Franklyn Farnum
Age: N/A | From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: William Smith , Franklin Farnum , Frank Farnum
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Movie Involvements: 202
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Party Guest (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
(1957) Barrister (uncredited)
Stagecoach
(1939) Deputy Frank (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
(1950) Undertaker
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957) Barfly (uncredited)
The Killing
(1956) Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
(1951) Party Guest (uncredited)
East of Eden
(1955) Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Townsman (uncredited) | |
| Office Worker (uncredited) | ||
| Shopper with Cart (uncredited) | ||
| Audience Member (uncredited) | ||
| Committee Member (uncredited) | ||
| 1959 | Juror (uncredited) | |
| Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Blue Angel Customer (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| 1958 | Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited) | |
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| New Year's Eve Party Reveller | ||
| Postmaster (uncredited) | ||
| Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited) | ||
| 1957 | Barrister (uncredited) | |
| Passenger at Airport (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited) | ||
| Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Ballet Audience Member (uncredited) | ||
| Barfly (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited) | ||
| 1956 | Audience Member | |
| Patron at 21 (uncredited) | ||
| Extra (uncredited) | ||
| Board of Directors | ||
| Druggist (Uncredited) | ||
| Dance Extra (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Delegate (uncredited) | ||
| Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Passerby (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1955 | N/A | |
| Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Pedestrian (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) | ||
| Cafe Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1954 | Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited) | |
| First-Nighter (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Club Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Ray (uncredited) | ||
| Juror (uncredited) | ||
| Man at Bus Depot (uncredited) | ||
| 1953 | Barfly (uncredited) | |
| Club Manager (uncredited) | ||
| Passerby (uncredited) | ||
| Man Departing Train | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1952 | Assistant on Set (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Tourist in Show (Uncredited) | ||
| Dr. Le Grand (uncredited) | ||
| Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited) | ||
| Train Passenger (uncredited) | ||
| Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Settler (uncredited) | ||
| Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1951 | Townsman at Dance (uncredited) | |
| Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited) | ||
| Board Member (uncredited) | ||
| Waiter (Uncredited) | ||
| Passenger on Airplane (uncredited) | ||
| Elevator Passenger (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Company Executive (uncredited) | ||
| Reverend (uncredited) | ||
| Officer | ||
| Board Member (uncredited) | ||
| 1950 | Townsman (uncredited) | |
| Coroner (uncredited) | ||
| Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited) | ||
| Subway Commuter (uncredited) | ||
| Screenwriter (uncredited) | ||
| Undertaker | ||
| Country Club Guest | ||
| Factory Worker (uncredited) | ||
| Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited) | ||
| Arthur Mansfield | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited) | ||
| Train Passenger (uncredited) | ||
| Officer at Party (uncredited) | ||
| Cashier (uncredited) | ||
| 1949 | Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited) | |
| Maitre D' (uncredited) | ||
| Dr. Isaacs (uncredited) | ||
| Man at Train Station (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Army Officer at Dance (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Casino Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Supporter | ||
| Delegate on Platform (Uncredited) | ||
| Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Marty Freeman (uncredited) | ||
| Country Club Member (uncredited) | ||
| 1948 | Nightclub Extra (uncredited) | |
| Man on Jury (uncredited) | ||
| Man (uncredited) | ||
| Big Winner (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Squad Car Policeman (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Norton (uncredited) | ||
| Worshiper | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| Barfly (uncredited) | ||
| Al (uncredited) | ||
| Ship Passenger (uncredited) | ||
| 1947 | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | |
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited) | ||
| Ship Lounge Extra | ||
| Wedding Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest | ||
| Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited) | ||
| Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited) | ||
| Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Restaurant Patron | ||
| Faculty Member (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited) | ||
| Poker Player (Uncredited) | ||
| Bergin | ||
| 1946 | Restaurant Diner (uncredited) | |
| Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited) | ||
| Man in Audience (uncredited) | ||
| Man on Train (Uncredited) | ||
| Man in Audience (uncredited) | ||
| 1945 | Bystander at Murder (uncredited) | |
| Concert Attendee (uncredited) | ||
| Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited) | ||
| Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited) | ||
| Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Customer | ||
| Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Rodeo Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Pelican Club Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Club Patron (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Reporter (Uncredited) | ||
| Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited) | ||
| Stage Manager (uncredited) | ||
| 1944 | Rancher (uncredited) | |
| Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited) | ||
| Town Councilman (uncredited) | ||
| Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited) | ||
| Miner | ||
| Ball Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Church Usher (uncredited) | ||
| 1943 | R.A.F. Officer (uncredited) | |
| Bartender Homer (uncredited) | ||
| Juror | ||
| 1942 | Ticket Hawker (uncredited) | |
| Policeman (uncredited) | ||
| Creditor | ||
| N/A | ||
| Barfly | ||
| Federal Agent | ||
| Farmer (uncredited) | ||
| Chicago Businessman | ||
| 1941 | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Juror (uncredited) | ||
| Conventioneer Extra | ||
| Court Officer (uncredited) | ||
| Barfly (uncredited) | ||
| Bit Role | ||
| Military Officer (uncredited) | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| Tailor in Montage (uncredited) | ||
| Officer (uncredited) | ||
| 1940 | Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited) | |
| Man in Audience (uncredited) | ||
| Pete | ||
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Townsman | ||
| Rancher | ||
| Alarmed Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| Clayton | ||
| Marine Officer | ||
| Prison Guard | ||
| Sparks | ||
| 1939 | Board Member | |
| Well-Wisher | ||
| Juror | ||
| Deputy Frank (uncredited) | ||
| 1938 | Cowboy (uncredited) | |
| Spike | ||
| The Lawyer | ||
| Rodeo Spectator | ||
| Train Conductor #2 (uncredited) | ||
| 1937 | Stone | |
| Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| Bidder (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Plainclothesman (uncredited) | ||
| 1936 | Shelby | |
| Lawyer George Lessin | ||
| Nicky | ||
| Mike - Ticket Taker | ||
| James Deley | ||
| N/A | ||
| Major Marcus Reno | ||
| 1935 | Jim Reece | |
| Dance Extra (uncredited) | ||
| Riley | ||
| Marshal Joe Mullane | ||
| Bartender | ||
| Bullard | ||
| Crooked Dealer | ||
| Bartender (uncredited) | ||
| Jones | ||
| 1934 | George Wilson | |
| Case aka Green | ||
| Gore | ||
| Sheriff Ed Dawson | ||
| Henchman Frank | ||
| Carter, the Banker | ||
| Saloonkeeper | ||
| Fred Palmer | ||
| 1932 | Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald' | |
| Sheriff | ||
| Sheriff Jake Ludlow | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| 1931 | Army Captain | |
| Benson | ||
| Nelson | ||
| Manuel Valdez | ||
| 1930 | Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) | |
| Fire Department Captain | ||
| Joe Kemp | ||
| Master of Ceremonies | ||
| 1925 | Marmaduke Grandon | |
| 1924 | Battling Jack Brewster | |
| N/A | ||
| Tom Dawson | ||
| Ted Ransom | ||
| Dick Osborne | ||
| 1923 | N/A | |
| 1922 | Bill Holt | |
| N/A | ||
| James Brown | ||
| 1921 | Jack Bray | |
| Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP | ||
| Dick Storm | ||
| Rance Sparr | ||
| Maslun | ||
| Australia Joe | ||
| 1920 | N/A | |
| Andy Green | ||
| Silent Joe | ||
| 1919 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Edward Dorin | ||
| William (Bill) Dexter | ||
| Lonesome | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ford Cameron | ||
| Jim Westgard Jr. | ||
| Garringer | ||
| N/A | ||
| Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle | ||
| Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat | ||
| 1918 | Drew Garrett | |
| Dr. John O'Neill | ||
| Henry Egbert Xerxes | ||
| Dick Arlington | ||
| Lawrence Percival Van Huyler | ||
| Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien | ||
| Billy Kennedy | ||
| 1917 | Billy Winthrop | |
| Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever | ||
| Teddy Crosby | ||
| John Winton | ||
| Robber | ||
| Stuart Adams | ||
| Arnold Baird | ||
| Peter Drake | ||
| Jack Tempest | ||
| Gregory Van Houten | ||
| Monty Gray | ||
| 1916 | James Allis | |
| John Gray | ||
| Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis | ||
| Felix, the Man | ||
| Frank Masterson | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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