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Frank Faylen

Actor | * 12/08/1905 († 79, 08/02/1985) | St. Louis, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Frank Faylen (born Charles Francis Ruf, December 8, 1905 – August 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. Largely a bit player and character actor, he occasionally played more fleshed-out supporting roles during his forty-two year acting career, during which he appeared in some 223 film and television productions, often without credit. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is Ge ...

It's a Wonderful Life

PG

1946 | 4.1/5 | 2h 10min
Drama, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and ...

The Lost Weekend

NR

1945 | 3.8/5 | 1h 41min
Drama
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Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling to help mediate a cattle dispute. When Garry arrives, however, it soon becomes clear that Riling has not been entirely forthright. ...

Blood on the Moon

NR

1948 | 3.1/5 | 1h 28min
Action, Romance / Love, Western
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

TV-PG

1959 | 2.9/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Frank Faylen

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Frank Faylen as Actor(167)

as Self (archive footage)1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Herbert T. Gillis1977 Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
as Keeney1968 Funny Girl
as Phin Gray1965 When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Catfish1965 Fluffy
as Mr. Dearborne1965 The Monkey's Uncle
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Frank Mandel1957 Dino
as Enos Warren1956 Three Brave Men
as Sgt. Kruger1956 7th Cavalry
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran1956 Away All Boats
as 'Mac' McMillan1956 Everything But the Truth
as Fred Hill1956 Terror at Midnight
as Sfc. Sykes1955 The McConnell Story
as Stan Leppich1955 The Looters
as Fairweather1954 The Lone Gun
as Billy Buckett1954 Red Garters
as Commissioner Haskell1954 Riot in Cell Block 11
as Stan Hogan1953 99 River Street
as Anderson1952 The Sniper
as Cass Browne1952 Hangman's Knot
as Al Dawson1952 The Lusty Men
as Det. Gallagher1951 Detective Story
as Newton1951 My Favorite Spy
as Walter, room service waiter1951 Fourteen Hours
as Curly1951 Passage West
as Mullins1950 Copper Canyon
as Sergeant Chillingbacker1950 Francis
as Convict Ponti1950 Convicted
as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman1950 The Eagle and the Hawk
as Jeff1950 The Nevadan
as Jake Pindalest1948 Blood on the Moon
as Whitey Du Sang1948 Whispering Smith
as Oscar1948 Hazard
as Phil Dickson1948 Race Street
as Boss1947 Easy Come, Easy Go
as Trigger1947 Road to Rio
as Geeger1947 The Trouble with Women
as Mr. Joe Gurt1947 The Perils of Pauline
as Bill Walters1947 Welcome Stranger
as Harold Michaels1947 Suddenly It's Spring
as himself1947 Variety Girl
as Whitey1947 California
as Man Recommending Motel1946 The Blue Dahlia
as Ernie1946 It's a Wonderful Life
as Cabbie1946 The Well Groomed Bride
as Mack1946 Blue Skies
as Babe1946 To Each His Own
as Fingerprint Expert1946 Cross My Heart
as Hansen1946 Two Years Before the Mast
as Federal Agent1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Sailor1945 Bring on the Girls
as Brooklyn (uncredited)1945 Masquerade in Mexico
as 'Bim' Nolan1945 The Lost Weekend
as Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)1945 The Affairs of Susan
as Bellboy (uncredited)1945 You Came Along
as Houlihan1945 Bombalera
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)1945 Incendiary Blonde
as M.P. (uncredited)1944 See Here, Private Hargrove
as Lieutenant John Kane1944 The Canterville Ghost
as Holman1944 And the Angels Sing
as Jimmie Blake1944 Address Unknown
as Cabbie1944 Standing Room Only
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)1944 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Seaman Benson1943 Nazty Nuisance
as Major1943 A Guy Named Joe
as Eddie1943 Silver Skates
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Hank1943 Get Going
as Shipyard Painter1943 Corvette K-225
as Quartermaster Jenkins1943 Yanks Ahoy
as Speed Dugan1943 The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Reporter (uncredited)1943 Young Ideas
as Henchman Silk1943 Taxi, Mister
as Ben Pollard1943 Good Morning, Judge
as Clem1943 Prairie Chickens
as Gateman (uncredited)1943 Slightly Dangerous
as Reporter (uncredited)1943 Mission to Moscow
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)1943 The Falcon Strikes Back
as Soldier (uncredited)1943 Dixie Dugan
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)1943 The Gang's All Here
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)1942 The Palm Beach Story
as Capt. Gillis1942 Fall In
as Train Detective (uncredited)1942 A-Haunting We Will Go
as Soldier Driving Jeep1942 Somewhere I'll Find You
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)1942 Across the Pacific
as Bartender Jerry1942 About Face
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)1942 Joe Smith, American
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)1942 The Pride of the Yankees
as Curly1942 Whispering Ghosts
as Police Desk Sergeant1942 Mokey
