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Frank Faylen

Acting

Born December 8, 1905 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died August 2, 1985

Also known as Francis Charles Ruf · Frank Ruf · Charles Francis Ruf

Biography

Frank Faylen 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

It's a Wonderful Life

1946as Ernie

Gone with the Wind

1939as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath

1940as Tim

The Lost Weekend

1945as 'Bim' Nolan

Quincy, M.E.

1976as Janus

The Pride of the Yankees

1942as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Funny Girl

1968as Keeney

Sergeant York

1941as But! Boy (uncredited)

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954as Commissioner Haskell

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958as Sheriff Earl Tipton

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957as Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Detective Story

1951as Det. Gallagher

To Each His Own

1946as Babe

The Palm Beach Story

1942as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Footsteps in the Dark

1941as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

1940as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939as Adjutant (uncredited)

Kid Galahad

1937as Barney

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Maverick

1957as Red Harrison

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Self

The Canterville Ghost

1944as Lieutenant John Kane

City for Conquest

1940as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

1940as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

99 River Street

1953as Stan Hogan

Edison, the Man

1940as Galbreath

The Lusty Men

1952as Al Dawson

The Perils of Pauline

1947as Mr. Joe Gurt

The Blue Dahlia

1946as Man Recommending Motel

A Guy Named Joe

1943as Major (uncredited)

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942as Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Blossoms in the Dust

1941as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Across the Pacific

1942as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon

1941as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Brother Orchid

1940as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

San Quentin

1937as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

Marked Woman

1937as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots

1936as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

North to Alaska

1960as Arnie (uncredited)

Telephone Time

1956

Hangman's Knot

1952as Cass Browne

It's a Wonderful World

1939as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959as Herbert T. Gillis

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

That Girl

1966

Convicted

1950as Convict Ponti

Blood on the Moon

1948as Jake Pindalest

Blue Skies

1946as Mack (uncredited)