Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Date of Birth:

Dec 08, 1905

Place of Birth:

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:

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944

Red Garters Red Garters

1954

Sergeant York Sergeant York

1941

Saturday's Children Saturday's Children

1940

A-Haunting We Will Go A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

Get Going Get Going

1943

Yanks Ahoy Yanks Ahoy

1943

Tanks a Million Tanks a Million

1941

Top Sergeant Mulligan Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941

No Time for Comedy No Time for Comedy

1940

Back in Circulation Back in Circulation

1937

You Can't Get Away with Murder You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

Young Ideas Young Ideas

1943

Double Exposure Double Exposure

1935

La Conga Nights La Conga Nights

1940

City for Conquest City for Conquest

1940

Pop Always Pays Pop Always Pays

1940

East of the River East of the River

1940

Castle on the Hudson Castle on the Hudson

1940

They Drive by Night They Drive by Night

1940

Fall In Fall In

1942

Good Morning, Judge Good Morning, Judge

1943

Our Hearts Were Growing Up Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946

The Cherokee Strip The Cherokee Strip

1937

Midnight Court Midnight Court

1937

Night Waitress Night Waitress

1936

Francis Francis

1950

Thieves Fall Out Thieves Fall Out

1941

Five Came Back Five Came Back

1939

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind

1939

Steel Against the Sky Steel Against the Sky

1941

Smart Blonde Smart Blonde

1937

Dixie Dugan Dixie Dugan

1943

Just a Cute Kid Just a Cute Kid

1940

No Time To Marry No Time To Marry

1938

Father Steps Out Father Steps Out

1941

All American Chump All American Chump

1936

Suddenly It's Spring Suddenly It's Spring

1947

Brother Orchid Brother Orchid

1940

Edison, the Man Edison, the Man

1940

The Gang's All Here The Gang's All Here

1943

The Eagle and the Hawk The Eagle and the Hawk

1950

Tough as They Come Tough as They Come

1942

See Here, Private Hargrove See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

Joe Smith, American Joe Smith, American

1942

Footsteps in the Dark Footsteps in the Dark

1941

Headin' East Headin' East

1937

Invisible Stripes Invisible Stripes

1939

Incendiary Blonde Incendiary Blonde

1945

Bullets or Ballots Bullets or Ballots

1936

China Clipper China Clipper

1936

Twelve Crowded Hours Twelve Crowded Hours

1939

When the Boys Meet the Girls When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965

Blame It on Love Blame It on Love

1940

San Quentin San Quentin

1937

The Pride of the Yankees The Pride of the Yankees

1942

The Unknown Guest The Unknown Guest

1943

The Sky Parade The Sky Parade

1936

North to Alaska North to Alaska

1960

You Came Along You Came Along

1945

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

1977

Wake Island Wake Island

1942

Thank Your Lucky Stars Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

The Falcon Strikes Back The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

Yankee Doodle Dandy Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

Mokey Mokey

1942

Slightly Dangerous Slightly Dangerous

1943

The Go-Getter The Go-Getter

1937

About Face About Face

1942

Model Wife Model Wife

1941

The Trouble with Women The Trouble with Women

1947

Corvette K-225 Corvette K-225

1943

Border Flight Border Flight

1936

Crime Rave Crime Rave

1939

The Well Groomed Bride The Well Groomed Bride

1946

Slapsie Maxie's Slapsie Maxie's

1939

Blossoms in the Dust Blossoms in the Dust

1941

Nazty Nuisance Nazty Nuisance

1943

Mission to Moscow Mission to Moscow

1943

A Guy Named Joe A Guy Named Joe

1943

Marked Woman Marked Woman

1937

Bombalera Bombalera

1945

Bring on the Girls Bring on the Girls

1945

Lucky Night Lucky Night

1939

The Flying Irishman The Flying Irishman

1939

Blue Skies Blue Skies

1946

Hangman's Knot Hangman's Knot

1952

Fourteen Hours Fourteen Hours

1951

To Each His Own To Each His Own

1946

Kid Galahad Kid Galahad

1937

Away All Boats Away All Boats

1956

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

They Won't Forget They Won't Forget

1937

The Canterville Ghost The Canterville Ghost

1944

Race Street Race Street

1948

Whispering Ghosts Whispering Ghosts

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Address Unknown Address Unknown

1944

California California

1947

Variety Girl Variety Girl

1947

Copper Canyon Copper Canyon

1950

My Favorite Spy My Favorite Spy

1951

Thunder Afloat Thunder Afloat

1939

Maisie Gets Her Man Maisie Gets Her Man

1942

The McConnell Story The McConnell Story

1955

Nick Carter, Master Detective Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

It's a Wonderful World It's a Wonderful World

1939

The Palm Beach Story The Palm Beach Story

1942

The Sniper The Sniper

1952

Come Live with Me Come Live with Me

1941

Riot in Cell Block 11 Riot in Cell Block 11

1954

Road to Rio Road to Rio

1947

The Reluctant Dragon The Reluctant Dragon

1941

It's a Wonderful Life It's a Wonderful Life

1946

Detective Story Detective Story

1951

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

Terror at Midnight Terror at Midnight

1956

The Lost Weekend The Lost Weekend

1945

Funny Girl Funny Girl

1968

The Blue Dahlia The Blue Dahlia

1946

The Nevadan The Nevadan

1950

The Lusty Men The Lusty Men

1952

7th Cavalry 7th Cavalry

1956

Convicted Convicted

1950

Blood on the Moon Blood on the Moon

1948

99 River Street 99 River Street

1953

The Perils of Pauline The Perils of Pauline

1947

The Mystery of the 13th Guest The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943

Waterfront Waterfront

1939

Silver Skates Silver Skates

1943

Women in the Wind Women in the Wind

1939

The Fighting 69th The Fighting 69th

1940

Alice in Movieland Alice in Movieland

1940

Passage West Passage West

1951

Let's Go Collegiate Let's Go Collegiate

1941

Married and in Love Married and in Love

1940

Somewhere I'll Find You Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

The Invisible Menace The Invisible Menace

1938

Hazard Hazard

1948

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937

Dance Charlie Dance Dance Charlie Dance

1937

Idiot's Delight Idiot's Delight

1939

Prairie Chickens Prairie Chickens

1943

Cross My Heart Cross My Heart

1946

Masquerade in Mexico Masquerade in Mexico

1945

Whispering Smith Whispering Smith

1948

Wine, Women and Horses Wine, Women and Horses

1937

Ever Since Eve Ever Since Eve

1937

H.M. Pulham, Esq. H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

Two Years Before the Mast Two Years Before the Mast

1946

Fluffy Fluffy

1965

The Lone Gun The Lone Gun

1954

Road Gang Road Gang

1936

Standing Room Only Standing Room Only

1944

The Looters The Looters

1955

Dino Dino

1957

Curtain Call Curtain Call

1940

Taxi, Mister Taxi, Mister

1943

The Affairs of Susan The Affairs of Susan

1945

No Place to Go No Place to Go

1939

King of Hockey King of Hockey

1936

Welcome Stranger Welcome Stranger

1947

Across the Pacific Across the Pacific

1942

The Monkey's Uncle The Monkey's Uncle

1965

Reno Reno

1939

And the Angels Sing And the Angels Sing

1944

Easy Come, Easy Go Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

Three Brave Men Three Brave Men

1956

Everything But the Truth Everything But the Truth

1956

The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath

1940

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