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.

Filmography

• 1977Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? — Herbert T. Gillis
• Quincy, M.E. — Janus
• 1968Funny Girl — Keeney
• That Girl
• 1965Fluffy — Catfish
• My Mother the Car
• 1965The Monkey's Uncle — Mr. Dearborne
• 1965When the Boys Meet the Girls — Phin Gray
• Petticoat Junction — Ralph
• The Great Adventure — O'Brien
• The Beverly Hillbillies
• 1960North to Alaska — Arnie (uncredited)
• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis — Herbert T. Gillis
• Man with a Camera
• Wanted: Dead or Alive — Sheriff Earl Tipton
• 1957Dino — Frank Mandel
• 1957Gunfight at the O.K. Corral — Sheriff Cotton Wilson
• Maverick — Red Harrison
• 19567th Cavalry — Sgt. Kruger
• 1956Away All Boats — Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre — Doc Alvarez
• 1956Everything But the Truth — 'Mac' McMillan
• Telephone Time
• 1956Terror at Midnight — Fred Hill
• 1956Three Brave Men — Enos Warren
• 1955The Looters — Stan Leppich
• 1955The McConnell Story — Sfc. Sykes
• 1954Red Garters — Billy Buckett
• 1954Riot in Cell Block 11 — Commissioner Haskell
• 1954The Lone Gun — Fairweather
• 195399 River Street — Stan Hogan
• General Electric Theater — Farber
• 1952Hangman's Knot — Cass Browne
• 1952The Lusty Men — Al Dawson
• 1952The Sniper — Anderson
• 1951Detective Story — Det. Gallagher
• 1951Fourteen Hours — Walter, room service waiter
• 1951My Favorite Spy — Newton
• 1951Passage West — Curly
• Racket Squad
• 1950Convicted — Convict Ponti
• 1950Copper Canyon — Mullins
• 1950Francis — Sergeant Chillingbacker
• 1950The Eagle and the Hawk — Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
• 1950The Nevadan — Jeff
• 1948Blood on the Moon — Jake Pindalest
• 1948Hazard — Oscar
• 1948Race Street — Phil Dickson
• 1948Whispering Smith — Whitey Du Sang
• 1947California — Whitey
• 1947Easy Come, Easy Go — Boss
• 1947Road to Rio — Trigger
• 1947Suddenly It's Spring — Harold Michaels
• 1947The Perils of Pauline — Mr. Joe Gurt
• 1947The Trouble with Women — Geeger
• 1947Variety Girl — Frank Faylen
• 1947Welcome Stranger — Bill Walters
• 1946Blue Skies — Mack (uncredited)
• 1946Cross My Heart — Fingerprint Expert
• 1946It's a Wonderful Life — Ernie
• 1946Our Hearts Were Growing Up — Federal Agent
• 1946The Blue Dahlia — Man Recommending Motel
• 1946The Well Groomed Bride — Cabbie
• 1946To Each His Own — Babe
• 1946Two Years Before the Mast — Hansen
• 1945Bombalera — Houlihan
• 1945Bring on the Girls — Sailor
• 1945Incendiary Blonde — Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• 1945Masquerade in Mexico — Brooklyn (uncredited)
• 1945The Affairs of Susan — Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
• 1945The Lost Weekend — 'Bim' Nolan
• 1945You Came Along — Bellboy (uncredited)
• 1944A Guy Named Joe — Major (uncredited)
• 1944Address Unknown — Jimmie Blake
• 1944And the Angels Sing — Holman
• 1944Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble — Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
• 1944See Here, Private Hargrove — M.P. (uncredited)
• 1944Standing Room Only — Cabbie
• 1944The Canterville Ghost — Lieutenant John Kane
• 1943Corvette K-225 — Shipyard Painter
• 1943Dixie Dugan — Soldier (uncredited)
• 1943Get Going — Hank
• 1943Good Morning, Judge — Ben Pollard
• 1943Mission to Moscow — Reporter (uncredited)
• 1943Nazty Nuisance — Seaman Benson
• 1943Prairie Chickens — Clem
• 1943Silver Skates — Eddie
• 1943Slightly Dangerous — Gateman (uncredited)
• 1943Taxi, Mister — Henchman Silk
• 1943Thank Your Lucky Stars — Sailor (uncredited)
• 1943The Falcon Strikes Back — Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
• 1943The Gang's All Here — Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
• 1943The Mystery of the 13th Guest — Speed Dugan
• 1943The Unknown Guest — Truck Driver (uncredited)
• 1943Yanks Ahoy — Quartermaster Jenkins
• 1943Young Ideas — Reporter (uncredited)
• 1942A-Haunting We Will Go — Train Detective (uncredited)
• 1942About Face — Bartender Jerry
• 1942Across the Pacific — Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
• 1942Fall In — Capt. Gillis
• 1942Joe Smith, American — Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
• 1942Maisie Gets Her Man — Stage Manager (Uncredited)
• 1942Mokey — Police Desk Sergeant
• 1942Somewhere I'll Find You — Soldier Driving Jeep
• 1942Star Spangled Rhythm — Soldier (uncredited)
• 1942The Palm Beach Story — Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• 1942The Pride of the Yankees — Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
