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
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
The Grapes of Wrath
Tim
Funny Girl
Keeney
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)
North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
The Sniper
Anderson
The Flying Irishman
New York Mechanic