
Also known as: Francis Charles Ruf, Frank Ruf, Charles Francis Ruf
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.
Acting
December 8, 1905
August 2, 1985
79 years old
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Herbert T. Gillis

Quincy, M.E.
Janus

Funny Girl
Keeney

That Girl

When the Boys Meet the Girls
Phin Gray

Fluffy
Catfish

The Monkey's Uncle
Mr. Dearborne

My Mother the Car

The Great Adventure
O'Brien

Petticoat Junction
Ralph

The Beverly Hillbillies

North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herbert T. Gillis

Man with a Camera

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Earl Tipton

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Dino
Frank Mandel

Maverick
Red Harrison

Terror at Midnight
Fred Hill

7th Cavalry
Sgt. Kruger

Away All Boats
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran

Three Brave Men
Enos Warren

Everything But the Truth
'Mac' McMillan

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Doc Alvarez

Telephone Time

The McConnell Story
Sfc. Sykes

The Looters
Stan Leppich

Riot in Cell Block 11
Commissioner Haskell

The Lone Gun
Fairweather

Red Garters
Billy Buckett

99 River Street
Stan Hogan

General Electric Theater
Farber

The Sniper
Anderson

The Lusty Men
Al Dawson

Hangman's Knot
Cass Browne

Detective Story
Det. Gallagher

Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter

My Favorite Spy
Newton

Passage West
Curly

Racket Squad

Convicted
Convict Ponti

The Nevadan
Jeff

Copper Canyon
Mullins

Francis
Sergeant Chillingbacker

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

The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self

The Bob Hope Show
Self

Blood on the Moon
Jake Pindalest

Race Street
Phil Dickson

Whispering Smith
Whitey Du Sang

Hazard
Oscar

Road to Rio
Trigger

California
Whitey

Variety Girl
Frank Faylen

The Perils of Pauline
Mr. Joe Gurt

Easy Come, Easy Go
Boss

Welcome Stranger
Bill Walters

Suddenly It's Spring
Harold Michaels

The Trouble with Women
Geeger

It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie

The Blue Dahlia
Man Recommending Motel

Blue Skies
Mack (uncredited)

To Each His Own
Babe

Two Years Before the Mast
Hansen

Cross My Heart
Fingerprint Expert

Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Federal Agent

The Well Groomed Bride
Cabbie

You Came Along
Bellboy (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan

The Affairs of Susan
Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)

Masquerade in Mexico
Brooklyn (uncredited)
Bombalera
Houlihan

Bring on the Girls
Sailor

Incendiary Blonde
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

The Canterville Ghost
Lieutenant John Kane

Address Unknown
Jimmie Blake

Standing Room Only
Cabbie

And the Angels Sing
Holman

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

A Guy Named Joe
Major (uncredited)

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

The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Speed Dugan

Taxi, Mister
Henchman Silk

Silver Skates
Eddie

Prairie Chickens
Clem

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Sailor (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan
Soldier (uncredited)

The Unknown Guest
Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Gang's All Here
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Good Morning, Judge
Ben Pollard

Get Going
Hank

Yanks Ahoy
Quartermaster Jenkins

Young Ideas
Reporter (uncredited)

Corvette K-225
Shipyard Painter

Slightly Dangerous
Gateman (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
Reporter (uncredited)

Nazty Nuisance
Seaman Benson

The Falcon Strikes Back
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Whispering Ghosts
Curly

Maisie Gets Her Man
Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm
Soldier (uncredited)

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

Across the Pacific
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)

Somewhere I'll Find You
Soldier Driving Jeep

Wake Island

Fall In
Capt. Gillis

A-Haunting We Will Go
Train Detective (uncredited)

Tough as They Come
Collector

About Face
Bartender Jerry

Mokey
Police Desk Sergeant

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

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

The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Come Live with Me
Waiter

Let's Go Collegiate
Speed Dorman

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

Steel Against the Sky
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)

Thieves Fall Out
Pick

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

Tanks a Million
Pvt. Skivic

Top Sergeant Mulligan
Pat Dolan

Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)

Model Wife
Master of Ceremonies

Blossoms in the Dust
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child

Footsteps in the Dark
Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
Tim

Curtain Call
Spike Malone

Married and in Love
Jim Carter, Man in Bar

Blame It on Love
Studio Electrician

Alice in Movieland
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)

Brother Orchid
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
Galbreath

Just a Cute Kid
Benny

City for Conquest
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

Saturday's Children
Cab Driver (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy
Cab Driver

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

La Conga Nights
Jeepers Peepers

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)

Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

No Place to Go
Pete Shaffer

Reno
J. Hezmer Briggs

Waterfront
Skids Riley

Women in the Wind
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight
Ed

The Flying Irishman
New York Mechanic

Lucky Night
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)

Five Came Back
Photographer (uncredited)

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

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

Slapsie Maxie's
Tiger Dorsey

Twelve Crowded Hours
Henchman (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)

The Invisible Menace
Private of the Guard

No Time to Marry
Waxler

Too Hot to Handle
Assistant Dubber (uncredited)

They Won't Forget
Reporter

Kid Galahad
Barney

San Quentin
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

Wine, Women and Horses
Horse Buyer

Ever Since Eve
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Charlie Downs

Dance Charlie Dance
Ted Parks

The Cherokee Strip
Joe Brady

Midnight Court
Reporter

Smart Blonde
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Back in Circulation
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)

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

Marked Woman
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Headin' East
Joe

That Certain Woman
Reporter (uncredited)

Road Gang
Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)

King of Hockey
Swede

Night Waitress
Policeman at Torre's

The Sky Parade
Pilot (uncredited)

All American Chump
Reporter (uncredited)

Border Flight
Jimmie

Bullets or Ballots
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

China Clipper
Weatherman (uncredited)

Romance in the Air
Sure-Fire

Double Exposure
Press Photographer (uncredited)