About
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
Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976
MaverickSeries • 1957
Petticoat JunctionSeries • 1963
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958
That GirlSeries • 1966
The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeries • 1959
It's a Wonderful LifeMovie • 1946
Gone with the WindMovie • 1939
Telephone TimeSeries • 1956
Racket SquadSeries • 1951
Detective StoryMovie • 1951
The Great AdventureSeries • 1963
My Mother the CarSeries • 1965
The Grapes of WrathMovie • 1940
Funny GirlMovie • 1968
Gunfight at the O.K. CorralMovie • 1957
The Lost WeekendMovie • 1945
Sergeant YorkMovie • 1941
Blood on the MoonMovie • 1948
North to AlaskaMovie • 1960
The Reluctant DragonMovie • 1941
They Drive by NightMovie • 1940