Acting

Frank Faylen

1905–1985 · Acting

64.7avg grm

8titles

#26best rank

1honors

best title · #26 on siteIt's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Ernie84.7

Honors

1

—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1960s1 title

Funny Girl1968 · as Keeney74.5

1950s5 titles

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959 · as Herbert T. Gillis · series63.6 G

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957 · as Cotton Wilson52.5 9

99 River Street1953 · as Stan Hogan57.3 L

The Lusty Men1952 · as Al Dawson56.3 S

The Sniper1952 · as Police Insp. Anderson54.4

1940s2 titles

It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Ernie84.7 L

The Lost Weekend1945 · as 'Bim' Nolan74.2

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Frank Faylen

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born1905

died1985

known forActing

titles on site8

best title rank#26 · It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

avg GRM64.7

honors1 · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1960s

1 title

74.5Funny Girl1968 · as Keeney

1950s

5 titles

63.6The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959 · as Herbert T. Gillis · series G

52.5Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957 · as Cotton Wilson 9

57.399 River Street1953 · as Stan Hogan L

56.3The Lusty Men1952 · as Al Dawson S

54.4The Sniper1952 · as Police Insp. Anderson

1940s

2 titles

84.7It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Ernie L

74.2The Lost Weekend1945 · as 'Bim' Nolan

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