Frank Faylen

Acting

Frank Faylen

Born 1905-12-08 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 174 films

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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Filmography

174 films
Funny Girl poster

The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York…

Funny Girl

★ 7.2 1968

Fluffy poster

A college professor gets into trouble when he tries to prove any animal can be domesticated, includ…

Fluffy

★ 7.0 1965

Dino poster

A juvenile delinquent on parole receives support from a social worker and a girl from a slum.

Dino

★ 7.4 1957

7th Cavalry poster

An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers's body after Little Big Ho…

7th Cavalry

★ 6.1 1956