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.
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeMovieas Self (archive footage)
1977Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?Movieas Herbert T. Gillis1976Quincy, M.E.TV showas Janus · 1 episodes1968Funny GirlMovieas Keeney
1966That GirlTV show2 episodes
1965When the Boys Meet the GirlsMovieas Phin Gray
1965My Mother the CarTV show2 episodes
1965The Monkey's UncleMovieas Mr. Dearborne
1965FluffyMovieas Catfish
1963The Great AdventureTV showas O'Brien · 1 episodes
1963Petticoat JunctionTV showas Ralph · 1 episodes1962The Beverly HillbilliesTV show1 episodes1960North to AlaskaMovieas Arnie (uncredited)
1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisTV showas Herbert T. Gillis · 147 episodes
1958Man with a CameraTV show1 episodes
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveTV showas Sheriff Earl Tipton · 1 episodes
1957MaverickTV showas Red Harrison · 1 episodes
1957DinoMovieas Frank Mandel1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralMovieas Sheriff Cotton Wilson
19567th CavalryMovieas Sgt. Kruger
1956Three Brave MenMovieas Enos Warren
1956Everything But the TruthMovieas 'Mac' McMillan
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV showas Doc Alvarez · 1 episodes
1956Away All BoatsMovieas Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
1956Terror at MidnightMovieas Fred Hill
1956Telephone TimeTV show1 episodes
1955The McConnell StoryMovieas Sfc. Sykes
1955The LootersMovieas Stan Leppich
1954The Lone GunMovieas Fairweather
1954Riot in Cell Block 11Movieas Commissioner Haskell
1954Red GartersMovieas Billy Buckett
195399 River StreetMovieas Stan Hogan
1953General Electric TheaterTV showas Farber · 1 episodes
1952Hangman's KnotMovieas Cass Browne1952The Lusty MenMovieas Al Dawson1952The SniperMovieas Anderson
1951My Favorite SpyMovieas Newton1951Detective StoryMovieas Det. Gallagher
1951Passage WestMovieas Curly
1951Racket SquadTV show1 episodes
1951Fourteen HoursMovieas Walter, room service waiter
1950Copper CanyonMovieas Mullins
1950The Eagle and the HawkMovieas Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
1950The Colgate Comedy HourTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1950ConvictedMovieas Convict Ponti
1950The Bob Hope ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1950FrancisMovieas Sergeant Chillingbacker
1950The NevadanMovieas Jeff
1948Whispering SmithMovieas Whitey Du Sang
1948Blood on the MoonMovieas Jake Pindalest
1948Race StreetMovieas Phil Dickson
1948HazardMovieas Oscar
1947Road to RioMovieas Trigger
1947Variety GirlMovieas Frank Faylen
1947The Perils of PaulineMovieas Mr. Joe Gurt
1947The Trouble with WomenMovieas Geeger
1947Welcome StrangerMovieas Bill Walters
1947Easy Come, Easy GoMovieas Boss
1947CaliforniaMovieas Whitey
1947Suddenly It's SpringMovieas Harold Michaels1946It's a Wonderful LifeMovieas Ernie
1946Cross My HeartMovieas Fingerprint Expert
1946Two Years Before the MastMovieas Hansen
1946Blue SkiesMovieas Mack (uncredited)
1946Our Hearts Were Growing UpMovieas Federal Agent
1946The Well Groomed BrideMovieas Cabbie1946The Blue DahliaMovieas Man Recommending Motel
1946To Each His OwnMovieas Babe
1945Masquerade in MexicoMovieas Brooklyn (uncredited)1945The Lost WeekendMovieas 'Bim' Nolan
1945Incendiary BlondeMovieas Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945The Affairs of SusanMovieas Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
1945You Came AlongMovieas Bellboy (uncredited)
1945Bring on the GirlsMovieas Sailor
1944The Canterville GhostMovieas Lieutenant John Kane
1944Address UnknownMovieas Jimmie Blake
1944Andy Hardy's Blonde TroubleMovieas Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
1944And the Angels SingMovieas Holman
1944See Here, Private HargroveMovieas M.P. (uncredited)
1944A Guy Named JoeMovieas Major (uncredited)
1944Standing Room OnlyMovieas Cabbie
1943The Gang's All HereMovieas Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1943The Mystery of the 13th GuestMovieas Speed Dugan
1943The Unknown GuestMovieas Truck Driver (uncredited)
1943Corvette K-225Movieas Shipyard Painter
1943Thank Your Lucky StarsMovieas Sailor (uncredited)
1943Nazty NuisanceMovieas Seaman Benson
1943Young IdeasMovieas Reporter (uncredited)
1943Yanks AhoyMovieas Quartermaster Jenkins
1943Get GoingMovieas Hank
1943Prairie ChickensMovieas Clem
1943Good Morning, JudgeMovieas Ben Pollard
1943Mission to MoscowMovieas Reporter (uncredited)
1943Taxi, MisterMovieas Henchman Silk
1943The Falcon Strikes BackMovieas Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
1943Slightly DangerousMovieas Gateman (uncredited)
1943Dixie DuganMovieas Soldier (uncredited)
1943Silver SkatesMovieas Eddie
1942Fall InMovieas Capt. Gillis1942Across the PacificMovieas Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)1942The Palm Beach StoryMovieas Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1942Somewhere I'll Find YouMovieas Soldier Driving Jeep
