Acting
Frank Faylen
1905-1985
Known for It's a Wonderful Life, The Lost Weekend, Gone with the Wind.
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Born12/08/1905
Died08/02/1985
AgeDied at 79
BirthplaceSaint Louis, Missouri, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asFrancis Charles Ruf, Frank Ruf, Charles Francis Ruf
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.
Movie Credits
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
The Lusty Men (1952)
The Sniper (1952)
Blood on the Moon (1948)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Detective Story (1951)
To Each His Own (1946)
Standing Room Only (1944)
Come Live with Me (1941)
They Drive by Night (1940)
Five Came Back (1939)
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Sergeant York (1941)
That Certain Woman (1937)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
City for Conquest (1940)
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Marked Woman (1937)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
