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Frank Faylen
Actor

Frank Faylen

Born December 8, 1905 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died August 2, 1985

16 films

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 16

Funny Girl (1968) movie poster
Funny Girl1968
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) movie poster
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957
Red Garters (1954) movie poster
Red Garters1954
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) movie poster
Riot in Cell Block 111954
99 River Street (1953) movie poster
99 River Street1953
The Lusty Men (1952) movie poster
The Lusty Men1952
The Sniper (1952) movie poster
The Sniper1952
Blood on the Moon (1948) movie poster
Blood on the Moon1948
Road to Rio (1947) movie poster
Road to Rio1947
The Perils of Pauline (1947) movie poster
The Perils of Pauline1947
Blue Skies (1946) movie poster
Blue Skies1946
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) movie poster
It's a Wonderful Life1946
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Bombalera1945
The Lost Weekend (1945) movie poster
The Lost Weekend1945
Address Unknown (1944) movie poster
Address Unknown1944
Tanks a Million (1941) movie poster
Tanks a Million1941