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Franklyn Farnum
Born
June 5, 1878
Died: July 4, 1961
Lived 83 years
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
318
Movies
2
TV Shows
Also Known As
William Smith
Franklin Farnum
Frank Farnum
IMDb Profile
Franklyn Farnum
Acting
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.
Movies
318
TV Shows
2
5.0
Parrish
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1961
6.0
Cimarron
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1960
8.2
The Apartment
as
Office Worker (uncredited)
1960
6.0
Wake Me When It's Over
as
Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
1960
5.5
Because They're Young
as
Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
1960
5.8
The Hypnotic Eye
as
Audience Member (uncredited)
1960
6.9
The Gazebo
as
Television Technician in Booth (uncredited)
1960
5.8
Ice Palace
as
Committee Member (uncredited)
1960
4.3
The Story on Page One
as
Juror (uncredited)
1959
7.1
Pillow Talk
as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1959
5.1
The Blue Angel
as
Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
1959
6.2
The Mating Game
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1959
8.1
Some Like It Hot
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1959
6.9
Some Came Running
as
Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
1958
5.8
The Tunnel of Love
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1958
7.0
Home Before Dark
as
New Year's Eve Party Reveller
1958
5.3
Money, Women and Guns
as
Postmaster (uncredited)
1958
6.3
King Creole
as
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
1958
8.2
Witness for the Prosecution
as
Barrister (uncredited)
1957
6.6
Wild Is the Wind
as
Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
1957
7.0
The Tin Star
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1957
6.4
My Man Godfrey
as
Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
6.4
Until They Sail
as
Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
1957
8.0
The Joker is Wild
as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1957
7.4
An Affair to Remember
as
Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
1957
7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as
Barfly (uncredited)
1957
5.0
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
5.5
She Devil
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
7.0
Funny Face
as
Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
1957
6.1
Hollywood or Bust
as
Audience Member
1956
5.2
The Opposite Sex
as
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
1956
6.6
Around the World in 80 Days
as
Extra (uncredited)
1956
10.0
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
as
Board of Directors
1956
6.3
The Search for Bridey Murphy
as
Druggist (Uncredited)
1956
6.1
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as
Dance Extra (uncredited)
1956
6.8
High Society
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1956
6.3
The First Texan
as
Delegate (uncredited)
1956
7.6
The Killing
as
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1956
6.2
The Eddy Duchin Story
as
Passerby (uncredited)
1956
7.2
Ransom!
as
Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)
1956
6.0
Inside Detroit
Cast
1956
5.9
The Square Jungle
Cast
1955
6.5
Guys and Dolls
as
Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
1955
5.3
A Lawless Street
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
6.4
Illegal
as
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1955
6.5
My Sister Eileen
as
Pedestrian (uncredited)
1955
6.4
Wichita
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
5.8
Chicago Syndicate
as
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
1955
6.0
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
1955
7.5
East of Eden
as
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
1955
5.8
Ten Wanted Men
Cast
1955
6.0
Black Tuesday
as
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
1954
6.9
The Country Girl
as
First-Nighter (uncredited)
1954
6.3
Black Widow
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1954
7.2
White Christmas
as
Club Patron (uncredited)
1954
7.1
A Star Is Born
as
Ray (uncredited)
1954
6.4
Broken Lance
as
Juror (uncredited)
1954
6.4
Living It Up
as
Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
1954
6.9
The Long, Long Trailer
as
Extra in Trailer Park (uncredited)
1954
7.0
Calamity Jane
as
Barfly (uncredited)
1953
5.4
Vicki
as
Club Manager (uncredited)
1953
6.4
Scared Stiff
as
Passerby (uncredited)
1953
5.8
The Story of Three Loves
as
Man Departing Train
1953
5.7
Destination Gobi
Cast
1953
7.3
The Bad and the Beautiful
as
Assistant on Set (uncredited)
1952
6.4
The Steel Trap
as
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
1952
5.8
Everything I Have Is Yours
as
Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
1952
5.2
Captain Pirate
as
Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
