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Acting

Frank Faylen

Career: Active from 1935 to 1977, with a break from 1966 to 1976, busiest in 1943 and 1947 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles: 8
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: It's a Wonderful Life
87/100

Characters

1

The characters Frank Faylen played, best-known titles first.

Frank Faylen as Herbert T. Gillis

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 99 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Frank Faylen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.4, average 5.4
Uncanny
1.0, average 2.5
Psychological
4.2, average 5.5
Scare
1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Western 6
Historical Setting 5
Moral Dilemma 4
Character-Driven 4
Lighthearted Entertainment 3
Political Intrigue 3
Social Commentary 3
Lighthearted 3
Tension & Suspense 2
American Frontier 2
Slapstick Humor 2
Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

185

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1970s

2 titles · average score 74

Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?

as Herbert T. Gillis

Quincy, M.E.

74

TV show · as Janus

1960s

10 titles · average score 52

Funny Girl

84

as Keeney

That Girl

45

TV show

The Monkey's Uncle

54

as Mr. Dearborne

Fluffy

65

as Catfish

My Mother the Car

31

TV show

When the Boys Meet the Girls

40

as Phin Gray

Petticoat Junction

43

TV show · as Ralph

The Great Adventure

TV show · as O'Brien

The Beverly Hillbillies

47

TV show

North to Alaska

59

as Arnie (uncredited)

1950s

33 titles · average score 64

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

70

TV show · as Herbert T. Gillis

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

70

as Sheriff Cotton Wilson

Maverick

75

TV show · as Red Harrison

7th Cavalry

54

as Sgt. Kruger

Terror at Midnight

as Fred Hill

Riot in Cell Block 11

85

as Commissioner Haskell

The Lone Gun

57

as Fairweather

99 River Street

87

as Stan Hogan

The Sniper

69

as Anderson

The Lusty Men

87

as Al Dawson

Hangman's Knot

58

as Cass Browne

Convicted

65

as Convict Ponti

1940s

95 titles · average score 65

Blood on the Moon

74

as Jake Pindalest

Race Street

62

as Phil Dickson

California

64

as Whitey

Welcome Stranger

64

as Bill Walters

The Perils of Pauline

60

as Mr. Joe Gurt

Road to Rio

76

as Trigger

Suddenly It's Spring

52

as Harold Michaels

It's a Wonderful Life

87

as Ernie

Blue Skies

65

as Mack (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

77

as 'Bim' Nolan

Nazty Nuisance

43

as Seaman Benson

Just a Cute Kid

as Benny

1930s

45 titles · average score 62

Slapsie Maxie's

as Tiger Dorsey

Gone with the Wind

87

as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

No Place to Go

as Pete Shaffer

Waterfront

as Skids Riley

It's a Wonderful World

65

as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

65

as Adjutant (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle

61

as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)

Headin' East

as Joe

Marked Woman

71

as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)

Kid Galahad

69

as Barney

Bullets or Ballots

67

as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

Double Exposure

64

as Press Photographer (uncredited)