Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

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.

  • Quincy, M.E.
  • That Girl
  • My Mother the Car
  • The Great Adventure
  • Petticoat Junction
  • The Beverly Hillbillies
  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  • Man with a Camera
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive
  • Maverick
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
  • Telephone Time
  • General Electric Theater
  • Racket Squad
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

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