Frank Faylen
Acting
Born: 1905-12-08 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Tim
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
Funny Girl
Keeney
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
Man Recommending Motel
Detective Story
Det. Gallagher
The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
Quincy, M.E.
Janus
The Lusty Men
Al Dawson
Across the Pacific
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
The Sniper
Anderson
99 River Street
Stan Hogan
Marked Woman
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Riot in Cell Block 11
Commissioner Haskell
Blood on the Moon
Jake Pindalest
Kid Galahad
Barney
A Guy Named Joe
Major (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter
It's a Wonderful World
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
The Canterville Ghost
Lieutenant John Kane
Road to Rio
Trigger
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Adjutant (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Maverick
Red Harrison
Five Came Back
Photographer (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
Train Detective (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
Petticoat Junction
Ralph
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Sailor (uncredited)