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