Person

Franklyn Farnum

Acting · 1878–1961 · 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

1961ParrishParty Guest (uncredited)
1960CimarronTownsman (uncredited)
1960The ApartmentOffice Worker (uncredited)
1960Wake Me When It's OverPentagon Officer (uncredited)
1960Because They're YoungShopper with Cart (uncredited)
1960The Hypnotic EyeAudience Member (uncredited)
1960Ice PalaceCommittee Member (uncredited)
1959The GazeboTV Technician in Booth (uncredited)
1959The Story on Page OneJuror (uncredited)
1959Pillow TalkNightclub Patron (uncredited)
1959The Blue AngelBlue Angel Customer (uncredited)
1959The Mating GameTownsman (uncredited)
1959Some Like It HotParty Guest (uncredited)
1958Some Came RunningPasserby Outside Bar (uncredited)
1958The Tunnel of LoveParty Guest (uncredited)
1958Home Before DarkNew Year's Eve Party Reveller
1958Money, Women and GunsPostmaster (uncredited)
1958King CreoleDrugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
1957Witness for the ProsecutionBarrister (uncredited)
1957Wild Is the WindPassenger at Airport (uncredited)
1957The Tin StarTownsman (uncredited)
1957My Man GodfreyScavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
1957Until They SailMan Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
1957The Joker is WildNightclub Patron (uncredited)
1957An Affair to RememberBallet Audience Member (uncredited)
1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralBarfly (uncredited)
1957Ten Thousand BedroomsParty Guest (uncredited)
1957She DevilParty Guest (uncredited)
1957Funny FaceGuest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
1957The Wings of EaglesPremier Guest (uncredited)
1956Hollywood or BustAudience Member
1956The Opposite SexPatron at 21 (uncredited)
1956Around the World in 80 DaysExtra (uncredited)
1956Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!Board of Directors
1956The Search for Bridey MurphyDruggist (Uncredited)
1956The Solid Gold CadillacDance Extra (uncredited)
1956High SocietyParty Guest (uncredited)
1956The First TexanDelegate (uncredited)
1956The KillingRacetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1956The Eddy Duchin StoryPasserby (uncredited)
1956Ransom!Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)
1955The Square Jungle
1955Guys and DollsSpectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
1955Inside Detroit
1955A Lawless StreetTownsman (uncredited)
1955Sincerely YoursConcert Attendee (uncredited)
1955IllegalRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsParty Guest (uncredited)
1955My Sister EileenPedestrian (uncredited)
1955WichitaTownsman (uncredited)
1955Chicago SyndicateNightclub Patron (uncredited)
1955Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyCafe Patron (uncredited)
1955East of EdenTownsman at Carnival (uncredited)
1955Ten Wanted Men
1954Black TuesdayReporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
1954The Country GirlFirst-Nighter (uncredited)
1954Black WidowParty Guest (uncredited)
1954White ChristmasClub Patron (uncredited)
1954A Star Is BornRay (uncredited)
1954Broken LanceJuror (uncredited)
1954Living It UpMan at Bus Depot (uncredited)
1954The Long, Long TrailerTrailer Park Man (uncredited)
1953Calamity JaneBarfly (uncredited)
1953VickiClub Manager (uncredited)
1953Scared StiffPasserby (uncredited)
1953The Story of Three LovesMan Departing Train
1953Destination GobiQuartermaster General (uncredited)
1952The Bad and the BeautifulAssistant on Set (uncredited)
1952The Steel TrapPlane Passenger (uncredited)
1952Everything I Have Is YoursTourist in Show (Uncredited)
1952Captain PirateDr. Le Grand (uncredited)
1952CarrieRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
1952The Half-BreedMan Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
1952The Narrow MarginTrain Passenger (uncredited)
1952The Greatest Show on EarthSpectator (uncredited)
1952Fort OsageSettler (uncredited)
1952This Woman Is DangerousAssistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
1952Phone Call from a Stranger
1952The Las Vegas StoryCasino Patron (uncredited)
1951The Barefoot MailmanTownsman at Dance (uncredited)
1951The StoogeParty Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
1951The Strange Door
1951Painting the Clouds with SunshineBoard Member (uncredited)
1951Love NestWaiter (uncredited)
1951Here Comes the GroomPassenger on Airplane (uncredited)
1951RoadblockElevator Passenger (uncredited)
1951Tomorrow Is Another Day
1951Strangers on a TrainParty Guest (uncredited)
1951A Place in the SunCompany Executive (uncredited)
1951Follow the Sun
1951The Groom Wore SpursReverend (uncredited)
1951You're in the Navy NowOfficer
1951The Mating SeasonBoard Member (uncredited)
1951The Company She Keepsminor role (uncredited)
1950California PassageTownsman (uncredited)
1950Woman on the RunCoroner (uncredited)
1950All About EveSarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
1950Union StationSleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
