Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

  • Birthday: 1878-06-05
  • Deathday: 1961-07-04
  • Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Also know as: William Smith

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.

Filmography

The Scarlet Car

1917

As Billy Winthrop

Frontier Justice

1936

As Lawyer George Lessin

What Becomes of the Children?

1936

As Shelby

The Preview Murder Mystery

1936

As James Deley

Fighting Caballero

1935

As Bartender

Frontier Days

1934

As George Wilson

Honor of the Range

1934

As Saloonkeeper

Dames Ahoy

1930

As Master of Ceremonies

Three Rogues

1931

As Nelson

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935

As Crooked Dealer

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

As Well-Wisher

Custer's Last Stand

1936

As Major Marcus Reno

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

As Rodeo Spectator

Hop-a-long Cassidy

1935

As Riley

Almost a Gentleman

1939

As Juror

Reno

1939

As Board Member

The Ghost Rider

1935

As Bullard

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

1940

As Rancher

The Lost Weekend

1945

As Concert Attendee (uncredited)

The Killing

1956

As Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Witness for the Prosecution

1957

As Barrister (uncredited)

East of Eden

1955

As Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)

A Desperate Adventure

1924

As

Purity Squad

1945

As Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)

The Shadow

1940

As Sparks

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

As Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)

The Lady Eve

1941

As Tailor in Montage (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Panama

1940

As Marine Officer

Merton of the Movies

1947

As Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)

The Barefoot Mailman

1951

As Townsman at Dance (uncredited)

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942

As Policeman (uncredited)

Under Texas Skies

1940

As Townsman

North West Mounted Police

1940

As Townsman (uncredited)

Boom Town

1940

As Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)

Deadwood Dick

1940

As Clayton

Call of the Rockies

1944

As Miner

The Opposite Sex

1956

As Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Saddle Leather Law

1944

As Rancher (uncredited)

Fallen Angel

1945

As Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)

Massacre River

1949

As Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own

1950

As Train Passenger (uncredited)

Sunset Boulevard

1950

As Undertaker

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951

As Reverend (uncredited)

Tin Pan Alley

1940

As Man in Audience (uncredited)

The House Across the Bay

1940

As Prison Guard

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940

As Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)

The Heiress

1949

As Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)

The Night of January 16th

1941

As Juror (uncredited)

The Green Archer

1940

As Pete

A Letter to Three Wives

1949

As Country Club Member (uncredited)

Stagecoach

1939

As Deputy Frank (uncredited)

The Screen Writer

1950

As Screenwriter (uncredited)

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

As Extra (uncredited)

The Honor of the Press

1932

As Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'

California Passage

1950

As Townsman (uncredited)

Exposed

1947

As Restaurant Patron

Crime Doctor

1943

As Juror

This Woman Is Mine

1941

As Bit Role

Three Girls About Town

1941

As Conventioneer Extra

Frontier Fury

1943

As Bartender Homer (uncredited)

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

As Chicago Businessman

Silver Queen

1942

As Creditor

Northwest Rangers

1942

As Barfly

Belle Starr

1941

As Barfly (uncredited)

My Friend Irma

1949

As Maitre D' (uncredited)

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

As Ball Guest (uncredited)

Roadblock

1951

As Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

As Spectator (uncredited)

Left Over Ladies

1931

As Benson

Vaudeville Days

1942

As Ticket Hawker (uncredited)

Men of the Sky

1942

As Farmer (uncredited)

The Secret Code

1942

As Federal Agent

Destination Moon

1950

As Factory Worker (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun

1951

As Company Executive (uncredited)

Daisy Kenyon

1947

As Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)

Funny Face

1957

As Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)

Meet John Doe

1941

As (uncredited)

Slightly French

1949

As Marty Freeman (uncredited)

The Drug Store Cowboy

1925

As Marmaduke Grandon

Some Came Running

1958

As Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935

As Bartender (uncredited)

The Narrow Margin

1952

As Train Passenger (uncredited)

White Christmas

1954

As Club Patron (uncredited)

Chicago Syndicate

1955

As Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Alias Nick Beal

1949

As Supporter

Powdersmoke Range

1935

As Jim Reece

Destination Murder

1950

As Arthur Mansfield

Fun on a Weekend

1947

As Poker Player (Uncredited)

