Frank Faylen

Personal Details

  • Born

    • Birthday: 8 December 1905

  • Died

    • Deathday: 2 August 1985

  • Source ID

    • TMDb: 17759

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.

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Frank Faylen filmography

Selected highlights from Frank Faylen’s filmography, featuring their best-known movies and TV shows in the Watchmora catalogue.