Faylen became a stage actor at 18 and eventually began working in films in the 1930s. He began playing a number of bit parts for Warner Bros., then freelanced for other studios in gradually larger …

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 …

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His two most famous roles were those of the hardened male nurse attending to alcoholic Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend (1945) and as Ernie the cabdriver in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946).

Dec 12, 2025 · Frank Faylen’s working stiff roles playing cops, cabbies, and bartenders, though lasting mere minutes over several hundred feet of film, were indelibly etched on the American psyche. Who …

Frank Faylen (born Francis Charles Ruf) was an American stage, screen, and television actor.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Frank Faylen discovered his love for performance in his early childhood. Faylen quickly made a name for himself in the vibrant vaudeville scene, outshining competitors with …

Frank Faylen was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He is best remembered for his movie performances as the cynical male nurse in The Lost Weeke.

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Frank Faylen AKA Frank Ruf Born: 8-Dec - 1905 Birthplace: St. Louis, MO Died: 2-Aug - 1985 Location of death: Burbank, CA Cause of death: Pneumonia Remains: Buried, San Fernando Mission …