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 (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.
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography50+ titles
It's a Wonderful Life
Gone with the Wind
The Grapes of Wrath
The Lost Weekend
Quincy, M.E.
The Pride of the Yankees
Funny Girl
Sergeant York
Riot in Cell Block 11
Yankee Doodle Dandy
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Detective Story
To Each His Own
The Palm Beach Story
Castle on the Hudson
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Kid Galahad
The Beverly Hillbillies
Maverick
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Canterville Ghost
City for Conquest
They Drive by Night
99 River Street
Edison, the Man
The Lusty Men
The Perils of Pauline
The Blue Dahlia
A Guy Named Joe
Maisie Gets Her Man
Blossoms in the Dust
Across the Pacific
The Reluctant Dragon
Brother Orchid
San Quentin
Marked Woman
Bullets or Ballots
North to Alaska
Hangman's Knot
It's a Wonderful World
Telephone Time
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
That Girl
Convicted
Blood on the Moon
Blue Skies
Thank Your Lucky Stars