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Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1905-12-08
Place of Birth:Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As: Francis Charles Ruf / Frank Ruf / Charles Francis Ruf /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1905-12-08 More

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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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 6 1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Documentary
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? 0 1977
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Comedy TV Movie
Quincy, M.E. 7.5 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Crime Drama Mystery
Funny Girl 7.2 1968
Funny Girl
Comedy Drama Romance
That Girl 6.1 1966
That Girl
Comedy
When the Boys Meet the Girls 3 1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Music
My Mother the Car 3.6 1965
My Mother the Car
Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Monkey's Uncle 6 1965
The Monkey's Uncle
Family Comedy Science Fiction
Fluffy 6.5 1965
Fluffy
Comedy
The Great Adventure 0 1963
The Great Adventure
Drama
Petticoat Junction 5.8 1963
Petticoat Junction
Comedy Family
The Beverly Hillbillies 6.8 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Comedy Family
North to Alaska 6.6 1960
North to Alaska
Western Comedy Romance
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 5.9 1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Comedy
Man with a Camera 4.8 1958
Man with a Camera
Crime Drama
Wanted: Dead or Alive 6.9 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Western Action & Adventure Drama
Maverick 6.8 1957
Maverick
Comedy Western
Dino 7.2 1957
Dino
Drama Crime
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 7 1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Western
7th Cavalry 5.8 1956
7th Cavalry
Western
Everything But the Truth 8.2 1956
Everything But the Truth
Comedy
Three Brave Men 4.8 1956
Three Brave Men
Drama
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5.5 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Western Drama
Away All Boats 5.1 1956
Away All Boats
War Drama
Terror at Midnight 4.9 1956
Terror at Midnight
Crime Drama
Telephone Time 6.3 1956
Telephone Time
Drama
The McConnell Story 6.3 1955
The McConnell Story
Drama War History
The Looters 5.3 1955
The Looters
Adventure
The Lone Gun 5.3 1954
The Lone Gun
Western
Riot in Cell Block 11 6.9 1954
Riot in Cell Block 11
Crime Drama
Red Garters 5 1954
Red Garters
Western
99 River Street 6.8 1953
99 River Street
Crime
General Electric Theater 5.5 1953
General Electric Theater
Comedy Drama
Hangman's Knot 6.2 1952
Hangman's Knot
Action Western
The Lusty Men 6.6 1952
The Lusty Men
Drama Western
The Sniper 6.7 1952
The Sniper
Crime Thriller
My Favorite Spy 6 1951
My Favorite Spy
Action Comedy
Detective Story 7 1951
Detective Story
Crime Drama
Passage West 6.2 1951
Passage West
Western
Racket Squad 6 1951
Racket Squad
Drama Action & Adventure Crime
Fourteen Hours 7.1 1951
Fourteen Hours
Drama Thriller
Copper Canyon 5.2 1950
Copper Canyon
Western
The Eagle and the Hawk 5 1950
The Eagle and the Hawk
Western
The Colgate Comedy Hour 7 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Comedy
Convicted 6.3 1950
Convicted
Action Crime
The Bob Hope Show 8 1950
The Bob Hope Show
Comedy Family Talk
Francis 5.6 1950
Francis
Comedy Family Fantasy War
The Nevadan 5.8 1950
The Nevadan
Western
Whispering Smith 6.5 1948
Whispering Smith
Western
Blood on the Moon 6.1 1948
Blood on the Moon
Action Romance Western
Race Street 5.8 1948
Race Street
Crime Drama
Hazard 8 1948
Hazard
Comedy Drama
Road to Rio 6.7 1947
Road to Rio
Comedy
Variety Girl 6.1 1947
Variety Girl
Music Comedy
The Perils of Pauline 6.2 1947
The Perils of Pauline
Comedy Music
The Trouble with Women 0 1947
The Trouble with Women
Comedy
Welcome Stranger 6.6 1947
Welcome Stranger
Comedy
Easy Come, Easy Go 0 1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Comedy Drama
California 6.6 1947
California
Western
