Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

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.

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Known For

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976 • as Janus

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

1950 • as Self

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959 • as Herbert T. Gillis

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963 • as Ralph

Maverick

Maverick

1957 • as Red Harrison

Filmography

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/22/1988

1977

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
as Herbert T. Gillis
Movie - Released: 5/10/1977

1976

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Janus
TV - Released: 10/3/1976

1968

Funny Girl
Funny Girl
as Keeney
Movie - Released: 9/19/1968

1966

That Girl
That Girl
TV - Released: 9/8/1966

1965

When the Boys Meet the Girls
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Phin Gray
Movie - Released: 10/10/1965
Fluffy
Fluffy
as Catfish
Movie - Released: 6/27/1965
The Monkey's Uncle
The Monkey's Uncle
as Mr. Dearborne
Movie - Released: 8/18/1965
My Mother the Car
My Mother the Car
TV - Released: 9/14/1965

1963

The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
as O'Brien
TV - Released: 9/27/1963
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
as Ralph
TV - Released: 9/24/1963

1962

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV - Released: 9/26/1962

1960

North to Alaska
North to Alaska
as Arnie (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/7/1960

1959

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Herbert T. Gillis
TV - Released: 9/29/1959

1958

Man with a Camera
Man with a Camera
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff Earl Tipton
TV - Released: 9/6/1958

1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Movie - Released: 5/30/1957
Dino
Dino
as Frank Mandel
Movie - Released: 7/21/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Red Harrison
TV - Released: 9/22/1957

1956

Terror at Midnight
Terror at Midnight
as Fred Hill
Movie - Released: 4/27/1956
7th Cavalry
7th Cavalry
as Sgt. Kruger
Movie - Released: 12/1/1956
Away All Boats
Away All Boats
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Movie - Released: 8/16/1956
Three Brave Men
Three Brave Men
as Enos Warren
Movie - Released: 12/1/1956
Everything But the Truth
Everything But the Truth
as 'Mac' McMillan
Movie - Released: 12/1/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Doc Alvarez
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Telephone Time
Telephone Time
TV - Released: 4/8/1956

1955

The McConnell Story
The McConnell Story
as Sfc. Sykes
Movie - Released: 9/29/1955
The Looters
The Looters
as Stan Leppich
Movie - Released: 4/30/1955

1954

Riot in Cell Block 11
Riot in Cell Block 11
as Commissioner Haskell
Movie - Released: 2/18/1954
The Lone Gun
The Lone Gun
as Fairweather
Movie - Released: 4/25/1954
Red Garters
Red Garters
as Billy Buckett
Movie - Released: 2/9/1954

1953

99 River Street
99 River Street
as Stan Hogan
Movie - Released: 8/21/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Farber
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

The Sniper
The Sniper
as Anderson
Movie - Released: 5/9/1952
The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men
as Al Dawson
Movie - Released: 10/24/1952
Hangman's Knot
Hangman's Knot
as Cass Browne
Movie - Released: 11/15/1952

1951

Detective Story
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
Movie - Released: 10/24/1951
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
as Walter, room service waiter
Movie - Released: 4/1/1951
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy
as Newton
Movie - Released: 12/25/1951
Passage West
Passage West
as Curly
Movie - Released: 10/1/1951
Racket Squad
Racket Squad
TV - Released: 6/7/1951

1950

Convicted
Convicted
as Convict Ponti
Movie - Released: 8/1/1950
The Nevadan
The Nevadan
as Jeff
Movie - Released: 1/11/1950
Copper Canyon
Copper Canyon
as Mullins
Movie - Released: 11/15/1950
Francis
Francis
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
Movie - Released: 2/8/1950
The Eagle and the Hawk
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
Movie - Released: 10/1/1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 9/10/1950
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
TV - Released: 4/9/1950

1948

Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon
as Jake Pindalest
Movie - Released: 11/11/1948
Race Street
Race Street
as Phil Dickson
Movie - Released: 9/11/1948
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith
as Whitey Du Sang
Movie - Released: 12/9/1948
Hazard
Hazard
as Oscar
Movie - Released: 5/28/1948

