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Frank Faylen

1905 - 1985

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Frank Faylen (born Charles Francis Ruf; December 8, 1905 – 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Frank Faylen is the 8,728th most popular actor (down from 8,051st in 2024), the 13,265th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,937th in 2019) and the 4,066th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Frank Faylen ranks 8,724 out of 13,578. Before him are Moon Bloodgood, and Mae Whitman. After him are Amber Benson, Taissa Farmiga, Carmelita Geraghty, Jodi Balfour, Yeo Jin-goo, Arthur Hohl, Patsy Kelly, D'Arcy Carden, Anaïs Demoustier, and Marie Windsor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Frank Faylen ranks 397. Before him are Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh, Eleanor Audley, Henry Green, Fernand Rigaux, Lionel Trilling, and Thomas Gomez. After him are Stanley Kunitz, Agnes de Mille, Natalie Kingston, Bob Wills, Fela Sowande, and William Alwyn. Among people deceased in 1985, Frank Faylen ranks 284. Before him are Louis Hayward, Dragan Mance, Eddie Shore, Evelyn Ankers, George Chandler, and Mary MacLaren. After him are Pelle Lindbergh, Gabriel Elorde, George K. Arthur, Pauli Murray, John Davis Lodge, and William Alwyn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Faylen ranks 13,269 out of 20,380. Before him are Frederick D. Gregory (1941), Danny Brown (1981), Moon Bloodgood (1975), Virginia Hamilton (1936), Mae Whitman (1988), and Jacqueline Barton (1952). After him are Amber Benson (1977), Elizabeth Catlett (1915), John S. Bull (1934), Taissa Farmiga (1994), Steve Denton (1956), and Carmelita Geraghty (1901).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Frank Faylen ranks 4,066. Before him are Harry A. Pollard (1879), Irving Bacon (1893), Moon Bloodgood (1975), and Mae Whitman (1988). After him are Amber Benson (1977), Taissa Farmiga (1994), Carmelita Geraghty (1901), Arthur Hohl (1889), Patsy Kelly (1910), D'Arcy Carden (1980), Marie Windsor (1919), and Dennis O'Keefe (1908).

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