master Detective

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Nick Carter, Master Detective

Pete Foley - 1st pilot

1939 Crime