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Frank Faylen
Acting
Born: December 8, 1905
Saint 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.
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ernie
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
as Mr. Joe Gurt
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Funny Girl
as Keeney
North to Alaska
as Arnie (uncredited)
Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Tim
California
as Whitey
Detective Story
as Det. Gallagher
