Frank Faylen
Born: 1905-12-08
Birthplace: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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
Gone with the Wind
Detective Story
Funny Girl
The Grapes of Wrath
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Blood on the Moon
North to Alaska
The Lost Weekend
Fourteen Hours
Top Movie Credits
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Detective Story
Det. Gallagher
Funny Girl
Keeney
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Blood on the Moon
Jake Pindalest
North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter