Frank Faylen
173 movies · 14 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 8, 1905
- Died
- Aug 2, 1985 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Also 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.
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Known for
Frank Faylen: movies and TV shows
Acting (187)
- 1977 Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
as Herbert T. Gillis
- 1976
- 1968 Funny Girl
as Keeney
- 1966
- 1965 When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Phin Gray
- 1965
- 1965 The Monkey's Uncle
as Mr. Dearborne
- 1965 Fluffy
as Catfish
- 1963
- 1963
- 1962
- 1960 North to Alaska
as Arnie (uncredited)
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957
- 1957 Dino
as Frank Mandel
- 1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
- 1956 7th Cavalry
as Sgt. Kruger
- 1956 Three Brave Men
as Enos Warren
- 1956 Everything But the Truth
as 'Mac' McMillan
- 1956
- 1956 Away All Boats
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
- 1956 Terror at Midnight
as Fred Hill
- 1956
- 1955 The McConnell Story
as Sfc. Sykes
- 1955 The Looters
as Stan Leppich
- 1954 The Lone Gun
as Fairweather
- 1954 Riot in Cell Block 11
as Commissioner Haskell
- 1954 Red Garters
as Billy Buckett
- 1953 99 River Street
as Stan Hogan
- 1953
- 1952 Hangman's Knot
as Cass Browne
- 1952 The Lusty Men
as Al Dawson
- 1952 The Sniper
as Anderson
- 1951 My Favorite Spy
as Newton
- 1951 Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
- 1951 Passage West
as Curly
- 1951
- 1951 Fourteen Hours
as Walter, room service waiter
- 1950 Copper Canyon
as Mullins
- 1950 The Eagle and the Hawk
as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
- 1950 Convicted
as Convict Ponti
- 1950 Francis
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
- 1950 The Nevadan
as Jeff
- 1948 Whispering Smith
as Whitey Du Sang
- 1948 Blood on the Moon
as Jake Pindalest
- 1948 Race Street
as Phil Dickson
- 1948 Hazard
as Oscar
- 1947 Road to Rio
as Trigger
- 1947 Variety Girl
as Frank Faylen
- 1947 The Perils of Pauline
as Mr. Joe Gurt
- 1947 The Trouble with Women
as Geeger
- 1947 Welcome Stranger
as Bill Walters
- 1947 Easy Come, Easy Go
as Boss
- 1947 California
as Whitey
- 1947 Suddenly It's Spring
as Harold Michaels
- 1946 It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
- 1946 Cross My Heart
as Fingerprint Expert
- 1946 Two Years Before the Mast
as Hansen
- 1946 Blue Skies
as Mack (uncredited)
- 1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Federal Agent
- 1946 The Well Groomed Bride
as Cabbie
- 1946 The Blue Dahlia
as Man Recommending Motel
- 1946 To Each His Own
as Babe
- 1945 Masquerade in Mexico
as Brooklyn (uncredited)
- 1945 The Lost Weekend
as 'Bim' Nolan
- 1945 Incendiary Blonde
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- 1945 The Affairs of Susan
as Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
- 1945 You Came Along
as Bellboy (uncredited)
- 1945 Bring on the Girls
as Sailor
- 1945 Bombalera
as Houlihan
- 1944 The Canterville Ghost
as Lieutenant John Kane
- 1944 Address Unknown
as Jimmie Blake
- 1944 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
- 1944 And the Angels Sing
as Holman
- 1944 See Here, Private Hargrove
as M.P. (uncredited)
- 1944 A Guy Named Joe
as Major (uncredited)
- 1944 Standing Room Only
as Cabbie
- 1943 The Gang's All Here
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1943 The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Speed Dugan
- 1943 The Unknown Guest
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
- 1943 Corvette K-225
as Shipyard Painter
- 1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Sailor (uncredited)
- 1943 Nazty Nuisance
as Seaman Benson
- 1943 Young Ideas
as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1943 Yanks Ahoy
as Quartermaster Jenkins
- 1943 Get Going
as Hank
- 1943 Prairie Chickens
as Clem
- 1943 Good Morning, Judge
as Ben Pollard
- 1943 Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1943 Taxi, Mister
as Henchman Silk
- 1943 Slightly Dangerous
as Gateman (uncredited)
- 1943 The Falcon Strikes Back
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
- 1943 Dixie Dugan
as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1943 Silver Skates
as Eddie
- 1942 Fall In
as Capt. Gillis
- 1942 Across the Pacific
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
- 1942 The Palm Beach Story
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1942 Somewhere I'll Find You
as Soldier Driving Jeep
- 1942
- 1942 A-Haunting We Will Go
as Train Detective (uncredited)
- 1942 The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
- 1942 Tough as They Come
as Collector
- 1942 Maisie Gets Her Man
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
