Frank Faylen
Born: 1905-12-08
Birthplace: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Known For
Gone with the Wind
It's a Wonderful Life
Fourteen Hours
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
The Grapes of Wrath
Blue Skies
Funny Girl
Away All Boats
Sergeant York
The Lost Weekend
Top Movie Credits
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Blue Skies
Mack (uncredited)
Funny Girl
Keeney
Away All Boats
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan