Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
171
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 08, 1905 ( 80 years old )
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
Francis Charles Ruf
Frank Ruf
Charles Francis Ruf
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.
Known For
The Grapes of Wrath
1940-03-15It's a Wonderful Life
1946-12-20When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965-10-10Detective Story
1951-10-24The Reluctant Dragon
1941-06-19You Came Along
1945-07-04Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957-05-30Road to Rio
1947-12-25The Palm Beach Story
1942-08-28The Sniper
1952-05-09