- 1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
- 1942 Whispering Ghosts
as Curly
- 1942 About Face
as Bartender Jerry
- 1942 Mokey
as Police Desk Sergeant
- 1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1942 Joe Smith, American
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
- 1941 Steel Against the Sky
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
- 1941 H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1941 Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Pat Dolan
- 1941 Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
- 1941 Let's Go Collegiate
as Speed Dorman
- 1941 Tanks a Million
as Pvt. Skivic
- 1941 Blossoms in the Dust
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
- 1941 Father Steps Out
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
- 1941 The Reluctant Dragon
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
- 1941 Thieves Fall Out
as Pick
- 1941 Model Wife
as Master of Ceremonies
- 1941 Footsteps in the Dark
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1941 Come Live with Me
as Waiter
- 1940 East of the River
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
- 1940 Just a Cute Kid
as Benny
- 1940 City for Conquest
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
- 1940 No Time for Comedy
as Cab Driver
- 1940 They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
- 1940 Pop Always Pays
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
- 1940 Blame It on Love
as Studio Electrician
- 1940 Brother Orchid
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1940 La Conga Nights
as Jeepers Peepers
- 1940 Edison, the Man
as Galbreath
- 1940 Saturday's Children
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1940 Curtain Call
as Spike Malone
- 1940 The Grapes of Wrath
as Tim
- 1940 Alice in Movieland
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
- 1940 Castle on the Hudson
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
- 1940 The Fighting 69th
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1940 Married and in Love
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
- 1939 Invisible Stripes
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
- 1939 Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
- 1939 Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
- 1939 Reno
as J. Hezmer Briggs
- 1939 No Place to Go
as Pete Shaffer
- 1939 Slapsie Maxie's
as Tiger Dorsey
- 1939 Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
- 1939 Waterfront
as Skids Riley
- 1939 Five Came Back
as Photographer (uncredited)
- 1939 It's a Wonderful World
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
- 1939 Lucky Night
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
- 1939 Women in the Wind
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
- 1939 The Flying Irishman
as New York Mechanic
- 1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited)
- 1939 You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
- 1939 Twelve Crowded Hours
as Henchman (uncredited)
- 1939 Idiot's Delight
as Ed
- 1939
- 1938 Too Hot to Handle
as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
- 1938 No Time to Marry
as Waxler
- 1938 The Invisible Menace
as Private of the Guard
- 1937 Headin' East
as Joe
- 1937 Wine, Women and Horses
as Horse Buyer
- 1937 That Certain Woman
as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1937 Back in Circulation
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
- 1937 Ever Since Eve
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
- 1937 They Won't Forget
as Reporter
- 1937 Dance Charlie Dance
as Ted Parks
- 1937 The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Charlie Downs
- 1937 Kid Galahad
as Barney
- 1937 San Quentin
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
- 1937 The Go-Getter
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
- 1937 The Cherokee Strip
as Joe Brady
- 1937 Marked Woman
as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
- 1937 Midnight Court
as Reporter
- 1937 Smart Blonde
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
- 1936 King of Hockey
as Swede
- 1936 Night Waitress
as Policeman at Torre's
- 1936 All American Chump
as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1936 The Sky Parade
as Pilot (uncredited)
- 1936 China Clipper
as Weatherman (uncredited)
- 1936 Bullets or Ballots
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
- 1936 Border Flight
as Jimmie
- 1936 Romance in the Air
as Sure-Fire
- 1936 Road Gang
as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1935 Double Exposure
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 1987
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1 episode
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show
1 episode