Frank Faylen
Acting • Born on 12/8/1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Filmography (190)
Maverick
Red Harrison
Quincy, M.E.
Janus
The Beverly Hillbillies
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Doc Alvarez
Petticoat Junction
Ralph
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Earl Tipton
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herbert T. Gillis
That Girl
Telephone Time