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Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Birthday: 1905-12-08 | Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1968
Funny Girl

as    Keeney

1965
Fluffy

as    Catfish

1965
The Monkey's Uncle

as    Mr. Dearborne

1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls

as    Phin Gray

1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as    Herbert T. Gillis

1957
Dino

as    Frank Mandel

1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as    Sheriff Cotton Wilson

1956
Away All Boats

as    Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

1956
Three Brave Men

as    Enos Warren

1956
Terror at Midnight

as    Fred Hill

1956
7th Cavalry

as    Sgt. Kruger

1955
The McConnell Story

as    Sfc. Sykes

1955
The Looters

as    Stan Leppich

1954
Red Garters

as    Billy Buckett

1954
Riot in Cell Block 11

as    Commissioner Haskell

1954
The Lone Gun

as    Fairweather

1953
99 River Street

as    Stan Hogan

1952
The Lusty Men

as    Al Dawson

1952
The Sniper

as    Anderson

1952
Hangman's Knot

as    Cass Browne

1951
Passage West

as    Curly

1950
Convicted

as    Convict Ponti

1950
The Nevadan

as    Jeff

1950
Copper Canyon

as    Mullins

1950
The Eagle and the Hawk

as    Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

1950
Francis

as    Sergeant Chillingbacker

1948
Blood on the Moon

as    Jake Pindalest