Frank Faylen
Acting
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.
Also known as
Francis Charles Ruf · Frank Ruf · Charles Francis Ruf
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Known For
Maverick
1957 · TV
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · TV
Petticoat Junction
1963 · TV
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · TV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV
That Girl
1966 · TV
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · TV
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Movie
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Movie