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Frank Faylen

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Frank Faylen

Dec 8, 1905 – Aug 2, 1985190 titles 174 movies · 16 TV
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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

Born

Dec 8, 1905 – Aug 2, 1985

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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Career timeline

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1935 1 title(s)

1936 9 title(s)

1937 15 title(s)

1938 3 title(s)

1939 18 title(s)

1940 17 title(s)

1941 13 title(s)

1942 15 title(s)

1943 17 title(s)

1944 7 title(s)

1945 7 title(s)

1946 8 title(s)

1947 8 title(s)

1948 4 title(s)

1950 7 title(s)

1951 5 title(s)

1952 3 title(s)

1953 2 title(s)

1954 3 title(s)

1955 2 title(s)

1956 7 title(s)

1957 3 title(s)

1958 2 title(s)

1959 1 title(s)

1960 1 title(s)

1962 1 title(s)

1963 2 title(s)

1965 4 title(s)

1966 1 title(s)

1968 1 title(s)

1976 1 title(s)

1977 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)