Frank Faylen (born Charles Francis Ruf, December 8, 1905 – August 2, 1985) was an American film and television

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. Largely a bit player and

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, 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.

Career

Born in

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, Faylen began his acting career as an infant appearing with his

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-performing parents on stage. The family lived on a showboat,Frank Faylen Dies; Noted for Film, TV Roles
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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

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, then freelanced for other studios in gradually larger character roles. He appeared as

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's musical conductor in '' The Reluctant Dragon'', and as a stern railroad official in the

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comedy '' A-Haunting We Will Go''. Faylen and

supporting player Charlie Hall were teamed briefly by

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. Faylen's breakthrough came in 1945, where he was cast as Bim, the cynical nurse at

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's alcoholic ward in '' The Lost Weekend''. In the following year, he played Ernie Bishop, the friendly taxi driver in

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's 1946 film ''

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''. Faylen's career also stretched to television, where he appeared in a number of western series, such as

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and

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, as well as playing series regular long-suffering grocer Herbert T. Gillis, the father of the title character on the 1950s-'60s television sitcom ''

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''. He also played Bert Hollinger in the ABC comedy ''

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''. In 1968, he had a small part in the

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film '' Funny Girl''. Faylen appeared in almost 200 films. He has a star at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard in the Television section of the

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. It was dedicated on February 8, 1960.

Personal life

Faylen was married to Carol Hughes, an actress. Their two daughters, Catherine and Carol, are retired actresses. Catherine "Kay" Faylen was

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's first wife. Faylen died from

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in Burbank, California, in 1985. He was interred in the

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Selected filmography

* ''

Road Gang ''Road Gang'' is a 1936 film directed by Louis King, written by Dalton Trumbo, produced by Bryan Foy, and starring Donald Woods and Kay Linaker. The film shows economic and social injustice due to political corruption. Premise The managing ...

'' (1936) as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) * ''

The Sky Parade ''The Sky Parade'' is a 1936 American aviation drama film directed by Otho Lovering and written by Arthur J. Beckhard, Robert M. Burtt, Brian Marlow, Wilfred G. Moore and Byron Morgan. Starring Jimmie Allen, William Gargan, Katherine DeMille, ...

'' (1936) as Pilot (uncredited) * ''

Border Flight ''Border Flight'' is a 1936 American aviation drama film directed by Otho Lovering and written by Stuart Anthony, Arthur J. Beckhard and Ewing Scott. The film stars Frances Farmer, John Howard, Roscoe Karns, Robert Cummings, Grant Withers and ...

'' (1936) as Jimmie * ''

Bullets or Ballots ''Bullets or Ballots'' is a 1936 American gangster film starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, and Humphrey Bogart. Robinson plays a police detective who infiltrates a crime gang. This is the first of several films featuri ...

'' (1936) as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited) * ''

China Clipper ''China Clipper'' (NC14716) was the first of three Martin M-130 four-engine flying boats built for Pan American Airways and was used to inaugurate the first commercial transpacific airmail service from San Francisco to Manila on November 22, 193 ...

'' (1936) as Weatherman (uncredited) * '' Down the Stretch'' (1936) as Ben - Bookie (uncredited) * ''

All American Chump ''All American Chump'' is a 1936 American comedy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM, directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Lawrence Kimble. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Robert Armstrong (actor), Robert Armstrong, Betty Furness, Edmund ...

'' (1936) as Reporter (uncredited) * '' King of Hockey'' (1936) as Swede, Nick's Associate * ''

Night Waitress ''Night Waitress'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Marcus Goodrich. The film stars Margot Grahame, Gordon Jones, Vinton Hayworth, Marc Lawrence and Billy Gilbert. The film was released on December 18, 1936 ...

'' (1936) as Policeman at Torre's (uncredited) * ''

Gold Diggers of 1937 ''Gold Diggers of 1937'' is a Warner Bros. movie musical directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. The film stars Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, who were married at the time, with Glenda Farrell and Vi ...

