Frank Faylen

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.
Details
Details
Date of Birth
Dec 08, 1905
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Date of Death
Aug 02, 1985
Age
79
Known For
Acting
Also Known As
Francis Charles Ruf
Frank Ruf
Charles Francis Ruf
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Movie Credits

Gone with the Wind
1939
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Ernie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Sergeant York
1941
But! Boy (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945
'Bim' Nolan
North to Alaska
1960
Arnie (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
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TV Show Credits

Quincy, M.E.
Janus
The Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
Ralph
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Earl Tipton
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herbert T. Gillis
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Doc Alvarez
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
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TV Show Credits
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