Frank Faylen
Age: N/A | From: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Francis Charles Ruf , Frank Ruf , Charles Francis Ruf
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 94
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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 Famous Work
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(1958) Sheriff Earl Tipton
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Doc Alvarez
The Great Adventure
(1963) O'Brien
Gone with the Wind
(1939) Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) Ernie
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940) Tim
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957) Sheriff Cotton Wilson
The Lost Weekend
(1945) 'Bim' NolanActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1977 | Herbert T. Gillis | |
| 1976 | N/A | |
| 1968 | Keeney | |
| 1966 | N/A | |
| 1965 | Phin Gray | |
| N/A | ||
| Mr. Dearborne | ||
| Catfish | ||
| 1963 | O'Brien | |
| N/A | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| 1960 | Arnie (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Herbert T. Gillis | |
| 1958 | N/A | |
| Sheriff Earl Tipton | ||
| 1957 | Red Harrison | |
| Frank Mandel | ||
| Sheriff Cotton Wilson | ||
| 1956 | Sgt. Kruger | |
| 'Mac' McMillan | ||
| Enos Warren | ||
| Doc Alvarez | ||
| Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran | ||
| Fred Hill | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1955 | Sfc. Sykes | |
| Stan Leppich | ||
| 1954 | Fairweather | |
| Commissioner Haskell | ||
| Billy Buckett | ||
| 1953 | Stan Hogan | |
| Farber | ||
| 1952 | Cass Browne | |
| Al Dawson | ||
| Anderson | ||
| 1951 | Newton | |
| Det. Gallagher | ||
| Curly | ||
| N/A | ||
| Walter, room service waiter | ||
| 1950 | Mullins | |
| Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman | ||
| Self | ||
| Convict Ponti | ||
| Sergeant Chillingbacker | ||
| Jeff | ||
| 1948 | Whitey Du Sang | |
| Jake Pindalest | ||
| Phil Dickson | ||
| Oscar | ||
| 1947 | Trigger | |
| Frank Faylen | ||
| Mr. Joe Gurt | ||
| Geeger | ||
| Bill Walters | ||
| Boss | ||
| Whitey | ||
| Harold Michaels | ||
| 1946 | Ernie | |
| Fingerprint Expert | ||
| Hansen | ||
| Mack | ||
| Federal Agent | ||
| Cabbie | ||
| Man Recommending Motel | ||
| Babe | ||
| 1945 | Brooklyn (uncredited) | |
| 'Bim' Nolan | ||
| Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited) | ||
| Bellboy (uncredited) | ||
| Sailor | ||
| Houlihan | ||
| 1944 | Lieutenant John Kane | |
| Jimmie Blake | ||
| Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited) | ||
| Holman | ||
| M.P. (uncredited) | ||
| Cabbie | ||
| 1943 | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Major | ||
| Speed Dugan | ||
| Shipyard Painter | ||
| N/A | ||
| Seaman Benson | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Quartermaster Jenkins | ||
| Hank | ||
| Clem | ||
| Ben Pollard | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Henchman Silk | ||
| Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited) | ||
| Gateman (uncredited) | ||
| Soldier (uncredited) | ||
| Eddie | ||
| 1942 | Capt. Gillis | |
| Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited) | ||
| Taxi Driver (uncredited) | ||
| Soldier Driving Jeep | ||
| N/A | ||
| Train Detective (uncredited) | ||
| Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited) | ||
| Collector | ||
| Stage Manager (Uncredited) | ||
| Sergeant on Parade (uncredited) | ||
| Curly | ||
| Bartender Jerry | ||
| Police Desk Sergeant | ||
| Soldier (uncredited) | ||
| Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited) | ||
| 1941 | Egg Man in Diner (uncredited) | |
| Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | ||
| Pat Dolan | ||
| But! Boy (uncredited) | ||
| Pvt. Skivic | ||
| Speed Dorman | ||
| Man with Man Carrying Dead Child | ||
| Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam | ||
| Orchestra Leader (uncredited) | ||
| Pick | ||
| Master of Ceremonies | ||
| Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited) | ||
| Waiter | ||
| 1940 | Tour Guide (uncredited) | |
| Benny | ||
| Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited) | ||
| Cab Driver | ||
| Driver in Cafe (uncredited) | ||
| Minerva Auto Loan Cashier | ||
| Studio Electrician | ||
| Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Jeepers Peepers | ||
| Galbreath | ||
| Cab Driver (uncredited) | ||
| Spike Malone | ||
| Tim | ||
| Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) | ||
| Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited) | ||
| Engineer Sergeant (uncredited) | ||
| Jim Carter, Man in Bar | ||
| 1939 | Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited) | |
| Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited) | ||
| Pete Foley - 1st pilot | ||
| J. Hezmer Briggs | ||
| Pete Shaffer | ||
| Tiger Dorsey | ||
| Recruiting Officer (uncredited) | ||
| Skids Riley | ||
| Photographer (uncredited) | ||
| Peters - Stagehand (uncredited) | ||
| Play Palace Announcer (uncredited) | ||
| Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited) | ||
| New York Mechanic | ||
| Adjutant (uncredited) | ||
| Boat Tour Guide (uncredited) | ||
| Henchman (uncredited) | ||
| Ed | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1938 | Waxler | |
| Private of the Guard | ||
| 1937 | Joe | |
| James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Horse Buyer | ||
| Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited) | ||
| Reporter | ||
| Ted Parks | ||
| Charlie Downs | ||
| Barney | ||
| Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited) | ||
| Country club man #2 (uncredited) | ||
| Joe Brady | ||
| Cabbie #2 (uncredited) | ||
| Reporter | ||
| Ambulance Driver (uncredited) | ||
| 1936 | Swede | |
| Policeman at Torre's | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Weatherman (uncredited) | ||
| Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited) | ||
| Jimmie | ||
| Radio Dispatcher | ||
| 1935 | Press Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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