Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Actor
Date of birth: December 8, 1905Date of death: August 2, 1985 (79)City: 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

61 roles
1960s2 roles
1968Funny GirlKeeney★ 7.2Movie
1940s27 roles
1948Race StreetPhil Dickson★ 6.0Movie
1930s10 roles
1939RenoJ. Hezmer Briggs★ 6.7Movie
1937Headin' EastJoe★ 10.0Movie