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Frank Faylen (born Charles Francis Ruf, December 8, 1905 [citation needed] – August 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor.
Frank Faylen. American character actor who specialized in average-guy parts and who could be equally effective in sympathetic or unlikeable roles. His parents, the vaudeville team of Ruf and Cusik, took him onstage with them when he was a baby, and Faylen grew up in the theatre.
- January 1, 1
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- January 1, 1
- Burbank, California, USA
His most famous film roles were as the vicious male nurse Bim in The Lost Weekend (1945) and as the cabdriver Ernie in It's a Wonderful Life (1946). But his greatest fame came in television, particularly as Dobie's dad Herbert T. Gillis in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959).
- December 8, 1905
- August 2, 1985
Aug 5, 1985 · Frank Faylen, a character actor whose 70-year entertainment career ranged from a Mississippi River showboat act to a role on the "Dobie Gillis" television series, is dead.
Frank Faylen (* 8. Dezember 1905 in St. Louis, Missouri als Francis Charles Ruf; † 2. August 1985 in Burbank, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler
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 ...
Veteran character player, who first appeared onstage at the age of eighteen months in parents vaudeville act. In his 20s Faylen made the transition from a vaudeville song-and-dance man to touch guys in films of the 1930s. One of his most memorable performances is as the sadistic male nurse in...