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)1942 Maisie Gets Her Man
1942 Wake Island
as Soldier (uncredited)1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Collector1942 Tough as They Come
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam1941 Father Steps Out
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)1941 Steel Against the Sky
as Master of Ceremonies1941 Model Wife
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child1941 Blossoms in the Dust
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)1941 Footsteps in the Dark
as Waiter1941 Come Live with Me
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)1941 H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Pat Dolan1941 Top Sergeant Mulligan
as But! Boy (uncredited)1941 Sergeant York
as Pick1941 Thieves Fall Out
as Pvt. Skivic1941 Tanks a Million
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)1941 The Reluctant Dragon
as Speed Dorman1941 Let's Go Collegiate
as Spike Malone1940 Curtain Call
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)1940 Brother Orchid
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)1940 They Drive by Night
as Benny1940 Just a Cute Kid
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)1940 The Fighting 69th
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)1940 City for Conquest
as Tour Guide (uncredited)1940 East of the River
as Jeepers Peepers1940 La Conga Nights
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)1940 Alice in Movieland
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar1940 Married and in Love
as Cab Driver (uncredited)1940 Saturday's Children
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)1940 Castle on the Hudson
as Galbreath1940 Edison, the Man
as Studio Electrician1940 Blame It on Love
as Tim1940 The Grapes of Wrath
as Cab Driver1940 No Time for Comedy
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier1940 Pop Always Pays
as Adjutant (uncredited)1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)1939 Women in the Wind
as Pete Shaffer1939 No Place to Go
as New York Mechanic1939 The Flying Irishman
as Tiger Dorsey1939 Slapsie Maxie's
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)1939 You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)1939 It's a Wonderful World
1939 Crime Rave
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)1939 Invisible Stripes
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)1939 Gone with the Wind
as Skids Riley1939 Waterfront
as Henchman (uncredited)1939 Twelve Crowded Hours
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)1939 Thunder Afloat
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot1939 Nick Carter, Master Detective
as J. Hezmer Briggs1939 Reno
as Ed1939 Idiot's Delight
as Photographer (uncredited)1939 Five Came Back
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)1939 Lucky Night
as Waxler1938 No Time To Marry
as Private of the Guard1938 The Invisible Menace
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)1937 Smart Blonde
as Barney1937 Kid Galahad
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)1937 Ever Since Eve
as Charlie Downs1937 The Case Of The Stuttering Bishop
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)1937 Back in Circulation
as Joe Brady1937 The Cherokee Strip
as Joe1937 Headin' East
as Ted Parks1937 Dance Charlie Dance
as Reporter1937 Midnight Court
as Country club man #2 (uncredited)1937 The Go-Getter
as 2nd Cabbie (uncredited)1937 Marked Woman
as Reporter1937 They Won't Forget
as Horse Buyer1937 Wine, Women and Horses
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)1936 Bullets or Ballots
as Weatherman (uncredited)1936 China Clipper
as Reporter (uncredited)1936 All American Chump
as Swede1936 King of Hockey
as Radio Dispatcher1936 Road Gang
as Jimmie1936 Border Flight
as Policeman at Torre's1936 Night Waitress
as Press Photographer (uncredited)1935 Double Exposure

TV Shows/Series with Frank Faylen as Actor(15)

1976 Quincy, M.E.
1966 That Girl
1965 My Mother the Car
as O'Brien1963 The Great Adventure
1963 Petticoat Junction
1962 The Beverly Hillbillies
as Herbert T. Gillis1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Sheriff Earl Tipton1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 Man with a Camera
1957 Maverick
as Doc Alvarez1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 Telephone Time
as Farber1953 GE Theater
1951 Racket Squad
as himself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour

Full Name: Frank Faylen
Born: Friday, 12/08 1905 (December) in St. Louis, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 08/02 1985 (August) in Burbank (aged: 79)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Carol Hughes
Other names for Frank Faylen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Francis Charles Ruf"
"Frank Ruf"
Frank Faylen frequently works together with these people:
Hans Dreier (27x, Crew)
Jack Mower (25x, Actor)
Edith Head (23x, Crew)
Hal B. Wallis (23x, Crew)
Jack L. Warner (19x, Crew)
Addison Richards (17x, Actor)
Milton Kibbee (17x, Actor)
Cedric Gibbons (16x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (16x, Crew)
Paul Panzer (16x, Actor)
Frank Mayo (16x, Actor)
Willis Bouchey (13x, Actor)
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