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 Its 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.
Tim
Film 1940
Phin Gray
Film 1965
Det. Gallagher
Film 1951
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Film 1941
Bellboy (uncredited)
Film 1945
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Film 1957
Trigger
Film 1947
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Film 1942
Anderson
Film 1952
Commissioner Haskell
Film 1954
Fred Hill
Film 1956
Jake Pindalest
Film 1948
Stan Hogan
Film 1953
Al Dawson
Film 1952
Man Recommending Motel
Film 1946
Keeney
Film 1968
Jeff
Film 1950
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Film 1939
Adjutant (uncredited)
Film 1939
Reporter
Film 1937
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Film 1956
Mack
Film 1946
Cass Browne
Film 1952
Babe
Film 1946
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Film 1939
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Film 1942
Newton
Film 1951
Arnie (uncredited)
Film 1960
Soldier (uncredited)
Film 1942
Jimmie Blake
Film 1944
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
Film 1937
Frank Faylen
Film 1947
Speed Dugan
Film 1943
Mr. Joe Gurt
Film 1947
Henchman Silk
Film 1943
Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
Film 1945
Stan Leppich
Film 1955
Frank Mandel
Film 1957
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Film 1942
Catfish
Film 1965
Fairweather
Film 1954
Curly
Film 1951
Radio Dispatcher
Film 1936
Pete Shaffer
Film 1939
Boss
Film 1947
Bill Walters
Film 1947
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Film 1942
J. Hezmer Briggs
Film 1939
Mr. Dearborne
Film 1965
Hansen
Film 1946
Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Film 1940
Speed Dorman
Film 1941
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Film 1941
Soldier Driving Jeep
Film 1942
Studio Electrician
Film 1940
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Film 1940
Herbert T. Gillis
Film 1977
Eddie
Film 1943
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Film 1939
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Film 1940
Whitey Du Sang
Film 1948
Private of the Guard
Film 1938
Oscar
Film 1948
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
Film 1937
Fingerprint Expert
Film 1946
Brooklyn (uncredited)
Film 1945
Ed
Film 1939
New York Mechanic
Film 1939
Clem
Film 1943
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Film 1939
Photographer (uncredited)
Film 1939
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Film 1939
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
Film 1941
Pick
Film 1941
Federal Agent
Film 1946
Joe Brady
Film 1937
Reporter
Film 1937
Sailor (uncredited)
Film 1943
Film 1942
Policeman at Torre's
Film 1936
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Film 1937
Soldier (uncredited)
Film 1943
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Film 1943
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Film 1943
Pilot (uncredited)
Film 1936
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Film 1940
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1936
Waxler
Film 1938
Benny
Film 1940
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Film 1941
Ben Pollard
Film 1943
Pvt. Skivic
Film 1941
Hank
Film 1943
Quartermaster Jenkins
Film 1943
Capt. Gillis
Film 1942
Pat Dolan
Film 1941
Train Detective (uncredited)
Film 1942
Billy Buckett
Film 1954
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
Film 1944
But! Boy (uncredited)
Film 1941
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Film 1940
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Film 1940
Cab Driver
Film 1940
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1937
Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
Film 1940
Tour Guide (uncredited)
Film 1940
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Film 1940
Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Film 1940
Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Film 1939
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1943
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Film 1935
Jeepers Peepers
Film 1940
Collector
Film 1942
Geeger
Film 1947
Shipyard Painter
Film 1943
Jimmie
Film 1936
Master of Ceremonies
Film 1941
Bartender Jerry
Film 1942
Police Desk Sergeant
Film 1942
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Film 1942
Gateman (uncredited)
Film 1943
Country club man #2 (uncredited)
Film 1937
Film 1939
Cabbie
Film 1946
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Film 1937
Houlihan
Film 1945
Sailor
Film 1945
Major (uncredited)
Film 1943
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1943
Tiger Dorsey
Film 1939
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Film 1941
Seaman Benson
Film 1943
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Film 1943
Self (archive footage)
Film 1988
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
Film 1936
Weatherman (uncredited)
Film 1936
Henchman (uncredited)
Film 1939
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Film 1945
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Film 1939
M.P. (uncredited)
Film 1944
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
Film 1942
Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Film 1941
Joe
Film 1937
Self
Tv 1950
Tv 1966
Tv 1962
Tv 1958
Tv 1965
Sheriff Earl Tipton
Tv 1958
Tv 1951
Doc Alvarez
Tv 1956
Tv 1956
Herbert T. Gillis
Tv 1959
Red Harrison
Tv 1957
Self
Tv 1950