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Frank Faylen 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. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Birth Name
Francis Charles Ruf
Born
Friday, 08 December 1905
Died
Friday, 02 August 1985
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| These Amazing Shadows | Ernie (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) | 2011 |
| Quincy M.E. | Janus | 1976 |
| Funny Girl | Keeney | 1968 |
| That Girl | Bert Hollinger | 1966 |
| When the Boys Meet the Girls | Phin Gray | 1965 |
| My Mother the Car | Manager, Conrad Byron | 1965 |
| The Monkey's Uncle | Mr. Dearborne | 1965 |
| Fluffy | Catfish | 1965 |
| Karen | George Morton | 1964 |
| The Great Adventure | O'Brien | 1963 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| These Amazing Shadows | Ernie (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) | 2011 |
| Quincy M.E. | Janus | 1976 |
| Funny Girl | Keeney | 1968 |
| That Girl | Bert Hollinger | 1966 |
| When the Boys Meet the Girls | Phin Gray | 1965 |
| My Mother the Car | Manager, Conrad Byron | 1965 |
| The Monkey's Uncle | Mr. Dearborne | 1965 |
| Fluffy | Catfish | 1965 |
| Karen | George Morton | 1964 |
| The Great Adventure | O'Brien | 1963 |
| Petticoat Junction | Ralph | 1963 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Marvin | 1962 |
| North to Alaska | Arnie | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Herbert T. Gillis | 1959 |
| Man with a Camera | Jim Costigan | 1958 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Detective | 1958 |
| The Rough Riders | Daniel Eddiman | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Sheriff Earl Tipton | 1958 |
| Maverick | Red Harrison | 1957 |
| Dino | Frank Mandel | 1957 |
| Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Cotton Wilson / Sheriff Cotton Wilson | 1957 |
| Two Knights from Brooklyn | Henchman Silk / Crap Table Stick Man in 2nd segment | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Denfield | 1957 |
| Three Brave Men | Enos Warren | 1956 |
| 7th Cavalry | Sgt. Kruger | 1956 |
| Everything But the Truth | 'Mac' McMillan | 1956 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Doc Alvarez | 1956 |
| Away All Boats | Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran | 1956 |
| Terror at Midnight | Fred Hill | 1956 |
| The NBC Comedy Hour | Self - Actor | 1956 |
| The McConnell Story | Sfc. Sykes | 1955 |
| The Looters | Stan Leppich | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mr. Dearborne | 1954 |
| The Lone Gun | Fairweather | 1954 |
| Riot in Cell Block 11 | Commissioner Haskell | 1954 |
| Red Garters | Billy Buckett | 1954 |
| 99 River Street | Stan Hogan | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Farber | 1953 |
| Hangman's Knot | Cass Browne | 1952 |
| The Lusty Men | Al Dawson | 1952 |
| The Sniper | Police Insp. Anderson / Anderson | 1952 |
| My Favorite Spy | Newton | 1951 |
| Detective Story | Det. Gallagher | 1951 |
| Passage West | Curly | 1951 |
| Fourteen Hours | Room Service Waiter / Walter, room service waiter | 1951 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Comic Actor | 1950 |
| Convicted | Convict Ponti | 1950 |
| The Eagle and the Hawk | Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman / Red Hyatt | 1950 |
| Francis | Sergeant Chillingbacker | 1950 |
| Copper Canyon | Mullins | 1950 |
| The Nevadan | Jeff | 1950 |
| Whispering Smith | Whitey Du Sang | 1948 |
| Blood on the Moon | Jake Pindalest | 1948 |
| Race Street | Phil Dickson | 1948 |
| Hazard | Oscar | 1948 |
| Road to Rio | Trigger | 1947 |
| Variety Girl | Himself / Frank Faylen | 1947 |
| The Perils of Pauline | Mr. Joe Gurt | 1947 |
| The Trouble with Women | Geeger | 1947 |
| Welcome Stranger | Bill Walters | 1947 |
| Suddenly It's Spring | Harold Michaels | 1947 |
| Easy Come, Easy Go | Boss | 1947 |
