Frank Faylen
- Born
- December 8, 1905
- Died
- August 2, 1985
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.
Acting
By IMDb rating
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
Funny Girl
Keeney
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter
Welcome Stranger
Bill Walters
The Gang's All Here
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Blue Skies
Mack (uncredited)
Away All Boats
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Nazty Nuisance
Seaman Benson