Frank Faylen

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.

Movies

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

60 %|Nov 22, 1988

Documentary

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

0 %|May 10, 1977

Comedy, TV Movie

Funny Girl

72 %|Sep 19, 1968

Comedy, Drama, Romance

When the Boys Meet the Girls

30 %|Oct 10, 1965

Music

The Monkey's Uncle

60 %|Aug 18, 1965

Family, Comedy, Science Fiction

Fluffy

65 %|Jun 27, 1965

Comedy

North to Alaska

66.17 %|Nov 7, 1960

Western, Comedy, Romance

Dino

72 %|Jul 21, 1957

Drama, Crime

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

70 %|May 30, 1957

Western

7th Cavalry

58.67 %|Dec 1, 1956

Western

Three Brave Men

48 %|Dec 1, 1956

Drama

Everything But the Truth

82 %|Dec 1, 1956

Comedy

Away All Boats

51 %|Aug 16, 1956

War, Drama

Terror at Midnight

49 %|Apr 27, 1956

Crime, Drama

The McConnell Story

63 %|Sep 29, 1955

Drama, War, History

The Looters

54 %|Apr 30, 1955

Adventure

The Lone Gun

53 %|Apr 25, 1954

Western

Riot in Cell Block 11

69.22 %|Feb 18, 1954

Crime, Drama

Red Garters

50 %|Feb 9, 1954

Western

99 River Street

68 %|Aug 21, 1953

Crime

Hangman's Knot

62.5 %|Nov 15, 1952

Action, Western

The Lusty Men

66 %|Oct 24, 1952

Drama, Western

The Sniper

66.56 %|May 9, 1952

Crime, Thriller

My Favorite Spy

60 %|Dec 25, 1951

Action, Comedy

Detective Story

69.44 %|Nov 1, 1951

Crime, Drama

Passage West

62 %|Oct 1, 1951

Western

Fourteen Hours

71.38 %|Apr 1, 1951

Drama, Thriller

Copper Canyon

52 %|Nov 15, 1950

Western

The Eagle and the Hawk

50 %|Oct 1, 1950

Western

Convicted

62.71 %|Aug 1, 1950

Action, Crime

Francis

56 %|Feb 8, 1950

Comedy, Family, Fantasy, War

The Nevadan

57.89 %|Jan 11, 1950

Western

Whispering Smith

65 %|Dec 9, 1948

Western

Blood on the Moon

61 %|Nov 11, 1948

Action, Romance, Western

Race Street

58 %|Sep 11, 1948

Crime, Drama

Hazard

0 %|May 28, 1948

Comedy, Drama

Road to Rio

68 %|Dec 25, 1947

Comedy

Variety Girl

61 %|Aug 29, 1947

Music, Comedy

The Perils of Pauline

62 %|Jul 4, 1947

Comedy, Music

The Trouble with Women

0 %|Jun 25, 1947

Comedy

Welcome Stranger

66 %|Jun 13, 1947

Comedy

Easy Come, Easy Go

0 %|Mar 7, 1947

Comedy, Drama

California

66 %|Feb 21, 1947

Western

Suddenly It's Spring

38 %|Feb 13, 1947

Comedy, Romance

It's a Wonderful Life

82.71000000000001 %|Dec 20, 1946

Drama, Family, Fantasy

Cross My Heart

0 %|Dec 18, 1946

Comedy, Music, Mystery

Two Years Before the Mast

62 %|Nov 22, 1946

Drama, Adventure

Blue Skies

60 %|Oct 15, 1946

Music, Comedy, Romance

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

62 %|Jun 14, 1946

Comedy

The Well Groomed Bride

40 %|May 17, 1946

Comedy, Romance

The Blue Dahlia

66.08 %|Apr 16, 1946

Crime, Mystery

To Each His Own

68 %|Mar 12, 1946

Drama

Masquerade in Mexico

54 %|Dec 3, 1945

Comedy, Music

The Lost Weekend

76.42 %|Nov 29, 1945

Drama

Incendiary Blonde

51 %|Jul 25, 1945

Music, Romance

The Affairs of Susan

61 %|Jul 8, 1945

Comedy, Drama, Romance

You Came Along

70 %|Jul 4, 1945

Drama, Romance

Bring on the Girls

61 %|Mar 30, 1945

Comedy, Music

Bombalera

0 %|Feb 9, 1945

Music

The Canterville Ghost

66 %|Jul 20, 1944

Comedy, Fantasy

Address Unknown

63 %|Jun 1, 1944

Drama

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

57 %|May 4, 1944

Comedy, Family, Romance

And the Angels Sing

78 %|Apr 25, 1944

Comedy, Romance, Music

See Here, Private Hargrove

60 %|Mar 18, 1944

