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.
Acted in 185
1970s
- 1977
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Herbert T. Gillis
- 1976
1960s
- 1968
- 1966
- 1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Phin Gray
My Mother the Car
TV
The Monkey's Uncle
Mr. Dearborne
Fluffy
Catfish
- 1963
- 1962
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Man with a Camera
TV
- 1957
Dino
Frank Mandel
- 1956
Three Brave Men
Enos Warren
Everything But the Truth
'Mac' McMillan
Terror at Midnight
Fred Hill
- 1955
The McConnell Story
Sfc. Sykes
The Looters
Stan Leppich
- 1954
Red Garters
Billy Buckett
- 1953
99 River Street
Stan Hogan
General Electric Theater
Farber · 1 episode
- 1952
The Lusty Men
Al Dawson
- 1951
My Favorite Spy
Newton
Passage West
Curly
- 1950
The Eagle and the Hawk
Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
Convicted
Convict Ponti
Francis
Sergeant Chillingbacker
1940s
- 1948
Whispering Smith
Whitey Du Sang
Race Street
Phil Dickson
Hazard
Oscar
- 1947
Road to Rio
Trigger
Variety Girl
Frank Faylen
The Trouble with Women
Geeger
Welcome Stranger
Bill Walters
Easy Come, Easy Go
Boss
California
Whitey
Suddenly It's Spring
Harold Michaels
- 1946
Cross My Heart
Fingerprint Expert
Blue Skies
Mack (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Federal Agent
The Well Groomed Bride
Cabbie
The Blue Dahlia
Man Recommending Motel
- 1945
Masquerade in Mexico
Brooklyn (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan
Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
You Came Along
Bellboy (uncredited)
Bring on the Girls
Sailor
- 1944
The Canterville Ghost
Lieutenant John Kane
Address Unknown
Jimmie Blake
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
Holman
See Here, Private Hargrove
M.P. (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
Major (uncredited)
Standing Room Only
Cabbie
- 1943
The Gang's All Here
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Speed Dugan
The Unknown Guest
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
Shipyard Painter
Young Ideas
Reporter (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy
Quartermaster Jenkins
Get Going
Hank
Prairie Chickens
Clem
Good Morning, Judge
Ben Pollard
Mission to Moscow
Reporter (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister
Henchman Silk
Slightly Dangerous
Gateman (uncredited)
The Falcon Strikes Back
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
Soldier (uncredited)
Silver Skates
Eddie
- 1942
Fall In
Capt. Gillis
Across the Pacific
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You
Soldier Driving Jeep
Wake Island
Movie
Maisie Gets Her Man
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Whispering Ghosts
Curly
About Face
Bartender Jerry
Mokey
Police Desk Sergeant
Star Spangled Rhythm
Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
- 1941
Steel Against the Sky
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Pat Dolan
Let's Go Collegiate
Speed Dorman
Tanks a Million
Pvt. Skivic
Blossoms in the Dust
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Father Steps Out
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Thieves Fall Out
Pick
Model Wife
Master of Ceremonies
Come Live with Me
Waiter
- 1940
East of the River
Tour Guide (uncredited)
Just a Cute Kid
Benny
No Time for Comedy
Cab Driver
Pop Always Pays
Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Blame It on Love
Studio Electrician
Brother Orchid
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
La Conga Nights
Jeepers Peepers
Edison, the Man
Galbreath
Saturday's Children
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Curtain Call
Spike Malone
Alice in Movieland
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
Married and in Love
Jim Carter, Man in Bar
1930s
- 1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Pete Foley - 1st pilot
Reno
J. Hezmer Briggs
No Place to Go
Pete Shaffer
Slapsie Maxie's
Tiger Dorsey
Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Waterfront
Skids Riley
Five Came Back
Photographer (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Lucky Night
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Adjutant (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
Henchman (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
Ed
- 1938
No Time to Marry
Waxler
The Invisible Menace
Private of the Guard
- 1937
Headin' East
Joe
Wine, Women and Horses
Horse Buyer
Back in Circulation
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
Reporter
Dance Charlie Dance
Ted Parks
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Charlie Downs
Kid Galahad
Barney
San Quentin
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
The Cherokee Strip
Joe Brady
Midnight Court
Reporter
Smart Blonde
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
- 1936
King of Hockey
Swede
Night Waitress
Policeman at Torre's
All American Chump
Reporter (uncredited)
The Sky Parade
Pilot (uncredited)
China Clipper
Weatherman (uncredited)
Border Flight
Jimmie
Romance in the Air
Sure-Fire
Road Gang
Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1935
Double Exposure
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Appearances3
1980s
- 1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
