Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

1905-12-08 • Saint Louis, Missouri, USA • Male • 188 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-12-08

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Known Credits

188

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Francis Charles Ruf, Frank Ruf, Charles Francis Ruf

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Known For Movies

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939
The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

1947
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946
The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

1955
California

California

1947
Passage West

Passage West

1951
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941
Tanks a Million

Tanks a Million

1941
The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women

1947
My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

1951
Waterfront

Waterfront

1939
North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960
The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

1939
City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940
Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

1956
The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

1945
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942
Convicted

Convicted

1950
Funny Girl

Funny Girl

1968
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951
Dixie Dugan

Dixie Dugan

1943
Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940
Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

1943
Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky

1941
Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937
Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

1948
Back in Circulation

Back in Circulation

1937
Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

1940
The Lone Gun

The Lone Gun

1954
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957
Francis

Francis

1950
San Quentin

San Quentin

1937
Terror at Midnight

Terror at Midnight

1956
Midnight Court

Midnight Court

1937
The Nevadan

The Nevadan

1950
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945
Double Exposure

Double Exposure

1935
Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1942
Hazard

Hazard

1948
Curtain Call

Curtain Call

1940
The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

1940
7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry

1956
Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939
A-Haunting We Will Go

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942
No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940
The Falcon Strikes Back

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943
No Place to Go

No Place to Go

1939
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987
Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

1946
The Sky Parade

The Sky Parade

1936
H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941
Fall In

Fall In

1942
Prairie Chickens

Prairie Chickens

1943
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

1977
The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

1942
Border Flight

Border Flight

1936
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942
The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941
The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946
Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943
Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

1939
Wake Island

Wake Island

1942
Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

1950
Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses

1937
The Sniper

The Sniper

1952
La Conga Nights

La Conga Nights

1940
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942
Everything But the Truth

Everything But the Truth

1956
The Monkey's Uncle

The Monkey's Uncle

1965
Tough as They Come

Tough as They Come

1942
Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

1941
Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940
The Looters

The Looters

1955
Variety Girl

Variety Girl

1947
The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950
Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946
The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952
The Invisible Menace

The Invisible Menace

1938
East of the River

East of the River

1940
Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

1937
Race Street

Race Street

1948
Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937
Road to Rio

Road to Rio

1947
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939
Women in the Wind

Women in the Wind

1939
King of Hockey

King of Hockey

1936
Twelve Crowded Hours

Twelve Crowded Hours

1939
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

1936
99 River Street

99 River Street

1953
To Each His Own

To Each His Own

1946
Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

1945
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940
Thunder Afloat

Thunder Afloat

1939
Fluffy

Fluffy

1965
Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947
Five Came Back

Five Came Back

1939
Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954
The Unknown Guest

The Unknown Guest

1943
Night Waitress

Night Waitress

1936
Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939
The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943
A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

1943
Reno

Reno

1939
The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

1937
Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

1943
Masquerade in Mexico

Masquerade in Mexico

1945
And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing

1944
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937
Blue Skies

Blue Skies

1946
Somewhere I'll Find You

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942
The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride

1946
Nazty Nuisance

Nazty Nuisance

1943
China Clipper

China Clipper

1936
Road Gang

Road Gang

1936
Away All Boats

Away All Boats

1956
Whispering Ghosts

Whispering Ghosts

1942
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940
They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

1937
Hangman's Knot

Hangman's Knot

1952
Address Unknown

Address Unknown

1944
Dance Charlie Dance

Dance Charlie Dance

1937
Silver Skates

Silver Skates

1943
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1944
Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American

1942
Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1943
Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me

1941
Cross My Heart

Cross My Heart

1946
Lucky Night

Lucky Night

1939
You Came Along

You Came Along

1945
Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland

1940
About Face

About Face

1942
Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger

1947
You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939
Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

1944
The Cherokee Strip

The Cherokee Strip

1937
Young Ideas

Young Ideas

1943
Slapsie Maxie's

Slapsie Maxie's

1939
Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out

1941
Mokey

Mokey

1942
Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

1941
See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944
Just a Cute Kid

Just a Cute Kid

1940
Bombalera

Bombalera

1945
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944
Good Morning, Judge

