Frank Faylen
Francis Charles RufFrank Ruf - Charles Francis Ruf -
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Birthday: 08/12/1905
Death: 1985-08-02
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.
Movie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
22/11/19886.0
Movie
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Herbert T. Gillis
10/05/19770.0
TV
Quincy, M.E.
Janus
03/10/19767.5
Movie
Funny Girl
Keeney
19/09/19687.2
TV
That Girl
08/09/19666.1
Movie
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Phin Gray
10/10/19653.0
TV
My Mother the Car
14/09/19653.6
Movie
The Monkey's Uncle
Mr. Dearborne
18/08/19656.0
Movie
Fluffy
Catfish
27/06/19656.5
TV
The Great Adventure
O'Brien
27/09/19630.0
TV
Petticoat Junction
Ralph
24/09/19635.8
TV
The Beverly Hillbillies
26/09/19626.8
Movie
North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited)
07/11/19606.6
TV
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herbert T. Gillis
29/09/19595.9
TV
Man with a Camera
10/10/19584.8
TV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Earl Tipton
06/09/19586.9
TV
Maverick
Red Harrison
22/09/19576.8
Movie
Dino
Frank Mandel
21/07/19577.2
Movie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
30/05/19577.0
Movie
7th Cavalry
Sgt. Kruger
01/12/19565.9
Movie
Three Brave Men
Enos Warren
01/12/19564.8
Movie
Everything But the Truth
'Mac' McMillan
01/12/19568.2
TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Doc Alvarez
05/10/19565.5
Movie
Away All Boats
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
16/08/19565.1
Movie
Terror at Midnight
Fred Hill
27/04/19564.9
TV
Telephone Time
08/04/19566.3
Movie
The McConnell Story
Sfc. Sykes
29/09/19556.3
Movie
The Looters
Stan Leppich
30/04/19555.3
Movie
The Lone Gun
Fairweather
25/04/19545.3
Movie
Riot in Cell Block 11
Commissioner Haskell
18/02/19546.9
Movie
Red Garters
Billy Buckett
09/02/19545.0
Movie
99 River Street
Stan Hogan
21/08/19536.8
TV
General Electric Theater
Farber
01/02/19535.5
Movie
Hangman's Knot
Cass Browne
15/11/19526.2
Movie
The Lusty Men
Al Dawson
24/10/19526.6
Movie
The Sniper
Anderson
09/05/19526.7
Movie
My Favorite Spy
Newton
25/12/19516.0
Movie
Detective Story
Det. Gallagher
01/11/19517.0
Movie
Passage West
Curly
01/10/19516.2
TV
Racket Squad
07/06/19516.0
Movie
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter
01/04/19517.1
Movie
Copper Canyon
Mullins
15/11/19505.2
Movie
The Eagle and the Hawk
Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
01/10/19505.0
TV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
10/09/19507.0
Movie
Convicted
Convict Ponti
01/08/19506.3
TV
The Bob Hope Show
Self
09/04/19508.0
Movie
Francis
Sergeant Chillingbacker
08/02/19505.6
Movie
The Nevadan
Jeff
11/01/19505.8
Movie
Whispering Smith
Whitey Du Sang
09/12/19486.5
Movie
Blood on the Moon
Jake Pindalest
11/11/19486.1
Movie
Race Street
Phil Dickson
11/09/19485.8
Movie
Hazard
Oscar
28/05/19488.0
Movie
Road to Rio
Trigger
25/12/19476.7
Movie
Variety Girl
Frank Faylen
29/08/19476.1
Movie
The Perils of Pauline
Mr. Joe Gurt
04/07/19476.2
Movie
The Trouble with Women
Geeger
25/06/19470.0
Movie
Welcome Stranger
Bill Walters
13/06/19476.6
Movie
Easy Come, Easy Go
Boss
07/03/19470.0
Movie
California
Whitey
21/02/19476.6
Movie
Suddenly It's Spring
Harold Michaels
13/02/19473.8
Movie
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
20/12/19468.3
Movie
Cross My Heart
Fingerprint Expert
18/12/19460.0
Movie
Two Years Before the Mast
Hansen
22/11/19466.2
Movie
Blue Skies
Mack
15/10/19466.0
Movie
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Federal Agent
14/06/19466.2
Movie
The Well Groomed Bride
Cabbie
17/05/19464.0
Movie
The Blue Dahlia
Man Recommending Motel
16/04/19466.6
Movie
To Each His Own
Babe
12/03/19466.8
Movie
Masquerade in Mexico
Brooklyn (uncredited)
03/12/19455.4