1950Pretty BabySubway Commuter (uncredited)
1950The Screen WriterScreenwriter (uncredited)
1950The Cisco KidRancher (uncredited)
1950The Toast of New OrleansRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
1950Sunset BoulevardUndertaker
1950The Second WomanCountry Club Guest
1950Destination MoonFactory Worker (uncredited)
1950Bright LeafMan in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
1950Destination MurderArthur Mansfield
1950Colt .45Townsman (uncredited)
1950The Jackie Robinson StoryBaseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
1950No Man of Her OwnTrain Passenger (uncredited)
1950When Willie Comes Marching HomeOfficer at Party (uncredited)
1950Gun CrazyCashier (uncredited)
1949The File on Thelma JordonGrand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1949My Friend IrmaMaitre D' (uncredited)
1949The HeiressDr. Isaacs (uncredited)
1949It's a Great FeelingMan at Train Station (uncredited)
1949House of Strangers
1949Massacre RiverArmy Officer at Dance (uncredited)
1949Johnny Allegro
1949The Lady GamblesCasino Patron (uncredited)
1949Alias Nick BealSupporter
1949Cover UpDelegate on Platform (Uncredited)
1949Knock on Any DoorCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1949Slightly FrenchMarty Freeman (uncredited)
1949A Letter to Three WivesCountry Club Member (uncredited)
1948My Dear SecretaryNightclub Extra (uncredited)
1948Johnny BelindaMan on Jury (uncredited)
1948Race StreetMan (uncredited)
1948Hollow TriumphBig Winner (uncredited)
1948Stage StruckParty Guest (uncredited)
1948Wallflower
1948Big Town ScandalSquad Car Policeman (uncredited)
1948Silver RiverOfficer (uncredited)
1948Assigned to DangerMr. Norton (uncredited)
1948The Miracle of the BellsWorshiper
1948The Big Clock(uncredited)
1948I Remember MamaDrug Store Pharmacist (uncredited)
1948AlbuquerqueBarfly (uncredited)
1948Black BartAl (uncredited)
1948Three Daring DaughtersShip Passenger (uncredited)
1947I Walk AloneNightclub Patron (uncredited)
1947A Double LifeParty Guest (uncredited)
1947Daisy KenyonMan Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
1947Road to Rio(uncredited)
1947The Judge Steps OutWedding Guest (uncredited)
1947The GangsterPasserby (uncredited)
1947Gentleman's AgreementParty Guest
1947Blondie in the DoughPremier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
1947Merton of the MoviesMan Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
1947High Tide
1947ExposedRestaurant Patron
1947The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerFaculty Member (uncredited)
1947Monsieur VerdouxVictim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
1947They Won't Believe MeMan at Piano Concert (uncredited)
1947So You Want to Be in PicturesMan at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
1947Fun on a WeekendPoker Player (uncredited)
1947Yankee FakirBergin
1946DeceptionRestaurant Diner (uncredited)
1946Sister KennyDoctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
1946The Jolson StoryMan in Audience (uncredited)
1946Crack-UpMan on Train (Uncredited)
1946Meet Me on BroadwayMan in Audience (uncredited)
1945Dick TracyBystander at Murder (uncredited)
1945The Lost WeekendConcert Attendee (uncredited)
1945Fallen AngelMan Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
1945Purity SquadRadio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodNightclub Patron (uncredited)
1945Week-End at the WaldorfHotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
1945Sunset in El DoradoCustomer
1945Over 21Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
1945Lady on a Train
1945Incendiary BlondeRodeo Spectator (uncredited)
1945Wonder ManPelican Club Patron (uncredited)
1945Circumstantial EvidenceCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1945Two O'Clock CourageClub Patron (uncredited)
1945Hangover Square
1945I Love a MysteryReporter (Uncredited)
1945A Song to RememberGuest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
1945The Great FlamarionStage Manager (uncredited)
1944Saddle Leather LawRancher (uncredited)
1944In SocietyProprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
1944Hail the Conquering HeroTown Councilman (uncredited)
1944The Great MomentMassachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
1944Call of the RockiesMiner
1944The White Cliffs of DoverBall Guest (uncredited)
1944Going My WayChurch Usher (uncredited)
1943Appointment in BerlinR.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
1943Frontier FuryBartender Homer (uncredited)
1943Crime DoctorJuror
1942Vaudeville DaysTicket Hawker (uncredited)
1942'Neath Brooklyn BridgePoliceman (uncredited)
1942Silver QueenCreditor
1942I Married a Witch
1942Northwest RangersBarfly
1942The Secret CodeFederal Agent
1942Men of the SkyFarmer (uncredited)
1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesChicago Businessman
1941Johnny EagerRacetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1941The Night of January 16thJuror (uncredited)
