Actor
Frank Faylen
Born 1905 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie · 1946
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited) · 1939
The Grapes of Wrath
Tim · 1940
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan · 1945
Funny Girl
Keeney · 1968
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson · 1957
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited) · 1941
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited) · 1942
The Palm Beach Story
Taxi Driver (uncredited) · 1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited) · 1942
Quincy, M.E.
Janus · 1976
Detective Story
Det. Gallagher · 1951
The Blue Dahlia
Man Recommending Motel · 1946
They Drive by Night
Driver in Cafe (uncredited) · 1940
The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited) · 1941
North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited) · 1960
Riot in Cell Block 11
Commissioner Haskell · 1954
The Lusty Men
Al Dawson · 1952
99 River Street
Stan Hogan · 1953
The Sniper
Anderson · 1952
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter · 1951
Across the Pacific
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited) · 1942
Marked Woman
Cabbie #2 (uncredited) · 1937
Kid Galahad
Barney · 1937