8.2Acting
Franklyn Farnum
- Born
- 1878-06-05
- Died
- 1961-07-04
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
Leading man in silent films until mid to late 1920s when Farnum transitioned to a character actor. Then later in life he remained in the film business as a paid extra in many films and TV shows.
Known For
Filmography
334 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Parrish
1961 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Because They're Young
1960 · Movie
Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
Cimarron
1960 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Ice Palace
1960 · Movie
Committee Member (uncredited)
The Apartment
1960 · Movie
Office Worker (uncredited)
The Hypnotic Eye
1960 · Movie
Audience Member (uncredited)
Wake Me When It's Over
1960 · Movie
Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
1959 · Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
1959 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Blue Angel
1959 · Movie
Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
The Gazebo
1959 · Movie
TV Technician in Booth (uncredited)
The Mating Game
1959 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
The Story on Page One
1959 · Movie
Juror (uncredited)
Home Before Dark
1958 · Movie
New Year's Eve Party Reveller
King Creole
1958 · Movie
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Money, Women and Guns
1958 · Movie
Postmaster (uncredited)
Some Came Running
1958 · Movie
Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
The Tunnel of Love
1958 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember
1957 · Movie
Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
Funny Face
1957 · Movie
Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 · Movie
Barfly (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
1957 · Movie
Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
She Devil
1957 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
1957 · Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Tin Star
1957 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · Movie
Premier Guest (uncredited)
Until They Sail
1957 · Movie
Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
Wild Is the Wind
1957 · Movie
Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
1957 · Movie
Barrister (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 · Movie
Extra (uncredited)
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
1956 · Movie
Board of Directors
High Society
1956 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
1956 · Movie
Audience Member
Ransom!
1956 · Movie
Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956 · Movie
Passerby (uncredited)
The First Texan
1956 · Movie
Delegate (uncredited)
The Killing
1956 · Movie
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
1956 · Movie
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956 · Movie
Druggist (Uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956 · Movie
Dance Extra (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
1955 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955 · Movie
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV Show
Party Guest (uncredited)
Chicago Syndicate
1955 · Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
East of Eden
1955 · Movie
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
1955 · Movie
Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
Illegal
1955 · Movie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Inside Detroit
1955 · Movie
Cast
My Sister Eileen
1955 · Movie
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Sincerely Yours
1955 · Movie
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
1955 · Movie
Cast
The Square Jungle
1955 · Movie
Cast
Wichita
1955 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954 · Movie
Ray (uncredited)
Black Tuesday
1954 · Movie
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Black Widow
1954 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Broken Lance
1954 · Movie
Juror (uncredited)
Living It Up
1954 · Movie
Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
The Country Girl
1954 · Movie
First-Nighter (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
1954 · Movie
Trailer Park Man (uncredited)
White Christmas
1954 · Movie
Club Patron (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
1953 · Movie
Barfly (uncredited)
Destination Gobi
1953 · Movie
Quartermaster General (uncredited)
Scared Stiff
1953 · Movie
Passerby (uncredited)
The Story of Three Loves
1953 · Movie
Man Departing Train
Vicki
1953 · Movie
Club Manager (uncredited)
Captain Pirate
1952 · Movie
Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
Carrie
1952 · Movie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Everything I Have Is Yours
1952 · Movie
Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
Fort Osage
1952 · Movie
Settler (uncredited)
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952 · Movie
