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Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 8, 1905
Died
August 2, 1985
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Francis Charles Ruf
- Frank Ruf
- Charles Francis Ruf
Frank Faylen
1.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.0
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
0.0
Herbert T. Gillis
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
1977
7.5
Janus
Quincy, M.E.
1976
7.2
Keeney
Funny Girl
1968
6.1
That Girl
1966
3.0
Phin Gray
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
4.3
My Mother the Car
1965
5.7
Mr. Dearborne
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
6.5
Catfish
Fluffy
1965
0.0
O'Brien
The Great Adventure
1963
Credits
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987
6.0
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
as Herbert T. Gillis
1977
0.0
Quincy, M.E.
as Janus
1976
7.5
Funny Girl
as Keeney
1968
7.2
That Girl
1966
6.1
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Phin Gray
1965
3.0
My Mother the Car
1965
4.3
The Monkey's Uncle
as Mr. Dearborne
1965
5.7
Fluffy
as Catfish
1965
6.5
The Great Adventure
as O'Brien
1963
0.0
Petticoat Junction
as Ralph
1963
5.7
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
6.9
North to Alaska
as Arnie (uncredited)
1960
6.5
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Herbert T. Gillis
1959
6.0
The Sunrise Gun
as Doc Alvarez
1959
0.0
Man with a Camera
1958
4.6
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff Earl Tipton
1958
6.8
Maverick
as Red Harrison
1957
6.9
Dino
as Frank Mandel
1957
7.2
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
1957
7.0
7th Cavalry
as Sgt. Kruger
1956
5.9
Three Brave Men
as Enos Warren
1956
4.8
Everything But the Truth
as 'Mac' McMillan
1956
8.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Doc Alvarez
1956
6.0
Away All Boats
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
1956
5.1
Terror at Midnight
as Fred Hill
1956
4.7
Telephone Time
1956
6.3
The McConnell Story
as Sfc. Sykes
1955
6.3
The Looters
as Stan Leppich
1955
5.6
The Lone Gun
as Fairweather
1954
5.4
Riot in Cell Block 11
as Commissioner Haskell
1954
7.0
Red Garters
as Billy Buckett
1954
4.7
99 River Street
as Stan Hogan
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
as Farber
1953
6.4
Hangman's Knot
as Cass Browne
1952
6.4
The Lusty Men
as Al Dawson
1952
6.6
The Sniper
as Anderson
1952
6.6
My Favorite Spy
as Newton
1951
6.0
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
1951
7.0
Passage West
as Curly
1951
6.2
Racket Squad
1951
6.0
Fourteen Hours
as Walter, room service waiter
1951
7.2
Copper Canyon
as Mullins
1950
5.3
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
1950
5.4
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
6.8
Convicted
as Convict Ponti
1950
6.0
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
7.0
Francis
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
1950
5.6
The Nevadan
as Jeff
1950
5.8
A Guy Named Joe
as Major (uncredited)
1949
6.6
Whispering Smith
as Whitey Du Sang
1948
6.6
Blood on the Moon
as Jake Pindalest
1948
6.2
Race Street
as Phil Dickson
1948
5.8
Hazard
as Oscar
1948
8.0
Road to Rio
as Trigger
1947
6.8
Variety Girl
as Frank Faylen
1947
6.1
The Perils of Pauline
as Mr. Joe Gurt
1947
6.2
The Trouble with Women
as Geeger
1947
0.0
Welcome Stranger
as Bill Walters
1947
6.6
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Boss
1947
0.0
California
as Whitey
1947
6.7
Suddenly It's Spring
as Harold Michaels
1947
3.9
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
1946
8.3
Cross My Heart
as Fingerprint Expert
1946
0.0
Two Years Before the Mast
as Hansen
1946
6.1
Blue Skies
as Mack
1946
6.1
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Federal Agent
1946
6.2
The Well Groomed Bride
as Cabbie
1946
4.0
The Blue Dahlia
as Man Recommending Motel
1946
6.7
To Each His Own
as Babe
1946
6.9
Masquerade in Mexico
as Brooklyn (uncredited)
1945
5.4
The Lost Weekend
as 'Bim' Nolan
1945
7.6
Incendiary Blonde
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945
4.6
The Affairs of Susan
as Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
1945
6.1
You Came Along
as Bellboy (uncredited)
1945
7.0
Bring on the Girls
as Sailor
1945
6.1
🎬
Bombalera
as Houlihan
1945
0.0
The Canterville Ghost
as Lieutenant John Kane
1944
6.7
Address Unknown
as Jimmie Blake
1944
6.4
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
1944
5.8
And the Angels Sing
as Holman
1944
7.0
See Here, Private Hargrove
as M.P. (uncredited)
1944
6.0
Standing Room Only
as Cabbie
1944
5.0
The Gang's All Here
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1943
5.9
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Speed Dugan
1943
5.4
The Unknown Guest
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1943
0.0
Corvette K-225
as Shipyard Painter
1943
6.1
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Sailor (uncredited)
1943
6.0
Nazty Nuisance
as Seaman Benson
1943
3.7
Young Ideas
as Reporter (uncredited)
1943
4.6
Yanks Ahoy
as Quartermaster Jenkins
1943
6.3
Get Going
as Hank
1943
0.0
Prairie Chickens
as Clem
1943
0.0
Good Morning, Judge
as Ben Pollard
1943
0.0
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
1943
5.3
Taxi, Mister
as Henchman Silk
1943
3.6
Slightly Dangerous
as Gateman (uncredited)
1943
6.1
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
1943
5.5
Dixie Dugan
