Frank Faylen
Known For
Acting
Born
1905-12-08 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
1985-08-02
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.
Most Known For
Quincy, M.E.
as Janus
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Doc Alvarez
Maverick
as Red Harrison
The Beverly Hillbillies
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff Earl Tipton
Petticoat Junction
as Ralph
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
That Girl
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Herbert T. Gillis
Racket Squad
Funny Girl
as Keeney
The Great Adventure
as O'Brien
Dino
as Frank Mandel
Telephone Time
Blue Skies
as Mack
Night Waitress
as Policeman at Torre's
Incendiary Blonde
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)