1952
6.4
Carrie
as
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1952
5.0
The Half-Breed
as
Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
1952
7.3
The Narrow Margin
as
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1952
6.3
The Greatest Show on Earth
as
Spectator (uncredited)
1952
6.0
Fort Osage
as
Settler (uncredited)
1952
5.7
This Woman Is Dangerous
as
Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
1952
6.2
Phone Call from a Stranger
Cast
1952
5.9
The Las Vegas Story
as
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1952
4.0
The Barefoot Mailman
as
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
1951
6.6
The Stooge
as
Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
1951
4.5
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
as
Board Member (uncredited)
1951
5.4
Love Nest
as
Waiter (Uncredited)
1951
5.2
Here Comes the Groom
as
Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
1951
5.8
Roadblock
as
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
1951
7.7
Strangers on a Train
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1951
6.1
The Strange Door
Cast
1951
7.3
A Place in the Sun
as
Company Executive (uncredited)
1951
4.4
The Groom Wore Spurs
as
Reverend (uncredited)
1951
4.4
You're in the Navy Now
as
Officer
1951
6.6
The Mating Season
as
Board Member (uncredited)
1951
5.9
The Company She Keeps
as
minor role (uncredited)
1951
4.0
California Passage
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1950
6.7
Woman on the Run
as
Coroner (uncredited)
1950
8.1
All About Eve
as
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
1950
6.4
Union Station
as
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
1950
6.0
Pretty Baby
as
Subway Commuter (uncredited)
1950
0
The Screen Writer
as
Screenwriter (uncredited)
1950
4.9
The Toast of New Orleans
as
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1950
8.3
Sunset Boulevard
as
Undertaker
1950
5.4
The Second Woman
as
Country Club Guest
1950
5.9
Destination Moon
as
Factory Worker (uncredited)
1950
5.6
Bright Leaf
as
Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
1950
5.1
Destination Murder
as
Arthur Mansfield
1950
6.2
Colt .45
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1950
6.3
The Jackie Robinson Story
as
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
1950
6.8
No Man of Her Own
as
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1950
6.8
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as
Officer at Party (uncredited)
1950
7.4
Gun Crazy
as
Cashier (uncredited)
1950
6.5
The File on Thelma Jordon
as
Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
1949
6.8
My Friend Irma
as
Maitre D' (uncredited)
1949
7.8
The Heiress
as
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
1949
5.8
It's a Great Feeling
as
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
1949
6.9
House of Strangers
Cast
1949
6.2
Massacre River
as
Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
1949
6.3
Johnny Allegro
Cast
1949
6.0
The Lady Gambles
as
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1949
6.9
Alias Nick Beal
as
Supporter
1949
6.5
Cover Up
as
Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
1949
6.1
Knock on Any Door
as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1949
7.2
Slightly French
as
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
1949
7.2
A Letter to Three Wives
as
Country Club Member (uncredited)
1949
5.9
My Dear Secretary
as
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
1948
6.8
Johnny Belinda
as
Man on Jury (uncredited)
1948
5.8
Race Street
as
Man (uncredited)
1948
6.6
Hollow Triumph
as
Big Winner (uncredited)
1948
5.6
Stage Struck
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1948
6.0
Wallflower
Cast
1948
5.0
Big Town Scandal
as
Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
1948
5.9
Silver River
as
Officer (uncredited)
1948
5.0
Assigned to Danger
as
Mr. Norton (uncredited)
1948
5.9
The Miracle of the Bells
as
Worshiper
1948
7.3
The Big Clock
as
(uncredited)
1948
6.8
Albuquerque
as
Barfly (uncredited)
1948
4.5
Black Bart
as
Al (uncredited)
1948
5.7
Three Daring Daughters
as
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1948
6.5
I Walk Alone
as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1947
6.3
A Double Life
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1947
6.6
Daisy Kenyon
as
Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
1947
6.8
Road to Rio
as
Ship Lounge Extra
1947
7.0
The Judge Steps Out
as
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1947
7.0
Gentleman's Agreement
as
Party Guest
1947
6.5
Blondie in the Dough
as
Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
1947
6.8
Merton of the Movies
as
Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
1947
7.7
Monsieur Verdoux
as
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
1947
5.9
High Tide
Cast
1947
5.8
Exposed
