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Frank Faylen
Actor 1905 - 1985

Frank Faylen

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... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

72 titles
Funny Girl
Funny Girl 1968
North to Alaska
North to Alaska 1960
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957
Terror at Midnight
Terror at Midnight 1956
7th Cavalry
7th Cavalry 1956
The Looters
The Looters 1955
The Lone Gun
The Lone Gun 1954
Riot in Cell Block 11
Riot in Cell Block 11 1954
Red Garters
Red Garters 1954
99 River Street
99 River Street 1953
The Sniper
The Sniper 1952
The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men 1952
Hangman's Knot
Hangman's Knot 1952
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours 1951
Detective Story
Detective Story 1951
The Eagle and the Hawk
The Eagle and the Hawk 1950
Francis
Francis 1950
Convicted
Convicted 1950
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith 1948
Race Street
Race Street 1948
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon 1948
Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger 1947
Variety Girl
Variety Girl 1947
The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline 1947
Road to Rio
Road to Rio 1947
To Each His Own
To Each His Own 1946
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia 1946
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life 1946
Blue Skies
Blue Skies 1946
You Came Along
You Came Along 1945
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend 1945
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan 1945
Masquerade in Mexico
Masquerade in Mexico 1945
Incendiary Blonde
Incendiary Blonde 1945
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove 1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble 1944
Address Unknown
Address Unknown 1944
The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here 1943
The Falcon Strikes Back
The Falcon Strikes Back 1943
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225 1943
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe 1943
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees 1942
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story 1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
Somewhere I'll Find You 1942
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific 1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
A-Haunting We Will Go 1942
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon 1941
Sergeant York
Sergeant York 1941
Let's Go Collegiate
Let's Go Collegiate 1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
H.M. Pulham, Esq. 1941
Come Live With Me
Come Live With Me 1941
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust 1941
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 1940
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th 1940
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man 1940
City for Conquest
City for Conquest 1940
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 1939
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World 1939
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes 1939
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 1939
Five Came Back
Five Came Back 1939
The Invisible Menace
The Invisible Menace 1938
They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget 1937
The Cherokee Strip
The Cherokee Strip 1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937
San Quentin
San Quentin 1937
Marked Woman
Marked Woman 1937
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad 1937
Road Gang
Road Gang 1936
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots 1936

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