Acting
Frank Faylen
1905 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
30 films
Bio
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
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Detective Story
Det. Gallagher
Funny Girl
Keeney
Blood on the Moon
Jake Pindalest
The Grapes of Wrath
Tim
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
The Gang's All Here
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter
My Favorite Spy
Newton
Night Waitress
Policeman at Torre's