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.
Acting credits 13 titles
Funny Girl
as Keeney
Film
1968
7.1
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Herbert T. Gillis
Series
1959–1963
6.3
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Film
1957
7.0
Away All Boats
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Film
1956
5.3
Hangman's Knot
as Cass Browne
Film
1952
6.6
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
Film
1951
7.1
Fourteen Hours
as Walter, room service waiter
Film
1951
7.3
Blood on the Moon
as Jake Pindalest
Film
1948
6.2
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
Film
1946
8.3
Two Years Before the Mast
as Hansen
Film
1946
6.5
The Lost Weekend
as 'Bim' Nolan
Film
1945
7.6
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Train Detective (uncredited)
Film
1942
6.2
The Reluctant Dragon
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Film
1941
6.6
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8.3
Film
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
1946
6.5
Film
Two Years Before the Mast
Hansen
1946
6.3
Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herbert T. Gillis
1959–1963
7.1
Film
Detective Story
Det. Gallagher
1951
6.2
Film
Blood on the Moon
Jake Pindalest
1948
5.3
Film
Away All Boats
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
1956
6.2
Film
A-Haunting We Will Go
Train Detective (uncredited)
1942
7.6
Film
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
1945
7.1
Film
Funny Girl
Keeney
1968
6.6
Film
The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1941
6.6
Film
Hangman's Knot
Cass Browne
1952
7.3
Film
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter
1951
7.0
Film
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
1957