Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

b. 1905 — d. 1985 (aged 80) St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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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

The Lost Weekend
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★ 7.9
The Lost Weekend
1945
It's a Wonderful Life
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★ 8.6
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Blood on the Moon
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★ 6.9
Blood on the Moon
1948
Funny Girl
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★ 7.4
Funny Girl
1968

Filmography

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
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★ 5.9
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
1977 Actor
Herbert T. Gillis
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Eddie
1971 Actor
Patrolman Callahan
Funny Girl
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★ 7.4
Funny Girl
1968 Actor
Keeney
The Monkey's Uncle
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★ 5.9
The Monkey's Uncle
1965 Actor
Mr. Dearborne
Fluffy
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★ 6.0
Fluffy
1965 Actor
Catfish
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
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★ 7.7
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 Actor
Herbert T. Gillis
Man with a Camera
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★ 7.3
Man with a Camera
1958 Actor
Jim Costigan
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
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★ 7.1
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 Actor
Cotton Wilson
Dino
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★ 6.9
Dino
1957 Actor
Frank Mandel
7th Cavalry
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★ 5.8
7th Cavalry
1956 Actor
Sgt. Kruger
Three Brave Men
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★ 6.8
Three Brave Men
1956 Actor
Enos Warren
Terror at Midnight
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★ 6.5
Terror at Midnight
1956 Actor
Fred Hill
Everything But the Truth
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★ 6.3
Everything But the Truth
1956 Actor
'Mac' McMillan
The McConnell Story
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★ 6.3
The McConnell Story
1955 Actor
Sfc. Sykes
The Looters
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★ 6.2
The Looters
1955 Actor
Stan Leppich
Riot in Cell Block 11
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★ 7.0
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954 Actor
Commissioner Haskell
The Lone Gun
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★ 5.9
The Lone Gun
1954 Actor
Fairweather
Red Garters
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★ 5.8
Red Garters
1954 Actor
Billy Buckett
99 River Street
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★ 7.4
99 River Street
1953 Actor
Stan Hogan
The Sniper
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★ 7.1
The Sniper
1952 Actor
Police Insp. Anderson
The Lusty Men
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★ 7.3
The Lusty Men
1952 Actor
Al Dawson
Hangman's Knot
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★ 6.7
Hangman's Knot
1952 Actor
Cass Browne
Passage West
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★ 6.1
Passage West
1951 Actor
Curly
Convicted
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★ 6.8
Convicted
1950 Actor
Ponti - Convict
Francis
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★ 6.4
Francis
1950 Actor
Sgt. Chillingbacker
The Nevadan
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★ 6.3
The Nevadan
1950 Actor
Jeff
Copper Canyon
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★ 6.2
Copper Canyon
1950 Actor
Mullins
The Eagle and the Hawk
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★ 6.0
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950 Actor
Red Hyatt
Blood on the Moon
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★ 6.9
Blood on the Moon
1948 Actor
Jake Pindalest
Whispering Smith
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★ 6.6
Whispering Smith
1948 Actor
Whitey Du Sang
Race Street
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★ 6.5
Race Street
1948 Actor
Phil Dickson
Hazard
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★ 6.0
Hazard
1948 Actor
Oscar
Road to Rio
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★ 6.9
Road to Rio
1947 Actor
Trigger
The Perils of Pauline
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★ 6.4
The Perils of Pauline
1947 Actor
Mr. Joe Gurt
California
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★ 6.1
California
1947 Actor
Whitey
Welcome Stranger
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★ 6.8
Welcome Stranger
1947 Actor
Bill Walters
Suddenly It's Spring
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★ 6.3
Suddenly It's Spring
1947 Actor
Harold Michaels
The Trouble with Women
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★ 6.1
The Trouble with Women
1947 Actor
Geeger
Easy Come, Easy Go
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★ 6.7
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947 Actor
Boss
It's a Wonderful Life
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★ 8.6
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 Actor
Ernie
Blue Skies
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★ 6.4
Blue Skies
1946 Actor
Mack
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A Tale of Two Cafes
1946 Actor
Charles Dubois
The Lost Weekend
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★ 7.9
The Lost Weekend
1945 Actor
'Bim' Nolan
Bombalera
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★ 8.5
Bombalera
1945 Actor
Houlihan
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You Hit the Spot
1945 Actor
Hal Hawkins
The Canterville Ghost
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★ 6.9
The Canterville Ghost
1944 Actor
Lieutenant John Kane
Address Unknown
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★ 6.9
Address Unknown
1944 Actor
Jimmie Blake
And the Angels Sing
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★ 6.3
And the Angels Sing
1944 Actor
Holman
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
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★ 5.4
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943 Actor
Speed Dugan aka McGinnis
The Last Three
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★ 4.5
The Last Three
1943 Actor
Seaman Benson
Silver Skates
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★ 5.7
Silver Skates
1943 Actor
Eddie
Yanks Ahoy
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★ 5.3
Yanks Ahoy
1943 Actor
Quartermaster Jenkins
Taxi, Mister
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★ 6.5
Taxi, Mister
1943 Actor
Silk
Get Going
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★ 4.8
Get Going
1943 Actor
Hank
Good Morning, Judge
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★ 6.7
Good Morning, Judge
1943 Actor
Ben Pollard
Sucker Bait
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★ 6.8
Sucker Bait
1943 Actor
Henchman
Hay Foot
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★ 5.9
Hay Foot
1942 Actor
Major
About Face
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★ 5.8
About Face
1942 Actor
Jerry
Fall In
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★ 5.9
Fall In
1942 Actor
Capt. Gillis
Tanks a Million
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★ 5.9
Tanks a Million
1941 Actor
Pvt. Skivic
Let's Go Collegiate
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★ 5.1
Let's Go Collegiate
1941 Actor
Speed Dorman
Father Steps Out
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★ 2.8
Father Steps Out
1941 Actor
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Top Sergeant Mulligan
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★ 4.7
Top Sergeant Mulligan
1941 Actor
Pat Dolan
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Melody Comes to Town
1941 Actor
Don Hastings
Curtain Call
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★ 5.9
Curtain Call
1940 Actor
Spike Malone
Married and in Love
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★ 5.8
Married and in Love
1940 Actor
Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Just a Cute Kid
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★ 5.0
Just a Cute Kid
1940 Actor
Benny
Blame It on Love
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★ 6.9
Blame It on Love
1940 Actor
Studio Electrician
Nick Carter, Master Detective
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★ 6.2
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 Actor
Pete
Waterfront
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★ 5.8
Waterfront
1939 Actor
Skids Riley
No Place to Go
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★ 6.2
No Place to Go
1939 Actor
Pete Shafter
Slapsie Maxie's
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★ 6.3
Slapsie Maxie's
1939 Actor
Tiger Dorsey - The Champ
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★ 6.3
Crime Rave
1939 Actor
The Invisible Menace
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★ 5.2
The Invisible Menace
1938 Actor
Private of the Guard
The Cherokee Strip
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★ 6.2
The Cherokee Strip
1937 Actor
Henchman Joe Brady
Headin' East
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★ 6.4
Headin' East
1937 Actor
Joe
Border Flight
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★ 6.4
Border Flight
1936 Actor
Jimmie
Romance in the Air
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Romance in the Air
1936 Actor
Sure-Fire
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