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But his greatest fame came in television, particularly as Dobie's dad Herbert T. Gillis in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959). Faylen was married to actress Carol Hughes, with whom he had two daughters. He retired after Funny Girl (1968), and died in 1985. Born December 8, 1905. Died August 2, 1985 (79)
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- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Burbank, California, USA
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: Created by Max Shulman. With Dwayne Hickman, Bob Denver, Frank Faylen, Florida Friebus. A young man schemes and attempts to get the "better things in life" mostly popularity, success, and most importantly, girls.
Frank Faylen as Herbert T. Gillis, Dobie's old-fashioned, short-tempered, and gruff father who runs a small independent grocery store. Florida Friebus as Winifred "Winnie" Gillis is Dobie's doting mother, who tends to baby her son and critique her husband's parenting skills. Bob Denver as Maynard G. Krebs is Dobie's lazy and somewhat goofy best ...
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- 147 (list of episodes)
- September 29, 1959 –, June 5, 1963
- CBS
Frank Faylen (born Charles Francis Ruf, December 8, 1905 [citation needed] – August 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor.Largely a bit player and character actor, he occasionally played more fleshed-out supporting roles during his forty-two year acting career, during which he appeared in some 223 film and television productions, often without credit.
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.
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Aug 9, 2021 · Frank Faylen, a veteran character actor who played Dobie Gillis` father and appeared in more than 400 movies, including ”The Grapes of Wrath,””Gunfight at the OK Corral” and ”Funny Girl ...
Frank Faylen. Actor: It's a Wonderful Life. 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. He attended St. Joseph's Preparatory College in Kirkwood, Missouri, but returned to ...
