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
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · TV
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV
Petticoat Junction
1963 · TV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Movie
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · TV
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Movie
Telephone Time
1956 · TV
That Girl
1966 · TV