1942Wake IslandMovie
1942A-Haunting We Will GoMovieas Train Detective (uncredited)1942The Pride of the YankeesMovieas Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
1942Tough as They ComeMovieas Collector
1942Maisie Gets Her ManMovieas Stage Manager (Uncredited)1942Yankee Doodle DandyMovieas Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
1942Whispering GhostsMovieas Curly
1942About FaceMovieas Bartender Jerry
1942MokeyMovieas Police Desk Sergeant
1942Star Spangled RhythmMovieas Soldier (uncredited)
1942Joe Smith, AmericanMovieas Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
1941Steel Against the SkyMovieas Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
1941H.M. Pulham, Esq.Movieas Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1941Top Sergeant MulliganMovieas Pat Dolan1941Sergeant YorkMovieas But! Boy (uncredited)
1941Tanks a MillionMovieas Pvt. Skivic
1941Let's Go CollegiateMovieas Speed Dorman
1941Blossoms in the DustMovieas Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
1941Father Steps OutMovieas Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam1941The Reluctant DragonMovieas Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1941Thieves Fall OutMovieas Pick
1941Model WifeMovieas Master of Ceremonies
1941Footsteps in the DarkMovieas Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1941Come Live with MeMovieas Waiter
1940East of the RiverMovieas Tour Guide (uncredited)
1940Just a Cute KidMovieas Benny
1940City for ConquestMovieas Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
1940No Time for ComedyMovieas Cab Driver1940They Drive by NightMovieas Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
1940Pop Always PaysMovieas Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
1940Blame It on LoveMovieas Studio Electrician
1940Brother OrchidMovieas Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1940La Conga NightsMovieas Jeepers Peepers
1940Edison, the ManMovieas Galbreath
1940Saturday's ChildrenMovieas Cab Driver (uncredited)
1940Curtain CallMovieas Spike Malone1940The Grapes of WrathMovieas Tim
1940Alice in MovielandMovieas Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1940Castle on the HudsonMovieas Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
1940The Fighting 69thMovieas Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
1940Married and in LoveMovieas Jim Carter, Man in Bar
1939Invisible StripesMovieas Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)1939Gone with the WindMovieas Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
1939Nick Carter, Master DetectiveMovieas Pete Foley - 1st pilot
1939RenoMovieas J. Hezmer Briggs
1939No Place to GoMovieas Pete Shaffer
1939Slapsie Maxie'sMovieas Tiger Dorsey
1939Thunder AfloatMovieas Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
1939WaterfrontMovieas Skids Riley
1939Five Came BackMovieas Photographer (uncredited)
1939It's a Wonderful WorldMovieas Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
1939Lucky NightMovieas Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
1939Women in the WindMovieas Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
1939The Flying IrishmanMovieas New York Mechanic
1939The Story of Vernon and Irene CastleMovieas Adjutant (uncredited)
1939You Can't Get Away with MurderMovieas Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
1939Twelve Crowded HoursMovieas Henchman (uncredited)
1939Idiot's DelightMovieas Ed
1938Too Hot to HandleMovieas Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
1938No Time to MarryMovieas Waxler
1938The Invisible MenaceMovieas Private of the Guard
1937Headin' EastMovieas Joe
1937Wine, Women and HorsesMovieas Horse Buyer
1937That Certain WomanMovieas Reporter (uncredited)
1937Back in CirculationMovieas James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
1937Ever Since EveMovieas Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
1937They Won't ForgetMovieas Reporter
1937Dance Charlie DanceMovieas Ted Parks
1937The Case of the Stuttering BishopMovieas Charlie Downs
1937Kid GalahadMovieas Barney
1937San QuentinMovieas Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
1937The Go-GetterMovieas Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
1937The Cherokee StripMovieas Joe Brady
1937Marked WomanMovieas Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
1937Midnight CourtMovieas Reporter
1937Smart BlondeMovieas Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1936King of HockeyMovieas Swede
1936Night WaitressMovieas Policeman at Torre's
1936All American ChumpMovieas Reporter (uncredited)
1936The Sky ParadeMovieas Pilot (uncredited)
1936China ClipperMovieas Weatherman (uncredited)
1936Bullets or BallotsMovieas Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
1936Border FlightMovieas Jimmie
1936Romance in the AirMovieas Sure-Fire
1936Road GangMovieas Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1935Double ExposureMovieas Press Photographer (uncredited)