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Frank Faylen
Personal Info
- Name:
Frank Faylen
- Birthday:
1905-12-08
- Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Gender:
Male
- Know For:
Acting
- Popularity: 4.671
- 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.
Top Movie Cast
The Grapes of Wrathtrue- Tim
1940-03-15
7.8
It's a Wonderful Lifetrue- Ernie
1946-12-20
8.3
When the Boys Meet the Girlstrue- Phin Gray
1965-10-10
3.0
Detective Storytrue- Det. Gallagher
1951-11-01
7.0
The Reluctant Dragontrue- Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1941-06-19
6.6
You Came Alongtrue- Bellboy (uncredited)
1945-07-04
7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corraltrue- Sheriff Cotton Wilson
1957-05-30
7.0
Road to Riotrue- Trigger
1947-12-25
6.7
The Palm Beach Storytrue- Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1942-08-28
7.0
The Snipertrue- Anderson
1952-05-09
6.7
Come Live with Metrue- Waiter
1941-01-31
6.9
Riot in Cell Block 11true- Commissioner Haskell
1954-02-18
6.9
The Lost Weekendtrue- 'Bim' Nolan
1945-11-29
7.6
Terror at Midnighttrue- Fred Hill
1956-04-27
4.9
Convictedtrue- Convict Ponti
1950-08-01
6.3
Blood on the Moontrue- Jake Pindalest
1948-11-11
6.1
99 River Streettrue- Stan Hogan
1953-08-21
6.8
7th Cavalrytrue- Sgt. Kruger
1956-12-01
5.8
The Lusty Mentrue- Al Dawson
1952-10-24
6.6
The Blue Dahliatrue- Man Recommending Motel
1946-04-16
6.6
Funny Girltrue- Keeney
1968-09-19
7.2
The Nevadantrue- Jeff
1950-01-11
5.8
It's a Wonderful Worldtrue- Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
1939-05-19
6.4
Nick Carter, Master Detectivetrue- Pete Foley - 1st pilot
1939-12-13
5.7
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castletrue- Adjutant (uncredited)
1939-03-29
7.0
They Won't Forgettrue- Reporter
1937-07-14
5.7
The Canterville Ghosttrue- Lieutenant John Kane
1944-07-20
6.6
Away All Boatstrue- Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
1956-08-16
5.1
Kid Galahadtrue- Barney
1937-05-29
6.9
Fourteen Hourstrue- Walter, room service waiter
1951-04-01
7.1
Blue Skiestrue- Mack
1946-10-15
6.0
Hangman's Knottrue- Cass Browne
1952-11-15
6.2
To Each His Owntrue- Babe
1946-03-12
6.8
Race Streettrue- Phil Dickson
1948-09-11
5.8
Whispering Ghoststrue- Curly
1942-05-17
6.9
Thunder Afloattrue- Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
1939-09-15
5.9
Maisie Gets Her Mantrue- Stage Manager (Uncredited)
1942-06-01
6.5
The McConnell Storytrue- Sfc. Sykes
1955-09-29
6.3
My Favorite Spytrue- Newton
1951-12-25
6.0
Copper Canyontrue- Mullins
1950-11-15
5.2
North to Alaskatrue- Arnie (uncredited)
1960-11-07
6.6
Star Spangled Rhythmtrue- Soldier (uncredited)
1942-03-05
5.9
Address Unknowntrue- Jimmie Blake
1944-06-01
6.3
Californiatrue- Whitey
1947-02-21
6.6
San Quentintrue- Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
1937-05-24
6.5
Variety Girltrue- Frank Faylen
1947-08-29
6.1
The Mystery of the 13th Guesttrue- Speed Dugan
1943-11-05
5.4
The Perils of Paulinetrue- Mr. Joe Gurt
1947-07-04
6.2
Curtain Calltrue- Spike Malone
1940-04-18
7.3
Taxi, Mistertrue- Henchman Silk
1943-04-16
3.0
The Affairs of Susantrue- Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
1945-07-08
6.1
The Looterstrue- Stan Leppich
1955-04-30
5.6
Dinotrue- Frank Mandel
1957-07-21
7.2
The Pride of the Yankeestrue- Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
1942-07-14
7.4
Fluffytrue- Catfish
1965-06-27
6.5
The Lone Guntrue- Fairweather
1954-04-25
5.3
Passage Westtrue- Curly
1951-10-01
6.2
Road Gangtrue- Radio Dispatcher
1936-03-28
6.5