as
Restaurant Patron
1947
6.9
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as
Faculty Member (uncredited)
1947
6.4
They Won't Believe Me
Cast
1947
5.8
So You Want to Be in Pictures
as
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
1947
7.0
Fun on a Weekend
as
Poker Player (Uncredited)
1947
5.0
Yankee Fakir
as
Bergin
1947
6.5
Deception
as
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
1946
6.8
Sister Kenny
as
Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
1946
6.6
The Jolson Story
as
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1946
5.6
Crack-Up
as
Man on Train (Uncredited)
1946
7.0
Meet Me on Broadway
as
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1946
5.0
Dick Tracy
as
Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
1945
7.6
The Lost Weekend
as
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
1945
6.5
Fallen Angel
as
Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
1945
7.0
Purity Squad
as
Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
1945
5.7
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1945
6.0
Week-End at the Waldorf
as
Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
1945
4.2
Sunset in El Dorado
as
Customer
1945
5.2
Over 21
as
Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
1945
6.6
Lady on a Train
Cast
1945
4.6
Incendiary Blonde
as
Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
1945
6.5
Wonder Man
as
Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
1945
4.8
Circumstantial Evidence
as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1945
6.1
Two O'Clock Courage
as
Club Patron (uncredited)
1945
6.9
Hangover Square
Cast
1945
6.2
I Love a Mystery
as
Reporter (Uncredited)
1945
6.3
A Song to Remember
as
Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
1945
6.0
The Great Flamarion
as
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1945
0
Saddle Leather Law
as
Rancher (uncredited)
1944
5.8
In Society
as
Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
1944
7.0
Hail the Conquering Hero
as
Town Councilman (uncredited)
1944
5.6
The Great Moment
as
Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
1944
6.0
Call of the Rockies
as
Miner
1944
6.7
The White Cliffs of Dover
as
Ball Guest (uncredited)
1944
6.7
Going My Way
as
Church Usher (uncredited)
1944
6.7
Appointment in Berlin
as
R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
1943
0
Frontier Fury
as
Bartender Homer (uncredited)
1943
6.2
Crime Doctor
as
Juror
1943
3.3
Vaudeville Days
as
Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
1942
6.3
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1942
5.7
Silver Queen
as
Creditor
1942
6.8
I Married a Witch
Cast
1942
6.0
Northwest Rangers
as
Barfly
1942
5.1
The Secret Code
as
Federal Agent
1942
3.5
Men of the Sky
as
Farmer (uncredited)
1942
4.7
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as
Chicago Businessman
1942
6.1
Johnny Eager
as
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1941
5.0
The Night of January 16th
as
Juror (uncredited)
1941
5.3
Three Girls About Town
as
Conventioneer Extra
1941
4.0
Mr. Celebrity
as
Court Officer (uncredited)
1941
5.6
Belle Starr
as
Barfly (uncredited)
1941
4.0
This Woman Is Mine
as
Bit Role
1941
6.4
In the Navy
as
Military Officer (uncredited)
1941
7.3
Meet John Doe
as
(uncredited)
1941
7.2
The Lady Eve
as
Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
1941
6.7
Buck Privates
as
Officer (uncredited)
1941
5.9
The Son of Monte Cristo
as
Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
1940
5.1
Tin Pan Alley
as
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1940
5.9
The Green Archer
as
Pete
1940
6.4
North West Mounted Police
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1940
5.0
Under Texas Skies
as
Townsman
1940
4.0
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as
Rancher
1940
6.8
Boom Town
as
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
1940
6.0
Deadwood Dick
as
Clayton
1940
6.8
Charlie Chan in Panama
as
Marine Officer
1940
5.5
The House Across the Bay
as
Prison Guard
1940
6.5
The Shadow
as
Sparks
1940
6.0
Reno
as
Board Member
1939
5.3
Hollywood Cavalcade
as
Well-Wisher
1939
6.0
Almost a Gentleman
as
Juror
1939
7.6
Stagecoach
as
Deputy Frank (uncredited)
1939
6.3
The Cowboy and the Lady
as
Cowboy (uncredited)
1938
0
In Early Arizona
as
Spike
1938
6.0
Prison Train
as
The Lawyer
1938
4.0
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as
Rodeo Spectator
1938
7.0
Vivacious Lady
as
Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
1938
0
Romance of the Rockies
as
Stone
1937
5.3
The Game That Kills
as
Spectator (uncredited)
1937
6.7
The Life of Emile Zola
as
(uncredited)
1937
4.7
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as
Bidder (uncredited)
1937
6.6
History Is Made at Night
Cast
1937
7.1
You Only Live Once
as
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1937
5.0
What Becomes of the Children?
