Cast
Frank Faylen
Acting
Cast
Frank Faylen
Known for
Acting
Born
1905-12-08
From
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
1985-08-02
Also known as Francis Charles Ruf, Frank Ruf, Charles Francis Ruf
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.
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Funny Girl
as Keeney
Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Tim
The Lost Weekend
as 'Bim' Nolan
The Go-Getter
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
Dino
as Frank Mandel
North to Alaska
as Arnie (uncredited)
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
Mokey
as Police Desk Sergeant
7th Cavalry
as Sgt. Kruger
Bullets or Ballots
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
The Looters
as Stan Leppich
A Guy Named Joe
as Major (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Copper Canyon
as Mullins
Fall In
as Capt. Gillis
Whispering Ghosts
as Curly
Five Came Back
as Photographer (uncredited)
California
as Whitey
Riot in Cell Block 11
as Commissioner Haskell
Wake Island
Midnight Court
as Reporter
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Blood on the Moon
as Jake Pindalest
Hangman's Knot
as Cass Browne
The Reluctant Dragon
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Marked Woman
as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
as Man Recommending Motel
Blossoms in the Dust
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Brother Orchid
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours
as Walter, room service waiter
They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
as Barney
Too Hot to Handle
as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Francis
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
Variety Girl
as Frank Faylen
China Clipper
as Weatherman (uncredited)
Road to Rio
as Trigger
Waterfront
as Skids Riley
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Soldier (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
as Bill Walters
The Nevadan
as Jeff
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
Convicted
as Convict Ponti
The McConnell Story
as Sfc. Sykes
Slightly Dangerous
as Gateman (uncredited)
Two Years Before the Mast
as Hansen
Across the Pacific
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Train Detective (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
as Whitey Du Sang
The Gang's All Here
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Away All Boats
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Blue Skies
as Mack
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Race Street
as Phil Dickson
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Sailor (uncredited)
About Face
as Bartender Jerry
Invisible Stripes
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
as Seaman Benson
The Perils of Pauline
as Mr. Joe Gurt
Young Ideas
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Trouble with Women
as Geeger
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
as Galbreath
The Sniper
as Anderson
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited)
The Canterville Ghost
as Lieutenant John Kane
San Quentin
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
The Lusty Men
as Al Dawson
The Monkey's Uncle
as Mr. Dearborne
Steel Against the Sky
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Charlie Downs
Curtain Call
as Spike Malone
Smart Blonde
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
99 River Street
as Stan Hogan
It's a Wonderful World
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
as Holman
To Each His Own
as Babe
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
Castle on the Hudson
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance
as Ted Parks
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Soldier Driving Jeep
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Lucky Night
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Address Unknown
as Jimmie Blake
Reno
as J. Hezmer Briggs
Idiot's Delight
as Ed
See Here, Private Hargrove
as M.P. (uncredited)
Hazard
as Oscar
They Won't Forget
as Reporter
Corvette K-225
as Shipyard Painter
Terror at Midnight
as Fred Hill
Come Live with Me
as Waiter
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Speed Dugan
That Certain Woman
as Reporter (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
The Unknown Guest
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out
as Pick
Headin' East
as Joe
Suddenly It's Spring
as Harold Michaels
You Came Along
as Bellboy (uncredited)
East of the River
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan
as Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
Alice in Movieland
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Road Gang
as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Lone Gun
as Fairweather
Incendiary Blonde
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Federal Agent
Passage West
as Curly
Model Wife
as Master of Ceremonies
Ever Since Eve
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
Prairie Chickens
as Clem
The Invisible Menace
as Private of the Guard
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Henchman (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy
as Newton
Fluffy
as Catfish
Saturday's Children
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
as Cab Driver
Women in the Wind
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Night Waitress
as Policeman at Torre's
Wine, Women and Horses
as Horse Buyer
Bring on the Girls
as Sailor
Three Brave Men
as Enos Warren
Pop Always Pays
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Let's Go Collegiate
as Speed Dorman
Footsteps in the Dark
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Father Steps Out
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
No Place to Go
as Pete Shaffer
King of Hockey
as Swede
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
Red Garters
as Billy Buckett
Dixie Dugan
as Soldier (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
Border Flight
as Jimmie
Good Morning, Judge
as Ben Pollard
The Cherokee Strip
as Joe Brady
Taxi, Mister
as Henchman Silk
The Well Groomed Bride
as Cabbie
Cross My Heart
as Fingerprint Expert
Silver Skates
as Eddie
Standing Room Only
as Cabbie
Get Going
as Hank
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Phin Gray
Back in Circulation
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Tanks a Million
as Pvt. Skivic
Everything But the Truth
as 'Mac' McMillan
La Conga Nights
as Jeepers Peepers
Married and in Love
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
The Sunrise Gun
as Doc Alvarez
Slapsie Maxie's
as Tiger Dorsey
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Pat Dolan
Double Exposure
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Boss
The Sky Parade
as Pilot (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy
as Quartermaster Jenkins
All American Chump
as Reporter (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
as Collector
Masquerade in Mexico
as Brooklyn (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
as New York Mechanic
Just a Cute Kid
as Benny
Romance in the Air
as Sure-Fire
Bombalera
as Houlihan
No Time to Marry
as Waxler
Crime Rave
Blame It on Love
as Studio Electrician
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
as Herbert T. Gillis