Frank Faylen

Known For
Acting

Popular
14.339

Birthday
1905-12-08

Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

  • Francis Charles Ruf
  • Frank Ruf
  • Charles Francis Ruf

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.

Cast

Image The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940
Image It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946
Image Detective Story

Detective Story

1951
Image Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957
Image The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941
Image Road to Rio

Road to Rio

1947
Image The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

1942
Image The Sniper

The Sniper

1952
Image Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me

1941
Image Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954
Image The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945
Image Terror at Midnight

Terror at Midnight

1956
Image Convicted

Convicted

1950
Image Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948
Image 99 River Street

99 River Street

1953
Image 7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry

1956
Image The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952
Image Funny Girl

Funny Girl

1968
Image The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946
Image The Nevadan

The Nevadan

1950
Image It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939
Image Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939
Image The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939
Image They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

1937
Image The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1944
Image Away All Boats

Away All Boats

1956
Image Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937
Image Blue Skies

Blue Skies

1946
Image Hangman's Knot

Hangman's Knot

1952
Image Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951
Image To Each His Own

To Each His Own

1946
Image Race Street

Race Street

1948
Image Whispering Ghosts

Whispering Ghosts

1942
Image Thunder Afloat

Thunder Afloat

1939
Image Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942
Image The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

1955
Image My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

1951
Image Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

1950
Image Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942
Image Address Unknown

Address Unknown

1944
Image California

California

1947
Image Variety Girl

Variety Girl

1947
Image The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943
Image The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

1947
Image Curtain Call

Curtain Call

1940
Image Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

1943
Image The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

1945
Image Dino

Dino

1957
Image The Looters

The Looters

1955
Image Fluffy

Fluffy

1965
Image The Lone Gun

The Lone Gun

1954
Image Road Gang

Road Gang

1936
Image Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

1944
Image No Place to Go

No Place to Go

1939
Image King of Hockey

King of Hockey

1936
Image Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947
Image Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

1956
Image Everything But the Truth

Everything But the Truth

1956
Image And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing

1944
Image Reno

Reno

1939
Image Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger

1947
Image Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1942
Image The Monkey's Uncle

The Monkey's Uncle

1965
Image Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

1946
Image H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941
Image Married and in Love

Married and in Love

1940
Image Let's Go Collegiate

Let's Go Collegiate

1941
Image Somewhere I'll Find You

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942
Image Passage West

Passage West

1951
Image Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland

1940
Image Waterfront

Waterfront

1939
Image Silver Skates

Silver Skates

1943
Image Women in the Wind

Women in the Wind

1939
Image The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

1940
Image The Invisible Menace

The Invisible Menace

1938
Image Hazard

Hazard

1948
Image Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

1948
Image Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses

1937
Image Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

1937
Image Masquerade in Mexico

Masquerade in Mexico

1945
Image Cross My Heart

Cross My Heart

1946
Image The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937
Image Dance Charlie Dance

Dance Charlie Dance

1937
Image Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939
Image The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

1939
Image Prairie Chickens

Prairie Chickens

1943
Image Lucky Night

Lucky Night

1939
Image Five Came Back

Five Came Back

1939
Image Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939
Image Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky

1941
Image Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out

1941
Image Francis

Francis

1950
Image Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946
Image The Cherokee Strip

The Cherokee Strip

1937
Image Midnight Court

Midnight Court

1937
Image Night Waitress

Night Waitress

1936
Image Smart Blonde

Smart Blonde

1937
Image Dixie Dugan

Dixie Dugan

1943
Image Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

1940
Image Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940
Image The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1943
Image Suddenly It's Spring

Suddenly It's Spring

1947
Image All American Chump

All American Chump

1936
Image Just a Cute Kid

Just a Cute Kid

1940
Image No Time To Marry

No Time To Marry

1938
Image Father Steps Out

Father Steps Out

1941
Image Good Morning, Judge

Good Morning, Judge

1943
Image Tanks a Million

Tanks a Million

1941
Image Yanks Ahoy

Yanks Ahoy

1943
Image Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941
Image Fall In

Fall In

1942
Image Get Going

Get Going

1943
Image A-Haunting We Will Go

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942
Image Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944
Image Red Garters

Red Garters

1954
Image Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941
Image Saturday's Children

Saturday's Children

1940
Image No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940
Image Back in Circulation

Back in Circulation

1937
Image East of the River

East of the River

1940
Image Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940
Image They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940
Image Pop Always Pays

Pop Always Pays

1940
Image City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940
Image You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939
Image Young Ideas

Young Ideas

1943
Image Double Exposure

Double Exposure

1935
Image La Conga Nights

La Conga Nights

1940
Image The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950
Image Tough as They Come

Tough as They Come

1942
Image The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women

1947
Image Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943
Image Border Flight

Border Flight

1936
Image Model Wife

Model Wife

1941
Image About Face

About Face

1942
Image Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942
Image Mokey

Mokey

1942
Image Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

1943
Image The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

1937
Image Crime Rave

Crime Rave

1939
Image The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride

1946
Image Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937
Image Bombalera

Bombalera

1945
Image Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

1945
Image A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

1943
Image Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943
Image Slapsie Maxie's

Slapsie Maxie's

1939
Image Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

1941
Image Nazty Nuisance

Nazty Nuisance

1943
Image The Falcon Strikes Back

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943
Image James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988
Image Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

1936
Image China Clipper

China Clipper

1936
Image Twelve Crowded Hours

Twelve Crowded Hours

1939
Image Incendiary Blonde

Incendiary Blonde

1945
Image Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

1939
Image See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944
Image Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American

1942
Image Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

1941
Image Headin' East

Headin' East

1937
Image When the Boys Meet the Girls

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965
Image Blame It on Love

Blame It on Love

1940
Image Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

1977
Image Wake Island

Wake Island

1942
Image Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943
Image You Came Along

You Came Along

1945
Image North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960
Image San Quentin

San Quentin

1937
Image The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942
Image The Unknown Guest

The Unknown Guest

1943
Image The Sky Parade

The Sky Parade

1936

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