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