'' (1936) as Man Shaving on Train (uncredited) * ''

Smart Blonde ''Smart Blonde'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Frank McDonald. Starring Glenda Farrell as Torchy Blane, a fast-talking wisecracking female reporter, teaming up with her boyfriend detective Steve McBride, to solve the killing of an ...

'' (1937) as Ambulance Driver (uncredited) * '' Midnight Court'' (1937) as Reporter (uncredited) * ''

Marked Woman ''Marked Woman'' is a 1937 American dramatic crime film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Rosalind Marquis, Mayo Methot, Jane Bryan, Eduardo Ciannell ...

'' (1937) as 2nd Cabbie (uncredited) * ''

The Cherokee Strip ''The Cherokee Strip'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Luci Ward and Joseph K. Watson. The film stars Dick Foran, Jane Bryan, Robert Paige, Joan Valerie, Edmund Cobb and Joseph Crehan. The film was ...

'' (1937) as Henchman Joe Brady * '' The Go Getter'' (1937) as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited) * ''

Kid Galahad ''Kid Galahad'' is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at #9 at the American box office. ''Variety'' ranked it #37 on its list of the top-grossing films of 1 ...

'' (1937) as Barney * ''

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop ''The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'' is a 1937 drama film directed by William Clemens. It stars Donald Woods as Perry Mason and Ann Dvorak as Della Street, his secretary. Edward McWade plays the role of stuttering Bishop William Mallory. It i ...

'' (1937) as Charlie Downs * '' Ever Since Eve'' (1937) as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited) * ''

Dance Charlie Dance ''Dance Charlie Dance'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Crane Wilbur and William Jacobs, based on the play ''The Butter and Egg Man'' by George S. Kaufman, which opened on Broadway on September 23, 1925 ...

'' (1937) as Ted Parks * ''

Public Wedding ''Public Wedding'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Roy Chanslor and Houston Branch. The film stars Jane Wyman (in her first starring role), William Hopper, Dick Purcell, Marie Wilson, Berton Churchill and ...

'' (1937) as Trainman (scenes deleted) * ''

They Won't Forget ''They Won't Forget'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris, and Lana Turner, in her feature debut. It was based on a novel by Ward Greene called ''Death in the Deep South' ...

'' (1937) as Reporter * ''

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'' (1937) as Master of Ceremonies (scenes deleted) * ''

That Certain Woman ''That Certain Woman'' is a 1937 American drama film written and directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, and Anita Louise. It is a remake of Goulding's 1929 film '' The Trespasser'', Gloria Swanson's first sound film. ...

'' (1937) as Reporter (uncredited) * '' Wine, Women and Horses'' (1937) as Horse Buyer (uncredited) * ''

Back in Circulation ''Back in Circulation'' is a 1937 American film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien and Joan Blondell. Based on the short story "Angle Shooter" by Adela Rogers St. Johns, Blondell plays a fast-moving newspaper reporter who senses ...

'' (1937) as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited) * '' Headin' East'' (1937) as Joe * ''

The Invisible Menace ''The Invisible Menace'' is a 1938 American mystery film directed by John Farrow and starring Boris Karloff. It was also known as ''Without Warning''. Plot An army private (Craven) and his new bride (Wilson) are trying to honeymoon on an island ...

'' (1938) as Private of the Guard * ''

No Time to Marry ''No Time to Marry'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Richard Arlen, Mary Astor and Lionel Stander.Goble p.888 Partial cast * Richard Arlen as Perry Brown * Mary Astor as Kay McGowan * Lionel Stander as A ...

'' (1938) as Waxler * ''

Four's a Crowd ''Four's a Crowd'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, and Patric Knowles. It was written by Casey Robinson and Sig Herzig from a story by Wallace Sul ...

'' (1938) as Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' Too Hot to Handle'' (1938) as Assistant Dubber (uncredited) * '' Idiot's Delight'' (1939) as Ed (uncredited) * ''

You Can't Get Away with Murder ''You Can't Get Away with Murder'' is a 1939 crime drama directed by Lewis Seiler, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gale Page, and featuring " Dead End Kid" leader Billy Halop. The film is from Bogart's period of being cast in B pictures by Warne ...

'' (1939) as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited) * ''

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle ''The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle'' is a 1939 American biographical musical comedy directed by H.C. Potter. The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, and Walter Brennan. The film is based on the stories ''My Husband'' and ...

'' (1939) as Adjutant (uncredited) * ''

The Flying Irishman ''The Flying Irishman'' (aka ''Born to Fly'') is a 1939 biographical drama film produced by RKO Pictures about Douglas Corrigan's unofficial transatlantic flight the previous year in a dilapidated Curtiss Robin light aircraft. The film was direc ...

'' (1939) as New York Mechanic (uncredited) * ''

Women in the Wind ''Women in the Wind'' is a 1939 film directed by John Farrow and starring Kay Francis, William Gargan and Victor Jory. The plot concerns women pilots competing in the so-called "Powder Puff Derby", an annual transcontinental air race solely fo ...

'' (1939) as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited) * ''

Lucky Night ''Lucky Night'' (1939) is a comedy movie from MGM starring Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy, directed by Norman Taurog. Plot Two people meet in a park (Cora, played by Myrna Loy, and William "Bill" Overton, played by Robert Taylor). They becom ...

'' (1939) as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited) * '' It's a Wonderful World'' (1939) as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited) * ''

Five Came Back ''Five Came Back'' is a 1939 American black-and-white melodrama from RKO Radio Pictures produced by Robert Sisk, directed by John Farrow, written by Jerry Cady, Dalton Trumbo, and Nathanael West, and starring Chester Morris and Lucille Ball. ...

'' (1939) as Photographer (uncredited) * '' Waterfront'' (1939) as Skids Riley * '' The Star Maker'' (1939) as First Reporter * ''

Thunder Afloat ''Thunder Afloat'' is a 1939 World War I naval film starring Wallace Beery and Chester Morris. The movie was directed by George B. Seitz. The submarine sequences were shot with the cooperation of the U. S. Navy at Annapolis, Maryland and aro ...

'' (1939) as Petty Officer (uncredited) * '' No Place to Go'' (1939) as Pete Shafter * ''

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'' (1939) as J. Hezmer "Hezzy" Briggs * ''

Nick Carter, Master Detective ''Nick Carter, Master Detective'' was a Mutual radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Nick Carter first came to radio as ''The Return of Nick Carte ...

'' (1939) as Pete * ''

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'' (1939) as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited) * ''

Invisible Stripes ''Invisible Stripes'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. crime film starring George Raft as a gangster unable to go straight after returning home from prison. The movie was directed by Lloyd Bacon and also features William Holden, Jane Bryan and Humphrey ...

'' (1939) as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited) * '' Married and in Love'' (1940) as Jim Carter, Man in Bar * ''

The Grapes of Wrath ''The Grapes of Wrath'' is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize ...

'' (1940) as Tim * ''

The Fighting 69th ''The Fighting 69th'' is a 1940 American war film starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and George Brent. The plot is based upon the actual exploits of New York City's 69th Infantry Regiment during World War I. The regiment was given that nickna ...

'' (1940) as Engineer Sergeant at Cave-In (uncredited) * ''

Castle on the Hudson ''Castle on the Hudson'' (UK title: ''Years Without Days'') is a 1940 American film noir drama directed by Anatole Litvak and starring John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, and Pat O'Brien. A thief is sent to Sing Sing Prison, where he is befriended by t ...

'' (1940) as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited) * ''

Millionaire Playboy ''Millionaire Playboy'' originally entitled ''Playboy No. 2'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Bert Granet and Charles E. Roberts, based upon Granet's story. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pi ...

'' (1940) (scenes deleted) * '' Curtain Call'' (1940) as Spike Malone * ''

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'' (1940) as Cab Driver (uncredited) * ''

Edison, the Man ''Edison, the Man'' is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for their work on t ...

'' (1940) as Galbreath (uncredited) * '' La Conga Nights'' (1940) as Jeepers Peepers (uncredited) * '' Brother Orchid'' (1940) as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Pop Always Pays ''Pop Always Pays'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins using a screenplay by Charles E. Roberts, based on a story by Arthur J. Beckhard. Although not credited in the film, news reports of the time reported that when Goodwi ...

