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Frank Faylen

Acting

Born: 1905-12-08
Died: 1985-08-02
From: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.9

Also Known As

Francis Charles RufFrank RufCharles Francis Ruf

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.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting189 titles

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
10.0
Movie

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

1977Comedy
Good Morning, Judge
10.0
Movie

Good Morning, Judge

1943Comedy
Headin' East
10.0
Movie

Headin' East

1937Action
Romance in the Air
10.0
Movie

Romance in the Air

1936Comedy
The Great Adventure
10.0
Series

The Great Adventure

1963-1964Drama
The Trouble with Women
9.5
Movie

The Trouble with Women

1947Comedy
Cross My Heart
9.0
Movie

Cross My Heart

1946Comedy
Tough as They Come
9.0
Movie

Tough as They Come

1942Drama
It's a Wonderful Life
8.3
Movie

It's a Wonderful Life

1946Drama
Everything But the Truth
8.2
Movie

Everything But the Truth

1956Comedy
No Place to Go
8.0
Movie

No Place to Go

1939Drama
Hazard
8.0
Movie

Hazard

1948Comedy
Dance Charlie Dance
8.0
Movie

Dance Charlie Dance

1937Comedy
Prairie Chickens
8.0
Movie

Prairie Chickens

1943Action
The Sky Parade
8.0
Movie

The Sky Parade

1936Drama
Gone with the Wind
7.9
Movie

Gone with the Wind

1939Drama
The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
Movie

The Grapes of Wrath

1940Drama
Double Exposure
7.8
Movie

Double Exposure

1935Comedy
La Conga Nights
7.7
Movie

La Conga Nights

1940Drama
The Lost Weekend
7.6
Movie

The Lost Weekend

1945Drama
Quincy, M.E.
7.5
Series

Quincy, M.E.

1976-1983Thriller
Dino
7.4
Movie

Dino

1957Drama
The Pride of the Yankees
7.4
Movie

The Pride of the Yankees

1942Drama
You Came Along
7.3
Movie

You Came Along

1945Drama
Fourteen Hours
7.3
Movie

Fourteen Hours

1951Drama
Curtain Call
7.3
Movie

Curtain Call

1940Comedy
And the Angels Sing
7.3
Movie

And the Angels Sing

1944Comedy
Funny Girl
7.2
Movie

Funny Girl

1968Comedy
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
7.2
Movie

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937Thriller
Sergeant York
7.2
Movie

Sergeant York

1941Action
Riot in Cell Block 11
7.1
Movie

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954Thriller
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
7.1
Movie

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941Drama
Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.1
Movie

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942Drama
Detective Story
7.0
Movie

Detective Story

1951Thriller
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0
Movie

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957Action
The Palm Beach Story
7.0
Movie

The Palm Beach Story

1942Comedy
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
7.0
Movie

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939Drama
Kid Galahad
7.0
Movie

Kid Galahad

1937Thriller
To Each His Own
7.0
Movie

To Each His Own

1946Drama
Fluffy
7.0
Movie

Fluffy

1965Comedy
Road Gang
7.0
Movie

Road Gang

1936Thriller
Easy Come, Easy Go
7.0
Movie

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947Comedy
The Unknown Guest
7.0
Movie

The Unknown Guest

1943Thriller
No Time to Marry
7.0
Movie

No Time to Marry

1938Comedy
Just a Cute Kid
7.0
Movie

Just a Cute Kid

1940Comedy
Get Going
7.0
Movie

Get Going

1943Drama
Castle on the Hudson
7.0
Movie

Castle on the Hudson

1940Thriller
Pop Always Pays
7.0
Movie

Pop Always Pays

1940Drama
Footsteps in the Dark
7.0
Movie

Footsteps in the Dark

1941Comedy
Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.0
Series

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958-1961Action
The Bob Hope Show
7.0
Series

The Bob Hope Show

1950-1984Comedy
The Canterville Ghost
6.9
Movie

The Canterville Ghost

1944Comedy
Welcome Stranger
6.9
Movie

Welcome Stranger

1947Comedy
City for Conquest
6.9
Movie

City for Conquest

1940Romance
Saturday's Children
6.9
Movie

Saturday's Children

1940Drama
They Drive by Night
6.9
Movie

They Drive by Night

1940Drama
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
Series

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950-1955Comedy
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9
Series

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962-1971Comedy
Maverick
6.9
Series

