Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Acting

Birthday

1905/12/08

Day of death

1985/08/02 (79 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Also know 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.

Acting
The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

(1940) The Grapes of Wrath

as Tim

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

(1946) It's a Wonderful Life

as Ernie

When the Boys Meet the Girls
3.0

(1965) When the Boys Meet the Girls

as Phin Gray

Detective Story
7.0

(1951) Detective Story

as Det. Gallagher

The Reluctant Dragon
6.6

(1941) The Reluctant Dragon

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

You Came Along
7.0

(1945) You Came Along

as Bellboy (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0

(1957) Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Road to Rio
6.7

(1947) Road to Rio

as Trigger

The Palm Beach Story
7.0

(1942) The Palm Beach Story

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Sniper
6.6

(1952) The Sniper

as Anderson

Come Live with Me
6.9

(1941) Come Live with Me

as Waiter

Riot in Cell Block 11
6.9

(1954) Riot in Cell Block 11

as Commissioner Haskell

The Lost Weekend
7.6

(1945) The Lost Weekend

as 'Bim' Nolan

Terror at Midnight
4.9

(1956) Terror at Midnight

as Fred Hill

Convicted
6.3

(1950) Convicted

as Convict Ponti

Blood on the Moon
6.1

(1948) Blood on the Moon

as Jake Pindalest

99 River Street
6.8

(1953) 99 River Street

as Stan Hogan

7th Cavalry
5.8

(1956) 7th Cavalry

as Sgt. Kruger

The Lusty Men
6.6

(1952) The Lusty Men

as Al Dawson

Funny Girl
7.2

(1968) Funny Girl

as Keeney

The Blue Dahlia
6.6

(1946) The Blue Dahlia

as Man Recommending Motel

The Nevadan
5.8

(1950) The Nevadan

as Jeff

It's a Wonderful World
6.4

(1939) It's a Wonderful World

as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

Nick Carter, Master Detective
5.7

(1939) Nick Carter, Master Detective

as Pete Foley - 1st pilot

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
7.0

(1939) The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

as Adjutant (uncredited)

They Won't Forget
5.7

(1937) They Won't Forget

as Reporter

The Canterville Ghost
6.6

(1944) The Canterville Ghost

as Lieutenant John Kane

Away All Boats
5.1

(1956) Away All Boats

as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

Kid Galahad
6.9

(1937) Kid Galahad

as Barney

Fourteen Hours
7.2

(1951) Fourteen Hours

as Walter, room service waiter

Blue Skies
6.0

(1946) Blue Skies

as Mack

Hangman's Knot
6.3

(1952) Hangman's Knot

as Cass Browne

To Each His Own
6.8

(1946) To Each His Own

as Babe

Race Street
5.8

(1948) Race Street

as Phil Dickson

Whispering Ghosts
6.9

(1942) Whispering Ghosts

as Curly

Thunder Afloat
5.9

(1939) Thunder Afloat

as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Maisie Gets Her Man
6.5

(1942) Maisie Gets Her Man

as Stage Manager (Uncredited)

The McConnell Story
6.3

(1955) The McConnell Story

as Sfc. Sykes

Copper Canyon
5.2

(1950) Copper Canyon

as Mullins

My Favorite Spy
6.0

(1951) My Favorite Spy

as Newton

North to Alaska
6.5

(1960) North to Alaska

as Arnie (uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm
5.9

(1942) Star Spangled Rhythm

as Soldier (uncredited)

Address Unknown
6.4

(1944) Address Unknown

as Jimmie Blake

California
6.5

(1947) California

as Whitey

San Quentin
6.5

(1937) San Quentin

as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

Variety Girl
6.1

(1947) Variety Girl

as Frank Faylen

The Mystery of the 13th Guest
5.4

(1943) The Mystery of the 13th Guest

as Speed Dugan

The Perils of Pauline
6.2

(1947) The Perils of Pauline

as Mr. Joe Gurt

Curtain Call
7.3

(1940) Curtain Call

as Spike Malone

Taxi, Mister
4.0

(1943) Taxi, Mister

as Henchman Silk

The Affairs of Susan
6.1

(1945) The Affairs of Susan

as Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)