Suddenly It's Spring 3.8 1947
Suddenly It's Spring
Comedy Romance
It's a Wonderful Life 8.3 1946
It's a Wonderful Life
Drama Family Fantasy
Cross My Heart 0 1946
Cross My Heart
Comedy Music Mystery
Two Years Before the Mast 6.2 1946
Two Years Before the Mast
Drama Adventure
Blue Skies 6 1946
Blue Skies
Music Comedy Romance
Our Hearts Were Growing Up 6.2 1946
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Comedy
The Well Groomed Bride 4 1946
The Well Groomed Bride
Comedy Romance
The Blue Dahlia 6.6 1946
The Blue Dahlia
Crime Mystery
To Each His Own 6.8 1946
To Each His Own
Drama
Masquerade in Mexico 5.4 1945
Masquerade in Mexico
Comedy Music
The Lost Weekend 7.6 1945
The Lost Weekend
Drama
Incendiary Blonde 5.1 1945
Incendiary Blonde
Music Romance
The Affairs of Susan 6.1 1945
The Affairs of Susan
Comedy Drama Romance
You Came Along 7 1945
You Came Along
Drama Romance
Bring on the Girls 6.1 1945
Bring on the Girls
Comedy Music
Bombalera 0 1945
Bombalera
Music
The Canterville Ghost 6.5 1944
The Canterville Ghost
Comedy Fantasy
Address Unknown 6.3 1944
Address Unknown
Drama
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble 5.7 1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Comedy Family Romance
And the Angels Sing 7.8 1944
And the Angels Sing
Comedy Romance Music
See Here, Private Hargrove 6 1944
See Here, Private Hargrove
Comedy Romance War
Standing Room Only 5 1944
Standing Room Only
Comedy Romance War
The Gang's All Here 5.8 1943
The Gang's All Here
Comedy Romance
A Guy Named Joe 6.5 1943
A Guy Named Joe
Drama Romance War Fantasy
The Mystery of the 13th Guest 5.4 1943
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Crime Mystery
The Unknown Guest 0 1943
The Unknown Guest
Mystery
Corvette K-225 6.2 1943
Corvette K-225
Drama War
Thank Your Lucky Stars 6.1 1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Comedy Music
Nazty Nuisance 3.7 1943
Nazty Nuisance
Action Adventure War
Young Ideas 4.6 1943
Young Ideas
Comedy
Yanks Ahoy 6 1943
Yanks Ahoy
Comedy
Get Going 0 1943
Get Going
Music Adventure Comedy
Prairie Chickens 0 1943
Prairie Chickens
Western Comedy
Good Morning, Judge 0 1943
Good Morning, Judge
Comedy
Mission to Moscow 5.2 1943
Mission to Moscow
War Drama History
Taxi, Mister 3 1943
Taxi, Mister
Romance Comedy
The Falcon Strikes Back 5.6 1943
The Falcon Strikes Back
Crime Mystery
Slightly Dangerous 5.8 1943
Slightly Dangerous
Comedy Romance
Dixie Dugan 5 1943
Dixie Dugan
Comedy
Silver Skates 5 1943
Silver Skates
Comedy Music Drama
Fall In 5 1942
Fall In
Comedy
Across the Pacific 6.5 1942
Across the Pacific
Adventure Thriller Drama
The Palm Beach Story 7 1942
The Palm Beach Story
Comedy Romance
Somewhere I'll Find You 5.9 1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
Drama Romance War
Wake Island 5.5 1942
Wake Island
Action Drama War
A-Haunting We Will Go 6 1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
Adventure Comedy
The Pride of the Yankees 7.4 1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Drama Family
Tough as They Come 0 1942
Tough as They Come
Drama Crime
Maisie Gets Her Man 7 1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
Romance Drama Comedy
Yankee Doodle Dandy 7 1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Drama Music
Whispering Ghosts 6 1942
Whispering Ghosts
Mystery Comedy
About Face 5 1942
About Face
Comedy
Mokey 5 1942
Mokey
Drama
Star Spangled Rhythm 5.9 1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
Comedy Music
Joe Smith, American 5.7 1942
Joe Smith, American
Crime Thriller Drama
Steel Against the Sky 5 1941
Steel Against the Sky
Action Adventure Comedy
H.M. Pulham, Esq. 6.8 1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Drama Romance
Top Sergeant Mulligan 5 1941
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Comedy
Sergeant York 7.2 1941
Sergeant York
War Drama
Let's Go Collegiate 5 1941
Let's Go Collegiate
Comedy Music Romance
Tanks a Million 4.9 1941
Tanks a Million
Comedy
Blossoms in the Dust 6.5 1941
Blossoms in the Dust
Drama Romance
Father Steps Out 3 1941
Father Steps Out
Comedy
The Reluctant Dragon 6.6 1941
The Reluctant Dragon