1947

Road to Rio
Road to Rio
as Trigger
Movie - Released: 12/25/1947
California
California
as Whitey
Movie - Released: 2/21/1947
Variety Girl
Variety Girl
as Frank Faylen
Movie - Released: 8/29/1947
The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline
as Mr. Joe Gurt
Movie - Released: 7/4/1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Boss
Movie - Released: 3/7/1947
Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger
as Bill Walters
Movie - Released: 6/13/1947
Suddenly It's Spring
Suddenly It's Spring
as Harold Michaels
Movie - Released: 2/13/1947
The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women
as Geeger
Movie - Released: 6/25/1947

1946

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
Movie - Released: 12/20/1946
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
as Man Recommending Motel
Movie - Released: 4/16/1946
Blue Skies
Blue Skies
as Mack
Movie - Released: 10/15/1946
To Each His Own
To Each His Own
as Babe
Movie - Released: 3/12/1946
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast
as Hansen
Movie - Released: 11/22/1946
Cross My Heart
Cross My Heart
as Fingerprint Expert
Movie - Released: 12/18/1946
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Federal Agent
Movie - Released: 6/14/1946
The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride
as Cabbie
Movie - Released: 5/17/1946

1945

You Came Along
You Came Along
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/4/1945
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
as 'Bim' Nolan
Movie - Released: 11/29/1945
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan
as Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/8/1945
Masquerade in Mexico
Masquerade in Mexico
as Brooklyn (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/3/1945
Movie
Bombalera
as Houlihan
Movie - Released: 2/9/1945
Bring on the Girls
Bring on the Girls
as Sailor
Movie - Released: 3/30/1945
Incendiary Blonde
Incendiary Blonde
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/25/1945

1944

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
as Lieutenant John Kane
Movie - Released: 7/20/1944
Address Unknown
Address Unknown
as Jimmie Blake
Movie - Released: 6/1/1944
Standing Room Only
Standing Room Only
as Cabbie
Movie - Released: 1/7/1944
And the Angels Sing
And the Angels Sing
as Holman
Movie - Released: 4/25/1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/4/1944
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove
as M.P. (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/18/1944

1943

The Mystery of the 13th Guest
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Speed Dugan
Movie - Released: 11/5/1943
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister
as Henchman Silk
Movie - Released: 4/16/1943
Silver Skates
Silver Skates
as Eddie
Movie - Released: 2/26/1943
Prairie Chickens
Prairie Chickens
as Clem
Movie - Released: 5/21/1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Sailor (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/25/1943
Dixie Dugan
Dixie Dugan
as Soldier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/12/1943
The Unknown Guest
The Unknown Guest
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/22/1943
The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1943
Good Morning, Judge
Good Morning, Judge
as Ben Pollard
Movie - Released: 5/7/1943
Get Going
Get Going
as Hank
Movie - Released: 6/21/1943
Yanks Ahoy
Yanks Ahoy
as Quartermaster Jenkins
Movie - Released: 6/29/1943
Young Ideas
Young Ideas
as Reporter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/2/1943
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
as Shipyard Painter
Movie - Released: 9/29/1943
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
as Gateman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/1/1943
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe
as Major (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1943
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/29/1943
Nazty Nuisance
Nazty Nuisance
as Seaman Benson
Movie - Released: 8/6/1943
The Falcon Strikes Back
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/1/1943

1942

The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/28/1942
Whispering Ghosts
Whispering Ghosts
as Curly
Movie - Released: 5/17/1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/1/1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Soldier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/5/1942
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/14/1942
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/4/1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Soldier Driving Jeep
Movie - Released: 8/27/1942
Wake Island
Wake Island
Movie - Released: 8/11/1942
Fall In
Fall In
as Capt. Gillis
Movie - Released: 11/20/1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Train Detective (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/7/1942
Tough as They Come
Tough as They Come
as Collector
Movie - Released: 6/5/1942
About Face
About Face
as Bartender Jerry
Movie - Released: 4/16/1942
Mokey
Mokey
as Police Desk Sergeant
Movie - Released: 4/1/1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/29/1942
Joe Smith, American
Joe Smith, American
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/1/1942