'' (1940) as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier (uncredited) * '' They Drive by Night'' (1940) as Driver in Cafe (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) as Mr. Leffingwell * ''

No Time for Comedy ''No Time for Comedy'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film based on the play of the same name by S. N. Behrman, starring James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin and Charlie Ruggles. Plot summary Gaylord Esterbrook (Stewart), a reporte ...

'' (1940) as Cab Driver * ''

City for Conquest ''City for Conquest'' is a 1940 American epic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan and Arthur Kennedy. The picture is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Aben Kandel. The supporting cast features ...

'' (1940) as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited) * ''

East of the River ''East of the River'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. The film stars John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Marjorie Rambeau, George Tobias, William Lundigan and Moroni Olsen. The film was released ...

'' (1940) as Tour Guide (uncredited) * ''Blame It on Love'' (1940) as Studio Electrician * '' The Reluctant Dragon'' (1941) as Frank - Orchestra Leader (uncredited) * '' Come Live with Me'' (1941) as Waiter * '' Footsteps in the Dark'' (1941) as Gus - Taxi Driver (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) as Fighter in Locker Room (uncredited) * '' Model Wife'' (1941) as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) * ''

Thieves Fall Out ''Thieves Fall Out'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright, written by Charles Grayson and Ben Markson, and starring Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Jane Darwell, Alan Hale, Sr., William T. Orr and John Litel. It was released by Wa ...

'' (1941) as Pick * ''

Affectionately Yours ''Affectionately Yours'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, and Rita Hayworth. Plot Foreign correspondent Rickey Mayberry (Dennis Morgan) hurriedly flies back from Portu ...

'' (1941) as Ambulance Driver (uncredited) * ''

Blossoms in the Dust ''Blossoms in the Dust'' is a 1941 American biographical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden and Samuel S. Hinds. It tells the true story of Edna Gladney, who helped o ...

'' (1941) as Man With Man Carrying Dead Child (uncredited) * '' Sergeant York'' (1941) as But! Boy (uncredited) * '' Father Steps Out'' (1941) as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam * '' International Squadron'' (1941) as Process Server (uncredited) * ''

Tanks a Million ''Tanks a Million'' is a 1941 American film directed by Fred Guiol. It was the first of Hal Roach's Streamliners, short films under an hour designed for the lower half of a double feature. The two leading characters, whiz-kid sergeant Doubleda ...

'' (1941) as Pvt. Skivic * ''

Let's Go Collegiate ''Let's Go Collegiate'' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and produced by Monogram Pictures. It was released as ''Farewell to Fame'' in the United Kingdom. Plot summary Frankie (Frankie Darro) is the coxswain o ...

'' (1941) as Speed Dorman * '' Top Sergeant Mulligan'' (1941) as Pat Dolan * ''

Unholy Partners ''Unholy Partners'' is a 1941 black-and-white film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Laraine Day, Edward Arnold, and Marsha Hunt. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot A newspaper reporter, Bruce Corey, return ...

'' (1941) as Roger Ordway (uncredited) * '' H. M. Pulham, Esq.'' (1941) as Marine Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Steel Against the Sky ''Steel Against the Sky'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, written by Paul Gerard Smith, and starring Lloyd Nolan, Alexis Smith, Craig Stevens, Gene Lockhart, Edward Ellis and Walter Catlett. It was released ...

'' (1941) as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited) * '' Hay Foot'' (1942) as Major (uncredited) * ''

Joe Smith, American ''Joe Smith, American'' is a 1942 American spy film directed by Richard Thorpe and stars Robert Young and Marsha Hunt.Nixon, Rob"Articles: 'Joe Smith American'."''Turner Classic Movies''. Retrieved: September 21, 2016. The film, loosely based o ...

