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Frank Faylen

Birthplace
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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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.

Movies
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 ⭐ 8.3
as Ernie
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939 ⭐ 7.9
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
Nazty Nuisance
1943 ⭐ 4.1
as Seaman Benson
Funny Girl
Funny Girl
1968 ⭐ 7.1
as Keeney
Blue Skies
Blue Skies
1946 ⭐ 6.2
as Mack (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 ⭐ 7.0
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
About Face
About Face
1942 ⭐ 6.6
as Bartender Jerry
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 ⭐ 7.8
as Tim
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
1951 ⭐ 7.2
as Walter, room service waiter
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World
1939 ⭐ 6.5
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)