Frank Faylen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Faylen (December 8, 1905 – August 2, 1985) was an American movie and television actor. Born Frank Ruf in St. Louis, Missouri, he began his acting career as an infant appearing with his vaudeville performing parents on stage. After traveling with his showbiz parents through his childhood, Faylen became a stage actor at 18, and eventually began working in movies in the 1930s. He began playing a number of unmemorable bit parts for Warner Brothers, then freelanced for other studios in gradually larger character roles. He appears as Walt Disney's musical conductor in The Reluctant Dragon, and as a stern railroad official in the Laurel and Hardy comedy A-Haunting We Will Go. Faylen and L & H supporting player Charlie Hall were teamed briefly by Monogram Pictures. Faylen's breakthrough came in 1945, where he was cast as Bim, the cynical male nurse at Bellevue's alcoholic ward in The Lost Weekend. He played Ernie Bishop, the friendly taxi driver in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. Faylen's career also stretched to television, playing long-suffering grocer Herbert T. Gillis on the 1950s television sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. In 1968 he had a small part in the Barbra Streisand film Funny Girl. Faylen appeared in almost 200 films. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but not on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Faylen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Dec 8, 1905 In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 180
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Double Exposure 1935-11-23
- Latest Project:
- Movie James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1988-11-22
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
| Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
| Movie | Funny Girl | Keeney | 1968-09-19 |
| Series | That Girl | Unknown | 1966-09-08 |
| Movie | Fluffy | Catfish | 1965-06-27 |
| Movie | The Monkey's Uncle | Mr. Dearborne | 1965-08-18 |
| Movie | When the Boys Meet the Girls | Phin Gray | 1965-10-10 |
| Series | My Mother the Car | Unknown | 1965-09-14 |
| Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
| Series | The Beverly Hillbillies | Unknown | 1962-09-26 |
| Movie | North to Alaska | Arnie (uncredited) | 1960-11-07 |
| Series | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Herbert T. Gillis | 1959-09-29 |
| Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Unknown | 1958-09-06 |
| Series | Man with a Camera | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
| Movie | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Sheriff Cotton Wilson | 1957-05-30 |
| Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
| Movie | Dino | Frank Mandel | 1957-07-21 |
| Movie | Away All Boats | Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran | 1956-08-16 |
| Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | Terror at Midnight | Fred Hill | 1956-04-27 |
| Movie | Everything But the Truth | 'Mac' McMillan | 1956-12-01 |
| Movie | Three Brave Men | Enos Warren | 1956-12-01 |
| Movie | 7th Cavalry | Sgt. Kruger | 1956-12-01 |
| Movie | The Looters | Stan Leppich | 1955-04-30 |
| Movie | The McConnell Story | Sfc. Sykes | 1955-09-29 |
| Movie | Red Garters | Billy Buckett | 1954-02-09 |
| Movie | The Lone Gun | Fairweather | 1954-04-25 |
| Movie | Riot in Cell Block 11 | Commissioner Haskell | 1954-02-18 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | 99 River Street | Stan Hogan | 1953-08-21 |
| Movie | The Sniper | Anderson | 1952-05-09 |
| Movie | Hangman's Knot | Cass Browne | 1952-11-15 |
| Movie | The Lusty Men | Al Dawson | 1952-10-24 |
| Series | Racket Squad | Unknown | 1951-06-07 |
| Movie | Fourteen Hours | Walter, room service waiter | 1951-04-01 |
| Movie | Passage West | Curly | 1951-10-01 |
| Movie | Detective Story | Det. Gallagher | 1951-10-24 |
| Movie | My Favorite Spy | Newton | 1951-12-25 |
| Movie | The Nevadan | Jeff | 1950-01-11 |
| Movie | Francis | Sergeant Chillingbacker | 1950-02-08 |
| Movie | Convicted | Convict Ponti | 1950-08-01 |
| Movie | Copper Canyon | Mullins | 1950-11-15 |
| Movie | The Eagle and the Hawk | Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman | 1950-10-01 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
| Movie | Hazard | Oscar | 1948-05-28 |
| Movie | Race Street | Phil Dickson | 1948-09-11 |
| Movie | Blood on the Moon | Jake Pindalest | 1948-11-11 |
| Movie | Whispering Smith | Whitey Du Sang | 1948-12-09 |
| Movie | Easy Come, Easy Go | Boss | 1947-03-07 |
| Movie | California | Whitey | 1947-02-21 |
| Movie | Suddenly It's Spring | Harold Michaels | 1947-02-13 |