'' (1942) as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited) * '' Dr. Kildare's Victory'' (1942) as Peter 'Pete' Taylor (uncredited) * ''

Mokey ''Mokey'' is a 1942 comedy-drama film released by MGM, directed by Wells Root and starring Donna Reed, Dan Dailey, and Robert Blake. Plot Cast * Dan Dailey as Herbert Delano * Donna Reed as Athena Delano * Robert Blake as Daniel "Mokey" D ...

'' (1942) as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Whispering Ghosts ''Whispering Ghosts'' is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Milton Berle, Brenda Joyce and John Shelton. The film concerns a group of people who try to solve a murder. Premise An unusual group of people ...

'' (1942) as Curly the Announcer (uncredited) * ''

Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Ro ...

'' (1942) as Sergeant on Parade - Last Scene (uncredited) * ''

Maisie Gets Her Man ''Maisie Gets Her Man'' is a 1942 American romance film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Ann Sothern and Red Skelton. It is the sixth of the ten-film ''Maisie'' series. Cast * Ann Sothern as Maisie Rivier * Red Skelton as Herbert P. 'Hap' H ...

'' (1942) as Second Stage Manager (uncredited) * '' Tough As They Come'' (1942) as Collector (uncredited) * ''

The Pride of the Yankees ''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who di ...

'' (1942) as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited) * ''

Wings for the Eagle ''Wings for the Eagle'' (aka ''Shadow of Their Wings'') is a 1942 American drama film starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and George Tobias, directed by Lloyd Bacon. It tells the story of workers at a Lockheed aircraft assembly p ...

'' (1942) as Bandleader (uncredited) * '' A-Haunting We Will Go'' (1942) as Train Detective (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) as Marine Finding Skipper's Litter (uncredited) * ''

Somewhere I'll Find You ''Somewhere I'll Find You'' is a 1942 film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner, released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. The film took almost two years to complete and was the last film Gable starred in before he enlisted ...

'' (1942) as Slim, Army Driver (uncredited) * ''

The Palm Beach Story ''The Palm Beach Story'' is a 1942 screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallée. Victor Young contributed the musical score, including a fast-paced variati ...

'' (1942) as Taxi Driver (uncredited) * ''

Across the Pacific ''Across the Pacific'' is a 1942 American spy film set on the eve of the entry of the United States into World War II. It was directed first by John Huston, then by Vincent Sherman after Huston joined the United States Army Signal Corps. It sta ...

'' (1942) as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited) * ''

Fall In ''Fall In'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Eugene Conrad and Edward E. Seabrook. The film stars William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Robert Barrat, Jean Porter and Arthur Hunnicutt. The film was released on November ...

'' (1942) as Capt. Gillis * '' Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1942) as Soldier - 'That Old Black Magic' Number (uncredited) * '' The McGuerins from Brooklyn'' (1942) as Crap Table Stickman (uncredited) * '' Silver Skates'' (1943) as Eddie * ''

Dixie Dugan ''Dixie Dugan'' is best known as a long-running syndicated newspaper comic strip published from October 21, 1929 to October 8, 1966. The title character was originally modeled after 1920s film actress Louise Brooks and early stories followed Dix ...

'' (1943) as Soldier (uncredited) * ''

Salute for Three ''Salute for Three'' is a 1943 American Comedy film, comedy musical film starring Macdonald Carey and Betty Jane Rhodes. Plot The singer Judy Ames's agent thinks she might get some favorable and helpful publicity if he can arrange for her to app ...

'' (1943) as Buzz's Soldier Friend (uncredited) * ''

Prairie Chickens ''Prairie Chickens'' is a 1943 American Western film and a sequel to ''Dudes are Pretty People'' (1942) and '' Calaboose'' (1943), Western films from "Hal Roach's Streamliners", a series of approximately 50-minute comedic movies, in this case d ...

'' (1943) as Henchman Clem (uncredited) * ''

Slightly Dangerous ''Slightly Dangerous'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film starring Lana Turner and Robert Young. The screenplay concerns a bored young woman in a dead-end job who runs away to New York City and ends up impersonating the long-lost daughter of ...