The Looters
5.6

(1955) The Looters

as Stan Leppich

Dino
7.2

(1957) Dino

as Frank Mandel

The Pride of the Yankees
7.4

(1942) The Pride of the Yankees

as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Fluffy
6.5

(1965) Fluffy

as Catfish

The Lone Gun
5.3

(1954) The Lone Gun

as Fairweather

Passage West
6.2

(1951) Passage West

as Curly

Road Gang
6.5

(1936) Road Gang

as Radio Dispatcher

Standing Room Only
5.0

(1944) Standing Room Only

as Cabbie

No Place to Go
6.0

(1939) No Place to Go

as Pete Shaffer

King of Hockey
5.0

(1936) King of Hockey

as Swede

Easy Come, Easy Go
0.0

(1947) Easy Come, Easy Go

as Boss

Three Brave Men
4.8

(1956) Three Brave Men

as Enos Warren

Everything But the Truth
8.2

(1956) Everything But the Truth

as 'Mac' McMillan

And the Angels Sing
7.4

(1944) And the Angels Sing

as Holman

Welcome Stranger
6.6

(1947) Welcome Stranger

as Bill Walters

Across the Pacific
6.5

(1942) Across the Pacific

as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

Reno
6.0

(1939) Reno

as J. Hezmer Briggs

The Monkey's Uncle
6.0

(1965) The Monkey's Uncle

as Mr. Dearborne

Two Years Before the Mast
6.2

(1946) Two Years Before the Mast

as Hansen

Married and in Love
5.3

(1940) Married and in Love

as Jim Carter, Man in Bar

Let's Go Collegiate
5.0

(1941) Let's Go Collegiate

as Speed Dorman

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
6.9

(1941) H.M. Pulham, Esq.

as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Somewhere I'll Find You
5.9

(1942) Somewhere I'll Find You

as Soldier Driving Jeep

Blame It on Love
2.5

(1940) Blame It on Love

as Studio Electrician

Alice in Movieland
6.3

(1940) Alice in Movieland

as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Waterfront
6.3

(1939) Waterfront

as Skids Riley

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
0.0

(1977) Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

as Herbert T. Gillis

Silver Skates
5.0

(1943) Silver Skates

as Eddie

Women in the Wind
6.8

(1939) Women in the Wind

as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
5.4

(1940) The Fighting 69th

as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

Wine, Women and Horses
4.0

(1937) Wine, Women and Horses

as Horse Buyer

Whispering Smith
6.5

(1948) Whispering Smith

as Whitey Du Sang

The Invisible Menace
4.1

(1938) The Invisible Menace

as Private of the Guard

Hazard
8.0

(1948) Hazard

as Oscar

Ever Since Eve
5.8

(1937) Ever Since Eve

as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

Masquerade in Mexico
5.4

(1945) Masquerade in Mexico

as Brooklyn (uncredited)

Cross My Heart
0.0

(1946) Cross My Heart

as Fingerprint Expert

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
6.8

(1937) The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

as Charlie Downs

Dance Charlie Dance
6.0

(1937) Dance Charlie Dance

as Ted Parks

Idiot's Delight
5.8

(1939) Idiot's Delight

as Ed

The Flying Irishman
4.6

(1939) The Flying Irishman

as New York Mechanic

Prairie Chickens
0.0

(1943) Prairie Chickens

as Clem

Lucky Night
6.6

(1939) Lucky Night

as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

Five Came Back
6.3

(1939) Five Came Back

as Photographer (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind
7.9

(1939) Gone with the Wind

as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky
5.0

(1941) Steel Against the Sky

as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

Francis
5.5

(1950) Francis

as Sergeant Chillingbacker

Thieves Fall Out
5.5

(1941) Thieves Fall Out

as Pick

Our Hearts Were Growing Up
6.2

(1946) Our Hearts Were Growing Up

as Federal Agent

The Cherokee Strip
6.0

(1937) The Cherokee Strip

as Joe Brady

Midnight Court
4.8

(1937) Midnight Court

as Reporter

Wake Island
5.6

(1942) Wake Island

as ---

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.1

(1943) Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Sailor (uncredited)

Night Waitress
5.8

(1936) Night Waitress

as Policeman at Torre's

Smart Blonde
6.2

(1937) Smart Blonde

as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan
5.0

(1943) Dixie Dugan

as Soldier (uncredited)

The Unknown Guest
0.0

(1943) The Unknown Guest

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Gang's All Here
5.8

(1943) The Gang's All Here

as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

The Sky Parade
0.0

(1936) The Sky Parade

as Pilot (uncredited)

Suddenly It's Spring
4.3

(1947) Suddenly It's Spring

as Harold Michaels

Brother Orchid
6.4

(1940) Brother Orchid

as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
6.6

(1940) Edison, the Man

as Galbreath

All American Chump
5.8

(1936) All American Chump

as Reporter (uncredited)

