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Frank Faylen
Actor

Frank Faylen

1905Saint Louis, Missouri, USA173 Movies16 TV Shows

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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173 titles
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
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Self (archive footage)
6.0

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
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Herbert T. Gillis

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

1977
Funny Girl
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Keeney
7.2

Funny Girl

1968
When the Boys Meet the Girls
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Phin Gray
3.0

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965
The Monkey's Uncle
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Mr. Dearborne
5.7

The Monkey's Uncle

1965
Fluffy
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Catfish
6.5

Fluffy

1965
North to Alaska
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Arnie (uncredited)
6.5

North to Alaska

1960
The Sunrise Gun
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Doc Alvarez

The Sunrise Gun

1959
Dino
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Frank Mandel
7.2

Dino

1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
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Sheriff Cotton Wilson
7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957
7th Cavalry
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Sgt. Kruger
5.9

7th Cavalry

1956
Three Brave Men
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Enos Warren
5.9

Three Brave Men

1956
Everything But the Truth
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'Mac' McMillan
8.2

Everything But the Truth

1956
Away All Boats
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Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
5.1

Away All Boats

1956
Terror at Midnight
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Fred Hill
4.7

Terror at Midnight

1956
The McConnell Story
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Sfc. Sykes
6.3

The McConnell Story

1955
The Looters
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Stan Leppich
5.6

The Looters

1955
The Lone Gun
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Fairweather
5.4

The Lone Gun

1954
Riot in Cell Block 11
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Commissioner Haskell
7.0

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954
Red Garters
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Billy Buckett
4.7

Red Garters

1954
99 River Street
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Stan Hogan
6.8

99 River Street

1953
Hangman's Knot
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Cass Browne
6.4

Hangman's Knot

1952
The Lusty Men
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Al Dawson
6.7

The Lusty Men

1952
The Sniper
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Anderson
6.7

The Sniper

1952
My Favorite Spy
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Newton
6.0

My Favorite Spy

1951
Detective Story
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Det. Gallagher
7.0

Detective Story

1951
Passage West
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Curly
6.2

Passage West

1951
Fourteen Hours
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Walter, room service waiter
7.2

Fourteen Hours

1951
Copper Canyon
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Mullins
5.5

Copper Canyon

1950
The Eagle and the Hawk
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Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
5.4

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950
Convicted
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Convict Ponti
6.1

Convicted

1950
Francis
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Sergeant Chillingbacker
5.6

Francis

1950
The Nevadan
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Jeff
5.8

The Nevadan

1950
Whispering Smith
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Whitey Du Sang
6.6

Whispering Smith

1948
Blood on the Moon
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Jake Pindalest
6.2

Blood on the Moon

1948
Race Street
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Phil Dickson
5.8

Race Street

1948
Hazard
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Oscar
7.5

Hazard

1948
Road to Rio
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Trigger
6.8

Road to Rio

1947
Variety Girl
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Frank Faylen
6.1

Variety Girl

1947
The Perils of Pauline
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Mr. Joe Gurt
6.2

The Perils of Pauline

1947
The Trouble with Women
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Geeger
9.0

The Trouble with Women

1947
Welcome Stranger
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Bill Walters
6.6

Welcome Stranger

1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
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Boss

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947
California
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Whitey
6.8

California

1947
Suddenly It's Spring
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Harold Michaels
3.9

Suddenly It's Spring

1947
It's a Wonderful Life
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Ernie
8.3

It's a Wonderful Life

1946
Cross My Heart
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Fingerprint Expert

Cross My Heart

1946
Two Years Before the Mast
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Hansen
6.1

Two Years Before the Mast

1946
Blue Skies
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Mack
6.1

Blue Skies

1946
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
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Federal Agent
6.2

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946
The Well Groomed Bride
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Cabbie
4.0

The Well Groomed Bride

1946
The Blue Dahlia
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Man Recommending Motel
6.7

The Blue Dahlia

1946
To Each His Own
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Babe
6.9

To Each His Own

1946
Masquerade in Mexico
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Brooklyn (uncredited)
5.4

Masquerade in Mexico

1945
The Lost Weekend
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'Bim' Nolan
7.6

The Lost Weekend

1945
Incendiary Blonde
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Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
4.6

Incendiary Blonde

1945
The Affairs of Susan
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Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
6.1

The Affairs of Susan

1945
You Came Along
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Bellboy (uncredited)
7.0

You Came Along

1945
Bring on the Girls
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Sailor
6.1

Bring on the Girls

1945
The Canterville Ghost
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Lieutenant John Kane
6.8

The Canterville Ghost

1944
Address Unknown
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Jimmie Blake
6.4

Address Unknown

1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
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Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
5.8