| California | Whitey | 1947 |
| Cross My Heart | Fingerprint Expert | 1947 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Ernie | 1946 |
| Blue Skies | Mack | 1946 |
| Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Federal Agent | 1946 |
| The Well Groomed Bride | Cabbie / Taxi Driver | 1946 |
| The Blue Dahlia | Man Recommending a Motel / Man Recommending Motel | 1946 |
| To Each His Own | Babe | 1946 |
| Two Years Before the Mast | Hansen | 1946 |
| Masquerade in Mexico | Brooklyn | 1945 |
| The Lost Weekend | 'Bim' Nolan | 1945 |
| Duffy's Tavern | Customer | 1945 |
| Pride of the Marines | Ward Patient | 1945 |
| Incendiary Blonde | Hotel Clerk | 1945 |
| The Affairs of Susan | Brooklyn Boy / Brooklyn Boy (Uncredited) | 1945 |
| You Came Along | Bellboy | 1945 |
| Boogie Woogie | Mugs | 1945 |
| Bring on the Girls | Sailor | 1945 |
| Bombalera | Houlihan | 1945 |
| National Barn Dance | Musical Team Member | 1944 |
| The Canterville Ghost | Lieutenant John Kane | 1944 |
| Address Unknown | Jimmie Blake | 1944 |
| Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Taxi Driver #2 | 1944 |
| An American Romance | Bartender | 1944 |
| See Here, Private Hargrove | Military Policeman / M.P. | 1944 |
| And the Angels Sing | Holman | 1944 |
| Standing Room Only | Cabbie / Cab Driver | 1944 |
| Tarzan's Desert Mystery | Achmed | 1943 |
| The Gang's All Here | Marine Sergeant | 1943 |
| A Guy Named Joe | Major | 1943 |
| She's for Me | Keys | 1943 |
| The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Speed Dugan aka McGinnis / Speed Dugan | 1943 |
| The Unknown Guest | Truck Driver | 1943 |
| Corvette K-225 | Shipyard Painter | 1943 |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | Sailor | 1943 |
| The Good Fellows | Brody | 1943 |
| Nazty Nuisance | Seaman Benson | 1943 |
| Young Ideas | Reporter | 1943 |
| Yanks Ahoy | Quartermaster Jenkins | 1943 |
| Get Going | Hank | 1943 |
| Three Hearts for Julia | Meek Gateman | 1943 |
| Mission to Moscow | Reporter | 1943 |
| Good Morning, Judge | Ben Pollard | 1943 |
| Taxi, Mister | Henchman Silk / Silk | 1943 |
| Follow the Band | Brooks | 1943 |
| The Falcon Strikes Back | Cecil - First Hobo | 1943 |
| Slightly Dangerous | Gateman | 1943 |
| Prairie Chickens | Clem / Clem - Henchman | 1943 |
| Salute for Three | Buzz's Soldier Friend | 1943 |
| Dixie Dugan | Soldier | 1943 |
| Silver Skates | Eddie | 1943 |
| The McGuerins from Brooklyn | Crap Table Stickman | 1942 |
| Fall In | Capt. Gillis | 1942 |
| Northwest Rangers | Chuck a luck dealer | 1942 |
| Across the Pacific | Sidewalk Toy Vendor | 1942 |
| The Palm Beach Story | Taxi Driver | 1942 |
| Somewhere I'll Find You | Soldier Driving Jeep / Slim, Army Driver | 1942 |
| Wake Island | Marine Finding Skipper's Litter | 1942 |
| A-Haunting We Will Go | Train Detective | 1942 |
| Wings for the Eagle | Bandleader | 1942 |
| The Pride of the Yankees | Yankee Third Base Coach | 1942 |
| Tough As They Come | Collector | 1942 |
| Maisie Gets Her Man | Second Stage Manager / Stage Manager (Uncredited) | 1942 |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | Sergeant on Parade - Last Scene | 1942 |
| Whispering Ghosts | Curly / Curly the Announcer | 1942 |
| About Face | Bartender Jerry / Jerry | 1942 |
| Mokey | Police Desk Sergeant | 1942 |
| Star Spangled Rhythm | Soldier - 'That Old Black Magic' Number | 1942 |
| Dr. Kildare's Victory | Peter 'Pete' Taylor | 1942 |
| Joe Smith, American | Man in Waiting Room with Matches | 1942 |
| Hay Foot | Major | 1942 |
| Steel Against the Sky | Egg Man in Diner | 1941 |
| H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Marine Sergeant | 1941 |
| Unholy Partners | Roger Ordway | 1941 |
| Top Sergeant Mulligan | Pat Dolan | 1941 |
| Sergeant York | But! Boy | 1941 |
| Let's Go Collegiate | Speed Dorman | 1941 |
| Tanks a Million | Pvt. Skivic | 1941 |
