Dec 8, 1905 - 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.
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| Movie | 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | Tim | |
| Movie | 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Ernie | |
| Movie | 1965 | When the Boys Meet the Girls | Phin Gray | |
| Movie | 1951 | Detective Story | Det. Gallagher | |
| Movie | 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1945 | You Came Along | Bellboy (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Sheriff Cotton Wilson | |
| Movie | 1947 | Road to Rio | Trigger | |
| Movie | 1942 | The Palm Beach Story | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1952 | The Sniper | Anderson | |
| Movie | 1941 | Come Live with Me | Waiter | |
| Movie | 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11 | Commissioner Haskell | |
| Movie | 1945 | The Lost Weekend | 'Bim' Nolan | |
| Movie | 1956 | Terror at Midnight | Fred Hill | |
| Movie | 1950 | Convicted | Convict Ponti | |
| Movie | 1948 | Blood on the Moon | Jake Pindalest | |
| Movie | 1953 | 99 River Street | Stan Hogan | |
| Movie | 1956 | 7th Cavalry | Sgt. Kruger | |
| Movie | 1952 | The Lusty Men | Al Dawson | |
| Movie | 1946 | The Blue Dahlia | Man Recommending Motel | |
| Movie | 1968 | Funny Girl | Keeney | |
| Movie | 1950 | The Nevadan | Jeff | |
| Movie | 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | Peters - Stagehand (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1939 | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Pete Foley - 1st pilot | |
| Movie | 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Adjutant (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1937 | They Won't Forget | Reporter | |
| Movie | 1944 | The Canterville Ghost | Lieutenant John Kane | |
| Movie | 1956 | Away All Boats | Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran | |
| Movie | 1937 | Kid Galahad | Barney | |
| Movie | 1951 | Fourteen Hours | Walter, room service waiter | |
| Movie | 1946 | Blue Skies | Mack | |
| Movie | 1952 | Hangman's Knot | Cass Browne | |
| Movie | 1946 | To Each His Own | Babe | |
| Movie | 1948 | Race Street | Phil Dickson | |
| Movie | 1942 | Whispering Ghosts | Curly | |
| Movie | 1939 | Thunder Afloat | Recruiting Officer (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Man | Stage Manager (Uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1955 | The McConnell Story | Sfc. Sykes | |
| Movie | 1951 | My Favorite Spy | Newton | |
| Movie | 1950 | Copper Canyon | Mullins | |
| Movie | 1960 | North to Alaska | Arnie (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1944 | Address Unknown | Jimmie Blake | |
| Movie | 1947 | California | Whitey | |
| Movie | 1937 | San Quentin | Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1947 | Variety Girl | Frank Faylen | |
| Movie | 1943 | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Speed Dugan | |
| Movie | 1947 | The Perils of Pauline | Mr. Joe Gurt | |
| Movie | 1940 | Curtain Call | Spike Malone | |
| Movie | 1943 | Taxi, Mister | Henchman Silk | |
| Movie | 1945 | The Affairs of Susan | Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1955 | The Looters | Stan Leppich | |
| Movie | 1957 | Dino | Frank Mandel | |
| Movie | 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees | Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1965 | Fluffy | Catfish | |
| Movie | 1954 | The Lone Gun | Fairweather | |
| Movie | 1951 | Passage West | Curly | |
| Movie | 1936 | Road Gang | Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1944 | Standing Room Only | Cabbie | |
| Movie | 1939 | No Place to Go | Pete Shaffer | |
| Movie | 1936 | King of Hockey | Swede | |
| Movie | 1947 | Easy Come, Easy Go | Boss | |
| Movie | 1956 | Three Brave Men | Enos Warren | |
| Movie | 1956 | Everything But the Truth | 'Mac' McMillan | |
| Movie | 1944 | And the Angels Sing | Holman | |
| Movie | 1947 | Welcome Stranger | Bill Walters | |
| Movie | 1942 | Across the Pacific | Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1939 | Reno | J. Hezmer Briggs | |
| Movie | 1965 | The Monkey's Uncle | Mr. Dearborne | |
| Movie | 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast | Hansen | |
| Movie | 1940 | Married and in Love | Jim Carter, Man in Bar | |
| Movie | 1941 | Let's Go Collegiate | Speed Dorman | |
| Movie | 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1942 | Somewhere I'll Find You | Soldier Driving Jeep | |
| Movie | 1940 | Blame It on Love | Studio Electrician | |
| Movie | 1940 | Alice in Movieland | Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1939 | Waterfront | Skids Riley | |
| Movie | 1977 | Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? | Herbert T. Gillis | |
| Movie | 1943 | Silver Skates | Eddie | |
| Movie | 1939 | Women in the Wind | Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Engineer Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1937 | Wine, Women and Horses | Horse Buyer | |
| Movie | 1948 | Whispering Smith | Whitey Du Sang | |
| Movie | 1938 | The Invisible Menace | Private of the Guard | |
| Movie | 1948 | Hazard | Oscar | |
| Movie | 1937 | Ever Since Eve | Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1946 | Cross My Heart | Fingerprint Expert | |
| Movie | 1945 | Masquerade in Mexico | Brooklyn (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1937 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Charlie Downs | |
| Movie | 1937 | Dance Charlie Dance | Ted Parks | |
| Movie | 1939 | Idiot's Delight | Ed | |
| Movie | 1939 | The Flying Irishman | New York Mechanic | |
| Movie | 1943 | Prairie Chickens | Clem | |
