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Frank Faylen

Actor

Frank Faylen

Acting
1943 — 1965 · 13 films
Lived
8 December 1905 — d. 1985
From
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Career Signature

How Frank Faylen’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.