The Miracle of the Bells

1948

As Worshiper

A Stranger from Somewhere

1916

As Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis

Love Never Dies

1916

As Felix, the Man

The Devil's Pay Day

1917

As Gregory Van Houten

The Man Who Took a Chance

1917

As Monty Gray

Anything Once

1917

As Teddy Crosby

The Car of Chance

1917

As Arnold Baird

The Clean-Up

1917

As Stuart Adams

Bringing Home Father

1917

As Peter Drake

The Clock

1917

As Jack Tempest

A Stormy Knight

1917

As John Winton

The Fighting Grin

1918

As Billy Kennedy

It Happened Out West

1923

As

A Two Fisted Tenderfoot

1924

As

The Winged Mystery

1917

As Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever

The Rough Lover

1918

As Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien

Pillow Talk

1959

As Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Gold Grabbers

1922

As

The Firebrand

1922

As Bill Holt

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947

As Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Johnny Allegro

1949

As

Page Miss Glory

1935

As Dance Extra (uncredited)

Johnny Belinda

1948

As Man on Jury (uncredited)

Assigned to Danger

1948

As Mr. Norton (uncredited)

Woman on the Run

1950

As Coroner (uncredited)

Pretty Baby

1950

As Subway Commuter (uncredited)

Bright Leaf

1950

As Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)

The Tunnel of Love

1958

As Party Guest (uncredited)

The Big Clock

1948

As (uncredited)

Wallflower

1948

As

Buck Privates

1941

As Officer (uncredited)

In the Navy

1941

As Military Officer (uncredited)

In Society

1944

As Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

As Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot

1959

As Party Guest (uncredited)

A Song to Remember

1945

As Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)

Until They Sail

1957

As Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)

I Walk Alone

1947

As Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Road to Rio

1947

As Ship Lounge Extra

The Second Woman

1950

As Country Club Guest

Over 21

1945

As Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)

Home Before Dark

1958

As New Year's Eve Party Reveller

You Only Live Once

1937

As Plainclothesman (uncredited)

The Empty Cab

1918

As Henry Egbert Xerxes

The Great Flamarion

1945

As Stage Manager (uncredited)

Incendiary Blonde

1945

As Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

Gun Crazy

1950

As Cashier (uncredited)

Here Comes the Groom

1951

As Passenger on Airplane

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

As Faculty Member (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Circus

1936

As Mike - Ticket Taker

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949

As Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

Love Nest

1951

As Waiter (Uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

As Cowboy (uncredited)

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

As (uncredited)

Gentleman's Agreement

1947

As Party Guest

This Woman Is Dangerous

1952

As Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)

Prison Train

1938

As The Lawyer

Everything I Have Is Yours

1952

As Tourist in Show (Uncredited)

The Search for Bridey Murphy

1956

As Druggist (Uncredited)

Cover Up

1949

As Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)

Johnny Eager

1941

As Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Wichita

1955

As Townsman (uncredited)

Albuquerque

1948

As Barfly (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

As Barfly (uncredited)

A Lawless Street

1955

As Townsman (uncredited)

Wild Is the Wind

1957

As Passenger at Airport (uncredited)

The Desert Rat

1919

As Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat

The Jolson Story

1946

As Man in Audience (uncredited)

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Vivacious Lady

1938

As 2nd Train Conductor (uncredited)

Black Bart

1948

As Al (uncredited)

Union Station

1950

As Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

Desert Mesa

1935

As Jones

Pals of the West

1934

As Sheriff Ed Dawson

The Lone Rider

1934

As Gore

West of the Law

1934

As Case aka Green

The Solid Gold Cadillac

1956

As Dance Extra (uncredited)

Crack-Up

1946

As Man on Train (Uncredited)

Hollow Triumph

1948

As Big Winner (uncredited)

Oklahoma Jim

1931

As Army Captain

Appointment in Berlin

1943

As R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)

It's a Great Feeling

1949

As Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Romance of the Rockies

1937

As Stone

Stage Struck

1948

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Mr. Celebrity

1941

As Court Officer (uncredited)

$5,000 Reward

1918

As Dick Arlington

The Silver Bullet

1935

As Marshal Joe Mullane

Carrying the Mail

1934

As Henchman Frank

The Third Alarm

1930

As Fire Department Captain

Blondie in the Dough

1947

As Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)

Three Daring Daughters

1948

As Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Vicki

1953

As Club Manager (uncredited)

House of Strangers

1949

As

The Strange Door

1951

As

The Mating Game

1959

As Townsman (uncredited)

The Two Doyles

1919

As Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle

Hell's Fury Gordon

1919

As

Vengeance and the Girl

1919

As Jim Westgard Jr.

