Biography
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
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
The Grapes of Wrath
Tim
Gunfight at the O.K. Corr...
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
The Lusty Men
Al Dawson
Funny Girl
Keeney
North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter