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

It's a Wonderful Life

Ernie

Gone with the Wind

Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath

Tim

Funny Girl

Keeney

Blood on the Moon

Jake Pindalest

City for Conquest

Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)

Marked Woman

Cabbie #2 (uncredited)