as
Shelby
1936
5.0
Frontier Justice
as
Lawyer George Lessin
1936
4.8
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
as
Nicky
1936
6.2
Charlie Chan at the Circus
as
Mike - Ticket Taker
1936
5.6
The Preview Murder Mystery
as
James Deley
1936
0
The Broken Coin
Cast
1936
4.5
Custer's Last Stand
as
Major Marcus Reno
1936
0
Powdersmoke Range
as
Jim Reece
1935
6.3
Page Miss Glory
as
Dance Extra (uncredited)
1935
5.3
Hop-a-long Cassidy
as
Riley
1935
1.0
The Silver Bullet
as
Marshal Joe Mullane
1935
5.0
Fighting Caballero
as
Bartender
1935
5.0
The Ghost Rider
as
Bullard
1935
6.0
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as
Crooked Dealer
1935
6.4
Gold Diggers of 1935
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1935
2.7
Desert Mesa
as
Jones
1935
2.5
Frontier Days
as
George Wilson
1934
0
West of the Law
as
Case aka Green
1934
0
The Lone Rider
as
Gore
1934
0
Pals of the West
as
Sheriff Ed Dawson
1934
0
Carrying the Mail
as
Henchman Frank
1934
0
Arizona Cyclone
as
Carter, the Banker
1934
5.0
Honor of the Range
as
Saloonkeeper
1934
0
Border Guns
as
Fred Palmer
1934
6.0
The Honor of the Press
as
Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
1932
0
The Reckless Rider
as
Sheriff
1932
6.0
Mark of the Spur
as
Sheriff Jake Ludlow
1932
5.0
Human Targets
as
Sheriff
1932
0
Oklahoma Jim
as
Army Captain
1931
0
Left Over Ladies
as
Benson
1931
0
Three Rogues
as
Nelson
1931
0
Hell's Valley
as
Manuel Valdez
1931
0
See America Thirst
as
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1930
0
The Third Alarm
as
Fire Department Captain
1930
0
Beyond the Rio Grande
as
Joe Kemp
1930
0
Dames Ahoy
as
Master of Ceremonies
1930
0
The Bandit Tamer
as
William Warren
1925
0
The Drug Store Cowboy
as
Marmaduke Grandon
1925
0
Battling Brewster
as
Battling Jack Brewster
1924
6.0
A Desperate Adventure
Cast
1924
0
Crossed Trails
as
Tom Dawson
1924
0
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
as
Ted Ransom
1924
0
Baffled
as
Dick Osborne
1924
3.0
It Happened Out West
Cast
1923
0
The Firebrand
as
Bill Holt
1922
0
Gold Grabbers
Cast
1922
0
Gun-Shy
as
James Brown
1922
0
The White Masks
as
Jack Bray
1921
0
The Raiders
as
Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
1921
0
The Struggle
as
Dick Storm
1921
0
The Last Chance
as
Rance Sparr
1921
0
The Hunger of the Blood
as
Maslun
1921
0
The Fighting Stranger
as
Australia Joe
1921
0
The Land of Jazz
Cast
1920
0
The Galloping Devil
as
Andy Green
1920
0
Vanishing Trails
as
Silent Joe
1920
0
The Cowboy and the Rajah
Cast
1919
0
Cupid's Roundup
Cast
1919
0
Breezy Bob
Cast
1919
0
The Virtuous Model
as
Edward Dorin
1919
0
Brother Bill
as
William (Bill) Dexter
1919
0
When Pals Fall Out
as
Lonesome
1919
0
Shackles of Fate
Cast
1919
0
The Puncher and the Pup
Cast
1919
0
The Uphill Climb
as
Ford Cameron
1919
0
Vengeance and the Girl
as
Jim Westgard Jr.
1919
0
Go-Get-Em Garringer
as
Garringer
1919
0
Hell's Fury Gordon
Cast
1919
0
The Two Doyles
as
Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
1919
0
The Desert Rat
as
Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
1919
0
Vanity Pool
as
Drew Garrett
1918
0
In Judgment of...
as
Dr. John O'Neill
1918
0
The Empty Cab
as
Henry Egbert Xerxes
1918
0
$5,000 Reward
as
Dick Arlington
1918
0
Fast Company
as
Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
1918
0
The Rough Lover
as
Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
1918
0
The Fighting Grin
as
Billy Kennedy
1918
4.5
The Scarlet Car
as
Billy Winthrop
1917
0
The Winged Mystery
as
Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
1917
0
Anything Once
as
Teddy Crosby
1917
0
A Stormy Knight
as
John Winton
1917
0
The Empty Gun
as
Robber
1917
0
The Clean-Up
as
Stuart Adams
1917
0
The Car of Chance
as
Arnold Baird
1917
0
Bringing Home Father
as
Peter Drake
1917
0
The Clock
as
Jack Tempest
1917
0
The Devil's Pay Day
as
Gregory Van Houten
1917
0
The Man Who Took a Chance
as
Monty Gray
1917
0
Little Partner
as
James Allis
1916
0
The Woman He Feared
as
John Gray
1916
0
A Stranger from Somewhere
as
Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
1916
0
Love Never Dies
as
Felix, the Man
1916
0
The Heart of a Show Girl
as
Frank Masterson
1916
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