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

Notable Roles

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The Grapes of Wrath

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It's a Wonderful Life

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When the Boys Meet the Girls

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Detective Story

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The Reluctant Dragon

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You Came Along

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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

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Road to Rio

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The Palm Beach Story

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The Sniper

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Come Live with Me

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Riot in Cell Block 11

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The Lost Weekend

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Terror at Midnight

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Convicted

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Blood on the Moon

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99 River Street

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7th Cavalry