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944
And the Angels Sing
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Holman
7.0

And the Angels Sing

1944
See Here, Private Hargrove
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M.P. (uncredited)
6.0

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944
A Guy Named Joe
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Major (uncredited)
6.7

A Guy Named Joe

1944
Standing Room Only
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Cabbie
5.0

Standing Room Only

1944
The Gang's All Here
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Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
6.0

The Gang's All Here

1943
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
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Speed Dugan
5.4

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

1943
The Unknown Guest
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Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Unknown Guest

1943
Corvette K-225
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Shipyard Painter
6.1

Corvette K-225

1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
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Sailor (uncredited)
6.1

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943
Nazty Nuisance
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Seaman Benson
3.7

Nazty Nuisance

1943
Young Ideas
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Reporter (uncredited)
4.6

Young Ideas

1943
Yanks Ahoy
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Quartermaster Jenkins
6.3

Yanks Ahoy

1943
Get Going
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Hank

Get Going

1943
Prairie Chickens
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Clem

Prairie Chickens

1943
Good Morning, Judge
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Ben Pollard

Good Morning, Judge

1943
Mission to Moscow
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Reporter (uncredited)
5.6

Mission to Moscow

1943
Taxi, Mister
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Henchman Silk
3.6

Taxi, Mister

1943
Slightly Dangerous
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Gateman (uncredited)
6.0

Slightly Dangerous

1943
The Falcon Strikes Back
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Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
5.5

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943
Dixie Dugan
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Soldier (uncredited)
5.0

Dixie Dugan

1943
Silver Skates
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Eddie
5.0

Silver Skates

1943
Fall In
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Capt. Gillis
6.0

Fall In

1942
Across the Pacific
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Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
6.6

Across the Pacific

1942
The Palm Beach Story
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Taxi Driver (uncredited)
7.0

The Palm Beach Story

1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
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Soldier Driving Jeep
5.6

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942
Wake Island
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5.8

Wake Island

1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
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Train Detective (uncredited)
6.0

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942
The Pride of the Yankees
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Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
7.4

The Pride of the Yankees

1942
Tough as They Come
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Collector

Tough as They Come

1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
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Stage Manager (Uncredited)
6.5

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
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Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
7.0

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942
Whispering Ghosts
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Curly
6.4

Whispering Ghosts

1942
About Face
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Bartender Jerry
6.0

About Face

1942
Mokey
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Police Desk Sergeant
5.0

Mokey

1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
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Soldier (uncredited)
6.0

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942
Joe Smith, American
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Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
6.2

Joe Smith, American

1942
Steel Against the Sky
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Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
5.0

Steel Against the Sky

1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
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Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
7.1

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941
Top Sergeant Mulligan
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Pat Dolan
5.0

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941
Sergeant York
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But! Boy (uncredited)
7.2

Sergeant York

1941
Let's Go Collegiate
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Speed Dorman
5.0

Let's Go Collegiate

1941
Tanks a Million
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Pvt. Skivic
5.3

Tanks a Million

1941
Blossoms in the Dust
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Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
6.6

Blossoms in the Dust

1941
Father Steps Out
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Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
3.0

Father Steps Out

1941
The Reluctant Dragon
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Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
6.6

The Reluctant Dragon

1941
Thieves Fall Out
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Pick
5.5

Thieves Fall Out

1941
Model Wife
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Master of Ceremonies
5.0

Model Wife

1941
Footsteps in the Dark
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Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
6.8

Footsteps in the Dark

1941
Come Live with Me
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Waiter
6.8

Come Live with Me

1941
East of the River
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Tour Guide (uncredited)
5.7

East of the River

1940
Just a Cute Kid
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Benny

Just a Cute Kid

1940
City for Conquest
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Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
6.7

City for Conquest

1940
No Time for Comedy
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Cab Driver
5.0

No Time for Comedy

1940
They Drive by Night
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Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
6.9

They Drive by Night

1940
Pop Always Pays
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Minerva Auto Loan Cashier

Pop Always Pays

1940
Blame It on Love
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Studio Electrician
2.5

Blame It on Love

1940
Brother Orchid
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Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
6.5

Brother Orchid

1940
La Conga Nights
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Jeepers Peepers
7.5

La Conga Nights

1940
Edison, the Man
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Galbreath
6.8

Edison, the Man

1940
Saturday's Children
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Cab Driver (uncredited)
6.6

Saturday's Children

1940
Curtain Call
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Spike Malone
7.3

Curtain Call

1940
The Grapes of Wrath
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Tim
7.8

The Grapes of Wrath

1940
Alice in Movieland
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Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
6.3

