8.3
Movie
Acting
Frank Faylen
- Born
- Died
- (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Credits
- 190 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.3
Movie
7.8
Movie
The Grapes of Wrath
7.6
Movie
The Lost Weekend
7.1
Movie
Funny Girl
7.0
Movie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
6.7
Movie
The Blue Dahlia
7.1
Movie
Detective Story
6.9
TV
The Beverly Hillbillies
7.5
TV
Quincy, M.E.
6.7
Movie
The Lusty Men
6.7
Movie
The Sniper
6.8
Movie
99 River Street
7.1
Movie
Riot in Cell Block 11
6.2
Movie
Blood on the Moon
7.1
Movie
Kid Galahad
7.2
Movie
Fourteen Hours
6.9
Movie
The Canterville Ghost
6.8
Movie
Road to Rio
Acting credits 190
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1977 | Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? Film | Herbert T. Gillis |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. TV | Janus (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Funny Girl Film | Keeney |
| 1966 | That Girl TV | (2 ep) |
| 1965 | When the Boys Meet the Girls Film | Phin Gray |
| 1965 | My Mother the Car TV | (2 ep) |
| 1965 | The Monkey's Uncle Film | Mr. Dearborne |
| 1965 | Fluffy Film | Catfish |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure TV | O'Brien (1 ep) |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction TV | Ralph (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies TV | (1 ep) |
| 1960 | North to Alaska Film | Arnie (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis TV | Herbert T. Gillis (147 ep) |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera TV | (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive TV | Sheriff Earl Tipton (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Maverick TV | Red Harrison (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Dino Film | Frank Mandel |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Film | Sheriff Cotton Wilson |
| 1956 | 7th Cavalry Film | Sgt. Kruger |
| 1956 | Three Brave Men Film | Enos Warren |
| 1956 | Everything But the Truth Film | 'Mac' McMillan |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV | Doc Alvarez (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Away All Boats Film | Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran |
| 1956 | Terror at Midnight Film | Fred Hill |
| 1956 | Telephone Time TV | (1 ep) |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story Film | Sfc. Sykes |
| 1955 | The Looters Film | Stan Leppich |
| 1954 | The Lone Gun Film | Fairweather |
| 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11 Film | Commissioner Haskell |
| 1954 | Red Garters Film | Billy Buckett |
| 1953 | 99 River Street Film | Stan Hogan |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater TV | Farber (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Hangman's Knot Film | Cass Browne |
| 1952 | The Lusty Men Film | Al Dawson |
| 1952 | The Sniper Film | Anderson |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy Film | Newton |
| 1951 | Detective Story Film | Det. Gallagher |
| 1951 | Passage West Film | Curly |
| 1951 | Racket Squad TV | (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Fourteen Hours Film | Walter, room service waiter |
| 1950 | Copper Canyon Film | Mullins |
| 1950 | The Eagle and the Hawk Film | Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1950 | Convicted Film | Convict Ponti |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1950 | Francis Film | Sergeant Chillingbacker |
| 1950 | The Nevadan Film | Jeff |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith Film | Whitey Du Sang |
| 1948 | Blood on the Moon Film | Jake Pindalest |
| 1948 | Race Street Film | Phil Dickson |
| 1948 | Hazard Film | Oscar |
| 1947 | Road to Rio Film | Trigger |
| 1947 | Variety Girl Film | Frank Faylen |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline Film | Mr. Joe Gurt |
| 1947 | The Trouble with Women Film | Geeger |
| 1947 | Welcome Stranger Film | Bill Walters |
| 1947 | Easy Come, Easy Go Film | Boss |
| 1947 | California Film | Whitey |
| 1947 | Suddenly It's Spring Film | Harold Michaels |