Comedy, Romance, War

Standing Room Only

50 %|Jan 7, 1944

Comedy, Romance, War

The Gang's All Here

58 %|Dec 24, 1943

Comedy, Romance

A Guy Named Joe

65 %|Dec 24, 1943

Drama, Romance, War, Fantasy

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

54 %|Nov 5, 1943

Crime, Mystery

The Unknown Guest

0 %|Oct 22, 1943

Mystery

Corvette K-225

62 %|Sep 29, 1943

Drama, War

Thank Your Lucky Stars

61 %|Sep 25, 1943

Comedy, Music

Nazty Nuisance

37 %|Aug 6, 1943

Action, Adventure, War

Young Ideas

46 %|Aug 2, 1943

Comedy

Yanks Ahoy

60 %|Jun 29, 1943

Comedy

Get Going

0 %|Jun 21, 1943

Music, Adventure, Comedy

Prairie Chickens

0 %|May 21, 1943

Western, Comedy

Good Morning, Judge

0 %|May 7, 1943

Comedy

Mission to Moscow

52 %|Apr 29, 1943

War, Drama, History

Taxi, Mister

30 %|Apr 16, 1943

Romance, Comedy

Slightly Dangerous

58 %|Apr 1, 1943

Comedy, Romance

The Falcon Strikes Back

56 %|Apr 1, 1943

Crime, Mystery

Dixie Dugan

50 %|Mar 12, 1943

Comedy

Silver Skates

50 %|Feb 26, 1943

Comedy, Music, Drama

Fall In

50 %|Nov 20, 1942

Comedy

Across the Pacific

65.35 %|Sep 4, 1942

Adventure, Thriller, Drama

The Palm Beach Story

70.14 %|Aug 28, 1942

Comedy, Romance

Somewhere I'll Find You

59 %|Aug 27, 1942

Drama, Romance, War

Wake Island

55 %|Aug 11, 1942

Action, Drama, War

A-Haunting We Will Go

60 %|Aug 7, 1942

Adventure, Comedy

The Pride of the Yankees

73.33 %|Jul 14, 1942

Drama, Family

Tough as They Come

0 %|Jun 5, 1942

Drama, Crime

Maisie Gets Her Man

70 %|Jun 1, 1942

Romance, Drama, Comedy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

70 %|May 29, 1942

Drama, Music

Whispering Ghosts

60 %|May 17, 1942

Mystery, Comedy

About Face

50 %|Apr 16, 1942

Comedy

Mokey

50 %|Apr 1, 1942

Drama

Star Spangled Rhythm

59 %|Mar 5, 1942

Comedy, Music

Joe Smith, American

57 %|Feb 1, 1942

Crime, Thriller, Drama

Steel Against the Sky

50 %|Dec 13, 1941

Action, Adventure, Comedy

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

68 %|Dec 4, 1941

Drama, Romance

Top Sergeant Mulligan

50 %|Oct 16, 1941

Comedy

Sergeant York

72.14 %|Sep 27, 1941

War, Drama

Let's Go Collegiate

50 %|Sep 12, 1941

Comedy, Music, Romance

Tanks a Million

49 %|Sep 12, 1941

Comedy

Blossoms in the Dust

65 %|Aug 15, 1941

Drama, Romance

Father Steps Out

30 %|Jul 19, 1941

Comedy

The Reluctant Dragon

66 %|Jun 19, 1941

Family, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Thieves Fall Out

55 %|May 3, 1941

Comedy

Model Wife

0 %|Apr 17, 1941

Comedy

Footsteps in the Dark

69 %|Mar 8, 1941

Comedy, Mystery, Crime

Come Live with Me

69 %|Jan 31, 1941

Comedy, Romance

East of the River

57 %|Nov 9, 1940

Crime, Drama

Just a Cute Kid

0 %|Oct 5, 1940

Comedy

City for Conquest

68 %|Sep 21, 1940

Music, Drama, Crime

No Time for Comedy

55 %|Sep 14, 1940

Comedy, Romance

They Drive by Night

69 %|Jul 26, 1940

Drama, Crime

Pop Always Pays

0 %|Jun 21, 1940

Blame It on Love

25 %|Jun 18, 1940

Drama, Comedy

Brother Orchid

64.03 %|Jun 7, 1940

Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance

La Conga Nights

75 %|May 31, 1940

Music, Comedy

Edison, the Man

67 %|May 10, 1940

History, Drama

Saturday's Children

64 %|May 4, 1940

Drama, Romance

Curtain Call

73 %|Apr 18, 1940

Comedy

The Grapes of Wrath

78.41 %|Mar 15, 1940

Drama

Alice in Movieland

63 %|Mar 3, 1940

Music, Drama

Castle on the Hudson

68 %|Feb 17, 1940

Crime, Drama

The Fighting 69th

54 %|Jan 27, 1940

Action, Drama, War

