Frank Faylen

Acting

Born: Dec 8, 1905Died: Aug 2, 1985(age 79)Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As: Francis Charles Ruf, Frank Ruf, Charles Francis Ruf

BIOGRAPHY

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.

IMDb

Frank Faylen

Gone with the Wind

It's a Wonderful Life

Funny Girl

Dino

Night Waitress

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Incendiary Blonde

Blue Skies

Road Gang

Welcome Stranger

Bullets or Ballots

About Face

The Grapes of Wrath

Model Wife

Sergeant York

The Blue Dahlia

The Lost Weekend

North to Alaska

The Reluctant Dragon

Headin' East

Brother Orchid

A Guy Named Joe

Blood on the Moon

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Detective Story

The Pride of the Yankees

Variety Girl

Invisible Stripes

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

My Favorite Spy