Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 8, 1905

died

August 2, 1985

place of birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

also known as

Francis Charles Ruf · Frank Ruf · Charles Francis Ruf

total credits

50 movies

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

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

as Ernie

Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

as Hansen

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Sheriff Cotton Wilson

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

as Tim

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

as But! Boy (uncredited)

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Gone with the Wind
7.9

Gone with the Wind

1939as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

It's a Wonderful Life

1946as Ernie
Two Years Before the Mast
6.5

Two Years Before the Mast

1946as Hansen
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

The Grapes of Wrath

1940as Tim
Sergeant York
7.2

Sergeant York

1941as But! Boy (uncredited)
North to Alaska
6.5

North to Alaska

1960as Arnie (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
6.6

The Reluctant Dragon

1941as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Funny Girl
7.2

Funny Girl

1968as Keeney
The Lost Weekend
7.6

The Lost Weekend

1945as 'Bim' Nolan
A Guy Named Joe
6.7

A Guy Named Joe

1944as Major (uncredited)
Convicted
6.2

Convicted

1950as Convict Ponti
The Blue Dahlia
6.7

The Blue Dahlia

1946as Man Recommending Motel
Detective Story
7.0

Detective Story

1951as Det. Gallagher
Marked Woman
6.6

Marked Woman

1937as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
The Sniper
6.7

The Sniper

1952as Anderson
Away All Boats
5.4

Away All Boats

1956as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Fourteen Hours
7.3

Fourteen Hours

1951as Walter, room service waiter
Copper Canyon
5.7

Copper Canyon

1950as Mullins
The Pride of the Yankees
7.4

The Pride of the Yankees

1942as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
7.0

Kid Galahad

1937as Barney
They Drive by Night
6.9

They Drive by Night

1940as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Blood on the Moon
6.2

Blood on the Moon

1948as Jake Pindalest
City for Conquest
6.9

City for Conquest

1940as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Riot in Cell Block 11
7.1

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954as Commissioner Haskell
7th Cavalry
6.1

7th Cavalry

1956as Sgt. Kruger
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987as Self (archive footage)
Across the Pacific
6.6

Across the Pacific

1942as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.1

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
6.2

Corvette K-225

1943as Shipyard Painter
The Palm Beach Story
7.0

The Palm Beach Story

1942as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
6.2

Invisible Stripes

1939as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
6.6

Brother Orchid

1940as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
6.6

Bullets or Ballots

1936as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
99 River Street
6.8

99 River Street

1953as Stan Hogan
And the Angels Sing
7.3

And the Angels Sing

1944as Holman
Five Came Back
6.3

Five Came Back

1939as Photographer (uncredited)
Wake Island
5.9

Wake Island

1942
California
6.8

California

1947as Whitey
Women in the Wind
6.8

Women in the Wind

1939as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Francis
5.8

Francis

1950as Sergeant Chillingbacker
The Lusty Men
6.7

The Lusty Men

1952as Al Dawson
Blossoms in the Dust
6.7

Blossoms in the Dust

1941as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Road to Rio
6.8

Road to Rio

1947as Trigger
Fluffy
7.0

Fluffy

1965as Catfish
Hangman's Knot
6.5

Hangman's Knot

1952as Cass Browne
It's a Wonderful World
6.5

It's a Wonderful World

1939as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943as Sailor (uncredited)
The Canterville Ghost
6.9

The Canterville Ghost

1944as Lieutenant John Kane
To Each His Own
7.0

To Each His Own

1946as Babe