Acting
Frank Faylen
EN cinema · 174 credits
Born
8 December 1905
Died
2 August 1985 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known as Francis Charles Ruf · Frank Ruf · Charles Francis Ruf
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
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
as Herbert T. Gillis
Funny Girl
as Keeney
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Phin Gray
Fluffy
as Catfish
The Monkey's Uncle
as Mr. Dearborne
North to Alaska
as Arnie (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Dino
as Frank Mandel
Terror at Midnight
as Fred Hill
7th Cavalry
as Sgt. Kruger
Away All Boats
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Three Brave Men
as Enos Warren
Everything But the Truth
as 'Mac' McMillan
The McConnell Story
as Sfc. Sykes
The Looters
as Stan Leppich
Riot in Cell Block 11
as Commissioner Haskell
The Lone Gun
as Fairweather
Red Garters
as Billy Buckett
99 River Street
as Stan Hogan
The Sniper
as Anderson
The Lusty Men
as Al Dawson
Hangman's Knot
as Cass Browne
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
Fourteen Hours
as Walter, room service waiter
My Favorite Spy
as Newton
Passage West
as Curly
Convicted
as Convict Ponti
The Nevadan
as Jeff
Copper Canyon
as Mullins
Francis
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
Blood on the Moon
as Jake Pindalest
Race Street
as Phil Dickson
Whispering Smith
as Whitey Du Sang
Hazard
as Oscar
Road to Rio
as Trigger
California
as Whitey
Variety Girl
as Frank Faylen
The Perils of Pauline
as Mr. Joe Gurt
Welcome Stranger
as Bill Walters
Suddenly It's Spring
as Harold Michaels
The Trouble with Women
as Geeger
The Blue Dahlia
as Man Recommending Motel
Blue Skies
as Mack (uncredited)
To Each His Own
as Babe
Cross My Heart
as Fingerprint Expert
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Federal Agent
The Well Groomed Bride
as Cabbie
You Came Along
as Bellboy (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
as 'Bim' Nolan
The Affairs of Susan
as Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
Masquerade in Mexico
as Brooklyn (uncredited)
Bombalera
1945
Bombalera
as Houlihan
Bring on the Girls
as Sailor
Incendiary Blonde
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Canterville Ghost
as Lieutenant John Kane
Address Unknown
as Jimmie Blake
Standing Room Only
as Cabbie
And the Angels Sing
as Holman
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
as Major (uncredited)
See Here, Private Hargrove
as M.P. (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Speed Dugan
Taxi, Mister
as Henchman Silk
Silver Skates
as Eddie
Prairie Chickens
as Clem
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Sailor (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Unknown Guest
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Good Morning, Judge
as Ben Pollard
Get Going
as Hank
Yanks Ahoy
as Quartermaster Jenkins
Young Ideas
as Reporter (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
as Shipyard Painter
Slightly Dangerous
as Gateman (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
as Seaman Benson
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Whispering Ghosts
as Curly
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Soldier Driving Jeep
Fall In
as Capt. Gillis
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Train Detective (uncredited), Actor
Tough as They Come
as Collector
About Face
as Bartender Jerry
Mokey
as Police Desk Sergeant
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Come Live with Me
as Waiter
Let's Go Collegiate
as Speed Dorman
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out
as Pick
Father Steps Out
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Tanks a Million
as Pvt. Skivic
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Pat Dolan
Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
Model Wife
as Master of Ceremonies
Blossoms in the Dust
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Footsteps in the Dark
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Curtain Call
as Spike Malone
Married and in Love
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Blame It on Love
as Studio Electrician
Alice in Movieland
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
as Galbreath
Just a Cute Kid
as Benny
City for Conquest
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Saturday's Children
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
as Cab Driver
East of the River
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
La Conga Nights
as Jeepers Peepers
It's a Wonderful World
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
No Place to Go
as Pete Shaffer
Reno
as J. Hezmer Briggs
Waterfront
as Skids Riley
Women in the Wind
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
as New York Mechanic
Lucky Night
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Five Came Back
as Photographer (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Slapsie Maxie's
as Tiger Dorsey
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Henchman (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
The Invisible Menace
as Private of the Guard
No Time to Marry
as Waxler
Too Hot to Handle
as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
as Reporter
Kid Galahad
as Barney
San Quentin
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
Wine, Women and Horses
as Horse Buyer
Ever Since Eve
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Charlie Downs
Dance Charlie Dance
as Ted Parks
The Cherokee Strip
as Joe Brady
Midnight Court
as Reporter
Smart Blonde
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Back in Circulation
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
Marked Woman
as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
That Certain Woman
as Reporter (uncredited)
Road Gang
as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
King of Hockey
as Swede
Night Waitress
as Policeman at Torre's
The Sky Parade
as Pilot (uncredited)
All American Chump
as Reporter (uncredited)
Border Flight
as Jimmie
Bullets or Ballots
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
China Clipper
as Weatherman (uncredited)
Romance in the Air
as Sure-Fire
Double Exposure
as Press Photographer (uncredited)