Movie
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
29/11/19457.6
Movie
Incendiary Blonde
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
25/07/19455.1
Movie
The Affairs of Susan
Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited)
08/07/19456.1
Movie
You Came Along
Bellboy (uncredited)
04/07/19457.0
Movie
Bring on the Girls
Sailor
30/03/19456.1
Movie
Bombalera
Houlihan
09/02/19450.0
Movie
The Canterville Ghost
Lieutenant John Kane
20/07/19446.5
Movie
Address Unknown
Jimmie Blake
01/06/19446.3
Movie
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
04/05/19445.7
Movie
And the Angels Sing
Holman
25/04/19447.8
Movie
See Here, Private Hargrove
M.P. (uncredited)
18/03/19446.0
Movie
Standing Room Only
Cabbie
07/01/19445.0
Movie
The Gang's All Here
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
24/12/19435.8
Movie
A Guy Named Joe
Major (uncredited)
24/12/19436.5
Movie
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Speed Dugan
05/11/19435.4
Movie
The Unknown Guest
Truck Driver (uncredited)
22/10/19430.0
Movie
Corvette K-225
Shipyard Painter
29/09/19436.2
Movie
Thank Your Lucky Stars
25/09/19436.1
Movie
Nazty Nuisance
Seaman Benson
06/08/19433.7
Movie
Young Ideas
Reporter (uncredited)
02/08/19434.6
Movie
Yanks Ahoy
Quartermaster Jenkins
29/06/19436.0
Movie
Get Going
Hank
21/06/19430.0
Movie
Prairie Chickens
Clem
21/05/19430.0
Movie
Good Morning, Judge
Ben Pollard
07/05/19430.0
Movie
Mission to Moscow
Reporter (uncredited)
29/04/19435.2
Movie
Taxi, Mister
Henchman Silk
16/04/19433.0
Movie
Slightly Dangerous
Gateman (uncredited)
01/04/19435.8
Movie
The Falcon Strikes Back
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
01/04/19435.6
Movie
Dixie Dugan
Soldier (uncredited)
12/03/19435.0
Movie
Silver Skates
Eddie
26/02/19435.0
Movie
Fall In
Capt. Gillis
20/11/19425.0
Movie
Across the Pacific
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
04/09/19426.5
Movie
The Palm Beach Story
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
28/08/19427.0
Movie
Somewhere I'll Find You
Soldier Driving Jeep
27/08/19425.9
Movie
Wake Island
11/08/19425.5
Movie
A-Haunting We Will Go
Train Detective (uncredited)
07/08/19426.0
Movie
The Pride of the Yankees
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
14/07/19427.4
Movie
Tough as They Come
Collector
05/06/19420.0
Movie
Maisie Gets Her Man
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
01/06/19427.0
Movie
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
29/05/19427.0
Movie
Whispering Ghosts
Curly
17/05/19426.0
Movie
About Face
Bartender Jerry
16/04/19425.0
Movie
Mokey
Police Desk Sergeant
01/04/19425.0
Movie
Star Spangled Rhythm
Soldier (uncredited)
05/03/19425.9
Movie
Joe Smith, American
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
01/02/19425.7
Movie
Steel Against the Sky
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
13/12/19415.0
Movie
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
04/12/19416.8
Movie
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Pat Dolan
16/10/19415.0
Movie
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)
27/09/19417.2
Movie
Let's Go Collegiate
Speed Dorman
12/09/19415.0
Movie
Tanks a Million
Pvt. Skivic
12/09/19414.9
Movie
Blossoms in the Dust
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
15/08/19416.5
Movie
Father Steps Out
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
19/07/19413.0
Movie
The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
19/06/19416.6
Movie
Thieves Fall Out
Pick
03/05/19415.5
Movie
Model Wife
Master of Ceremonies
17/04/19410.0
Movie
Footsteps in the Dark
Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
08/03/19416.9
Movie
Come Live with Me
Waiter
31/01/19416.9
Movie
East of the River
Tour Guide (uncredited)
09/11/19405.7
Movie
Just a Cute Kid
Benny
05/10/19400.0