Cast
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Movie
Assistant on Set (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 · Movie
Spectator (uncredited)
The Half-Breed
1952 · Movie
Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
1952 · Movie
Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Narrow Margin
1952 · Movie
Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Steel Trap
1952 · Movie
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Turning Point
1952 · Movie
Man in John's Office (uncredited)
This Woman Is Dangerous
1952 · Movie
Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
1951 · Movie
Company Executive (uncredited)
Follow the Sun
1951 · Movie
Cast
Here Comes the Groom
1951 · Movie
Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
Love Nest
1951 · Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
1951 · Movie
Board Member (uncredited)
Roadblock
1951 · Movie
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
1951 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman
1951 · Movie
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
1951 · Movie
minor role (uncredited)
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951 · Movie
Reverend (uncredited)
The Mating Season
1951 · Movie
Board Member (uncredited)
The Stooge
1951 · Movie
Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
The Strange Door
1951 · Movie
Cast
Tomorrow Is Another Day
1951 · Movie
Cast
You're in the Navy Now
1951 · Movie
Officer
All About Eve
1950 · Movie
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
1950 · Movie
Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
California Passage
1950 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Colt .45
1950 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Destination Moon
1950 · Movie
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Destination Murder
1950 · Movie
Arthur Mansfield
Gun Crazy
1950 · Movie
Cashier (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
1950 · Movie
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Pretty Baby
1950 · Movie
Subway Commuter (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Movie
Undertaker
The Cisco Kid
1950 · TV Show
Rancher (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950 · Movie
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
The Screen Writer
1950 · Movie
Screenwriter (uncredited)
The Second Woman
1950 · Movie
Country Club Guest
The Toast of New Orleans
1950 · Movie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Union Station
1950 · Movie
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950 · Movie
Officer at Party (uncredited)
Woman on the Run
1950 · Movie
Coroner (uncredited)
A Letter to Three Wives
1949 · Movie
Country Club Member (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949 · Movie
Supporter
Cover Up
1949 · Movie
Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
House of Strangers
1949 · Movie
Cast
It's a Great Feeling
1949 · Movie
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Johnny Allegro
1949 · Movie
Cast
Knock on Any Door
1949 · Movie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Massacre River
1949 · Movie
Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
My Friend Irma
1949 · Movie
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Slightly French
1949 · Movie
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Movie
Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Heiress
1949 · Movie
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
1949 · Movie
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Albuquerque
1948 · Movie
Barfly (uncredited)
Assigned to Danger
1948 · Movie
Mr. Norton (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
1948 · Movie
Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
Black Bart
1948 · Movie
Al (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
1948 · Movie
Big Winner (uncredited)
I Remember Mama
1948 · Movie
Drug Store Pharmacist (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
1948 · Movie
Man on Jury (uncredited)
My Dear Secretary
1948 · Movie
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Race Street
1948 · Movie
Man (uncredited)
Silver River
1948 · Movie
Officer (uncredited)
Stage Struck
1948 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Big Clock
1948 · Movie
(uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
1948 · Movie
Worshiper
Three Daring Daughters
1948 · Movie
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Wallflower
1948 · Movie
Cast
A Double Life
1947 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Blondie in the Dough
1947 · Movie
Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon
1947 · Movie
Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
Exposed
1947 · Movie
Restaurant Patron
Fun on a Weekend
1947 · Movie
Poker Player (uncredited)
Gentleman's Agreement
1947 · Movie
Party Guest
High Tide
1947 · Movie
Cast