as Soldier (uncredited)
1943
5.0
Silver Skates
as Eddie
1943
5.0
Fall In
as Capt. Gillis
1942
6.0
Across the Pacific
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
1942
6.6
The Palm Beach Story
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1942
7.0
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Soldier Driving Jeep
1942
5.6
Wake Island
1942
5.8
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Train Detective (uncredited)
1942
6.0
The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
1942
7.4
Tough as They Come
as Collector
1942
0.0
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
1942
6.5
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
1942
7.0
Whispering Ghosts
as Curly
1942
6.4
About Face
as Bartender Jerry
1942
6.0
Mokey
as Police Desk Sergeant
1942
5.0
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Soldier (uncredited)
1942
6.0
Joe Smith, American
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
1942
5.8
Steel Against the Sky
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
1941
5.0
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1941
7.1
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Pat Dolan
1941
5.0
Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Let's Go Collegiate
as Speed Dorman
1941
5.0
Tanks a Million
as Pvt. Skivic
1941
5.3
Blossoms in the Dust
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
1941
6.6
Father Steps Out
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
1941
3.0
The Reluctant Dragon
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1941
6.6
Thieves Fall Out
as Pick
1941
5.5
Model Wife
as Master of Ceremonies
1941
5.0
Footsteps in the Dark
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1941
6.9
Come Live with Me
as Waiter
1941
6.8
East of the River
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
1940
5.7
Just a Cute Kid
as Benny
1940
0.0
City for Conquest
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
1940
6.8
No Time for Comedy
as Cab Driver
1940
5.0
They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
1940
6.9
Pop Always Pays
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
1940
0.0
Blame It on Love
as Studio Electrician
1940
2.5
Brother Orchid
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1940
6.5
La Conga Nights
as Jeepers Peepers
1940
7.5
Edison, the Man
as Galbreath
1940
6.8
Saturday's Children
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1940
6.3
Curtain Call
as Spike Malone
1940
7.3
The Grapes of Wrath
as Tim
1940
7.8
Alice in Movieland
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1940
6.3
Castle on the Hudson
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
1940
6.8
The Fighting 69th
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
5.5
Married and in Love
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
1940
5.4
Invisible Stripes
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
1939
6.1
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
1939
7.9
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
1939
5.7
Reno
as J. Hezmer Briggs
1939
6.0
No Place to Go
as Pete Shaffer
1939
6.0
Slapsie Maxie's
as Tiger Dorsey
1939
5.0
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
1939
5.9
Waterfront
as Skids Riley
1939
6.3
Five Came Back
as Photographer (uncredited)
1939
6.2
It's a Wonderful World
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
1939
6.4
Lucky Night
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
1939
6.6
Women in the Wind
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
1939
6.8
The Flying Irishman
as New York Mechanic
1939
4.6
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited)
1939
6.9
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
1939
5.7
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Henchman (uncredited)
1939
5.2
Idiot's Delight
as Ed
1939
6.1
🎬
Crime Rave
1939
0.0
Too Hot to Handle
as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
1938
5.8
No Time to Marry
as Waxler
1938
6.0
The Invisible Menace
as Private of the Guard
1938
3.8
Headin' East
as Joe
1937
0.0
Wine, Women and Horses
as Horse Buyer
1937
4.3
That Certain Woman
as Reporter (uncredited)
1937
5.4
Back in Circulation
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
1937
5.3
Ever Since Eve
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
1937
5.5
They Won't Forget
as Reporter
1937
5.6
Dance Charlie Dance
as Ted Parks
1937
6.0
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Charlie Downs
1937
6.8
Kid Galahad
as Barney
1937
7.0
San Quentin
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
1937
6.5
The Go-Getter
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
1937
5.8
The Cherokee Strip
as Joe Brady
1937
6.0
Marked Woman
as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
1937
6.5
Midnight Court
as Reporter
1937
4.4
Smart Blonde
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1937
6.1
King of Hockey
as Swede
1936
5.0
Night Waitress
as Policeman at Torre's
1936
5.8
All American Chump
as Reporter (uncredited)
1936
5.8
The Sky Parade
as Pilot (uncredited)
1936
0.0
China Clipper
as Weatherman (uncredited)
1936
5.6
Bullets or Ballots
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
1936
6.6
Border Flight
as Jimmie
1936
6.0
Romance in the Air
as Sure-Fire
1936
0.0
Road Gang
as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1936
6.5
Double Exposure
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
1935
7.0