Movie
City for Conquest
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
21/09/19406.8
Movie
No Time for Comedy
Cab Driver
14/09/19405.5
Movie
They Drive by Night
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
26/07/19406.9
Movie
Pop Always Pays
Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
21/06/19400.0
Movie
Blame It on Love
Studio Electrician
18/06/19402.5
Movie
Brother Orchid
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
07/06/19406.4
Movie
La Conga Nights
Jeepers Peepers
31/05/19407.5
Movie
Edison, the Man
Galbreath
10/05/19406.7
Movie
Saturday's Children
Cab Driver (uncredited)
04/05/19406.4
Movie
Curtain Call
Spike Malone
18/04/19407.3
Movie
The Grapes of Wrath
Tim
15/03/19407.9
Movie
Alice in Movieland
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
03/03/19406.3
Movie
Castle on the Hudson
Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
17/02/19406.8
Movie
The Fighting 69th
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
27/01/19405.4
Movie
Married and in Love
Jim Carter, Man in Bar
19/01/19405.3
Movie
Invisible Stripes
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
30/12/19396.1
Movie
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
15/12/19398.0
Movie
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Pete Foley - 1st pilot
13/12/19395.7
Movie
Reno
J. Hezmer Briggs
01/12/19396.0
Movie
No Place to Go
Pete Shaffer
23/09/19396.0
Movie
Slapsie Maxie's
Tiger Dorsey
16/09/19395.0
Movie
Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
15/09/19395.9
Movie
Waterfront
Skids Riley
15/07/19396.3
Movie
Five Came Back
Photographer (uncredited)
23/06/19396.3
Movie
It's a Wonderful World
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
19/05/19396.4
Movie
Lucky Night
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
05/05/19396.6
Movie
Women in the Wind
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
15/04/19396.8
Movie
The Flying Irishman
New York Mechanic
07/04/19394.6
Movie
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Adjutant (uncredited)
29/03/19397.0
Movie
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
23/03/19395.6
Movie
Twelve Crowded Hours
Henchman (uncredited)
23/02/19395.2
Movie
Idiot's Delight
Ed
27/01/19395.7
Movie
Crime Rave
13/01/19390.0
Movie
No Time To Marry
Waxler
05/02/19386.0
Movie
The Invisible Menace
Private of the Guard
11/01/19384.3
Movie
Headin' East
Joe
13/12/19370.0
Movie
Wine, Women and Horses
Horse Buyer
11/09/19374.0
Movie
Back in Circulation
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
27/08/19375.3
Movie
Ever Since Eve
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
15/07/19375.8
Movie
They Won't Forget
Reporter
14/07/19375.7
Movie
Dance Charlie Dance
Ted Parks
06/07/19376.0
Movie
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Charlie Downs
08/06/19376.8
Movie
Kid Galahad
Barney
29/05/19376.9
Movie
San Quentin
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
24/05/19376.5
Movie
The Go-Getter
Country club man #2 (uncredited)
22/05/19375.3
Movie
The Cherokee Strip
Joe Brady
15/05/19376.0
Movie
Marked Woman
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
10/04/19376.5
Movie
Midnight Court
Reporter
06/03/19374.8
Movie
Smart Blonde
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
02/01/19376.2
Movie
King of Hockey
Swede
19/12/19365.0
Movie
Night Waitress
Policeman at Torre's
18/12/19365.8
Movie
All American Chump
Reporter (uncredited)
16/10/19365.8
Movie
The Sky Parade
Pilot (uncredited)
09/10/19360.0
Movie
China Clipper
Weatherman (uncredited)
11/08/19365.6
Movie
Bullets or Ballots
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
06/06/19366.5
Movie
Border Flight
Jimmie
29/05/19366.0
Movie
Road Gang
Radio Dispatcher
28/03/19366.5
Movie
Double Exposure
Press Photographer (uncredited)
23/11/19357.0