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.

Frank Faylen

Acting Born December 8, 1905 – Died August 2, 1985 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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

Maverick

Red Harrison

Quincy, M.E.

Janus

Petticoat Junction

Ralph

The Beverly Hillbillies

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Doc Alvarez

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Sheriff Earl Tipton

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

The Bob Hope Show

Self

That Girl

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Herbert T. Gillis

It's a Wonderful Life

Ernie

Gone with the Wind

Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)