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Frank Faylen

Acting

Born
Dec 8, 1905
Died
Aug 2, 1985 (age 79)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Movies
174
TV Shows
16

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.

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life★8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Gone with the Wind★7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939
The Grapes of Wrath★7.8
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
The Lost Weekend★7.6
The Lost Weekend
1945
Funny Girl★7.1
Funny Girl
1968
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral★7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Sergeant York★7.2
Sergeant York
1941
Yankee Doodle Dandy★7.0
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
The Palm Beach Story★7.0
The Palm Beach Story
1942
The Blue Dahlia★6.7
The Blue Dahlia
1946
Detective Story★7.1
Detective Story
1951
The Reluctant Dragon★6.6
The Reluctant Dragon
1941
The Pride of the Yankees★7.3
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
North to Alaska★6.5
North to Alaska
1960
They Drive by Night★6.9
They Drive by Night
1940
The Beverly Hillbillies★6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Quincy, M.E.★7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Lusty Men★6.7
The Lusty Men
1952
Across the Pacific★6.6
Across the Pacific
1942
The Sniper★6.7
The Sniper
1952

Movies

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life★6.5
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?★10.0
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
1977
Funny Girl★7.1
Funny Girl
1968
When the Boys Meet the Girls★4.8
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
The Monkey's Uncle★5.8
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
Fluffy★7.0
Fluffy
1965
North to Alaska★6.5
North to Alaska
1960
Dino★7.4
Dino
1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral★7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
7th Cavalry★6.1
7th Cavalry
1956
Three Brave Men★6.3
Three Brave Men
1956
Everything But the Truth★8.2
Everything But the Truth
1956
Away All Boats★5.3
Away All Boats
1956
Terror at Midnight★5.2
Terror at Midnight
1956
The McConnell Story★6.8
The McConnell Story
1955
The Looters★6.1
The Looters
1955
The Lone Gun★5.6
The Lone Gun
1954
Riot in Cell Block 11★7.1
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
Red Garters★5.0
Red Garters
1954
99 River Street★6.8
99 River Street
1953
Hangman's Knot★6.5
Hangman's Knot
1952
The Lusty Men★6.7
The Lusty Men
1952
The Sniper★6.7
The Sniper
1952
My Favorite Spy★6.0
My Favorite Spy
1951

TV Shows

Quincy, M.E.★7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
That Girl★6.2
That Girl
1966
My Mother the Car★4.8
My Mother the Car
1965
The Great Adventure★10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
Petticoat Junction★5.9
Petticoat Junction
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies★6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis★6.3
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Man with a Camera★5.5
Man with a Camera
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive★7.1
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Maverick★7.0
Maverick
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre★6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Telephone Time★6.5
Telephone Time
1956
General Electric Theater★6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
Racket Squad★6.5
Racket Squad
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour★6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
The Bob Hope Show★7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
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