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 Reluctant Dragon
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
The Grapes of Wrath
Funny Girl
The Lost Weekend
Sergeant York
Away All Boats
Hangman's Knot
Top Movie Credits
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Funny Girl
Keeney
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)
Away All Boats
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Hangman's Knot
Cass Browne