'' (1943) as Gateman (uncredited) * '' The Falcon Strikes Back'' (1943) as Cecil - First Hobo (uncredited) * ''

Follow the Band ''Follow the Band'' is a 1943 black-and-white musical film directed by Jean Yarbrough, one of many Universal churned out during World War II. It stars Eddie Quillan, Mary Beth Hughes, and Leon Errol, and is noteworthy as an early credit for Ro ...

'' (1943) as Brooks (uncredited) * ''

Taxi, Mister ''Taxi, Mister'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks. The film stars William Bendix, Grace Bradley, Joe Sawyer, Sheldon Leonard, Joe Devlin, Jack Norton, Frank Faylen, Mike Mazurk ...

'' (1943) as Henchman Silk * ''

Mission to Moscow ''Mission to Moscow'' is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies. The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet ...

'' (1943) as Reporter (uncredited) * '' Good Morning, Judge'' (1943) as Ben Pollard * ''

Three Hearts for Julia ''Three Hearts for Julia'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Ann Sothern and Melvyn Douglas. The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Foreign correspondent Jeff Seabrook's prolonged abs ...

'' (1943) as Meek Gateman (uncredited) * ''

Nazty Nuisance ''That Nazty Nuisance'' is a 1943 American featurette that was one of Hal Roach's Streamliners and directed by Glenn Tryon. The film is also known as ''Double Crossed Fool'' (international TV title) and ''The Last Three''. It is a sequel to ''The ...

'' (1943) as Seaman Benson * ''

Get Going ''Get Going'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Warren Wilson. The film stars Robert Paige, Grace McDonald, Barbara Jo Allen, Walter Catlett, Maureen Cannon, Lois Collier and Milburn Stone. The film was re ...

'' (1943) as Hank * ''

Yanks Ahoy ''Yanks Ahoy'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann (director), Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks. The film stars William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Marjorie Woodworth, Minor Watson and Frank Faylen. The film w ...

'' (1943) as Quartermaster Jenkins * ''

Young Ideas ''Young Ideas'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Susan Peters, Herbert Marshall and Mary Astor Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American ...

'' (1943) as Reporter (uncredited) * ''

The Good Fellows ''The Good Fellows'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jo Graham and written by Hugh Wedlock Jr. and Howard Snyder. The film stars Cecil Kellaway, Helen Walker, Mabel Paige, James Brown, Patti Hale and Kathleen Lockhart. The film was r ...

'' (1943) as Brody (uncredited) * '' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943) as Sailor (uncredited) * ''

Corvette K-225 ''Corvette K-225'' is a 1943 American war film starring Randolph Scott and James Brown, with Ella Raines making her feature film debut. Directed by Richard Rosson, the film was released in the UK as ''The Nelson Touch''. Robert Mitchum, cred ...

'' (1943) as Shipyard Painter (uncredited) * '' The Unknown Guest'' (1943) as Truck Driver (uncredited) * ''

Mystery of the 13th Guest ''The Mystery of the 13th Guest'' is a 1943 American crime film, crime/mystery film directed by William Beaudine and released by Monogram Pictures. It is based on Armitage Trail's 1929 novel ''The 13th Guest'' and is an updated version of the 1932 ...

'' (1943) as Speed Dugan aka McGinnis * ''

She's for Me ''She's for Me'' is a 1943 American musical film directed by Reginald LeBorg and starring Grace McDonald and David Bruce. Plot Two attorneys are attracted to the same client Cast * Grace McDonald as Jan Lawton * David Bruce as Michael Ree ...

'' (1943) as Keys * '' The Gang's All Here'' (1943) as Marine Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

A Guy Named Joe ''A Guy Named Joe'' is a 1943 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Victor Fleming. The film was produced by Everett Riskin, and starred Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, and Van Johnson. The screenplay, written by Dalton Trumbo and Fred ...

'' (1943) as Major (uncredited) * ''

Tarzan's Desert Mystery ''Tarzan's Desert Mystery'' is a 1943 American Tarzan film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Johnny Weissmuller and Nancy Kelly. Like its immediate predecessor, ''Tarzan Triumphs'', the film mentions Tarzan's mate, Jane, but does not show ...

