

Frank Faylen
Acting
December 8, 1905
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
August 2, 1985
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.
Movies & Shows


Race Street

Hazard

The Perils of Pauline

California

Suddenly It's Spring

It's a Wonderful Life

Blue Skies

Masquerade in Mexico

The Lost Weekend

The Canterville Ghost

Address Unknown

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

Silver Skates

Fall In

Steel Against the Sky

Top Sergeant Mulligan

Tanks a Million

Thieves Fall Out