Good Morning, Judge

1943
Red Garters

Red Garters

1954
Pop Always Pays

Pop Always Pays

1940
Smart Blonde

Smart Blonde

1937
Get Going

Get Going

1943
Suddenly It's Spring

Suddenly It's Spring

1947
Let's Go Collegiate

Let's Go Collegiate

1941
When the Boys Meet the Girls

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965
Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951
All American Chump

All American Chump

1936
Romance in the Air

Romance in the Air

1936
Dino

Dino

1957
Saturday's Children

Saturday's Children

1940
Incendiary Blonde

Incendiary Blonde

1945
Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941
Yanks Ahoy

Yanks Ahoy

1943
Blame It on Love

Blame It on Love

1940
Model Wife

Model Wife

1941
Headin' East

Headin' East

1937
Crime Rave

Crime Rave

1939
Married and in Love

Married and in Love

1940
No Time to Marry

No Time to Marry

1938
Father Steps Out

Father Steps Out

1941

Known For TV Shows

Maverick

Maverick

1957
That Girl

That Girl

1966
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959
Telephone Time

Telephone Time

1956
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950
The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

1950
The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1963
Racket Squad

Racket Squad

1951
My Mother the Car

My Mother the Car

1965
Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera

1958
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Movie Credits

Gone with the Wind

1939

Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

The Perils of Pauline

1947

Mr. Joe Gurt

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

Ernie

The McConnell Story

1955

Sfc. Sykes

California

1947

Whitey

Passage West

1951

Curly

Sergeant York

1941

But! Boy (uncredited)

Tanks a Million

1941

Pvt. Skivic

The Trouble with Women

1947

Geeger

My Favorite Spy

1951

Newton

Waterfront

1939

Skids Riley

North to Alaska

1960

Arnie (uncredited)

The Flying Irishman

1939

New York Mechanic

City for Conquest

1940

Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

Three Brave Men

1956

Enos Warren

The Affairs of Susan

1945

Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Convicted

1950

Convict Ponti

Funny Girl

1968

Keeney

Mission to Moscow

1943

Reporter (uncredited)

Detective Story

1951

Det. Gallagher

Dixie Dugan

1943

Soldier (uncredited)

Blood on the Moon

1948

Jake Pindalest

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Tim

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Gateman (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky

1941

Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

Marked Woman

1937

Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Whispering Smith

1948

Whitey Du Sang

Back in Circulation

1937

James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

Brother Orchid

1940

Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The Lone Gun

1954

Fairweather

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Francis

1950

Sergeant Chillingbacker

San Quentin

1937

Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

Terror at Midnight

1956

Fred Hill

Midnight Court

1937

Reporter

The Nevadan

1950

Jeff

The Lost Weekend

1945

'Bim' Nolan

Double Exposure

1935

Press Photographer (uncredited)

Across the Pacific

1942

Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

Hazard

1948

Oscar

Curtain Call

1940

Spike Malone

The Fighting 69th

1940

Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

7th Cavalry

1956

Sgt. Kruger

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

Pete Foley - 1st pilot

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

Train Detective (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy

1940

Cab Driver

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

No Place to Go

1939

Pete Shaffer

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Sailor (uncredited)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

Self (archive footage)

Two Years Before the Mast

1946

Hansen

The Sky Parade

1936

Pilot (uncredited)

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Fall In

1942

Capt. Gillis

Prairie Chickens

1943

Clem

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

1977

Herbert T. Gillis

The Palm Beach Story

1942

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Border Flight

1936

Jimmie

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

The Blue Dahlia

1946

Man Recommending Motel

Corvette K-225

1943

Shipyard Painter

Invisible Stripes

1939

Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

Wake Island

1942

Copper Canyon

1950

Mullins

Wine, Women and Horses

1937

Horse Buyer

The Sniper

1952

Anderson

La Conga Nights

1940

Jeepers Peepers

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Soldier (uncredited)

Everything But the Truth

1956

'Mac' McMillan

The Monkey's Uncle

1965

Mr. Dearborne

Tough as They Come

1942

Collector

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Castle on the Hudson

1940

Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

The Looters

1955

Stan Leppich

Variety Girl

1947

Frank Faylen

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950

Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946

Federal Agent

The Lusty Men

1952

Al Dawson

The Invisible Menace

1938

Private of the Guard

East of the River

1940

Tour Guide (uncredited)