'' (1943) as Achmed (uncredited) * ''

Standing Room Only An event is described as standing-room only when it is so well-attended that all of the chairs in the venue are occupied, leaving only flat spaces of pavement or flooring for other attendees to stand, at least those spaces not restricted by occup ...

'' (1944) as Cab Driver (uncredited) * ''

See Here, Private Hargrove ''See Here, Private Hargrove'' (1942) is a book by Marion Hargrove, about his experiences in U.S. Army basic training. Origin The author, a North Carolina native, was a correspondent for ''The Charlotte News'' prior to World War II. After he wa ...

'' (1944) as Military Policeman (uncredited) * '' Address Unknown'' (1944) as Jimmie Blake * ''

And the Angels Sing ''And the Angels Sing'' is a 1944 musical film directed by George Marshall and starring Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, and Betty Hutton. Released by Paramount Pictures, it is a classic example of a film written to capitalize on the title of a p ...

'' (1944) as Holman * '' Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble'' (1944) as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited) * ''

The Canterville Ghost "The Canterville Ghost" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in '' The Court and Society Review'', 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story is about an American fa ...

'' (1944) as Lieutenant Kane * ''

The National Barn Dance ''The National Barn Dance'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Lee Loeb and Hal Fimberg. The film stars Jean Heather, Charles Quigley, Robert Benchley, Mabel Paige, Charles Dingle and Pat Buttram. The film was ...

'' (1944) as Musical Team Member (uncredited) * ''

An American Romance ''An American Romance'' is a 1944 American epic drama film directed and produced by King Vidor, who also wrote the screen story. Shot in Technicolor, the film stars Brian Donlevy and Ann Richards and is narrated by Horace McNally. The film is ...

'' (1944) as Bartender (uncredited) * '' Bring on the Girls!'' (1945) as Sailor * ''

Pride of the Marines ''Pride of the Marines'' is a 1945 American biographical war film starring John Garfield and Eleanor Parker. It tells the story of U.S. Marine Al Schmid in World War II, his heroic stand against a Japanese attack during the Battle of Guadalc ...

'' (1945) as Patient on ward (uncredited) * ''

The Affairs of Susan ''The Affairs of Susan'' is a 1945 American romantic comedy drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Joan Fontaine, Walter Abel, George Brent, Dennis O'Keefe and Don DeFore. It is also known as ''Chameleon''. Plot Susan Darel ...

'' (1945) as Brooklyn Boy (uncredited) * ''

You Came Along ''You Came Along'' (working title ''Don't Ever Grieve Me'') is a 1945 romantic comedy-drama film set in World War II, directed by John Farrow. The original Robert Smith screenplay was rewritten by Ayn Rand. ''You Came Along'' stars Robert Cumming ...

'' (1945) as Bellboy (uncredited) * '' Incendiary Blonde'' (1945) as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Duffy's Tavern ''Duffy's Tavern'' is an American radio situation comedy that ran for a decade on several networks ( CBS, 1941–42; NBC-Blue Network, 1942–44; and NBC, 1944–51), concluding with the December 28, 1951, broadcast. The program often featured ...

'' (1945) as Customer (uncredited) * '' The Lost Weekend'' (1945) as "Bim" Nolan, the nurse in the alcoholic ward * ''

Masquerade in Mexico ''Masquerade in Mexico'' is a 1945 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen. It stars Dorothy Lamour and Arturo de Córdova. Plot Ill on the flight to Mexico City, honest banker Tom Grant doesn't know that Angel O'Reilly, seated nearby, has slippe ...

'' (1945) as Brooklyn (uncredited) * '' To Each His Own'' (1946) as Babe * ''

Two Years Before the Mast ''Two Years Before the Mast'' is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship starting in 1834. A film adaptation under the ...

'' (1946) as Hansen * ''

The Blue Dahlia ''The Blue Dahlia'' is a 1946 American crime film and film noir with an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler''Variety'' film review; January 30, 1946, page 12.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; February 2, 1946, page 19. directed by George M ...