Family Animation Comedy Fantasy
Thieves Fall Out 5.5 1941
Thieves Fall Out
Comedy
Model Wife 0 1941
Model Wife
Comedy
Footsteps in the Dark 6.9 1941
Footsteps in the Dark
Comedy Mystery Crime
Come Live with Me 6.9 1941
Come Live with Me
Comedy Romance
East of the River 5.7 1940
East of the River
Crime Drama
Just a Cute Kid 0 1940
Just a Cute Kid
Comedy
City for Conquest 6.8 1940
City for Conquest
Music Drama Crime
No Time for Comedy 5.5 1940
No Time for Comedy
Comedy Romance
They Drive by Night 6.9 1940
They Drive by Night
Drama Crime
Pop Always Pays 0 1940
Pop Always Pays
Blame It on Love 2.5 1940
Blame It on Love
Drama Comedy
Brother Orchid 6.4 1940
Brother Orchid
Comedy Crime Drama Romance
La Conga Nights 7.5 1940
La Conga Nights
Music Comedy
Edison, the Man 6.7 1940
Edison, the Man
History Drama
Saturday's Children 6.4 1940
Saturday's Children
Drama Romance
Curtain Call 7.3 1940
Curtain Call
Comedy
The Grapes of Wrath 7.9 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Drama
Alice in Movieland 6.3 1940
Alice in Movieland
Music Drama
Castle on the Hudson 6.8 1940
Castle on the Hudson
Crime Drama
The Fighting 69th 5.4 1940
The Fighting 69th
Action Drama War
Married and in Love 5.3 1940
Married and in Love
Drama Romance
Invisible Stripes 6.1 1939
Invisible Stripes
Crime Drama
Nick Carter, Master Detective 5.7 1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Crime Mystery
Reno 6 1939
Reno
Drama
No Place to Go 6 1939
No Place to Go
Drama
Slapsie Maxie's 5 1939
Slapsie Maxie's
Comedy
Thunder Afloat 5.9 1939
Thunder Afloat
Action Drama Romance War
Waterfront 6.3 1939
Waterfront
Action Crime Drama
Five Came Back 6.3 1939
Five Came Back
Adventure Drama
It's a Wonderful World 6.4 1939
It's a Wonderful World
Comedy Romance Crime Mystery
Lucky Night 6.6 1939
Lucky Night
Comedy Drama
Women in the Wind 6.8 1939
Women in the Wind
Adventure
The Flying Irishman 4.6 1939
The Flying Irishman
Drama
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 7 1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Drama Music Romance War
You Can't Get Away with Murder 5.6 1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Drama Crime
Gone with the Wind 8 1939
Gone with the Wind
Drama War Romance
Twelve Crowded Hours 5.2 1939
Twelve Crowded Hours
Action Adventure Crime Drama Romance
Idiot's Delight 5.7 1939
Idiot's Delight
Comedy Drama
Crime Rave 0 1939
Crime Rave
Comedy
No Time To Marry 6 1938
No Time To Marry
Comedy
The Invisible Menace 4.3 1938
The Invisible Menace
Mystery
Headin' East 0 1937
Headin' East
Western
Wine, Women and Horses 4 1937
Wine, Women and Horses
Drama
Back in Circulation 5.3 1937
Back in Circulation
Comedy Drama Mystery
Ever Since Eve 5.8 1937
Ever Since Eve
Comedy Romance
They Won't Forget 5.7 1937
They Won't Forget
Drama Mystery
Dance Charlie Dance 6 1937
Dance Charlie Dance
Comedy
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 6.8 1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Mystery Crime
Kid Galahad 6.8 1937
Kid Galahad
Crime Drama Romance
San Quentin 6.5 1937
San Quentin
Action Drama
The Go-Getter 5.3 1937
The Go-Getter
Comedy Romance
The Cherokee Strip 6 1937
The Cherokee Strip
Action Music Western
Marked Woman 6.5 1937
Marked Woman
Crime Drama Thriller
Midnight Court 4.8 1937
Midnight Court
Romance Crime Drama
Smart Blonde 6.2 1937
Smart Blonde
Mystery Crime
King of Hockey 5 1936
King of Hockey
Drama
Night Waitress 5.8 1936
Night Waitress
Romance Crime Drama
All American Chump 5.8 1936
All American Chump
Comedy
The Sky Parade 0 1936
The Sky Parade
Drama
China Clipper 5.6 1936
China Clipper
Drama
Bullets or Ballots 6.5 1936
Bullets or Ballots
Crime Drama
Border Flight 6 1936
Border Flight
Drama
Road Gang 6.5 1936
Road Gang
Crime Drama
Double Exposure 7 1935
Double Exposure
Comedy
  • name：Frank Faylen
  • Known For：Acting
  • Gender：Male
  • Birthday：1905-12-08
  • Place of Birth：Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Also Known As： Francis Charles Ruf · Frank Ruf · Charles 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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