Standing Room Onlytrue- Cabbie
1944-01-07
5.0
No Place to Gotrue- Pete Shaffer
1939-09-23
6.0
King of Hockeytrue- Swede
1936-12-19
5.0
Easy Come, Easy Gotrue- Boss
1947-03-07
0.0
Three Brave Mentrue- Enos Warren
1956-12-01
4.8
Everything But the Truthtrue- 'Mac' McMillan
1956-12-01
8.2
And the Angels Singtrue- Holman
1944-04-25
7.8
Welcome Strangertrue- Bill Walters
1947-06-13
6.6
Across the Pacifictrue- Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
1942-09-04
6.5
Renotrue- J. Hezmer Briggs
1939-12-01
6.0
The Monkey's Uncletrue- Mr. Dearborne
1965-08-18
6.0
Two Years Before the Masttrue- Hansen
1946-11-22
6.2
Married and in Lovetrue- Jim Carter, Man in Bar
1940-01-19
5.3
Let's Go Collegiatetrue- Speed Dorman
1941-09-12
5.0
H.M. Pulham, Esq.true- Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1941-12-04
6.8
Somewhere I'll Find Youtrue- Soldier Driving Jeep
1942-08-27
5.9
Blame It on Lovetrue- Studio Electrician
1940-06-18
2.5
Alice in Movielandtrue- Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1940-03-03
6.3
Waterfronttrue- Skids Riley
1939-07-15
6.3
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?true- Herbert T. Gillis
1977-05-10
0.0
Silver Skatestrue- Eddie
1943-02-26
5.0
Women in the Windtrue- Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
1939-04-15
6.8
The Fighting 69thtrue- Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
1940-01-27
5.4
Wine, Women and Horsestrue- Horse Buyer
1937-09-11
4.0
Whispering Smithtrue- Whitey Du Sang
1948-12-09
6.5
The Invisible Menacetrue- Private of the Guard
1938-01-11
4.1
Hazardtrue- Oscar
1948-05-28
8.0
Ever Since Evetrue- Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
1937-07-15
5.8
Cross My Hearttrue- Fingerprint Expert
1946-12-18
0.0
Masquerade in Mexicotrue- Brooklyn (uncredited)
1945-12-03
5.4
The Case of the Stuttering Bishoptrue- Charlie Downs
1937-06-08
6.8
Dance Charlie Dancetrue- Ted Parks
1937-07-06
6.0
Idiot's Delighttrue- Ed
1939-01-27
5.7
The Flying Irishmantrue- New York Mechanic
1939-04-07
4.6
Prairie Chickenstrue- Clem
1943-05-21
0.0
Lucky Nighttrue- Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
1939-05-05
6.6
Five Came Backtrue- Photographer (uncredited)
1939-06-23
6.3
Gone with the Windtrue- Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
1939-03-12
7.9
Steel Against the Skytrue- Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
1941-12-13
5.0
Francistrue- Sergeant Chillingbacker
1950-02-08
5.5
Thieves Fall Outtrue- Pick
1941-05-03
5.5
Our Hearts Were Growing Uptrue- Federal Agent
1946-06-14
6.2
The Cherokee Striptrue- Joe Brady
1937-05-15
6.0
Midnight Courttrue- Reporter
1937-03-06
4.8
Thank Your Lucky Starstrue- Sailor (uncredited)
1943-09-25
6.1
Wake Islandtrue
1942-08-11
5.6
Night Waitresstrue- Policeman at Torre's
1936-12-18
5.8
Smart Blondetrue- Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1937-01-02
6.2
Dixie Dugantrue- Soldier (uncredited)
1943-03-12
5.0
The Unknown Guesttrue- Truck Driver (uncredited)
1943-10-22
0.0
The Gang's All Heretrue- Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1943-12-24
5.8
The Sky Paradetrue- Pilot (uncredited)
1936-10-09
0.0
Suddenly It's Springtrue- Harold Michaels
1947-02-13
4.3
Brother Orchidtrue- Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1940-06-07
6.4
Edison, the Mantrue- Galbreath
1940-05-10
6.7
All American Chumptrue- Reporter (uncredited)
1936-10-16
5.8
No Time to Marrytrue- Waxler
1938-02-05
6.0
Just a Cute Kidtrue- Benny
1940-10-05
0.0
Father Steps Outtrue- Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