The Uphill Climb

1919

As Ford Cameron

The Puncher and the Pup

1919

As

Shackles of Fate

1919

As

When Pals Fall Out

1919

As Lonesome

Brother Bill

1919

As William (Bill) Dexter

Cupid's Roundup

1919

As

The Cowboy and the Rajah

1919

As

Gun-Shy

1922

As James Brown

The Stooge

1951

As Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)

She Devil

1957

As Party Guest (uncredited)

I Love a Mystery

1945

As Reporter (Uncredited)

The Broken Coin

1936

As

The Struggle

1921

As Dick Storm

Battling Brewster

1924

As Battling Jack Brewster

The Apartment

1960

As Office Worker (uncredited)

The Steel Trap

1952

As

The Hypnotic Eye

1960

As Audience Member (uncredited)

Arizona Cyclone

1934

As Carter, the Banker

The Empty Gun

1917

As Robber

Ten Wanted Men

1955

As

Black Tuesday

1954

As Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)

The Game That Kills

1937

As Spectator (uncredited)

Mark of the Spur

1932

As Sheriff Jake Ludlow

Border Guns

1934

As Fred Palmer

See America Thirst

1930

As Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

As Assistant on Set (uncredited)

History Is Made at Night

1937

As

Money, Women and Guns

1958

As Postmaster (uncredited)

The Story on Page One

1959

As Juror (uncredited)

Inside Detroit

1956

As

Guys and Dolls

1955

As Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

1954

As Ray (uncredited)

All About Eve

1950

As Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)

Carrie

1952

As Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

The Story of Three Loves

1953

As Man Departing Train

The Reckless Rider

1932

As Sheriff

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952

As

An Affair to Remember

1957

As Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

Sister Kenny

1946

As Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

Going My Way

1944

As Church Usher (uncredited)

High Society

1956

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Black Widow

1954

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Race Street

1948

As Man (uncredited)

The Judge Steps Out

1947

As Wedding Guest (uncredited)

My Dear Secretary

1948

As Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

The Joker Is Wild

1957

As Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Hollywood or Bust

1956

As Audience Member

The Great Moment

1944

As Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)

Wonder Man

1945

As Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)

Beyond the Rio Grande

1930

As Joe Kemp

You're in the Navy Now

1951

As Officer

The Mating Season

1951

As Board Member (uncredited)

A Double Life

1947

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Cimarron

1960

As Townsman (uncredited)

The Heart of a Show Girl

1916

As Frank Masterson

The Woman He Feared

1916

As John Gray

Little Partner

1916

As James Allis

Fast Company

1918

As Lawrence Percival Van Huyler

In Judgment of...

1918

As Dr. John O'Neill

Vanity Pool

1918

As Drew Garrett

Go-Get-Em Garringer

1919

As Garringer

The Virtuous Model

1919

As Edward Dorin

Breezy Bob

1919

As

The Galloping Devil

1920

As Andy Green

Vanishing Trails

1920

As Silent Joe

The Land of Jazz

1920

As

The Fighting Stranger

1921

As Australia Joe

The Hunger of the Blood

1921

As Maslun

The Last Chance

1921

As Rance Sparr

The Raiders

1921

As Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP

The White Masks

1921

As Jack Bray

King Creole

1958

As Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955

As Cafe Patron (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey

1957

As Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)

High Tide

1947

As

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956

As Passerby (uncredited)

My Sister Eileen

1955

As Pedestrian (uncredited)

The First Texan

1956

As Delegate (uncredited)

Broken Lance

1954

As Juror (uncredited)

Calamity Jane

1953

As Barfly (uncredited)

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936

As Nicky

Captain Pirate

1952

As Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

As Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

The Half-Breed

1952

As Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)

Fort Osage

1952

As Settler (uncredited)

Deception

1946

As Restaurant Diner (uncredited)

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

1951

As Board Member (uncredited)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

As Bidder (uncredited)

Lady on a Train

1945

As

Illegal

1955

As Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Knock on Any Door

1949

As Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Lady Gambles

1949

As Casino Patron (uncredited)

Meet Me on Broadway

1946

As Man in Audience (uncredited)

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950

As Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)

Sunset in El Dorado

1945

As Customer

They Won't Believe Me

1947

As

Big Town Scandal

1948

As Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)

I Married a Witch

1942

As

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950

As Officer at Party (uncredited)

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

1956

As Board of Directors

Circumstantial Evidence

1945

As Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Hangover Square

1945

As

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