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
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Tim
Funny Girl
as Keeney
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
North to Alaska
as Arnie (uncredited)
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Known For - TV Shows
Maverick
as Red Harrison
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Doc Alvarez
The Beverly Hillbillies
Quincy, M.E.
as Janus
Petticoat Junction
as Ralph
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff Earl Tipton
That Girl
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Herbert T. Gillis
The Bob Hope Show
as Self