Frank Faylen

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December 8, 1905

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.

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
7.00
movie1987United States
Character: Self (archive footage)Credit: Acting
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
0.00
movie1977United States
Character: Herbert T. GillisCredit: Acting
Funny Girl
7.30
movie1968United States
Character: KeeneyCredit: Acting
When the Boys Meet the Girls
6.80
movie1965United States
Character: Phin GrayCredit: Acting
The Monkey's Uncle
6.70
movie1965United States
Character: Mr. DearborneCredit: Acting
Fluffy
6.80
movie1965United States
Character: CatfishCredit: Acting
North to Alaska
6.90
movie1960United States
Character: Arnie (uncredited)Credit: Acting
Dino
6.90
movie1957United States
Character: Frank MandelCredit: Acting
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.10
movie1957United States
Character: Sheriff Cotton WilsonCredit: Acting
Three Brave Men
6.90
movie1956United States
Character: Enos WarrenCredit: Acting
Everything But the Truth
6.90
movie1956United States
Character: 'Mac' McMillanCredit: Acting
7th Cavalry
6.60
movie1956United States
Character: Sgt. KrugerCredit: Acting
Away All Boats
6.70
movie1956United States
Character: Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' MoranCredit: Acting
Terror at Midnight
6.90
movie1956United States
Character: Fred HillCredit: Acting
The McConnell Story
6.80
movie1955United States
Character: Sfc. SykesCredit: Acting
The Looters
6.90
movie1955United States
Character: Stan LeppichCredit: Acting
The Lone Gun
6.70
movie1954United States
Character: FairweatherCredit: Acting
Riot in Cell Block 11
6.90
movie1954United States
Character: Commissioner HaskellCredit: Acting
Red Garters
6.80
movie1954United States
Character: Billy BuckettCredit: Acting
99 River Street
7.10
movie1953United States
Character: Stan HoganCredit: Acting