Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

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Born 1905-12-08 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.6
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.
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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.

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Quincy, M.E. poster
Quincy, M.E.
as Janus
1976-10-03
My Mother the Car poster
My Mother the Car
1965-09-14
Petticoat Junction poster
Petticoat Junction
as Ralph
1963-09-24
The Beverly Hillbillies poster
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962-09-26
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis poster
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Herbert T. Gillis
1959-09-29
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff Earl Tipton
1958-09-06
Maverick poster
Maverick
as Red Harrison
1957-09-22

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