Frank Faylen

from St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Artwork for Gone with the WindImage of Frank Faylen

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.

Timeline

1988Aged 83

  • Poster for James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    Self (archive footage)

1977Aged 72

  • Poster for Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

    Herbert T. Gillis

1968Aged 63

  • Poster for Funny Girl

    Keeney

1965Aged 60

  • Poster for Fluffy

    Catfish

  • Poster for The Monkey's Uncle

    Mr. Dearborne

  • Poster for When the Boys Meet the Girls

    Phin Gray

1960Aged 55

  • Poster for North to Alaska

    Arnie (uncredited)

1957Aged 52

  • Poster for Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    Sheriff Cotton Wilson

  • Poster for Dino

    Frank Mandel

1956Aged 51

  • Poster for Terror at Midnight

    Fred Hill

  • Poster for Away All Boats

    Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

  • Poster for 7th Cavalry

    Sgt. Kruger

  • Poster for Everything But the Truth

    'Mac' McMillan

  • Poster for Three Brave Men

    Enos Warren

1955Aged 50

  • Poster for The Looters

    Stan Leppich

  • Poster for The McConnell Story

    Sfc. Sykes

1954Aged 49

  • Poster for Red Garters

    Billy Buckett

  • Poster for Riot in Cell Block 11

    Commissioner Haskell

  • Poster for The Lone Gun

    Fairweather

1953Aged 48

  • Poster for 99 River Street

    Stan Hogan

1952Aged 47

  • Poster for The Sniper

    Anderson

  • Poster for The Lusty Men

    Al Dawson

  • Poster for Hangman's Knot

    Cass Browne

1951Aged 46

  • Poster for Fourteen Hours

    Walter, room service waiter

  • Poster for Passage West

    Curly

  • Poster for Detective Story

    Det. Gallagher

  • Poster for My Favorite Spy

    Newton

1950Aged 45

  • Poster for The Nevadan

    Jeff

  • Poster for Francis

    Sergeant Chillingbacker

  • Poster for Convicted

    Convict Ponti

  • Poster for The Eagle and the Hawk

    Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

  • Poster for Copper Canyon

    Mullins

1948Aged 43

  • Poster for Hazard

    Oscar

  • Poster for Race Street

    Phil Dickson

  • Poster for Blood on the Moon

    Jake Pindalest

  • Poster for Whispering Smith

    Whitey Du Sang

1947Aged 42

  • Poster for Suddenly It's Spring

    Harold Michaels

  • Poster for California

    Whitey

  • Poster for Easy Come, Easy Go

    Boss

  • Poster for Welcome Stranger

    Bill Walters

  • Poster for The Trouble with Women

    Geeger

  • Poster for The Perils of Pauline

    Mr. Joe Gurt

  • Poster for Variety Girl

    Frank Faylen

  • Poster for Road to Rio

    Trigger

1946Aged 41

  • Poster for To Each His Own

    Babe

  • Poster for The Blue Dahlia

    Man Recommending Motel

  • Poster for The Well Groomed Bride

    Cabbie

  • Poster for Our Hearts Were Growing Up

    Federal Agent

  • Poster for Blue Skies

    Mack

  • Poster for Two Years Before the Mast

    Hansen

  • Poster for Cross My Heart

    Fingerprint Expert

  • Poster for It's a Wonderful Life

    Ernie

1945Aged 40

  • Poster for Bombalera

    Houlihan

  • Poster for Bring on the Girls

    Sailor

  • Poster for You Came Along

    Bellboy (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Affairs of Susan

    Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Incendiary Blonde

    Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lost Weekend

    'Bim' Nolan

  • Poster for Masquerade in Mexico

    Brooklyn (uncredited)

1944Aged 39

  • Poster for Standing Room Only

    Cabbie

  • Poster for See Here, Private Hargrove

    M.P. (uncredited)

  • Poster for And the Angels Sing

    Holman

  • Poster for Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

    Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

  • Poster for Address Unknown

    Jimmie Blake

  • Poster for The Canterville Ghost

    Lieutenant John Kane

1943Aged 38

  • Poster for Silver Skates

    Eddie

  • Poster for Dixie Dugan

    Soldier (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Falcon Strikes Back

    Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

  • Poster for Slightly Dangerous

    Gateman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Taxi, Mister

    Henchman Silk

  • Poster for Mission to Moscow

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Good Morning, Judge

    Ben Pollard

  • Poster for Prairie Chickens

    Clem

  • Poster for Get Going

    Hank

  • Poster for Yanks Ahoy

    Quartermaster Jenkins

  • Poster for Young Ideas

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Nazty Nuisance

    Seaman Benson

  • Poster for Thank Your Lucky Stars

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Corvette K-225

    Shipyard Painter

  • Poster for The Mystery of the 13th Guest

    Speed Dugan

  • Poster for The Gang's All Here

    Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Poster for A Guy Named Joe

    Major

1942Aged 37

  • Poster for Joe Smith, American

    Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

  • Poster for Star Spangled Rhythm

    Soldier (uncredited)