| Blossoms in the Dust | Man With Man Carrying Dead Child | 1941 |
| International Squadron | Process Server | 1941 |
| Father Steps Out | Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam | 1941 |
| Affectionately Yours | Ambulance Driver | 1941 |
| Thieves Fall Out | Pick | 1941 |
| Model Wife | Master of Ceremonies | 1941 |
| Knockout | Fighter in Locker Room | 1941 |
| Footsteps in the Dark | Gus - Taxi Driver | 1941 |
| Come Live with Me | Waiter | 1941 |
| The Reluctant Dragon | Frank - Orchestra Leader | 1941 |
| East of the River | Tour Guide | 1940 |
| City for Conquest | Band Conductor and Emcee | 1940 |
| No Time for Comedy | Cab Driver | 1940 |
| Margie | Mr. Leffingwell | 1940 |
| They Drive by Night | Driver in Café | 1940 |
| Pop Always Pays | Minerva Auto Loan Cashier | 1940 |
| La Conga Nights | Jeepers Peepers | 1940 |
| Brother Orchid | Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk | 1940 |
| Edison, the Man | Galbreath | 1940 |
| Saturday's Children | Cab Driver | 1940 |
| Curtain Call | Spike Malone | 1940 |
| Millionaire Playboy | (scenes deleted) | 1940 |
| The Grapes of Wrath | Tim | 1940 |
| Alice in Movieland | Master of Ceremonies | 1940 |
| Castle on the Hudson | Guard Who is Slugged | 1940 |
| The Fighting 69th | Engineer Sergeant at Cave-In | 1940 |
| Married and in Love | Jim Carter, Man in Bar | 1940 |
| Gone with the Wind | Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade | 1940 |
| Invisible Stripes | Steve - Henchman on Bank Job | 1939 |
| Nick Carter, Master Detective | Pete / Pete Foley - 1st pilot | 1939 |
| Reno | J. Hezmer 'Hezzy' Briggs / J. Hezmer Briggs | 1939 |
| No Place to Go | Pete Shafter / Pete Shaffer | 1939 |
| Slapsie Maxie's | Tiger Dorsey, the Champ / Tiger Dorsey | 1939 |
| Thunder Afloat | Petty Officer | 1939 |
| The Star Maker | First Reporter | 1939 |
| They All Come Out | Indoctrination Guard at Reformatory | 1939 |
| Waterfront | Skids Riley | 1939 |
| Five Came Back | Photographer | 1939 |
| It's a Wonderful World | Peters - Stagehand | 1939 |
| Lucky Night | Play Palace Announcer | 1939 |
| Women in the Wind | Chuck - the Mechanic | 1939 |
| The Flying Irishman | New York Mechanic | 1939 |
| The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Adjutant | 1939 |
| You Can't Get Away with Murder | Boat Tour Guide | 1939 |
| Twelve Crowded Hours | Henchman | 1939 |
| Idiot's Delight | Ed | 1939 |
| Too Hot to Handle | Assistant Dubber | 1938 |
| Four's a Crowd | Taxi Driver | 1938 |
| No Time to Marry | Waxler | 1938 |
| The Invisible Menace | Private of the Guard | 1938 |
| Headin' East | Joe | 1937 |
| Back in Circulation | James Maxwell - a Reporter | 1937 |
| Wine, Women and Horses | Horse Buyer | 1937 |
| That Certain Woman | Reporter | 1937 |
| Talent Scout | Master of Ceremonies | 1937 |
| Ever Since Eve | Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern | 1937 |
| They Won't Forget | Reporter | 1937 |
| Public Wedding | Trainman | 1937 |
| Dance Charlie Dance | Ted Parks | 1937 |
| Kid Galahad | Barney | 1937 |
| The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Charlie Downs | 1937 |
| San Quentin | Convict Envying Hoffman | 1937 |
| The Go Getter | Country Club Man #2 | 1937 |
| The Cherokee Strip | Henchman Joe Brady / Joe Brady | 1937 |
| Marked Woman | 2nd Cabbie | 1937 |
| Midnight Court | Reporter | 1937 |
| Smart Blonde | Ambulance Driver | 1937 |
| Gold Diggers of 1937 | Man Shaving on Train | 1936 |
| King of Hockey | Swede - Nick's Associate / Swede | 1936 |
| Night Waitress | Policeman at Torre's | 1936 |
| All American Chump | Reporter | 1936 |
| Down the Stretch | Ben - Bookie | 1936 |
| Sky Parade | Pilot | 1936 |
| China Clipper | Weatherman | 1936 |
| Bullets or Ballots | Gatley - Pinball Racketeer | 1936 |
| Border Flight | Jimmie | 1936 |
| Road Gang | Radio Dispatcher / Police Radio Dispatcher | 1936 |