I Walk Alone
1947 · Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
1947 · Movie
Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947 · Movie
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
Road to Rio
1947 · Movie
(uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947 · Movie
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 · Movie
Faculty Member (uncredited)
The Gangster
1947 · Movie
Passerby (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
1947 · Movie
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
1947 · Movie
Man at Piano Concert (uncredited)
Yankee Fakir
1947 · Movie
Bergin
Crack-Up
1946 · Movie
Man on Train (Uncredited)
Deception
1946 · Movie
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Meet Me on Broadway
1946 · Movie
Man in Audience (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
1946 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946 · Movie
Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
The Jolson Story
1946 · Movie
Man in Audience (uncredited)
A Song to Remember
1945 · Movie
Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1945 · Movie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
1945 · Movie
Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
1945 · Movie
Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
Hangover Square
1945 · Movie
Cast
I Love a Mystery
1945 · Movie
Reporter (Uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
1945 · Movie
Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
1945 · Movie
Cast
Over 21
1945 · Movie
Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Purity Squad
1945 · Movie
Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
Sunset in El Dorado
1945 · Movie
Customer
The Great Flamarion
1945 · Movie
Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945 · Movie
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage
1945 · Movie
Club Patron (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945 · Movie
Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Wonder Man
1945 · Movie
Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
Call of the Rockies
1944 · Movie
Miner
Going My Way
1944 · Movie
Church Usher (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944 · Movie
Town Councilman (uncredited)
In Society
1944 · Movie
Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
Saddle Leather Law
1944 · Movie
Rancher (uncredited)
The Great Moment
1944 · Movie
Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944 · Movie
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
1943 · Movie
R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
Crime Doctor
1943 · Movie
Juror
Frontier Fury
1943 · Movie
Bartender Homer (uncredited)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942 · Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
1942 · Movie
Cast
Men of the Sky
1942 · Movie
Farmer (uncredited)
Northwest Rangers
1942 · Movie
Barfly
Silver Queen
1942 · Movie
Creditor
The Secret Code
1942 · Movie
Federal Agent
Vaudeville Days
1942 · Movie
Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 · Movie
Chicago Businessman
Belle Starr
1941 · Movie
Barfly (uncredited)
Buck Privates
1941 · Movie
Officer (uncredited)
In the Navy
1941 · Movie
Military Officer (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
1941 · Movie
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
1941 · Movie
(uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
1941 · Movie
Cast
Mr. Celebrity
1941 · Movie
Court Officer (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
1941 · Movie
Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
The Night of January 16th
1941 · Movie
Juror (uncredited)
This Woman Is Mine
1941 · Movie
Bit Role
Three Girls About Town
1941 · Movie
Conventioneer Extra
Boom Town
1940 · Movie
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940 · Movie
Marine Officer
Deadwood Dick
1940 · Movie
Clayton
North West Mounted Police
1940 · Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940 · Movie
Rancher
The Green Archer
1940 · Movie
Pete
The House Across the Bay
1940 · Movie
Prison Guard
The Shadow
1940 · Movie
Sparks
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940 · Movie
Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley
1940 · Movie
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Under Texas Skies
1940 · Movie
Townsman
Almost a Gentleman
1939 · Movie
Juror
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 · Movie
Well-Wisher
Reno
1939 · Movie
Board Member
Stagecoach
1939 · Movie
Deputy Frank (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938 · Movie
Rodeo Spectator
In Early Arizona
1938 · Movie
Spike
Prison Train
1938 · Movie
The Lawyer
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 · Movie
Cowboy (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady
1938 · Movie
Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
1937 · Movie
Cast
Romance of the Rockies
1937 · Movie
