Where to watch Frank Faylen in the UK
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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.
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- Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Janus
- Maverick (1957) as Red Harrison
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) Cast
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Doc Alvarez
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as Ralph
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Sheriff Earl Tipton
- That Girl (1966) Cast
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) as Herbert T. Gillis
- The Great Adventure (1963) as O'Brien
- Telephone Time (1956) Cast
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Ernie
- Gone with the Wind (1939) as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
- Racket Squad (1951) Cast
- Man with a Camera (1958) Cast
- My Mother the Car (1965) Cast
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Tim
- Funny Girl (1968) as Keeney
- The Blue Dahlia (1946) as Man Recommending Motel
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Farber
- The Lost Weekend (1945) as 'Bim' Nolan
- Sergeant York (1941) as But! Boy (uncredited)
- North to Alaska (1960) as Arnie (uncredited)
- The Pride of the Yankees (1942) as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
- Too Hot to Handle (1938) as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
- The Reluctant Dragon (1941) as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Marked Woman (1937) as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
- Detective Story (1951) as Det. Gallagher
- Variety Girl (1947) as Frank Faylen
- Brother Orchid (1940) as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Fourteen Hours (1951) as Walter, room service waiter
- The Sniper (1952) as Anderson
- The Lusty Men (1952) as Al Dawson
- California (1947) as Whitey
- Kid Galahad (1937) as Barney
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) as Sailor (uncredited)
- Blood on the Moon (1948) as Jake Pindalest
- 7th Cavalry (1956) as Sgt. Kruger
- And the Angels Sing (1944) as Holman
- The Nevadan (1950) as Jeff
- Francis (1950) as Sergeant Chillingbacker
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) as Adjutant (uncredited)
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941) as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
- City for Conquest (1940) as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
- Away All Boats (1956) as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
- The Canterville Ghost (1944) as Lieutenant John Kane
- Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) as Commissioner Haskell
- They Drive by Night (1940) as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
- San Quentin (1937) as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
- Mission to Moscow (1943) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) as Soldier (uncredited)
- Hazard (1948) as Oscar
- A Guy Named Joe (1944) as Major (uncredited)
- Young Ideas (1943) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Road to Rio (1947) as Trigger
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
- A-Haunting We Will Go (1942) as Train Detective (uncredited)
- Incendiary Blonde (1945) as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Welcome Stranger (1947) as Bill Walters
- The Fighting 69th (1940) as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
- Alice in Movieland (1940) as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
- Whispering Ghosts (1942) as Curly
- Castle on the Hudson (1940) as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful World (1939) as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
- East of the River (1940) as Tour Guide (uncredited)
- Corvette K-225 (1943) as Shipyard Painter
- Whispering Smith (1948) as Whitey Du Sang
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- Convicted (1950) as Convict Ponti
- Wake Island (1942) Cast
- Idiot's Delight (1939) as Ed
- Passage West (1951) as Curly
- Three Brave Men (1956) as Enos Warren
- Bullets or Ballots (1936) as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
- Race Street (1948) as Phil Dickson
- To Each His Own (1946) as Babe
- Easy Come, Easy Go (1947) as Boss
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Where can I watch Frank Faylen films in the UK?
Frank Faylen's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Frank Faylen's most popular films?
Most-watched Frank Faylen films currently: It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Gone with the Wind (1939), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Funny Girl (1968).
What TV shows has Frank Faylen appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Quincy, M.E. (1976), Maverick (1957), The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956), Petticoat Junction (1963).
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