Frank Faylen
ActorFrank 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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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
1977
Herbert T. Gillis
Funny Girl
1968
Keeney
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
Phin Gray
Fluffy
1965
Catfish
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
Mr. Dearborne
North to Alaska
1960
Arnie (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Dino
1957
Frank Mandel
Terror at Midnight
1956
Fred Hill
7th Cavalry
1956
Sgt. Kruger
Away All Boats
1956
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Three Brave Men
1956
Enos Warren
Everything But the Truth
1956
'Mac' McMillan
The McConnell Story
1955
Sfc. Sykes
The Looters
1955
Stan Leppich
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
Commissioner Haskell
The Lone Gun
1954
Fairweather
Red Garters
1954
Billy Buckett
99 River Street
1953
Stan Hogan
The Sniper
1952
Anderson
The Lusty Men
1952
Al Dawson
Hangman's Knot
1952
Cass Browne
Detective Story
1951
Det. Gallagher
Fourteen Hours
1951
Walter, room service waiter
My Favorite Spy
1951
Newton
Passage West
1951
Curly
Convicted
1950
Convict Ponti
The Nevadan
1950
Jeff
Copper Canyon
1950
Mullins
Francis
1950
Sergeant Chillingbacker
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950
Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
Blood on the Moon
1948
Jake Pindalest
Race Street
1948
Phil Dickson
Whispering Smith
1948
Whitey Du Sang
Hazard
1948
Oscar
Road to Rio
1947
Trigger
California
1947
Whitey
Variety Girl
1947
Frank Faylen
The Perils of Pauline
1947
Mr. Joe Gurt
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
Boss
Welcome Stranger
1947
Bill Walters
Suddenly It's Spring
1947
Harold Michaels
The Trouble with Women
1947
Geeger
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Ernie
The Blue Dahlia
1946
Man Recommending Motel
Blue Skies
1946
Mack (uncredited)
To Each His Own
1946
Babe
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
Hansen
Cross My Heart
1946
Fingerprint Expert
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946
Federal Agent
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
Cabbie
You Came Along
1945
Bellboy (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945
'Bim' Nolan
The Affairs of Susan
1945
Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
Masquerade in Mexico
1945
Brooklyn (uncredited)
- Bombalera
Bombalera
1945
Houlihan
Bring on the Girls
1945
Sailor
Incendiary Blonde
1945
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Canterville Ghost
1944
Lieutenant John Kane
Address Unknown
1944
Jimmie Blake
Standing Room Only
1944
Cabbie
And the Angels Sing
1944
Holman
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
1944
Major (uncredited)
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
M.P. (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
Speed Dugan
Taxi, Mister
1943
Henchman Silk
Silver Skates
1943
Eddie
Prairie Chickens
1943
Clem
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Sailor (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
1943
Soldier (uncredited)
The Unknown Guest
1943
Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here
1943
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Good Morning, Judge
1943
Ben Pollard
Get Going
1943
Hank
Yanks Ahoy
1943
Quartermaster Jenkins
Young Ideas
1943
Reporter (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
1943
Shipyard Painter
Slightly Dangerous
1943
Gateman (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
Reporter (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
1943
Seaman Benson
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
1942
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Whispering Ghosts
1942
Curly
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
Soldier (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
1942
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942
Soldier Driving Jeep
Wake Island
1942
Fall In
1942
Capt. Gillis
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
Train Detective (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
1942
Collector
About Face
1942
Bartender Jerry
Mokey
1942
Police Desk Sergeant
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
1942
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Come Live with Me
1941
Waiter
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
Speed Dorman
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
1941
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out
1941
Pick
Father Steps Out
1941
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Tanks a Million
1941
Pvt. Skivic
Top Sergeant Mulligan
1941
Pat Dolan
Sergeant York
1941
But! Boy (uncredited)
Model Wife
1941
Master of Ceremonies
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Footsteps in the Dark
1941
Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Tim
Curtain Call
1940
Spike Malone
Married and in Love
1940
Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Blame It on Love
1940
Studio Electrician
Alice in Movieland
1940
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
1940
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
Galbreath
Just a Cute Kid
1940
Benny
City for Conquest
1940
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Saturday's Children
1940
Cab Driver (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
1940
Cab Driver
East of the River
1940
Tour Guide (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
1940
Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
La Conga Nights
1940
Jeepers Peepers
It's a Wonderful World
1939
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
Pete Foley - 1st pilot
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
Adjutant (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
1939
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
No Place to Go
1939
Pete Shaffer
Reno
1939
J. Hezmer Briggs
Waterfront
1939
Skids Riley
Women in the Wind
1939
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939
Ed
The Flying Irishman
1939
New York Mechanic
Lucky Night
1939
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Five Came Back
1939
Photographer (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
1939
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
- Crime Rave
Crime Rave
1939
Slapsie Maxie's
1939
Tiger Dorsey
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939
Henchman (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
The Invisible Menace
1938
Private of the Guard
No Time to Marry
1938
Waxler
Too Hot to Handle
1938
Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
1937
Reporter
Kid Galahad
1937
Barney
San Quentin
1937
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
Wine, Women and Horses
1937
Horse Buyer
Ever Since Eve
1937
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
Charlie Downs
Dance Charlie Dance
1937
Ted Parks
The Cherokee Strip
1937
Joe Brady
Midnight Court
1937
Reporter
Smart Blonde
1937
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Back in Circulation
1937
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937
Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Headin' East
1937
Joe
That Certain Woman
1937
Reporter (uncredited)
Road Gang
1936
Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
King of Hockey
1936
Swede
Night Waitress
1936
Policeman at Torre's
The Sky Parade
1936
Pilot (uncredited)
All American Chump
1936
Reporter (uncredited)
Border Flight
1936
Jimmie
Bullets or Ballots
1936
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
China Clipper
1936
Weatherman (uncredited)
Romance in the Air
1936
Sure-Fire
Double Exposure
1935
Press Photographer (uncredited)