Maverick

1957-1962Comedy
Road to Rio
6.8
Movie

Road to Rio

1947Comedy
Come Live with Me
6.8
Movie

Come Live with Me

1941Comedy
99 River Street
6.8
Movie

99 River Street

1953Thriller
Whispering Ghosts
6.8
Movie

Whispering Ghosts

1942Thriller
The McConnell Story
6.8
Movie

The McConnell Story

1955Drama
California
6.8
Movie

California

1947Action
Women in the Wind
6.8
Movie

Women in the Wind

1939Action
Lucky Night
6.8
Movie

Lucky Night

1939Comedy
Edison, the Man
6.8
Movie

Edison, the Man

1940Drama
General Electric Theater
6.8
Series

General Electric Theater

1953-1962Comedy
The Sniper
6.7
Movie

The Sniper

1952Thriller
The Lusty Men
6.7
Movie

The Lusty Men

1952Drama
The Blue Dahlia
6.7
Movie

The Blue Dahlia

1946Thriller
Maisie Gets Her Man
6.7
Movie

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942Romance
The Perils of Pauline
6.7
Movie

The Perils of Pauline

1947Comedy
Reno
6.7
Movie

Reno

1939Drama
Whispering Smith
6.7
Movie

Whispering Smith

1948Action
Mokey
6.7
Movie

Mokey

1942Drama
A Guy Named Joe
6.7
Movie

A Guy Named Joe

1944Drama
Blossoms in the Dust
6.7
Movie

Blossoms in the Dust

1941Drama
The Reluctant Dragon
6.6
Cartoon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941Animation
San Quentin
6.6
Movie

San Quentin

1937Action
Passage West
6.6
Movie

Passage West

1951Action
Across the Pacific
6.6
Movie

Across the Pacific

1942Action
Brother Orchid
6.6
Movie

Brother Orchid

1940Comedy
Marked Woman
6.6
Movie

Marked Woman

1937Thriller
Bullets or Ballots
6.6
Movie

Bullets or Ballots

1936Thriller
It's a Wonderful World
6.5
Movie

It's a Wonderful World

1939Comedy
Hangman's Knot
6.5
Movie

Hangman's Knot

1952Action
North to Alaska
6.5
Movie

North to Alaska

1960Action
Address Unknown
6.5
Movie

Address Unknown

1944Drama
Variety Girl
6.5
Movie

Variety Girl

1947Drama
The Affairs of Susan
6.5
Movie

The Affairs of Susan

1945Comedy
Two Years Before the Mast
6.5
Movie

Two Years Before the Mast

1946Action
Waterfront
6.5
Movie

Waterfront

1939Action
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
6.5
Movie

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946Comedy
The Cherokee Strip
6.5
Movie

The Cherokee Strip

1937Action
Smart Blonde
6.5
Movie

Smart Blonde

1937Thriller
Dixie Dugan
6.5
Movie

Dixie Dugan

1943Comedy
Father Steps Out
6.5
Movie

Father Steps Out

1941Comedy
Fall In
6.5
Movie

Fall In

1942Comedy
Yanks Ahoy
6.5
Movie

Yanks Ahoy

1943Comedy
Top Sergeant Mulligan
6.5
Movie

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941Comedy
Back in Circulation
6.5
Movie

Back in Circulation

1937Comedy
Border Flight
6.5
Movie

Border Flight

1936Drama
Model Wife
6.5
Movie

Model Wife

1941Comedy
About Face
6.5
Movie

About Face

1942Comedy
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5
Movie

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987Documentary
See Here, Private Hargrove
6.5
Movie

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944Comedy
Joe Smith, American
6.5
Movie

Joe Smith, American

1942Thriller
Racket Squad
6.5
Series

Racket Squad

1951-1953Drama
Telephone Time
6.5
Series

Telephone Time

1956-1958Drama
Alice in Movieland
6.4
Movie

Alice in Movieland

1940Drama
Night Waitress
6.4
Movie

Night Waitress

1936Romance
Three Brave Men
6.3
Movie

Three Brave Men

1956Drama
Silver Skates
6.3
Movie

Silver Skates

1943Comedy
Five Came Back
6.3
Movie

Five Came Back

1939Action
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
6.3
Movie

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944Comedy
East of the River
6.3
Movie

East of the River

1940Thriller
Bring on the Girls
6.3
Movie

Bring on the Girls

1945Comedy
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
6.3
Series

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959-1963Comedy
Convicted
6.2
Movie

Convicted

1950Thriller
Blood on the Moon
6.2
Movie

Blood on the Moon

1948Action
Blue Skies
6.2
Movie

Blue Skies

1946Drama
Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2
Movie

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942Comedy
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2
Movie

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943Comedy
All American Chump
6.2
Movie

All American Chump

1936Comedy
A-Haunting We Will Go
6.2
Movie

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942Comedy
Corvette K-225
6.2
Movie