  • Poster for Mokey

    Police Desk Sergeant

  • Poster for About Face

    Bartender Jerry

  • Poster for Whispering Ghosts

    Curly

  • Poster for Yankee Doodle Dandy

    Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

  • Poster for Maisie Gets Her Man

    Stage Manager (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Tough as They Come

    Collector

  • Poster for The Pride of the Yankees

    Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

  • Poster for A-Haunting We Will Go

    Train Detective (uncredited)

  • Poster for Wake Island

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Somewhere I'll Find You

    Soldier Driving Jeep

  • Poster for The Palm Beach Story

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Poster for Across the Pacific

    Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Fall In

    Capt. Gillis

1941Aged 36

  • Poster for Come Live with Me

    Waiter

  • Poster for Footsteps in the Dark

    Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Poster for Model Wife

    Master of Ceremonies

  • Poster for Thieves Fall Out

    Pick

  • Poster for The Reluctant Dragon

    Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

  • Poster for Father Steps Out

    Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

  • Poster for Blossoms in the Dust

    Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

  • Poster for Let's Go Collegiate

    Speed Dorman

  • Poster for Tanks a Million

    Pvt. Skivic

  • Poster for Sergeant York

    But! Boy (uncredited)

  • Poster for Top Sergeant Mulligan

    Pat Dolan

  • Poster for H.M. Pulham, Esq.

    Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Poster for Steel Against the Sky

    Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

1940Aged 35

  • Poster for Married and in Love

    Jim Carter, Man in Bar

  • Poster for The Fighting 69th

    Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

  • Poster for Castle on the Hudson

    Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

  • Poster for Alice in Movieland

    Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Grapes of Wrath

    Tim

  • Poster for Curtain Call

    Spike Malone

  • Poster for Saturday's Children

    Cab Driver (uncredited)

  • Poster for Edison, the Man

    Galbreath

  • Poster for La Conga Nights

    Jeepers Peepers

  • Poster for Brother Orchid

    Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

  • Poster for Blame It on Love

    Studio Electrician

  • Poster for Pop Always Pays

    Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

  • Poster for They Drive by Night

    Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

  • Poster for No Time for Comedy

    Cab Driver

  • Poster for City for Conquest

    Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

  • Poster for Just a Cute Kid

    Benny

  • Poster for East of the River

    Tour Guide (uncredited)

1939Aged 34

  • Crime Rave

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Idiot's Delight

    Ed

  • Poster for Twelve Crowded Hours

    Henchman (uncredited)

  • Poster for You Can't Get Away with Murder

    Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    Adjutant (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Flying Irishman

    New York Mechanic

  • Poster for Women in the Wind

    Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

  • Poster for Lucky Night

    Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

  • Poster for It's a Wonderful World

    Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

  • Poster for Five Came Back

    Photographer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Waterfront

    Skids Riley

  • Poster for Thunder Afloat

    Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Slapsie Maxie's

    Tiger Dorsey

  • Poster for No Place to Go

    Pete Shaffer

  • Poster for Reno

    J. Hezmer Briggs

  • Poster for Nick Carter, Master Detective

    Pete Foley - 1st pilot

  • Poster for Gone with the Wind

    Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

  • Poster for Invisible Stripes

    Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

1938Aged 33

  • Poster for The Invisible Menace

    Private of the Guard

  • Poster for No Time To Marry

    Waxler

1937Aged 32

  • Poster for Smart Blonde

    Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

  • Poster for Midnight Court

    Reporter

  • Poster for Marked Woman

    Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Cherokee Strip

    Joe Brady

  • Poster for The Go-Getter

    Country club man #2 (uncredited)

  • Poster for San Quentin

    Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Kid Galahad

    Barney

  • Poster for The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

    Charlie Downs

  • Poster for Dance Charlie Dance

    Ted Parks

  • Poster for They Won't Forget

    Reporter

  • Poster for Ever Since Eve

    Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

  • Poster for Back in Circulation

    James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Wine, Women and Horses

    Horse Buyer

  • Poster for Headin' East

    Joe

1936Aged 31

  • Poster for Road Gang

    Radio Dispatcher

  • Poster for Border Flight

    Jimmie

  • Poster for Bullets or Ballots

    Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

  • Poster for China Clipper

    Weatherman (uncredited)

  • Poster for All American Chump

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Night Waitress

    Policeman at Torre's

  • Poster for King of Hockey

    Swede

1935Aged 30

  • Poster for Double Exposure

    Press Photographer (uncredited)