'' (1946) as Man Recommending a Motel * ''

The Well-Groomed Bride ''The Well Groomed Bride'' is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Olivia de Havilland, Ray Milland, and Sonny Tufts. Written by Claude Binyon and Robert Russell, the film is about a man and a woman who f ...

'' (1946) as Taxi Driver (uncredited) * ''

Our Hearts Were Growing Up ''Our Hearts Were Growing Up'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William D. Russell and written by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama and Frank Waldman. It is the sequel to the 1944 film ''Our Hearts Were Young and Gay''. The film stars Gail ...

'' (1946) as Federal Agent * '' Blue Skies'' (1946) as Mack * '' Cross My Heart'' (1946) as Fingerprint Expert (uncredited) * ''

'' (1946) as Ernie Bishop, the cab driver * ''

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

'' (1947) as Whitey * '' Easy Come, Easy Go'' (1947) as Boss * '' Suddenly It's Spring'' (1947) as Harold Michaels * ''

Welcome Stranger The Welcome Stranger is the biggest alluvial gold nugget that has ever been found, which had a calculated refined weight of .Potter, Terry F. (1999) ''The Welcome Stranger: a definitive account of the worlds largest alluvial gold nugget''. I ...

'' (1947) as Bill Walters * ''The Trouble with Women (film), The Trouble with Women'' (1947) as Geeger * ''The Perils of Pauline (1947 film), The Perils of Pauline'' (1947) as Mr. Joe Gurt * ''Road to Rio'' (1947) as Trigger * ''Variety Girl'' (1947) as Himself * ''Hazard (1948 film), Hazard'' (1948) as Oscar * ''Race Street'' (1948) as Phil Dickson * ''Blood on the Moon'' (1948) as Jake Pindalest * ''Whispering Smith'' (1948) as Whitey Du Sang, a ruthless, gunslinging, train robbing cowboy * ''The Nevadan'' (1950) as Jeff * ''Francis (film), Francis'' (1950) as Sgt. Chillingbacker * ''The Eagle and the Hawk (1950 film), The Eagle and the Hawk'' (1950) as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman * ''Convicted (1950 film), Convicted'' (1950) as Convict Ponti * ''Copper Canyon (film), Copper Canyon'' (1950) as Mullins * ''Fourteen Hours'' (1951) as Room Service Waiter * ''Passage West (1951 film), Passage West'' (1951) as Curly * ''Detective Story (1951 film), Detective Story'' (1951) as Det. Gallagher * ''My Favorite Spy (1951 film), My Favorite Spy'' (1951) as Newton * ''The Sniper (1952 film), The Sniper'' (1952) as Police Insp. Anderson * ''The Lusty Men'' (1952) as Al Dawson * ''Hangman's Knot'' (1952) as Cass Browne * ''99 River Street'' (1953) as Stan Hogan * ''Red Garters (film), Red Garters'' (1954) as Billy Buckett * ''Riot in Cell Block 11'' (1954) as Commissioner Haskell * ''The Lone Gun'' (1954) as Fairweather * ''The Looters (1955 film), The Looters'' (1955) as Stan Leppich * ''The McConnell Story'' (1955) as Sfc. Sykes * ''Terror at Midnight'' (1956) as Fred Hill * ''Away All Boats'' (1956) as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran * ''Everything but the Truth'' (1956) as 'Mac' McMillan * ''Three Brave Men'' (1956) as Enos Warren * ''7th Cavalry (film), 7th Cavalry'' (1957) as Sgt. Kruger * ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'' (1957) as Cotton Wilson * ''Dino (film), Dino'' (1957) as Frank Mandel * ''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre'' (1959) as Doc Alvarez * ''North to Alaska'' (1960) as Arnie (uncredited) * ''The Monkey's Uncle'' (1965) as Mr. Dearborne * ''Fluffy (1965 film), Fluffy'' (1965) as Catfish * ''When the Boys Meet the Girls'' (1965) as Phin Gray * ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' (1966, TV Series) as Marvin * ''Petticoat Junction'' (1968, TV Series) as Ralph * '' Funny Girl'' (1968) as Keeney * ''Quincy, M.E'' (1978, TV Series) as Janus (final appearance)

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