Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 8, 1905
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Francis Charles Ruf
- Frank Ruf
- Charles Francis Ruf
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 - Movies
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
The Grapes of Wrath
as Tim
Funny Girl
as Keeney
The Blue Dahlia
as Man Recommending Motel
The Perils of Pauline
as Mr. Joe Gurt
Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
North to Alaska
as Arnie (uncredited)
Known For - TV Shows
Quincy, M.E.
as Janus
Maverick
as Red Harrison
The Beverly Hillbillies
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Doc Alvarez
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
Petticoat Junction
as Ralph
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff Earl Tipton
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Herbert T. Gillis
That Girl
The Bob Hope Show
as Self