Frank Faylen
1905–1985 · 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.
Born 8 Dec 1905 · Died 2 Aug 1985
Acted in 20
Funny Girl
1968
Keeney
My Mother the Car
1965
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Away All Boats
1956
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Hangman's Knot
1952
Cass Browne
The Lusty Men
1952
Al Dawson
The Sniper
1952
Anderson
Detective Story
1951
Det. Gallagher
Fourteen Hours
1951
Walter, room service waiter
Blood on the Moon
1948
Jake Pindalest
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Ernie
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
Hansen
