Frank Faylen
ActorBorn December 8, 1905Died August 2, 1985Saint 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.
Filmography12
Highest-rated first, counting only titles with at least 150 TMDB votes. Talk shows, award nights and appearances as themselves are left out.
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Tim
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
Funny Girl
Keeney
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)
Detective Story
Det. Gallagher
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
The Palm Beach Story
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
Man Recommending Motel
The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)