Alice in Movieland

1940
Castle on the Hudson
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Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
6.8

Castle on the Hudson

1940
The Fighting 69th
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Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
5.7

The Fighting 69th

1940
Married and in Love
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Jim Carter, Man in Bar
5.4

Married and in Love

1940
Invisible Stripes
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Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
6.1

Invisible Stripes

1939
Gone with the Wind
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Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
7.9

Gone with the Wind

1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
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Pete Foley - 1st pilot
5.7

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939
Reno
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J. Hezmer Briggs
6.0

Reno

1939
No Place to Go
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Pete Shaffer
6.0

No Place to Go

1939
Slapsie Maxie's
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Tiger Dorsey
5.0

Slapsie Maxie's

1939
Thunder Afloat
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Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
5.9

Thunder Afloat

1939
Waterfront
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Skids Riley
6.3

Waterfront

1939
Five Came Back
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Photographer (uncredited)
6.2

Five Came Back

1939
It's a Wonderful World
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Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
6.4

It's a Wonderful World

1939
Lucky Night
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Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
6.6

Lucky Night

1939
Women in the Wind
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Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
6.8

Women in the Wind

1939
The Flying Irishman
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New York Mechanic
4.6

The Flying Irishman

1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
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Adjutant (uncredited)
7.0

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
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Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
5.7

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939
Twelve Crowded Hours
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Henchman (uncredited)
5.2

Twelve Crowded Hours

1939
Idiot's Delight
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Ed
5.9

Idiot's Delight

1939
Too Hot to Handle
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Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
5.8

Too Hot to Handle

1938
No Time to Marry
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Waxler
6.0

No Time to Marry

1938
The Invisible Menace
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Private of the Guard
3.8

The Invisible Menace

1938
Headin' East
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Joe

Headin' East

1937
Wine, Women and Horses
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Horse Buyer
4.3

Wine, Women and Horses

1937
That Certain Woman
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Reporter (uncredited)
5.4

That Certain Woman

1937
Back in Circulation
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James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
5.3

Back in Circulation

1937
Ever Since Eve
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Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
5.5

Ever Since Eve

1937
They Won't Forget
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Reporter
5.6

They Won't Forget

1937
Dance Charlie Dance
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Ted Parks
6.0

Dance Charlie Dance

1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
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Charlie Downs
6.8

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937
Kid Galahad
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Barney
7.0

Kid Galahad

1937
San Quentin
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Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
6.5

San Quentin

1937
The Go-Getter
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Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
5.8

The Go-Getter

1937
The Cherokee Strip
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Joe Brady
6.0

The Cherokee Strip

1937
Marked Woman
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Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
6.5

Marked Woman

1937
Midnight Court
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Reporter
4.4

Midnight Court

1937
Smart Blonde
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Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
6.1

Smart Blonde

1937
King of Hockey
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Swede
5.0

King of Hockey

1936
Night Waitress
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Policeman at Torre's
5.8

Night Waitress

1936
All American Chump
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Reporter (uncredited)
5.8

All American Chump

1936
The Sky Parade
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Pilot (uncredited)

The Sky Parade

1936
China Clipper
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Weatherman (uncredited)
5.6

China Clipper

1936
Bullets or Ballots
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Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
6.6

Bullets or Ballots

1936
Border Flight
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Jimmie
6.0

Border Flight

1936
Romance in the Air
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Sure-Fire

Romance in the Air

1936
Road Gang
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Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
6.5

Road Gang

1936
Double Exposure
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Press Photographer (uncredited)
7.0

Double Exposure

1935
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Quincy, M.E.
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Janus
7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976
That Girl
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6.1

That Girl

1966
My Mother the Car
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4.3

My Mother the Car

1965
The Great Adventure
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O'Brien

The Great Adventure

1963
Petticoat Junction
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Ralph
5.7

Petticoat Junction

1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
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6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
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Herbert T. Gillis
6.0

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959
Man with a Camera
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4.6

Man with a Camera

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
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Sheriff Earl Tipton
6.8

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
Maverick
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Red Harrison
6.9

Maverick

1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
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Doc Alvarez
6.0

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
Telephone Time
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6.3

Telephone Time

1956
General Electric Theater
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Farber
6.4

General Electric Theater

1953
Racket Squad
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6.0

Racket Squad

1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
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Self
6.8

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950
The Bob Hope Show
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Self
7.0

The Bob Hope Show

1950