Corvette K-225

1943Drama
The Go-Getter
6.2
Movie

The Go-Getter

1937Comedy
Invisible Stripes
6.2
Movie

Invisible Stripes

1939Thriller
That Girl
6.2
Series

That Girl

1966-1971Comedy
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
Series

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956-1961Action
7th Cavalry
6.1
Movie

7th Cavalry

1956Action
Thunder Afloat
6.1
Movie

Thunder Afloat

1939Action
The Looters
6.1
Movie

The Looters

1955Action
Idiot's Delight
6.1
Movie

Idiot's Delight

1939Comedy
Twelve Crowded Hours
6.1
Movie

Twelve Crowded Hours

1939Action
Nick Carter, Master Detective
6.0
Movie

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939Thriller
Race Street
6.0
Movie

Race Street

1948Thriller
My Favorite Spy
6.0
Movie

My Favorite Spy

1951Action
Masquerade in Mexico
6.0
Movie

Masquerade in Mexico

1945Comedy
Thieves Fall Out
6.0
Movie

Thieves Fall Out

1941Comedy
Slightly Dangerous
6.0
Movie

Slightly Dangerous

1943Comedy
Slapsie Maxie's
6.0
Movie

Slapsie Maxie's

1939Comedy
Too Hot to Handle
6.0
Movie

Too Hot to Handle

1938Comedy
The Nevadan
5.9
Movie

The Nevadan

1950Action
They Won't Forget
5.9
Movie

They Won't Forget

1937Drama
The Monkey's Uncle
5.9
Movie

The Monkey's Uncle

1965Drama
Wake Island
5.9
Movie

Wake Island

1942Action
The Gang's All Here
5.9
Movie

The Gang's All Here

1943Comedy
The Eagle and the Hawk
5.9
Movie

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950Action
China Clipper
5.9
Movie

China Clipper

1936Drama
The Fighting 69th
5.8
Movie

The Fighting 69th

1940Action
Ever Since Eve
5.8
Movie

Ever Since Eve

1937Comedy
Francis
5.8
Movie

Francis

1950Comedy
You Can't Get Away with Murder
5.8
Movie

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939Drama
Petticoat Junction
5.8
Series

Petticoat Junction

1963-1970Comedy
Copper Canyon
5.7
Movie

Copper Canyon

1950Action
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
5.7
Movie

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943Thriller
Standing Room Only
5.7
Movie

Standing Room Only

1944Comedy
Married and in Love
5.7
Movie

Married and in Love

1940Drama
Somewhere I'll Find You
5.7
Movie

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942Drama
Tanks a Million
5.7
Movie

Tanks a Million

1941Comedy
The Well Groomed Bride
5.7
Movie

The Well Groomed Bride

1946Comedy
Mission to Moscow
5.7
Movie

Mission to Moscow

1943Action
The Lone Gun
5.6
Movie

The Lone Gun

1954Action
The Falcon Strikes Back
5.6
Movie

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943Thriller
That Certain Woman
5.6
Movie

That Certain Woman

1937Drama
Man with a Camera
5.5
Series

Man with a Camera

1958-1960Thriller
Away All Boats
5.4
Movie

Away All Boats

1956Action
King of Hockey
5.4
Movie

King of Hockey

1936Drama
Let's Go Collegiate
5.4
Movie

Let's Go Collegiate

1941Comedy
Steel Against the Sky
5.4
Movie

Steel Against the Sky

1941Action
Wine, Women and Horses
5.3
Movie

Wine, Women and Horses

1937Drama
No Time for Comedy
5.3
Movie

No Time for Comedy

1940Romance
Young Ideas
5.3
Movie

Young Ideas

1943Comedy
Terror at Midnight
5.2
Movie

Terror at Midnight

1956Thriller
Midnight Court
5.1
Movie

Midnight Court

1937Romance
Incendiary Blonde
5.1
Movie

Incendiary Blonde

1945Drama
The Flying Irishman
5.0
Movie

The Flying Irishman

1939Drama
Red Garters
5.0
Movie

Red Garters

1954Action
When the Boys Meet the Girls
4.8
Movie

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965Drama
Blame It on Love
4.8
Movie

Blame It on Love

1940Drama
My Mother the Car
4.8
Series

My Mother the Car

1965-1966Comedy
The Invisible Menace
4.3
Movie

The Invisible Menace

1938Thriller
Suddenly It's Spring
4.3
Movie

Suddenly It's Spring

1947Comedy
Taxi, Mister
4.2
Movie

Taxi, Mister

1943Romance
Nazty Nuisance
4.1
Movie

Nazty Nuisance

1943Action
The Sunrise Gun
0
Movie

The Sunrise Gun

1959Action