Frank Faylen - Movies, Bio & Filmography

Meet Frank Faylen

★ Acting🎥 175 films📺 16 TV shows📅 1935–1987🔥 2

Also known as: Francis Charles Ruf, Frank Ruf, Charles Francis Ruf

Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

1905-12-08 (age 79 at death)

Died 1985-08-02

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.From Wikipedia
Frank Faylen (born Charles Francis Ruf; December 8, 1905 – August 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. Largely a bit player and character actor, he occasionally played more fleshed-out supporting roles during his forty-two year acting career, during which he appeared in some 223 film and television productions, often without credit.

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