• 1942Tough as They Come — Collector
• 1942Wake Island
• 1942Whispering Ghosts — Curly
• 1942Yankee Doodle Dandy — Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
• 1941Blossoms in the Dust — Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
• 1941Come Live with Me — Waiter
• 1941Father Steps Out — Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
• 1941Footsteps in the Dark — Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• 1941H.M. Pulham, Esq. — Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
• 1941Let's Go Collegiate — Speed Dorman
• 1941Model Wife — Master of Ceremonies
• 1941Sergeant York — But! Boy (uncredited)
• 1941Steel Against the Sky — Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
• 1941Tanks a Million — Pvt. Skivic
• 1941The Reluctant Dragon — Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
• 1941Thieves Fall Out — Pick
• 1941Top Sergeant Mulligan — Pat Dolan
• 1940Alice in Movieland — Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
• 1940Blame It on Love — Studio Electrician
• 1940Brother Orchid — Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• 1940Castle on the Hudson — Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
• 1940City for Conquest — Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
• 1940Curtain Call — Spike Malone
• 1940East of the River — Tour Guide (uncredited)
• 1940Edison, the Man — Galbreath
• 1940Just a Cute Kid — Benny
• 1940La Conga Nights — Jeepers Peepers
• 1940Married and in Love — Jim Carter, Man in Bar
• 1940No Time for Comedy — Cab Driver
• 1940Pop Always Pays — Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
• 1940Saturday's Children — Cab Driver (uncredited)
• 1940The Fighting 69th — Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
• 1940The Grapes of Wrath — Tim
• 1940They Drive by Night — Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
• 1939Crime Rave
• 1939Five Came Back — Photographer (uncredited)
• 1939Gone with the Wind — Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
• 1939Idiot's Delight — Ed
• 1939Invisible Stripes — Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
• 1939It's a Wonderful World — Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
• 1939Lucky Night — Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
• 1939Nick Carter, Master Detective — Pete Foley - 1st pilot
• 1939No Place to Go — Pete Shaffer
• 1939Reno — J. Hezmer Briggs
• 1939Slapsie Maxie's — Tiger Dorsey
• 1939The Flying Irishman — New York Mechanic
• 1939The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle — Adjutant (uncredited)
• 1939Thunder Afloat — Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
• 1939Twelve Crowded Hours — Henchman (uncredited)
• 1939Waterfront — Skids Riley
• 1939Women in the Wind — Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
• 1939You Can't Get Away with Murder — Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
• 1938No Time to Marry — Waxler
• 1938The Invisible Menace — Private of the Guard
• 1938Too Hot to Handle — Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
• 1937Back in Circulation — James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
• 1937Dance Charlie Dance — Ted Parks
• 1937Ever Since Eve — Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
• 1937Headin' East — Joe
• 1937Kid Galahad — Barney
• 1937Marked Woman — Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
• 1937Midnight Court — Reporter
• 1937San Quentin — Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
• 1937Smart Blonde — Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
• 1937That Certain Woman — Reporter (uncredited)
• 1937The Case of the Stuttering Bishop — Charlie Downs
• 1937The Cherokee Strip — Joe Brady
• 1937The Go-Getter — Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
• 1937They Won't Forget — Reporter
• 1937Wine, Women and Horses — Horse Buyer
• 1936All American Chump — Reporter (uncredited)
• 1936Border Flight — Jimmie
• 1936Bullets or Ballots — Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
• 1936China Clipper — Weatherman (uncredited)
• 1936King of Hockey — Swede
• 1936Night Waitress — Policeman at Torre's
• 1936Road Gang — Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
• 1936Romance in the Air — Sure-Fire
• 1936The Sky Parade — Pilot (uncredited)
• 1935Double Exposure — Press Photographer (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)
• The Bob Hope Show — Self
• The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self