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Frank Faylen
ActingBORN: 1905-12-08Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Top Filmography
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 // MOVIE
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939 // MOVIE
7.8
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 // MOVIE
7.6
The Lost Weekend
1945 // MOVIE
7.2
Funny Girl
1968 // MOVIE
7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 // MOVIE
7.2
Sergeant York
1941 // MOVIE
7.0
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 // MOVIE
7.0
The Palm Beach Story
1942 // MOVIE
6.7
The Blue Dahlia
1946 // MOVIE
6.6
The Reluctant Dragon
1941 // MOVIE
7.0
Detective Story
1951 // MOVIE
7.4
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 // MOVIE
6.9
They Drive by Night
1940 // MOVIE
6.5
North to Alaska
1960 // MOVIE