Frank Faylen

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    December 8, 1905

    Day of Death

    August 2, 1985 (79 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

    Frank Faylen

    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

    • It's a Wonderful Life

      It's a Wonderful Life

      1946

    • Gone with the Wind

      Gone with the Wind

      1939

    • The Grapes of Wrath

      The Grapes of Wrath

      1940

    • The Lost Weekend

      The Lost Weekend

      1945

    • Funny Girl

      Funny Girl

      1968

    • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

      Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

      1957

    • Sergeant York

      Sergeant York

      1941

    • Yankee Doodle Dandy

      Yankee Doodle Dandy

      1942

    • The Palm Beach Story

      The Palm Beach Story

      1942

    • The Blue Dahlia

      The Blue Dahlia

      1946

    • The Reluctant Dragon

      The Reluctant Dragon

      1941

    • Detective Story

      Detective Story

      1951

    • The Pride of the Yankees

      The Pride of the Yankees

      1942

    • They Drive by Night

      They Drive by Night

      1940

    • North to Alaska

      North to Alaska

      1960