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Frank Faylen
Acting

Frank Faylen

December 8, 1905August 2, 1985 (aged 79)Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Filmography

It's a Wonderful Life poster

It's a Wonderful Life

as Ernie

8.3•1946

It's a Wonderful Life

as Ernie

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life poster

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

6.5•1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? poster

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

as Herbert T. Gillis

10.0•1977

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

as Herbert T. Gillis

Funny Girl poster

Funny Girl

as Keeney

7.1•1968

Funny Girl

as Keeney

When the Boys Meet the Girls poster

When the Boys Meet the Girls

as Phin Gray

4.8•1965

When the Boys Meet the Girls

as Phin Gray

The Monkey's Uncle poster

The Monkey's Uncle

as Mr. Dearborne

5.8•1965

The Monkey's Uncle

as Mr. Dearborne

Fluffy poster

Fluffy

as Catfish

7.0•1965

Fluffy

as Catfish

North to Alaska poster

North to Alaska

as Arnie (uncredited)

6.5•1960

North to Alaska

as Arnie (uncredited)

Dino poster

Dino

as Frank Mandel

7.4•1957

Dino

as Frank Mandel

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral poster

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Sheriff Cotton Wilson

7.0•1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Sheriff Cotton Wilson

7th Cavalry poster

7th Cavalry

as Sgt. Kruger

6.1•1956

7th Cavalry

as Sgt. Kruger

Three Brave Men poster

Three Brave Men

as Enos Warren

6.3•1956

Three Brave Men

as Enos Warren

Everything But the Truth poster

Everything But the Truth

as 'Mac' McMillan

8.2•1956

Everything But the Truth

as 'Mac' McMillan

Away All Boats poster

Away All Boats

as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

5.3•1956

Away All Boats

as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

Terror at Midnight poster

Terror at Midnight

as Fred Hill

5.2•1956

Terror at Midnight

as Fred Hill

The McConnell Story poster

The McConnell Story

as Sfc. Sykes

6.8•1955

The McConnell Story

as Sfc. Sykes

The Looters poster

The Looters

as Stan Leppich

6.1•1955

The Looters

as Stan Leppich

The Lone Gun poster

The Lone Gun

as Fairweather

5.6•1954

The Lone Gun

as Fairweather

Riot in Cell Block 11 poster

Riot in Cell Block 11

as Commissioner Haskell

7.1•1954

Riot in Cell Block 11

as Commissioner Haskell

Red Garters poster

Red Garters

as Billy Buckett

5.0•1954

Red Garters

as Billy Buckett

99 River Street poster

99 River Street

as Stan Hogan

6.8•1953

99 River Street

as Stan Hogan

Hangman's Knot poster

Hangman's Knot

as Cass Browne

6.5•1952

Hangman's Knot

as Cass Browne

The Lusty Men poster

The Lusty Men

as Al Dawson

6.7•1952

The Lusty Men

as Al Dawson

The Sniper poster

The Sniper

as Anderson

6.7•1952

The Sniper

as Anderson

My Favorite Spy poster

My Favorite Spy

as Newton

6.0•1951

My Favorite Spy

as Newton

Detective Story poster

Detective Story

as Det. Gallagher

7.0•1951

Detective Story

as Det. Gallagher

Passage West poster

Passage West

as Curly

6.6•1951

Passage West

as Curly

Fourteen Hours poster

Fourteen Hours

as Walter, room service waiter

7.3•1951

Fourteen Hours

as Walter, room service waiter

Copper Canyon poster

Copper Canyon

as Mullins

5.7•1950

Copper Canyon

as Mullins

The Eagle and the Hawk poster

The Eagle and the Hawk

as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

5.9•1950

The Eagle and the Hawk

as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

Convicted poster

Convicted

as Convict Ponti

6.2•1950

Convicted

as Convict Ponti

Francis poster

Francis

as Sergeant Chillingbacker

5.8•1950

Francis

as Sergeant Chillingbacker

The Nevadan poster

The Nevadan

as Jeff

5.9•1950

The Nevadan

as Jeff

Whispering Smith poster

Whispering Smith

as Whitey Du Sang

6.7•1948

Whispering Smith

as Whitey Du Sang

Blood on the Moon poster

Blood on the Moon

as Jake Pindalest

6.2•1948

Blood on the Moon

as Jake Pindalest

Race Street poster

Race Street

as Phil Dickson

6.0•1948

Race Street

as Phil Dickson

Hazard poster

Hazard

as Oscar

8.0•1948

Hazard

as Oscar

Road to Rio poster

Road to Rio

as Trigger

6.8•1947

Road to Rio

as Trigger

Variety Girl poster

Variety Girl

as Frank Faylen

6.5•1947

Variety Girl

as Frank Faylen

The Perils of Pauline poster

The Perils of Pauline

as Mr. Joe Gurt

6.7•1947

The Perils of Pauline

as Mr. Joe Gurt

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