Ever Since Eve

1937

Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

Race Street

1948

Phil Dickson

Kid Galahad

1937

Barney

Road to Rio

1947

Trigger

It's a Wonderful World

1939

Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

Women in the Wind

1939

Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

King of Hockey

1936

Swede

Twelve Crowded Hours

1939

Henchman (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots

1936

Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

99 River Street

1953

Stan Hogan

To Each His Own

1946

Babe

Bring on the Girls

1945

Sailor

They Drive by Night

1940

Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat

1939

Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Fluffy

1965

Catfish

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

Boss

Five Came Back

1939

Photographer (uncredited)

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954

Commissioner Haskell

The Unknown Guest

1943

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Night Waitress

1936

Policeman at Torre's

Idiot's Delight

1939

Ed

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943

Speed Dugan

A Guy Named Joe

1943

Major (uncredited)

Reno

1939

J. Hezmer Briggs

The Go-Getter

1937

Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)

Taxi, Mister

1943

Henchman Silk

Masquerade in Mexico

1945

Brooklyn (uncredited)

And the Angels Sing

1944

Holman

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

Adjutant (uncredited)

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937

Charlie Downs

Blue Skies

1946

Mack

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

Soldier Driving Jeep

The Well Groomed Bride

1946

Cabbie

Nazty Nuisance

1943

Seaman Benson

China Clipper

1936

Weatherman (uncredited)

Road Gang

1936

Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

Away All Boats

1956

Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

Whispering Ghosts

1942

Curly

Edison, the Man

1940

Galbreath

They Won't Forget

1937

Reporter

Hangman's Knot

1952

Cass Browne

Address Unknown

1944

Jimmie Blake

Dance Charlie Dance

1937

Ted Parks

Silver Skates

1943

Eddie

The Canterville Ghost

1944

Lieutenant John Kane

Joe Smith, American

1942

Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942

Stage Manager (Uncredited)

The Gang's All Here

1943

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Come Live with Me

1941

Waiter

Cross My Heart

1946

Fingerprint Expert

Lucky Night

1939

Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

You Came Along

1945

Bellboy (uncredited)

Alice in Movieland

1940

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

About Face

1942

Bartender Jerry

Welcome Stranger

1947

Bill Walters

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

Standing Room Only

1944

Cabbie

The Cherokee Strip

1937

Joe Brady

Young Ideas

1943

Reporter (uncredited)

Slapsie Maxie's

1939

Tiger Dorsey

Thieves Fall Out

1941

Pick

Mokey

1942

Police Desk Sergeant

Footsteps in the Dark

1941

Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

M.P. (uncredited)

Just a Cute Kid

1940

Benny

Bombalera

1945

Houlihan

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944

Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

Good Morning, Judge

1943

Ben Pollard

Red Garters

1954

Billy Buckett

Pop Always Pays

1940

Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

Smart Blonde

1937

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Get Going

1943

Hank

Suddenly It's Spring

1947

Harold Michaels

Let's Go Collegiate

1941

Speed Dorman

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965

Phin Gray

Fourteen Hours

1951

Walter, room service waiter

All American Chump

1936

Reporter (uncredited)

Romance in the Air

1936

Sure-Fire

Dino

1957

Frank Mandel

Saturday's Children

1940

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Incendiary Blonde

1945

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941

Pat Dolan

Yanks Ahoy

1943

Quartermaster Jenkins

Blame It on Love

1940

Studio Electrician

Model Wife

1941

Master of Ceremonies

Headin' East

1937

Joe

Crime Rave

1939

Married and in Love

1940

Jim Carter, Man in Bar

No Time to Marry

1938

Waxler

Father Steps Out

1941

Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

TV Credits

Maverick

1957

Red Harrison (1 episodes)

That Girl

1966

(2 episodes)

Petticoat Junction

1963

Ralph (1 episodes)

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Janus (1 episodes)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Doc Alvarez (1 episodes)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

Sheriff Earl Tipton (1 episodes)

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

(1 episodes)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959

Herbert T. Gillis (147 episodes)

Telephone Time

1956

(1 episodes)

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

Self (1 episodes)

The Bob Hope Show

1950

Self (1 episodes)

The Great Adventure

1963

O'Brien (1 episodes)

Racket Squad

1951

(1 episodes)

My Mother the Car

1965

(2 episodes)

Man with a Camera

1958

(1 episodes)

General Electric Theater

1953

Farber (1 episodes)

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