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
Gone with the Wind
It's a Wonderful Life
The Grapes of Wrath
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Two Years Before the Mast
Sergeant York
North to Alaska
The Lost Weekend
Funny Girl
The Reluctant Dragon
Top Movie Credits
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Two Years Before the Mast
Hansen
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)
North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
Funny Girl
Keeney
The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)