Married and in Love

53 %|Jan 19, 1940

Drama, Romance

Invisible Stripes

60.79 %|Dec 30, 1939

Crime, Drama

Gone with the Wind

79.55 %|Dec 15, 1939

Drama, War, Romance

Nick Carter, Master Detective

57 %|Dec 13, 1939

Crime, Mystery

Reno

60 %|Dec 1, 1939

Drama

No Place to Go

60 %|Sep 23, 1939

Drama

Slapsie Maxie's

50 %|Sep 16, 1939

Comedy

Thunder Afloat

59 %|Sep 15, 1939

Action, Drama, Romance, War

Waterfront

63 %|Jul 15, 1939

Action, Crime, Drama

Five Came Back

63 %|Jun 23, 1939

Adventure, Drama, Thriller

It's a Wonderful World

63.849999999999994 %|May 19, 1939

Comedy, Romance, Crime, Mystery

Lucky Night

66 %|May 5, 1939

Comedy, Drama

Women in the Wind

68 %|Apr 15, 1939

Adventure

The Flying Irishman

46 %|Apr 7, 1939

Drama

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

70 %|Mar 29, 1939

Drama, Music, Romance, War

You Can't Get Away with Murder

56 %|Mar 23, 1939

Drama, Crime

Twelve Crowded Hours

52 %|Feb 23, 1939

Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance

Idiot's Delight

57 %|Jan 27, 1939

Comedy, Drama

Crime Rave

0 %|Jan 13, 1939

Comedy

No Time To Marry

60 %|Feb 5, 1938

Comedy

The Invisible Menace

43 %|Jan 11, 1938

Mystery

Headin' East

0 %|Dec 13, 1937

Western

Wine, Women and Horses

40 %|Sep 11, 1937

Drama

Back in Circulation

53 %|Aug 27, 1937

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Ever Since Eve

58 %|Jul 15, 1937

Comedy, Romance

They Won't Forget

57 %|Jul 14, 1937

Drama, Mystery

Dance Charlie Dance

60 %|Jul 6, 1937

Comedy

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

68 %|Jun 8, 1937

Mystery, Crime

Kid Galahad

68.57000000000001 %|May 29, 1937

Crime, Drama, Romance

San Quentin

64.78 %|May 24, 1937

Action, Drama

The Go-Getter

53 %|May 22, 1937

Comedy, Romance

The Cherokee Strip

60 %|May 15, 1937

Action, Music, Western

Marked Woman

65 %|Apr 10, 1937

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Midnight Court

48 %|Mar 6, 1937

Romance, Crime, Drama

Smart Blonde

62 %|Jan 2, 1937

Mystery, Crime

King of Hockey

50 %|Dec 19, 1936

Drama

Night Waitress

58 %|Dec 18, 1936

Romance, Crime, Drama

All American Chump

58 %|Oct 16, 1936

Comedy

The Sky Parade

0 %|Oct 9, 1936

Drama

China Clipper

56 %|Aug 11, 1936

Drama

Bullets or Ballots

65 %|Jun 6, 1936

Crime, Drama

Border Flight

60 %|May 29, 1936

Drama

Road Gang

65 %|Mar 28, 1936

Crime, Drama

Double Exposure

70 %|Nov 23, 1935

Comedy

Series

Quincy, M.E.

74.80000000000001 %|Oct 3, 1976

Crime, Drama, Mystery

That Girl

61 %|Sep 8, 1966

Comedy

My Mother the Car

36 %|Sep 14, 1965

Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Great Adventure

0 %|Sep 27, 1963

Drama

Petticoat Junction

57.73 %|Sep 24, 1963

Comedy, Family

The Beverly Hillbillies

68.39 %|Sep 26, 1962

Comedy, Family

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

59.230000000000004 %|Sep 29, 1959

Comedy

Man with a Camera

47.5 %|Oct 10, 1958

Crime, Drama

Wanted: Dead or Alive

68.91 %|Sep 6, 1958

Western, Action & Adventure, Drama

Maverick

68.71000000000001 %|Sep 22, 1957

Comedy, Western

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

55 %|Oct 5, 1956

Western, Drama

Telephone Time

63.33 %|Apr 8, 1956

Drama

General Electric Theater

55 %|Feb 1, 1953

Comedy, Drama

Racket Squad

60 %|Jun 7, 1951

Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime

The Colgate Comedy Hour

70 %|Sep 10, 1950

Comedy

The Bob Hope Show

80 %|Apr 9, 1950

Comedy, Family, Talk