| Movie | 1939 | Lucky Night | Play Palace Announcer (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1939 | Five Came Back | Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Egg Man in Diner (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1950 | Francis | Sergeant Chillingbacker | |
| Movie | 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | Pick | |
| Movie | 1946 | Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Federal Agent | |
| Movie | 1937 | The Cherokee Strip | Joe Brady | |
| Movie | 1937 | Midnight Court | Reporter | |
| Movie | 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1942 | Wake Island | ||
| Movie | 1936 | Night Waitress | Policeman at Torre's | |
| Movie | 1937 | Smart Blonde | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1943 | Dixie Dugan | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1943 | The Unknown Guest | Truck Driver (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1943 | The Gang's All Here | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1936 | The Sky Parade | Pilot (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1947 | Suddenly It's Spring | Harold Michaels | |
| Movie | 1940 | Brother Orchid | Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1940 | Edison, the Man | Galbreath | |
| Movie | 1936 | All American Chump | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1938 | No Time to Marry | Waxler | |
| Movie | 1940 | Just a Cute Kid | Benny | |
| Movie | 1941 | Father Steps Out | Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam | |
| Movie | 1943 | Good Morning, Judge | Ben Pollard | |
| Movie | 1941 | Tanks a Million | Pvt. Skivic | |
| Movie | 1943 | Get Going | Hank | |
| Movie | 1943 | Yanks Ahoy | Quartermaster Jenkins | |
| Movie | 1942 | Fall In | Capt. Gillis | |
| Movie | 1941 | Top Sergeant Mulligan | Pat Dolan | |
| Movie | 1942 | A-Haunting We Will Go | Train Detective (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1954 | Red Garters | Billy Buckett | |
| Movie | 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1941 | Sergeant York | But! Boy (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1940 | City for Conquest | Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1940 | Saturday's Children | Cab Driver (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Cab Driver | |
| Movie | 1937 | Back in Circulation | James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1940 | East of the River | Tour Guide (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1940 | They Drive by Night | Driver in Cafe (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1940 | Pop Always Pays | Minerva Auto Loan Cashier | |
| Movie | 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Boat Tour Guide (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1943 | Young Ideas | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1935 | Double Exposure | Press Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1940 | La Conga Nights | Jeepers Peepers | |
| Movie | 1950 | The Eagle and the Hawk | Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman | |
| Movie | 1942 | Tough as They Come | Collector | |
| Movie | 1947 | The Trouble with Women | Geeger | |
| Movie | 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Shipyard Painter | |
| Movie | 1936 | Border Flight | Jimmie | |
| Movie | 1941 | Model Wife | Master of Ceremonies | |
| Movie | 1942 | About Face | Bartender Jerry | |
| Movie | 1942 | Mokey | Police Desk Sergeant | |
| Movie | 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Sergeant on Parade (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Gateman (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1937 | The Go-Getter | Country Club Man #2 (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1939 | Crime Rave | ||
| Movie | 1946 | The Well Groomed Bride | Cabbie | |
| Movie | 1937 | Marked Woman | Cabbie #2 (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1945 | Bombalera | Houlihan | |
| Movie | 1945 | Bring on the Girls | Sailor | |
| Movie | 1943 | A Guy Named Joe | Major (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1939 | Slapsie Maxie's | Tiger Dorsey | |
| Movie | 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Man with Man Carrying Dead Child | |
| Movie | 1943 | Nazty Nuisance | Seaman Benson | |
| Movie | 1943 | The Falcon Strikes Back | Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1936 | Bullets or Ballots | Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1936 | China Clipper | Weatherman (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1939 | Twelve Crowded Hours | Henchman (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1945 | Incendiary Blonde | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | M.P. (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1942 | Joe Smith, American | Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1941 | Footsteps in the Dark | Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1937 | Headin' East | Joe | |
| Movie | 1936 | Romance in the Air | Sure-Fire | |
| TV Show | 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1963 | The Great Adventure | O'Brien | 1 |
| TV Show | 1966 | That Girl | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Ralph | 1 |
| TV Show | 1953 | General Electric Theater | Farber | 1 |
| TV Show | 1958 | Man with a Camera | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1965 | My Mother the Car | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Sheriff Earl Tipton | 1 |
| TV Show | 1951 | Racket Squad | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Doc Alvarez | 1 |
| TV Show | 1956 | Telephone Time | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Herbert T. Gillis | 147 |
| TV Show | 1957 | Maverick | Red Harrison | 1 |
| TV Show | 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Janus | 1 |
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