1941Three Girls About TownConventioneer Extra
1941Mr. CelebrityCourt Officer (uncredited)
1941Belle StarrBarfly (uncredited)
1941This Woman Is MineBit Role
1941Million Dollar Baby
1941In the NavyMilitary Officer (uncredited)
1941Meet John Doe(uncredited)
1941The Lady EveTailor in Montage (uncredited)
1941Buck PrivatesOfficer (uncredited)
1940The Son of Monte CristoFriend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
1940Tin Pan AlleyMan in Audience (uncredited)
1940The Green ArcherPete
1940North West Mounted PoliceTownsman (uncredited)
1940Under Texas SkiesTownsman
1940Ride, Tenderfoot, RideRancher
1940Boom TownAlarmed Townsman (uncredited)
1940Deadwood DickClayton
1940Charlie Chan in PanamaMarine Officer
1940The House Across the BayPrison Guard
1940The ShadowSparks
1939RenoBoard Member
1939Hollywood CavalcadeWell-Wisher
1939Almost a GentlemanJuror
1939StagecoachDeputy Frank (uncredited)
1938The Cowboy and the LadyCowboy (uncredited)
1938In Early ArizonaSpike
1938Prison TrainThe Lawyer
1938Cowboy from BrooklynRodeo Spectator
1938Vivacious LadyTrain Conductor #2 (uncredited)
1937Romance of the RockiesStone
1937The Game That KillsSpectator (uncredited)
1937The Life of Emile Zola(uncredited)
1937The Emperor's CandlesticksBidder (uncredited)
1937History Is Made at Night
1937You Only Live OncePlainclothesman (uncredited)
1936What Becomes of the Children?Shelby
1936Frontier JusticeLawyer George Lessin
1936The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching HandNicky
1936Charlie Chan at the CircusMike - Ticket Taker
1936The Preview Murder MysteryJames Deley
1936The Broken Coin
1936Custer's Last StandMajor Marcus Reno
1935Super SpeedRalph Gray
1935Powdersmoke RangeJim Reece
1935Page Miss GloryDance Extra (uncredited)
1935Hop-a-long CassidyRiley
1935The Silver BulletMarshal Joe Mullane
1935Fighting CaballeroBartender
1935The Ghost RiderBullard
1935The Cowboy and the BanditCrooked Dealer
1935Gold Diggers of 1935Bartender (uncredited)
1935Desert MesaJones
1934Frontier DaysGeorge Wilson
1934West of the LawCase aka Green
1934The Lone RiderGore
1934Pals of the WestSheriff Ed Dawson
1934Carrying the MailHenchman Frank
1934Arizona CycloneCarter, the Banker
1934Honor of the RangeSaloonkeeper
1934Border GunsFred Palmer
1933Neighbors' Wives(uncredited)
1932The Honor of the PressMr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
1932The Reckless RiderSheriff
1932Mark of the SpurSheriff Jake Ludlow
1932Human TargetsSheriff
1931Oklahoma JimArmy Captain
1931Left Over LadiesBenson
1931Three RoguesNelson
1931Hell's ValleyManuel Valdez
1930See America ThirstMaster of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1930The Third AlarmFire Department Captain
1930Beyond the LawArmy Lieutenant
1930Beyond the Rio GrandeJoe Kemp
1930Dames AhoyMaster of Ceremonies
1925The Bandit TamerWilliam Warren
1925The Drug Store CowboyMarmaduke Grandon
1924CourageAllen Jennings
1924Battling BrewsterBattling Jack Brewster
1924A Desperate Adventure
1924Crossed TrailsTom Dawson
1924A Two Fisted TenderfootTed Ransom
1924BaffledDick Osborne
1923It Happened Out West
1922The FirebrandBill Holt
1922Gold Grabbers
1922Gun-ShyJames Brown
1922Smiling JimSmiling Jim / Frank Harmon
1921The White MasksJack Bray
1921The RaidersPvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
1921The StruggleDick Storm
1921The Last ChanceRance Sparr
1921The Hunger of the BloodMaslun
1921The Fighting StrangerAustralia Joe
1920The Land of Jazz
1920The Galloping DevilAndy Green
1920Vanishing TrailsSilent Joe
1919The Cowboy and the Rajah
1919Cupid's Roundup
1919Breezy Bob
1919The Virtuous ModelEdward Dorin
1919Brother BillWilliam (Bill) Dexter
1919When Pals Fall OutLonesome
1919Shackles of Fate
1919The Puncher and the Pup
1919The Uphill ClimbFord Cameron
1919Vengeance and the GirlJim Westgard Jr.
1919Go-Get-Em GarringerGarringer
1919Hell's Fury Gordon
1919The Two DoylesDonald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
1919The Desert RatSteve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
1918Vanity PoolDrew Garrett
1918In Judgment of...Dr. John O'Neill
1918The Empty CabHenry Egbert Xerxes
1918$5,000 RewardDick Arlington
1918Fast CompanyLawrence Percival Van Huyler
1918The Rough LoverRichard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
1918The Fighting GrinBilly Kennedy
1917The Scarlet CarBilly Winthrop
1917The Winged MysteryCapt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
1917Anything OnceTeddy Crosby
1917A Stormy KnightJohn Winton
1917The Empty GunRobber
1917The Clean-UpStuart Adams
1917The Car of ChanceArnold Baird
1917Bringing Home FatherPeter Drake
1917The ClockJack Tempest
1917The Devil's Pay DayGregory Van Houten
1917The Man Who Took a ChanceMonty Gray
1916Little PartnerJames Allis
1916The Woman He FearedJohn Gray
1916A Stranger from SomewhereSam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
1916Love Never DiesFelix, the Man
1916The Heart of a Show GirlFrank Masterson

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