Frank Faylen

Birth Name:

Frank Ruf

Birth Place:

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Married actress Carol Hughes, who starred as Dale Arden in "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe," in 1928
Worked as a vaudeville singer and dancer before getting his first film role in 1936
The son of vaudeville performers, he first appeared on stage when his parents rolled him out in a buggy on their showboat to be the straight man in their acts
Appeared in more than 400 films during his career, including "Gunfight at the OK Corral" and "Funny Girl․"
Best known for portraying everyman characters and had his most successful role as Herbert T․ Gillis in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis․"

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