1941-07-19
3.0
Good Morning, Judgetrue- Ben Pollard
1943-05-07
0.0
Tanks a Milliontrue- Pvt. Skivic
1941-09-12
4.9
Get Goingtrue- Hank
1943-06-21
0.0
Yanks Ahoytrue- Quartermaster Jenkins
1943-06-29
6.0
Fall Intrue- Capt. Gillis
1942-11-20
5.0
Top Sergeant Mulligantrue- Pat Dolan
1941-10-16
5.0
A-Haunting We Will Gotrue- Train Detective (uncredited)
1942-08-07
6.0
Red Garterstrue- Billy Buckett
1954-02-09
5.0
Andy Hardy's Blonde Troubletrue- Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
1944-05-04
5.7
Sergeant Yorktrue- But! Boy (uncredited)
1941-09-27
7.2
City for Conquesttrue- Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
1940-09-21
6.8
Saturday's Childrentrue- Cab Driver (uncredited)
1940-05-04
6.4
No Time for Comedytrue- Cab Driver
1940-09-14
5.5
Back in Circulationtrue- James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
1937-08-27
5.3
Castle on the Hudsontrue- Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
1940-02-17
6.8
East of the Rivertrue- Tour Guide (uncredited)
1940-11-09
5.7
They Drive by Nighttrue- Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
1940-07-26
6.9
Pop Always Paystrue- Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
1940-06-21
0.0
You Can't Get Away with Murdertrue- Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
1939-03-23
5.6
Young Ideastrue- Reporter (uncredited)
1943-08-02
4.6
Double Exposuretrue- Press Photographer (uncredited)
1935-11-23
7.0
La Conga Nightstrue- Jeepers Peepers
1940-05-31
7.5
The Eagle and the Hawktrue- Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
1950-10-01
5.0
Tough as They Cometrue- Collector
1942-06-05
0.0
The Trouble with Womentrue- Geeger
1947-06-25
0.0
Corvette K-225true- Shipyard Painter
1943-09-29
6.2
Border Flighttrue- Jimmie
1936-05-29
6.0
Model Wifetrue- Master of Ceremonies
1941-04-17
0.0
About Facetrue- Bartender Jerry
1942-04-16
5.0
Mokeytrue- Police Desk Sergeant
1942-04-01
5.0
Yankee Doodle Dandytrue- Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
1942-05-29
7.0
Slightly Dangeroustrue- Gateman (uncredited)
1943-04-01
5.8
The Go-Gettertrue- Country club man #2 (uncredited)
1937-05-22
5.3
The Well Groomed Bridetrue- Cabbie
1946-05-17
4.0
Marked Womantrue- Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
1937-04-10
6.5
Bombaleratrue- Houlihan
1945-02-09
0.0
Bring on the Girlstrue- Sailor
1945-03-30
6.1
A Guy Named Joetrue- Major (uncredited)
1943-12-24
6.5
Mission to Moscowtrue- Reporter (uncredited)
1943-04-29
5.2
Slapsie Maxie'strue- Tiger Dorsey
1939-09-16
5.0
Blossoms in the Dusttrue- Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
1941-08-15
6.5
Nazty Nuisancetrue- Seaman Benson
1943-08-06
3.6
The Falcon Strikes Backtrue- Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
1943-04-01
5.6
James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifetrue- Self (archive footage)
1988-11-22
6.0
Bullets or Ballotstrue- Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
1936-06-06
6.5
China Clippertrue- Weatherman (uncredited)
1936-08-11
5.6
Twelve Crowded Hourstrue- Henchman (uncredited)
1939-02-23
5.2
Incendiary Blondetrue- Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945-07-25
5.1
Invisible Stripestrue- Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
1939-12-30
6.1
See Here, Private Hargrovetrue- M.P. (uncredited)
1944-03-18
6.0
Joe Smith, Americantrue- Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
1942-02-01
5.7
Footsteps in the Darktrue- Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1941-03-08
6.9
Headin' Easttrue- Joe
1937-12-13
0.0
