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Birthday
December 8, 1905
Day of Death
1985-08-02
(79 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
Francis Charles Ruf
Frank Ruf
Charles Francis Ruf
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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1943
A Guy Named Joe
as Major (uncredited)
The Gang's All Here
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Speed Dugan
The Unknown Guest
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
as Shipyard Painter
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Sailor (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance
as Seaman Benson
Young Ideas
as Reporter (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy
as Quartermaster Jenkins
Get Going
as Hank
Prairie Chickens
as Clem
Good Morning, Judge
as Ben Pollard
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister
as Henchman Silk
Slightly Dangerous
as Gateman (uncredited)
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
as Soldier (uncredited)
Silver Skates
as Eddie
1942
Fall In
as Capt. Gillis
Across the Pacific
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Soldier Driving Jeep
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Train Detective (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
as Collector
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Whispering Ghosts
as Curly
About Face
as Bartender Jerry
Mokey
as Police Desk Sergeant
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
1941
Steel Against the Sky
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Pat Dolan
Sergeant York
as But! Boy (uncredited)
Let's Go Collegiate
as Speed Dorman
Tanks a Million
as Pvt. Skivic
Blossoms in the Dust
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Father Steps Out
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
The Reluctant Dragon
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out
as Pick
Model Wife
as Master of Ceremonies
Footsteps in the Dark
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Come Live with Me
as Waiter
1940
East of the River
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Just a Cute Kid
as Benny
City for Conquest
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
as Cab Driver
They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Blame It on Love
as Studio Electrician
Brother Orchid
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
La Conga Nights
as Jeepers Peepers
Edison, the Man
as Galbreath
Saturday's Children
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Curtain Call
as Spike Malone
The Grapes of Wrath
as Tim
Alice in Movieland
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Married and in Love
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
1939
Invisible Stripes
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
Reno
as J. Hezmer Briggs
No Place to Go
as Pete Shaffer
Slapsie Maxie's
as Tiger Dorsey
Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Waterfront
as Skids Riley
Five Came Back
as Photographer (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Lucky Night
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
as New York Mechanic
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Henchman (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
as Ed
1938
1937
Headin' East
as Joe
Wine, Women and Horses
as Horse Buyer
Back in Circulation
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
as Reporter
Dance Charlie Dance
as Ted Parks
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Charlie Downs
Kid Galahad
as Barney
San Quentin
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
The Cherokee Strip
as Joe Brady
Marked Woman
as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Midnight Court
as Reporter
Smart Blonde
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1936
King of Hockey
as Swede
Night Waitress
as Policeman at Torre's
All American Chump
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Sky Parade
as Pilot (uncredited)
China Clipper
as Weatherman (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
Border Flight
as Jimmie
Romance in the Air
as Sure-Fire
Road Gang
as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1935