1941

The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/19/1941
Come Live with Me
Come Live with Me
as Waiter
Movie - Released: 1/31/1941
Let's Go Collegiate
Let's Go Collegiate
as Speed Dorman
Movie - Released: 9/12/1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/4/1941
Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/13/1941
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out
as Pick
Movie - Released: 5/3/1941
Father Steps Out
Father Steps Out
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
Movie - Released: 7/19/1941
Tanks a Million
Tanks a Million
as Pvt. Skivic
Movie - Released: 9/12/1941
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Pat Dolan
Movie - Released: 10/16/1941
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/27/1941
Model Wife
Model Wife
as Master of Ceremonies
Movie - Released: 4/17/1941
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Movie - Released: 8/15/1941
Footsteps in the Dark
Footsteps in the Dark
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/8/1941

1940

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
as Tim
Movie - Released: 3/15/1940
Curtain Call
Curtain Call
as Spike Malone
Movie - Released: 4/18/1940
Married and in Love
Married and in Love
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Movie - Released: 1/19/1940
Blame It on Love
Blame It on Love
as Studio Electrician
Movie - Released: 6/18/1940
Alice in Movieland
Alice in Movieland
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/3/1940
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/27/1940
Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/7/1940
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man
as Galbreath
Movie - Released: 5/10/1940
Just a Cute Kid
Just a Cute Kid
as Benny
Movie - Released: 10/5/1940
City for Conquest
City for Conquest
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/21/1940
Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/4/1940
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy
as Cab Driver
Movie - Released: 9/14/1940
East of the River
East of the River
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/9/1940
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/17/1940
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/26/1940
Pop Always Pays
Pop Always Pays
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Movie - Released: 6/21/1940
La Conga Nights
La Conga Nights
as Jeepers Peepers
Movie - Released: 5/31/1940

1939

It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/19/1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
Movie - Released: 12/13/1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/29/1939
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/15/1939
No Place to Go
No Place to Go
as Pete Shaffer
Movie - Released: 9/23/1939
Reno
Reno
as J. Hezmer Briggs
Movie - Released: 12/1/1939
Waterfront
Waterfront
as Skids Riley
Movie - Released: 7/15/1939
Women in the Wind
Women in the Wind
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/15/1939
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight
as Ed
Movie - Released: 1/27/1939
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman
as New York Mechanic
Movie - Released: 4/7/1939
Lucky Night
Lucky Night
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/5/1939
Five Came Back
Five Came Back
as Photographer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/23/1939
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/15/1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/23/1939
Movie
Crime Rave
Movie - Released: 1/13/1939
Slapsie Maxie's
Slapsie Maxie's
as Tiger Dorsey
Movie - Released: 9/16/1939
Twelve Crowded Hours
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Henchman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/23/1939
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/30/1939

1938

The Invisible Menace
The Invisible Menace
as Private of the Guard
Movie - Released: 1/11/1938
No Time to Marry
No Time to Marry
as Waxler
Movie - Released: 2/5/1938

1937

They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget
as Reporter
Movie - Released: 7/14/1937
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad
as Barney
Movie - Released: 5/29/1937
San Quentin
San Quentin
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/24/1937
Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses
as Horse Buyer
Movie - Released: 9/11/1937
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/15/1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Charlie Downs
Movie - Released: 6/8/1937
Dance Charlie Dance
Dance Charlie Dance
as Ted Parks
Movie - Released: 7/6/1937
The Cherokee Strip
The Cherokee Strip
as Joe Brady
Movie - Released: 5/15/1937
Midnight Court
Midnight Court
as Reporter
Movie - Released: 3/6/1937
Smart Blonde
Smart Blonde
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/2/1937
Back in Circulation
Back in Circulation
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/27/1937
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/22/1937
Marked Woman
Marked Woman
as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/10/1937
Headin' East
Headin' East
as Joe
Movie - Released: 12/13/1937

1936

Road Gang
Road Gang
as Radio Dispatcher
Movie - Released: 3/28/1936
King of Hockey
King of Hockey
as Swede
Movie - Released: 12/19/1936
Night Waitress
Night Waitress
as Policeman at Torre's
Movie - Released: 12/18/1936
The Sky Parade
The Sky Parade
as Pilot (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/9/1936
All American Chump
All American Chump
as Reporter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/16/1936
Border Flight
Border Flight
as Jimmie
Movie - Released: 5/29/1936
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/6/1936
China Clipper
China Clipper
as Weatherman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/11/1936

1935

Double Exposure
Double Exposure
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/23/1935