Stone
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937 · Movie
Bidder (uncredited)
The Game That Kills
1937 · Movie
Spectator (uncredited)
The Life of Emile Zola
1937 · Movie
(uncredited)
You Only Live Once
1937 · Movie
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Circus
1936 · Movie
Mike - Ticket Taker
Custer's Last Stand
1936 · Movie
Major Marcus Reno
Frontier Justice
1936 · Movie
Lawyer George Lessin
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
1936 · Movie
Nicky
The Broken Coin
1936 · Movie
Cast
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936 · Movie
James Deley
What Becomes of the Children?
1936 · Movie
Shelby
Desert Mesa
1935 · Movie
Jones
Fighting Caballero
1935 · Movie
Bartender
Gold Diggers of 1935
1935 · Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935 · Movie
Riley
Page Miss Glory
1935 · Movie
Dance Extra (uncredited)
Powdersmoke Range
1935 · Movie
Jim Reece
Super Speed
1935 · Movie
Ralph Gray
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935 · Movie
Crooked Dealer
The Ghost Rider
1935 · Movie
Bullard
The Silver Bullet
1935 · Movie
Marshal Joe Mullane
Arizona Cyclone
1934 · Movie
Carter, the Banker
Border Guns
1934 · Movie
Fred Palmer
Carrying the Mail
1934 · Movie
Henchman Frank
Frontier Days
1934 · Movie
George Wilson
Honor of the Range
1934 · Movie
Saloonkeeper
Pals of the West
1934 · Movie
Sheriff Ed Dawson
The Lone Rider
1934 · Movie
Gore
West of the Law
1934 · Movie
Case aka Green
Neighbors' Wives
1933 · Movie
(uncredited)
Human Targets
1932 · Movie
Sheriff
Mark of the Spur
1932 · Movie
Sheriff Jake Ludlow
The Honor of the Press
1932 · Movie
Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
The Reckless Rider
1932 · Movie
Sheriff
Hell's Valley
1931 · Movie
Manuel Valdez
Left Over Ladies
1931 · Movie
Benson
Oklahoma Jim
1931 · Movie
Army Captain
Three Rogues
1931 · Movie
Nelson
Beyond the Law
1930 · Movie
Army Lieutenant
Beyond the Rio Grande
1930 · Movie
Joe Kemp
Dames Ahoy
1930 · Movie
Master of Ceremonies
See America Thirst
1930 · Movie
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
The Third Alarm
1930 · Movie
Fire Department Captain
The Bandit Tamer
1925 · Movie
William Warren
The Drug Store Cowboy
1925 · Movie
Marmaduke Grandon
A Desperate Adventure
1924 · Movie
Cast
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
1924 · Movie
Ted Ransom
Baffled
1924 · Movie
Dick Osborne
Battling Brewster
1924 · Movie
Battling Jack Brewster
Courage
1924 · Movie
Allen Jennings
Crossed Trails
1924 · Movie
Tom Dawson
It Happened Out West
1923 · Movie
Cast
Gold Grabbers
1922 · Movie
Cast
Gun-Shy
1922 · Movie
James Brown
Smiling Jim
1922 · Movie
Smiling Jim / Frank Harmon
The Firebrand
1922 · Movie
Bill Holt
The Fighting Stranger
1921 · Movie
Australia Joe
The Hunger of the Blood
1921 · Movie
Maslun
The Last Chance
1921 · Movie
Rance Sparr
The Raiders
1921 · Movie
Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
The Struggle
1921 · Movie
Dick Storm
The White Masks
1921 · Movie
Jack Bray
The Galloping Devil
1920 · Movie
Andy Green
The Land of Jazz
1920 · Movie
Cast
Vanishing Trails
1920 · Movie
Silent Joe
Breezy Bob
1919 · Movie
Cast
Brother Bill
1919 · Movie
William (Bill) Dexter
Cupid's Roundup
1919 · Movie
Cast
Go-Get-Em Garringer
1919 · Movie
Garringer
Hell's Fury Gordon
1919 · Movie
Cast
Shackles of Fate
1919 · Movie
Cast
The Cowboy and the Rajah
1919 · Movie
Cast
The Desert Rat
1919 · Movie
Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
The Puncher and the Pup
1919 · Movie
Cast
The Two Doyles
1919 · Movie
Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
The Uphill Climb
1919 · Movie
Ford Cameron
The Virtuous Model
1919 · Movie
Edward Dorin
Vengeance and the Girl
1919 · Movie
Jim Westgard Jr.
When Pals Fall Out
1919 · Movie
Lonesome
$5,000 Reward
1918 · Movie
Dick Arlington
Fast Company
1918 · Movie
Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
In Judgment of...
1918 · Movie
Dr. John O'Neill
The Empty Cab
1918 · Movie
Henry Egbert Xerxes
The Fighting Grin
1918 · Movie
Billy Kennedy
The Rough Lover
1918 · Movie
Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
Vanity Pool
1918 · Movie
Drew Garrett
A Stormy Knight
1917 · Movie
John Winton
Anything Once
1917 · Movie
Teddy Crosby
Bringing Home Father
1917 · Movie
Peter Drake
The Car of Chance
1917 · Movie
Arnold Baird
The Clean-Up
1917 · Movie
Stuart Adams
The Clock
1917 · Movie
Jack Tempest
The Devil's Pay Day
1917 · Movie
Gregory Van Houten
The Empty Gun
1917 · Movie
Robber
The Man Who Took a Chance
1917 · Movie
Monty Gray
The Scarlet Car
1917 · Movie
Billy Winthrop
The Winged Mystery
1917 · Movie
Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
A Stranger from Somewhere
1916 · Movie
Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
Little Partner
1916 · Movie
James Allis
Love Never Dies
1916 · Movie
Felix, the Man
The Heart of a Show Girl
1916 · Movie
Frank Masterson
The Woman He Feared
1916 · Movie
John Gray