| Movie | Welcome Stranger | Bill Walters | 1947-06-13 |
| Movie | Variety Girl | Frank Faylen | 1947-08-29 |
| Movie | Road to Rio | Trigger | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | The Trouble with Women | Geeger | 1947-06-25 |
| Movie | The Perils of Pauline | Mr. Joe Gurt | 1947-07-04 |
| Movie | The Well Groomed Bride | Cabbie | 1946-05-17 |
| Movie | Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Federal Agent | 1946-06-14 |
| Movie | To Each His Own | Babe | 1946-03-12 |
| Movie | The Blue Dahlia | Man Recommending Motel | 1946-04-16 |
| Movie | Blue Skies | Mack | 1946-10-15 |
| Movie | It's a Wonderful Life | Ernie | 1946-12-20 |
| Movie | Cross My Heart | Fingerprint Expert | 1946-12-18 |
| Movie | Two Years Before the Mast | Hansen | 1946-11-22 |
| Movie | You Came Along | Bellboy (uncredited) | 1945-07-04 |
| Movie | Bring on the Girls | Sailor | 1945-03-30 |
| Movie | The Affairs of Susan | Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited) | 1945-07-08 |
| Movie | Incendiary Blonde | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1945-07-25 |
| Movie | Masquerade in Mexico | Brooklyn (uncredited) | 1945-12-03 |
| Movie | The Lost Weekend | 'Bim' Nolan | 1945-11-29 |
| Movie | See Here, Private Hargrove | M.P. (uncredited) | 1944-03-18 |
| Movie | Standing Room Only | Cabbie | 1944-01-07 |
| Movie | And the Angels Sing | Holman | 1944-04-25 |
| Movie | Address Unknown | Jimmie Blake | 1944-06-01 |
| Movie | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited) | 1944-05-04 |
| Movie | The Canterville Ghost | Lieutenant John Kane | 1944-07-20 |
| Movie | Mission to Moscow | Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
| Movie | Prairie Chickens | Clem | 1943-05-21 |
| Movie | Get Going | Hank | 1943-06-21 |
| Movie | Good Morning, Judge | Ben Pollard | 1943-05-07 |
| Movie | The Falcon Strikes Back | Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
| Movie | Silver Skates | Eddie | 1943-02-26 |
| Movie | Dixie Dugan | Soldier (uncredited) | 1943-03-12 |
| Movie | Slightly Dangerous | Gateman (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
| Movie | Taxi, Mister | Henchman Silk | 1943-04-16 |
| Movie | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Speed Dugan | 1943-11-05 |
| Movie | A Guy Named Joe | Major (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
| Movie | Yanks Ahoy | Quartermaster Jenkins | 1943-06-29 |
| Movie | The Unknown Guest | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1943-10-22 |
| Movie | The Gang's All Here | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
| Movie | Corvette K-225 | Shipyard Painter | 1943-09-29 |
| Movie | Young Ideas | Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-08-02 |
| Movie | Nazty Nuisance | Seaman Benson | 1943-08-06 |
| Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Sailor (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
| Movie | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Sergeant on Parade (uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | Maisie Gets Her Man | Stage Manager (Uncredited) | 1942-06-01 |
| Movie | Whispering Ghosts | Curly | 1942-05-17 |
| Movie | Joe Smith, American | Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited) | 1942-02-01 |
| Movie | Tough as They Come | Collector | 1942-06-05 |
| Movie | Star Spangled Rhythm | Soldier (uncredited) | 1942-03-05 |
| Movie | About Face | Bartender Jerry | 1942-04-16 |
| Movie | Mokey | Police Desk Sergeant | 1942-04-01 |
| Movie | The Palm Beach Story | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1942-08-28 |
| Movie | The Pride of the Yankees | Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited) | 1942-07-14 |
| Movie | Fall In | Capt. Gillis | 1942-11-20 |
| Movie | Across the Pacific | Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited) | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Somewhere I'll Find You | Soldier Driving Jeep | 1942-08-27 |
| Movie | A-Haunting We Will Go | Train Detective (uncredited) | 1942-08-07 |
| Movie | Wake Island | 1942-08-11 | |
| Movie | The Reluctant Dragon | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) | 1941-06-19 |
| Movie | Father Steps Out | Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam | 1941-07-19 |
| Movie | Thieves Fall Out | Pick | 1941-05-03 |
| Movie | Footsteps in the Dark | Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1941-03-08 |
| Movie | Come Live with Me | Waiter | 1941-01-31 |
| Movie | Model Wife | Master of Ceremonies | 1941-04-17 |
| Movie | Blossoms in the Dust | Man with Man Carrying Dead Child | 1941-08-15 |
| Movie | Steel Against the Sky | Egg Man in Diner (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |
| Movie | Tanks a Million | Pvt. Skivic | 1941-09-12 |
| Movie | Top Sergeant Mulligan | Pat Dolan | 1941-10-16 |
| Movie | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Marine Sergeant (uncredited) | 1941-12-04 |
| Movie | Sergeant York | But! Boy (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
| Movie | Let's Go Collegiate | Speed Dorman | 1941-09-12 |
| Movie | Curtain Call | Spike Malone | 1940-04-18 |
| Movie | Saturday's Children | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1940-05-04 |
| Movie | Edison, the Man | Galbreath | 1940-05-10 |
| Movie | Married and in Love | Jim Carter, Man in Bar | 1940-01-19 |
| Movie | The Fighting 69th | Engineer Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-01-27 |
| Movie | Castle on the Hudson | Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
| Movie | Alice in Movieland | Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) | 1940-03-03 |
| Movie | The Grapes of Wrath | Tim | 1940-03-15 |
| Movie | City for Conquest | Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited) | 1940-09-21 |
| Movie | East of the River | Tour Guide (uncredited) | 1940-11-09 |
| Movie | No Time for Comedy | Cab Driver | 1940-09-14 |
| Movie | La Conga Nights | Jeepers Peepers | 1940-05-31 |
| Movie | Brother Orchid | Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1940-06-07 |
| Movie | Pop Always Pays | Minerva Auto Loan Cashier | 1940-06-21 |
| Movie | They Drive by Night | Driver in Cafe (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
| Movie | The Flying Irishman | New York Mechanic | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | Lucky Night | Play Palace Announcer (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Adjutant (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
| Movie | Women in the Wind | Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited) | 1939-04-15 |
| Movie | Twelve Crowded Hours | Henchman (uncredited) | 1939-02-23 |
| Movie | It's a Wonderful World | Peters - Stagehand (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
| Movie | Idiot's Delight | Ed | 1939-01-27 |
| Movie | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Boat Tour Guide (uncredited) | 1939-03-23 |
| Movie | Crime Rave | 1939-01-13 | |
| Movie | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Pete Foley - 1st pilot | 1939-12-13 |
| Movie | Gone with the Wind | Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited) | 1939-12-15 |
| Movie | Invisible Stripes | Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
| Movie | Five Came Back | Photographer (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
| Movie | Reno | J. Hezmer Briggs | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | No Place to Go | Pete Shaffer | 1939-09-23 |
| Movie | Waterfront | Skids Riley | 1939-07-15 |
| Movie | Thunder Afloat | Recruiting Officer (uncredited) | 1939-09-15 |
| Movie | Slapsie Maxie's | Tiger Dorsey | 1939-09-16 |
| Movie | The Invisible Menace | Private of the Guard | 1938-01-11 |
| Movie | Too Hot to Handle | Assistant Dubber (uncredited) | 1938-09-16 |
| Movie | No Time to Marry | Waxler | 1938-02-05 |
| Movie | The Go-Getter | Country club man #2 (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | San Quentin | Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited) | 1937-05-24 |
| Movie | Kid Galahad | Barney | 1937-05-29 |
| Movie | Marked Woman | Cabbie #2 (uncredited) | 1937-04-10 |
| Movie | Smart Blonde | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) | 1937-01-02 |
| Movie | Midnight Court | Reporter | 1937-03-06 |
| Movie | The Cherokee Strip | Joe Brady | 1937-05-15 |
| Movie | They Won't Forget | Reporter | 1937-07-14 |
| Movie | Headin' East | Joe | 1937-12-13 |
| Movie | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Charlie Downs | 1937-06-08 |
| Movie | Back in Circulation | James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
| Movie | Wine, Women and Horses | Horse Buyer | 1937-09-11 |
| Movie | Ever Since Eve | Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited) | 1937-07-15 |
| Movie | Dance Charlie Dance | Ted Parks | 1937-07-06 |
| Movie | Border Flight | Jimmie | 1936-05-29 |
| Movie | Road Gang | Radio Dispatcher | 1936-03-28 |
| Movie | Bullets or Ballots | Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited) | 1936-06-06 |
| Movie | King of Hockey | Swede | 1936-12-19 |
| Movie | Night Waitress | Policeman at Torre's | 1936-12-18 |
| Movie | All American Chump | Reporter (uncredited) | 1936-10-16 |
| Movie | China Clipper | Weatherman (uncredited) | 1936-08-11 |
| Movie | Double Exposure | Press Photographer (uncredited) | 1935-11-23 |