Frank Faylen (born Charles Francis Ruf ,[1] [ citation needed ] – August 2, 1985) 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.
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Frank Faylen
Born Frank Ruf
(1905-12-08 ) December 8, 1905Died August 2, 1985(1985-08-02) (aged 79) Resting place San Fernando Mission Cemetery Occupation Actor Years active 1936– 1978 Spouse
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Born in St. Louis, Missouri , Faylen began his acting career as an infant appearing with his vaudeville -performing parents on stage. The family lived on a showboat,[2]
Frank Faylen and Jean Porter in That Nazty Nuisance 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 character roles. He appeared as Walt Disney 's musical conductor in The Reluctant Dragon Laurel and Hardy comedy A-Haunting We Will Go Laurel and Hardy supporting player Charlie Hall were teamed briefly by Monogram Pictures .
Faylen's breakthrough came in 1945, where he was cast as Bim, the cynical nurse at Bellevue 's alcoholic ward in The Lost Weekend Frank Capra 's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life [3] Maverick and Zane Grey Theater , as well as playing series regular long-suffering grocer Herbert T. Gillis, the father of the title character on the 1950s-'60s television sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis [4] That Girl [4] : 1065
In 1968, he had a small part in the Barbra Streisand film Funny Girl
He has a star at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard in the Television section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame . It was dedicated on February 8, 1960.[5]
Faylen was married to Carol Hughes , an actress. Their two daughters, Catherine and Carol, are retired actresses.[2] Regis Philbin 's first wife.[ citation needed ]
Faylen died from pneumonia in Burbank, California, in 1985. He was interred in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California .[6]
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Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7 "Frank Faylen" . Hollywood Walk of Fame . Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018 . 
