
Frank Faylen
Acting
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.

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Herbert T. Gillis

Funny Girl
Keeney

When the Boys Meet the Girls
Phin Gray

The Monkey's Uncle
Mr. Dearborne

Fluffy
Catfish

North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited)

The Sunrise Gun
Doc Alvarez

Dino
Frank Mandel

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Everything But the Truth
'Mac' McMillan

Three Brave Men
Enos Warren

7th Cavalry
Sgt. Kruger

Away All Boats
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

Terror at Midnight
Fred Hill

The McConnell Story
Sfc. Sykes

The Looters
Stan Leppich

The Lone Gun
Fairweather

Riot in Cell Block 11
Commissioner Haskell

Red Garters
Billy Buckett

99 River Street
Stan Hogan

Hangman's Knot
Cass Browne

The Lusty Men
Al Dawson

The Sniper
Anderson

My Favorite Spy
Newton

Detective Story
Det. Gallagher

Passage West
Curly

Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter

Copper Canyon
Mullins

The Eagle and the Hawk
Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman

Convicted
Convict Ponti

Francis
Sergeant Chillingbacker

The Nevadan
Jeff

Whispering Smith
Whitey Du Sang

Blood on the Moon
Jake Pindalest

Race Street
Phil Dickson

Hazard
Oscar

Road to Rio
Trigger

Variety Girl
Frank Faylen

The Perils of Pauline
Mr. Joe Gurt

The Trouble with Women
Geeger

Welcome Stranger
Bill Walters

Easy Come, Easy Go
Boss

California
Whitey

Suddenly It's Spring
Harold Michaels

It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie

Cross My Heart
Fingerprint Expert

Two Years Before the Mast
Hansen

Blue Skies
Mack

Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Federal Agent

The Well Groomed Bride
Cabbie

The Blue Dahlia
Man Recommending Motel

To Each His Own
Babe

Masquerade in Mexico
Brooklyn (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan

Incendiary Blonde
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

The Affairs of Susan
Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)

You Came Along
Bellboy (uncredited)

Bring on the Girls
Sailor
Bombalera
Houlihan

The Canterville Ghost
Lieutenant John Kane

Address Unknown
Jimmie Blake

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)

And the Angels Sing
Holman

See Here, Private Hargrove
M.P. (uncredited)

A Guy Named Joe
Major (uncredited)

Standing Room Only
Cabbie

The Gang's All Here
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Speed Dugan

The Unknown Guest
Truck Driver (uncredited)

Corvette K-225
Shipyard Painter

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Sailor (uncredited)

Nazty Nuisance
Seaman Benson

Young Ideas
Reporter (uncredited)

Yanks Ahoy
Quartermaster Jenkins

Get Going
Hank

Prairie Chickens
Clem

Good Morning, Judge
Ben Pollard

Mission to Moscow
Reporter (uncredited)

Taxi, Mister
Henchman Silk

The Falcon Strikes Back
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
Gateman (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan
Soldier (uncredited)

Silver Skates
Eddie

Fall In
Capt. Gillis

Across the Pacific
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Somewhere I'll Find You
Soldier Driving Jeep

Wake Island

A-Haunting We Will Go
Train Detective (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)

Tough as They Come
Collector

Maisie Gets Her Man
Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

Whispering Ghosts
Curly

About Face
Bartender Jerry

Mokey
Police Desk Sergeant

Star Spangled Rhythm
Soldier (uncredited)

Joe Smith, American
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Top Sergeant Mulligan
Pat Dolan

Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)

Tanks a Million
Pvt. Skivic

Let's Go Collegiate
Speed Dorman

Blossoms in the Dust
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Father Steps Out
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam

The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Thieves Fall Out
Pick

Model Wife
Master of Ceremonies

Footsteps in the Dark
Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Come Live with Me
Waiter

East of the River
Tour Guide (uncredited)

Just a Cute Kid
Benny

City for Conquest
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy
Cab Driver

They Drive by Night
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Pop Always Pays
Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

Blame It on Love
Studio Electrician

Brother Orchid
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

La Conga Nights
Jeepers Peepers

Edison, the Man
Galbreath

Saturday's Children
Cab Driver (uncredited)

Curtain Call
Spike Malone

The Grapes of Wrath
Tim

Alice in Movieland
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson
Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

Married and in Love
Jim Carter, Man in Bar

Invisible Stripes
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

Nick Carter, Master Detective
Pete Foley - 1st pilot

Reno
J. Hezmer Briggs

No Place to Go
Pete Shaffer

Slapsie Maxie's
Tiger Dorsey

Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

Waterfront
Skids Riley

Five Came Back
Photographer (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

Lucky Night
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

Women in the Wind
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

The Flying Irishman
New York Mechanic

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Adjutant (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)

Twelve Crowded Hours
Henchman (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight
Ed
Crime Rave

Too Hot to Handle
Assistant Dubber (uncredited)

No Time to Marry
Waxler

The Invisible Menace
Private of the Guard

Headin' East
Joe

Wine, Women and Horses
Horse Buyer

That Certain Woman
Reporter (uncredited)

Back in Circulation
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

Ever Since Eve
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

They Won't Forget
Reporter

Dance Charlie Dance
Ted Parks

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Charlie Downs

Kid Galahad
Barney

San Quentin
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

The Go-Getter
Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)

The Cherokee Strip
Joe Brady

Marked Woman
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Midnight Court
Reporter

Smart Blonde
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

King of Hockey
Swede

Night Waitress
Policeman at Torre's

All American Chump
Reporter (uncredited)

The Sky Parade
Pilot (uncredited)

China Clipper
Weatherman (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

Border Flight
Jimmie

Romance in the Air
Sure-Fire

Road Gang
Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

Double Exposure
Press Photographer (uncredited)







