Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Actor

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.

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Date of Birth: 08 Dec 1905 (120 years)

Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Filmography

Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954EN
99 River Street

99 River Street

1953EN
Road to Rio

Road to Rio

1947EN
Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946EN
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951EN
Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951EN
Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me

1941EN
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940EN
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942EN
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941EN, FR, DE
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940EN
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939EN
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

1936EN
City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940EN
Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937EN
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942EN