Frank Faylen
Born December 08, 1905 (Age: 120)
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Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
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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Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
1977
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as Herbert T. Gillis
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Age: 71
Funny Girl
1968
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as Keeney
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Age: 62
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
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as Phin Gray
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Age: 59
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
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as Mr. Dearborne
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Age: 59
Fluffy
1965
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as Catfish
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Age: 59
North to Alaska
1960
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as Arnie (uncredited)
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Age: 54
The Sunrise Gun
1959
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as Doc Alvarez
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Age: 53
Everything But the Truth
1956
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as 'Mac' McMillan
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Age: 50
Three Brave Men
1956
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as Enos Warren
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Age: 50
7th Cavalry
1956
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as Sgt. Kruger
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Age: 50
Away All Boats
1956
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as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
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Age: 50
Terror at Midnight
1956
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as Fred Hill
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Age: 50
The McConnell Story
1955
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as Sfc. Sykes
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Age: 49
The Looters
1955
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as Stan Leppich
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Age: 49
The Lone Gun
1954
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as Fairweather
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Age: 48
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
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as Commissioner Haskell
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Age: 48
Red Garters
1954
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as Billy Buckett
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Age: 48
99 River Street
1953
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as Stan Hogan
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Age: 47
Copper Canyon
1950
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as Mullins
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Age: 44
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950
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as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
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Age: 44
Convicted
1950
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as Convict Ponti
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Age: 44
Francis
1950
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as Sergeant Chillingbacker
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Age: 44
The Nevadan
1950
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as Jeff
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Age: 44
Masquerade in Mexico
1945
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as Brooklyn (uncredited)
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Age: 39
The Lost Weekend
1945
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as 'Bim' Nolan
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Age: 39
Incendiary Blonde
1945
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as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Age: 39
The Affairs of Susan
1945
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as Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
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Age: 39
You Came Along
1945
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as Bellboy (uncredited)
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Age: 39
Bring on the Girls
1945
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as Sailor
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Age: 39
No Image
Bombalera
1945
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as Houlihan
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Age: 39
Fall In
1942
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as Capt. Gillis
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Age: 36
Across the Pacific
1942
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as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
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Age: 36
The Palm Beach Story
1942
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as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942
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as Soldier Driving Jeep
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Age: 36
Wake Island
1942
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as
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Age: 36
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
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as Train Detective (uncredited)
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Age: 36
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
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as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Tough as They Come
1942
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as Collector
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Age: 36
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
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as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
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Age: 36
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
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as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Whispering Ghosts
1942
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as Curly
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Age: 36
About Face
1942
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as Bartender Jerry
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Age: 36
Mokey
1942
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as Police Desk Sergeant
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Age: 36
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
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as Soldier (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Joe Smith, American
1942
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as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Steel Against the Sky
1941
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as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
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Age: 36
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
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as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
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Age: 35
Top Sergeant Mulligan
1941
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as Pat Dolan
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Age: 35
Sergeant York
1941
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as But! Boy (uncredited)
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Age: 35
Tanks a Million
1941
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as Pvt. Skivic
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Age: 35
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
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as Speed Dorman
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Age: 35
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
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as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
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Age: 35
Father Steps Out
1941
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as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
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Age: 35
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
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as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
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Age: 35
Thieves Fall Out
1941
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as Pick
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Age: 35
Model Wife
1941
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as Master of Ceremonies
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Age: 35
Footsteps in the Dark
1941
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as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Age: 35
Come Live with Me
1941
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as Waiter
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Age: 35