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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.

Known field

  • Acting

Total Movie Credited

  • 175

Total TV Shows Credited

  • 16

Gender

  • Male

Place of birth

  • Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Birthdate

  • December 8, 1905

Death Date

  • August 2o 1985

Also known as

  • Francis Charles Ruf

  • Frank Ruf

  • Charles Francis Ruf

Movies

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Documentary

1987

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
0

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

ComedyTV Movie

1977

Funny Girl
7.2

Funny Girl

ComedyDrama

1968

When the Boys Meet the Girls
3

When the Boys Meet the Girls

Music

1965

The Monkey's Uncle
5.7

The Monkey's Uncle

FamilyComedy

1965

Fluffy
6.5

Fluffy

Comedy

1965

North to Alaska
6.5

North to Alaska

WesternComedy

1960

The Sunrise Gun
0

The Sunrise Gun

Western

1959

Dino
7.2

Dino

DramaCrime

1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.008

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

WesternDrama

1957

Everything But the Truth
8.2

Everything But the Truth

Comedy

1956

Three Brave Men
5.875

Three Brave Men

Drama

1956

7th Cavalry
5.9

7th Cavalry

Western

1956

Away All Boats
5.1

Away All Boats

WarDrama

1956

Terror at Midnight
4.722

Terror at Midnight

CrimeDrama

1956

TV Shows

Quincy, M.E.
7.491

Quincy, M.E.

CrimeDrama

1976

That Girl
6.125

That Girl

Comedy

1966

My Mother the Car
4.3

My Mother the Car

ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

1965

The Great Adventure
0

The Great Adventure

Drama

1963

Petticoat Junction
5.7

Petticoat Junction

ComedyFamily

1963

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

ComedyFamily

1962

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
6

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Comedy

1959

Man with a Camera
4.6

Man with a Camera

CrimeDrama

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.8

Wanted: Dead or Alive

WesternAction & Adventure

1958

Maverick
6.866

Maverick

ComedyWestern

1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

WesternDrama

1956

Telephone Time
6.3

Telephone Time

Drama

1956

General Electric Theater
6.4

General Electric Theater

ComedyDrama

1953

Racket Squad
6

Racket Squad

DramaAction & Adventure

1951

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.8

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Comedy

1950

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