William Farnum

William Farnum

  • Birthday: 1876-07-03
  • Deathday: 1953-06-05
  • Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Farnum (July 4, 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts – June 5, 1953 in Hollywood, California) was a major movie actor. One of three brothers, Farnum grew up in a family of actors. He made his acting debut at the age of ten in Richmond, Virginia in a production of Julius Caesar, with Edwin Booth playing the title character. His first major success was as the title character of Ben-Hur in 1900 though replacing the original actor Edward Morgan who premiered the character in 1899. Later plays Farnum appeared in were the costume epic The Prince of India (1906), The White Sister (1909) starring Viola Allen, The Littlest Rebel (1911) co-starring his brother Dustin and a child actress named Mary Miles Minter(then nine years old) & Arizona (1913) with Dustin and stage beauty Elsie Ferguson. In The Spoilers in 1914, Farnum and Tom Santschi staged a classic movie fight which lasted for a full reel. In 1930, Farnum and Stantschi coached Gary Cooper and William Boyd in the fight scene for the 1930 version of The Spoilers. Other actors influenced by the Farnum scene were Milton Sills and Noah Beery in 1922 and Randolph Scott and John Wayne in 1942. From 1915 to 1925, Farnum devoted his life to motion pictures. When becoming one of the biggest sensations in Hollywood, he also became one of the highest-paid actors, earning $10,000 a week. Farnum's silent pictures the western Drag Harlan(1920) and the drama-adventure If I Were King(1921) survive from his years contracted to Fox Films. Farnum has a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the younger brother of actor Dustin Farnum. He had another brother, Marshall Farnum, who was a silent film director and died in 1917. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Farnum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Drifter

1932

As The Drifter

The Spoilers

1914

As Roy Glenister

Are We Civilized?

1934

As Paul Franklin, Sr.

The Sign of the Cross

1914

As Marcus Superbus

Brass Commandments

1923

As Stephen 'Flash' Lanning

The Gunfighter

1923

As Billy Buell

Ten Nights in a Bar-room

1931

As Joe Morgan

The Man Who Fights Alone

1924

As John Marble

The Conqueror

1917

As Sam Houston

Drag Harlan

1920

As Drag Harlan

Les Misérables

1917

As Jean Valjean

A Tale of Two Cities

1917

As Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton

The Bondman

1916

As Stephen Orry/Jason Orry

Law of the Sea

1931

As Captain Len Andrews

Riders of the Purple Sage

1918

As Lassiter

Samson

1915

As Maurice Brachard

Shackles of Gold

1922

As John Gibbs

The Last of the Duanes

1919

As Buck Duane

If I Were King

1920

As François Villon

Without Compromise

1922

As Dick Leighton

The Lone Star Ranger

1919

As Steele

Moonshine Valley

1922

As Ned Connors

True Blue

1918

As Bob McKeever

The Rainbow Trail

1918

As Lassiter / Shefford

When a Man Sees Red

1917

As Larry Smith

Fires of Conscience

1916

As George Baxter

His Greatest Sacrifice

1921

As Richard Hall

Rough and Ready

1918

As Bill Stratton

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

1932

As William Belmont

A Connecticut Yankee

1931

As King Arthur / Inventor

Flaming Guns

1932

As Henry Ramsey

The Kid Ranger

1936

As Bill Mason

The Irish Gringo

1935

As Pop Wiley

The Eagle's Brood

1935

As El Toro

God's Country

1946

As Sandy McTavish

Between Men

1935

As John Wellington / Rand

The Silver Bullet

1942

As Dr. Thad Morgan

The Brand of Hate

1934

As Joe Larkins

Custer's Last Stand

1936

As James Fitzpatrick

Happy Landing

1934

As Col. Curtis

The Painted Desert

1931

As Cash Holbrook

Today I Hang

1942

As Warden Burke

Million Dollar Haul

1935

As Mr. Mallory - Sheila's Dad

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942

As Judge Ezra Binns

My Dog Shep

1946

As Carter J. Latham Jr.

Gun Cargo

1949

As Board of Inquiry Chairman

Public Cowboy No. 1

1937

As Sheriff Matt Doniphon

The Silver Streak

1934

As B.J. Dexter

Reckless Decision

1933

As Rev. John MacDougall

Sharad of Atlantis

1936

As Sharad

Lone Star Ranger

1942

As Texas Ranger Major McNeil

The Wide Open Spaces

1931

As U.S. Marshal

Santa Fe Stampede

1938

As Dave Carson

Git Along Little Dogies

1937

As Banker Maxwell

The Pagan Lady

1931

As Malcolm 'Mal' Todd

Mexicali Rose

1939

As Padre Dominic

Rovin' Tumbleweeds

1939

As Senator Timothy Nolan

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942

As Colonel Mallory

Shine On Harvest Moon

1938

As Milt Brower

Hi-Yo Silver

1940

As Father McKim

Last of the Duanes

1941

As Texas Ranger Major McNeill

Supernatural

1933

As Nicky Hammond

The Perils of Pauline

1947

As Western Saloon Set Hero

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936

As Father José

Gangs of Sonora

1941

As Ward Beecham

The Lone Ranger

1938

As Father McKim

Daughter of the West

1949

As Father Vallejo

Jack and the Beanstalk

1952

As The King

The Scarlet Letter

1934

As Gov. Bellingham

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

As Colonel Tom Ryder

Lone Star

1952

As Tom Crockett

Wildfire

1945

As Judge Polson

Good Dame

1934

As Judge Flynn

Hollywood Extra Girl

1935

As Crusades Actor (uncredited)

Captain Kidd

1945

As Capt. Rawson

Convicted Woman

1940

As Commissioner McNeill

Men of Texas

1942

As General Sam Houston

Colorado Sunset

1939

As Sheriff George Glenn

Samson and Delilah

1949

As Tubal

Frontier Badmen

1943

As Dad Courtwright

The Spoilers

1942

As Wheaton

The Mummy's Curse

1944

As The Sacristan

The Secret of Treasure Island

1938

As George Brennan Westmore (Editor)

South of the Border

1939

As Padre

Bride of Vengeance

1949

As Conti Peruzzi

Rolling Home

1946

As Rodeo Official

American Empire

1942

As Louisiana Judge

Custer's Last Stand

1936

As James Fitzpatrick

Hollywood Story

1951

As Himself

The Corsican Brothers

1941

As Priest

The Crusades

1935

As Hugo, Duke of Burgundy

School for Girls

1934

As Charles Waltham

Trail of Robin Hood

1950

As Bill Franum

Tennessee Johnson

1942

As Senator Huyler

Kit Carson

1940

As Don Miguel Murphy

Powdersmoke Range

1935

As Sam Oreham - Banker

Maid of Salem

1937

As Crown Justice Sewall

Cleopatra

1934

As Lepidus

A Woman's Face

1941

As Court Attendant

If I Were King

1938

As General Barbezier

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