No Time to Marry
6.0

(1938) No Time to Marry

as Waxler

Just a Cute Kid
0.0

(1940) Just a Cute Kid

as Benny

Father Steps Out
3.0

(1941) Father Steps Out

as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

Good Morning, Judge
0.0

(1943) Good Morning, Judge

as Ben Pollard

Tanks a Million
5.0

(1941) Tanks a Million

as Pvt. Skivic

Get Going
0.0

(1943) Get Going

as Hank

Fall In
6.0

(1942) Fall In

as Capt. Gillis

Yanks Ahoy
6.5

(1943) Yanks Ahoy

as Quartermaster Jenkins

Top Sergeant Mulligan
5.0

(1941) Top Sergeant Mulligan

as Pat Dolan

A-Haunting We Will Go
6.0

(1942) A-Haunting We Will Go

as Train Detective (uncredited)

Red Garters
5.0

(1954) Red Garters

as Billy Buckett

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
5.7

(1944) Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

Sergeant York
7.2

(1941) Sergeant York

as But! Boy (uncredited)

City for Conquest
6.8

(1940) City for Conquest

as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

Saturday's Children
6.4

(1940) Saturday's Children

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy
5.4

(1940) No Time for Comedy

as Cab Driver

Back in Circulation
5.3

(1937) Back in Circulation

as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

East of the River
5.7

(1940) East of the River

as Tour Guide (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson
6.8

(1940) Castle on the Hudson

as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
6.9

(1940) They Drive by Night

as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Pop Always Pays
0.0

(1940) Pop Always Pays

as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

You Can't Get Away with Murder
5.6

(1939) You Can't Get Away with Murder

as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

Young Ideas
4.6

(1943) Young Ideas

as Reporter (uncredited)

Double Exposure
7.0

(1935) Double Exposure

as Press Photographer (uncredited)

La Conga Nights
7.5

(1940) La Conga Nights

as Jeepers Peepers

The Eagle and the Hawk
5.0

(1950) The Eagle and the Hawk

as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

Tough as They Come
0.0

(1942) Tough as They Come

as Collector

The Trouble with Women
0.0

(1947) The Trouble with Women

as Geeger

Corvette K-225
6.2

(1943) Corvette K-225

as Shipyard Painter

Border Flight
6.0

(1936) Border Flight

as Jimmie

Model Wife
0.0

(1941) Model Wife

as Master of Ceremonies

About Face
5.5

(1942) About Face

as Bartender Jerry

Mokey
5.0

(1942) Mokey

as Police Desk Sergeant

Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.0

(1942) Yankee Doodle Dandy

as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
5.8

(1943) Slightly Dangerous

as Gateman (uncredited)

The Go-Getter
5.3

(1937) The Go-Getter

as Country club man #2 (uncredited)

0.0

(1939) Crime Rave

as ---

The Well Groomed Bride
4.0

(1946) The Well Groomed Bride

as Cabbie

Marked Woman
6.5

(1937) Marked Woman

as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Bombalera
0.0

(1945) Bombalera

as Houlihan

Bring on the Girls
6.1

(1945) Bring on the Girls

as Sailor

A Guy Named Joe
6.5

(1943) A Guy Named Joe

as Major (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
5.2

(1943) Mission to Moscow

as Reporter (uncredited)

Slapsie Maxie's
5.0

(1939) Slapsie Maxie's

as Tiger Dorsey

Blossoms in the Dust
6.5

(1941) Blossoms in the Dust

as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Nazty Nuisance
3.8

(1943) Nazty Nuisance

as Seaman Benson

The Falcon Strikes Back
5.6

(1943) The Falcon Strikes Back

as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0

(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Bullets or Ballots
6.5

(1936) Bullets or Ballots

as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

China Clipper
5.6

(1936) China Clipper

as Weatherman (uncredited)

Twelve Crowded Hours
5.2

(1939) Twelve Crowded Hours

as Henchman (uncredited)

Incendiary Blonde
5.1

(1945) Incendiary Blonde

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
6.1

(1939) Invisible Stripes

as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

See Here, Private Hargrove
6.0

(1944) See Here, Private Hargrove

as M.P. (uncredited)

Joe Smith, American
5.7

(1942) Joe Smith, American

as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

Footsteps in the Dark
6.9

(1941) Footsteps in the Dark

as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Headin' East
0.0

(1937) Headin' East

as Joe

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

The Great Adventure
0.0

(1963) The Great Adventure

as O'Brien

That Girl
6.1

(1966) That Girl

as ---

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9

(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies

as ---

Petticoat Junction
5.9

(1963) Petticoat Junction

as Ralph

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Farber

Man with a Camera
4.8

(1958) Man with a Camera

as ---

My Mother the Car
3.6

(1965) My Mother the Car

as ---

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.9

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Sheriff Earl Tipton

Racket Squad
6.0

(1951) Racket Squad

as ---

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Doc Alvarez

Telephone Time
6.3

(1956) Telephone Time

as ---

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
5.9

(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as Herbert T. Gillis

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Red Harrison

The Bob Hope Show
7.0

(1950) The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as Janus