Acting
Frank Faylen
Also Known As: Francis Charles Ruf, Frank Ruf, Charles Francis Ruf
Birth Date
December 8, 1905
Death Date
August 2, 1985
(passed away at 79)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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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.
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TV Show
Maverick
Red Harrison
1957 • 1 episode
star7.5
TV Show
Quincy, M.E.
Janus
1976 • 1 episode
star6.9
TV Show
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 • 1 episode
star5.8
TV Show
Petticoat Junction
Ralph
1963 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Doc Alvarez
1956 • 1 episode
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TV Show
That Girl
1966 • 2 episodes
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TV Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Earl Tipton
1958 • 1 episode
star7.0
TV Show
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950 • 1 episode
star6.3
TV Show
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herbert T. Gillis
1959 • 147 episodes
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Movie
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
1939
star8.3
Movie
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
1946
star6.5
TV Show
Telephone Time
1956 • 1 episode
star6.5
TV Show
Racket Squad
1951 • 1 episode
star10.0
TV Show
The Great Adventure
O'Brien
1963 • 1 episode
star5.2
Movie
Away All Boats
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
1956
star5.9
Movie
The Gang's All Here
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1943
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Movie
Nazty Nuisance
Seaman Benson
1943
star7.0
Movie
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
1942
star6.9
Movie
Welcome Stranger
Bill Walters
1947