Frank Faylen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 8, 1905, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- August 2, 1985
- Movies
- 174
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1977 | Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? | Herbert T. Gillis |
| 1968 | Funny Girl | Keeney |
| 1965 | When the Boys Meet the Girls | Phin Gray |
| 1965 | The Monkey's Uncle | Mr. Dearborne |
| 1965 | Fluffy | Catfish |
| 1960 | North to Alaska | Arnie (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Dino | Frank Mandel |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Sheriff Cotton Wilson |
| 1956 | 7th Cavalry | Sgt. Kruger |
| 1956 | Three Brave Men | Enos Warren |
| 1956 | Everything But the Truth | 'Mac' McMillan |
| 1956 | Away All Boats | Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran |
| 1956 | Terror at Midnight | Fred Hill |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story | Sfc. Sykes |
| 1955 | The Looters | Stan Leppich |
| 1954 | The Lone Gun | Fairweather |
| 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11 | Commissioner Haskell |
| 1954 | Red Garters | Billy Buckett |
| 1953 | 99 River Street | Stan Hogan |
| 1952 | Hangman's Knot | Cass Browne |
| 1952 | The Lusty Men | Al Dawson |
| 1952 | The Sniper | Anderson |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy | Newton |
| 1951 | Detective Story | Det. Gallagher |
| 1951 | Passage West | Curly |
| 1951 | Fourteen Hours | Walter, room service waiter |
| 1950 | Copper Canyon | Mullins |
| 1950 | The Eagle and the Hawk | Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman |
| 1950 | Convicted | Convict Ponti |
| 1950 | Francis | Sergeant Chillingbacker |
| 1950 | The Nevadan | Jeff |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | Whitey Du Sang |
| 1948 | Blood on the Moon | Jake Pindalest |
| 1948 | Race Street | Phil Dickson |
| 1948 | Hazard | Oscar |
| 1947 | Road to Rio | Trigger |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | Frank Faylen |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline | Mr. Joe Gurt |
| 1947 | The Trouble with Women | Geeger |
| 1947 | Welcome Stranger | Bill Walters |
| 1947 | Easy Come, Easy Go | Boss |
| 1947 | California | Whitey |
| 1947 | Suddenly It's Spring | Harold Michaels |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Ernie |
| 1946 | Cross My Heart | Fingerprint Expert |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast | Hansen |
| 1946 | Blue Skies | Mack (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Federal Agent |
| 1946 | The Well Groomed Bride | Cabbie |
| 1946 | The Blue Dahlia | Man Recommending Motel |
| 1946 | To Each His Own | Babe |
| 1945 | Masquerade in Mexico | Brooklyn (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend | 'Bim' Nolan |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Affairs of Susan | Brooklyn Boy (uncredited) |
| 1945 | You Came Along | Bellboy (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Bring on the Girls | Sailor |
| 1945 | Bombalera | Houlihan |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost | Lieutenant John Kane |
| 1944 | Address Unknown | Jimmie Blake |
| 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited) |
| 1944 | And the Angels Sing | Holman |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | M.P. (uncredited) |
| 1944 | A Guy Named Joe | Major (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Standing Room Only | Cabbie |
| 1943 | The Gang's All Here | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Speed Dugan |
| 1943 | The Unknown Guest | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Shipyard Painter |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Nazty Nuisance | Seaman Benson |
| 1943 | Young Ideas | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Yanks Ahoy | Quartermaster Jenkins |
| 1943 | Get Going | Hank |
| 1943 | Prairie Chickens | Clem |
| 1943 | Good Morning, Judge | Ben Pollard |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister | Henchman Silk |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Gateman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Falcon Strikes Back | Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Dixie Dugan | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Silver Skates | Eddie |
| 1942 | Fall In | Capt. Gillis |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Somewhere I'll Find You | Soldier Driving Jeep |
| 1942 | Wake Island | |
| 1942 | A-Haunting We Will Go | Train Detective (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees | Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Tough as They Come | Collector |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Man | Stage Manager (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Sergeant on Parade (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Whispering Ghosts | Curly |
| 1942 | About Face | Bartender Jerry |
| 1942 | Mokey | Police Desk Sergeant |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Joe Smith, American | Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Egg Man in Diner (uncredited) |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Top Sergeant Mulligan | Pat Dolan |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | But! Boy (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Let's Go Collegiate | Speed Dorman |
| 1941 | Tanks a Million | Pvt. Skivic |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Man with Man Carrying Dead Child |
| 1941 | Father Steps Out | Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam |
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | Pick |
| 1941 | Model Wife | Master of Ceremonies |
| 1941 | Footsteps in the Dark | Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Come Live with Me | Waiter |
| 1940 | East of the River | Tour Guide (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Just a Cute Kid | Benny |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited) |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Cab Driver |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Driver in Cafe (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Pop Always Pays | Minerva Auto Loan Cashier |
| 1940 | Blame It on Love | Studio Electrician |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid | Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1940 | La Conga Nights | Jeepers Peepers |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man | Galbreath |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Curtain Call | Spike Malone |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | Tim |
| 1940 | Alice in Movieland | Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Engineer Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Married and in Love | Jim Carter, Man in Bar |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Pete Foley - 1st pilot |
| 1939 | Reno | J. Hezmer Briggs |
| 1939 | No Place to Go | Pete Shaffer |
| 1939 | Slapsie Maxie's | Tiger Dorsey |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat | Recruiting Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Waterfront | Skids Riley |
| 1939 | Five Came Back | Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | Peters - Stagehand (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Lucky Night | Play Palace Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Women in the Wind | Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | New York Mechanic |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Adjutant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Boat Tour Guide (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Twelve Crowded Hours | Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight | Ed |
| 1939 | Crime Rave | |
| 1938 | Too Hot to Handle | Assistant Dubber (uncredited) |
| 1938 | No Time to Marry | Waxler |
| 1938 | The Invisible Menace | Private of the Guard |
| 1937 | Headin' East | Joe |
| 1937 | Wine, Women and Horses | Horse Buyer |
| 1937 | That Certain Woman | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Back in Circulation | James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Ever Since Eve | Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited) |
| 1937 | They Won't Forget | Reporter |
| 1937 | Dance Charlie Dance | Ted Parks |
| 1937 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Charlie Downs |
| 1937 | Kid Galahad | Barney |
| 1937 | San Quentin | Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Go-Getter | Country Club Man #2 (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Cherokee Strip | Joe Brady |
| 1937 | Marked Woman | Cabbie #2 (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Midnight Court | Reporter |
| 1937 | Smart Blonde | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
| 1936 | King of Hockey | Swede |
| 1936 | Night Waitress | Policeman at Torre's |
| 1936 | All American Chump | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Sky Parade | Pilot (uncredited) |
| 1936 | China Clipper | Weatherman (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Bullets or Ballots | Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Border Flight | Jimmie |
| 1936 | Romance in the Air | Sure-Fire |
| 1936 | Road Gang | Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Double Exposure | Press Photographer (uncredited) |
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