Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 8, 1905
Died
August 2, 1985 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Francis Charles Ruf
- Frank Ruf
- Charles Francis Ruf
Frank Faylen
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
Acting
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
7.2
Funny Girl
1968
6.1
That Girl
1966
5.7
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
5.7
Petticoat Junction
1963
6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
6.5
North to Alaska
1960
6.0
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
6.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
6.9
Maverick
1957
7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
5.9
7th Cavalry
1956
5.1
Away All Boats
1956
5.4
The Lone Gun
1954
7.0
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
6.8
99 River Street
1953
6.4
Hangman's Knot
1952
6.6
The Lusty Men
1952
6.7
The Sniper
1952
6.0
My Favorite Spy
1951
7.0
Detective Story
1951
7.2
Fourteen Hours
1951
5.3
Copper Canyon
1950
6.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950