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
all 306
Movies 305
Director 1
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
Party Guest (uncredited)
Parrish (1961)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Cimarron (1960)
Movie
Office Worker (uncredited)
The Apartment (1960)
Movie
4
Audience Member (uncredited)
The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
Movie
Committee Member (uncredited)
Ice Palace (1960)
Movie
Juror (uncredited)
The Story on Page One (1959)
Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Pillow Talk (1959)
Movie
5.33
Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
The Blue Angel (1959)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
The Mating Game (1959)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Movie
6.59
Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
Some Came Running (1958)
Movie
6
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Tunnel of Love (1958)
Movie
New Year's Eve Party Reveller
Home Before Dark (1958)
Movie
Postmaster (uncredited)
Money, Women and Guns (1958)
Movie
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
King Creole (1958)
Movie
Barrister (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Movie
4.9
Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
Wild Is the Wind (1957)
Movie
Guest at Charity Ball
Pal Joey (1957)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
The Tin Star (1957)
Movie
Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey (1957)
Movie
Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
Until They Sail (1957)
Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild (1957)
Movie
Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Movie
1
Barfly (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Movie
4
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
She Devil (1957)
Movie
Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
Funny Face (1957)
Movie
6
Audience Member
Hollywood or Bust (1956)
Movie
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
Movie
Extra (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Movie
4.67
Board of Directors
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! (1956)
Movie
Druggist (Uncredited)
The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
Movie
Dance Extra (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
High Society (1956)
Movie
6
Delegate (uncredited)
The First Texan (1956)
Movie
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
The Killing (1956)
Movie
4.33
Passerby (uncredited)
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
Movie
Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
A Lawless Street (1955)
Movie
4
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Illegal (1955)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Pedestrian (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen (1955)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Wichita (1955)
Movie
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Chicago Syndicate (1955)
Movie
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Movie
5.1
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
East of Eden (1955)
Movie
1
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Black Tuesday (1954)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Black Widow (1954)
Movie
Club Patron (uncredited)
White Christmas (1954)
Movie
10
Ray (uncredited)
A Star Is Born (1954)
Movie
Juror (uncredited)
Broken Lance (1954)
Movie
Barfly (uncredited)
Calamity Jane (1953)
Movie
Club Manager (uncredited)
Vicki (1953)
Movie
Man Departing Train
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
Movie
Assistant on Set (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Movie
7
Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
Movie
Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
Captain Pirate (1952)
Movie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Carrie (1952)
Movie
Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Narrow Margin (1952)
Movie
Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
The Half-Breed (1952)
Movie
Spectator (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Movie
Settler (uncredited)
Fort Osage (1952)
Movie
Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
Movie
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman (1951)
Movie
Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
The Stooge (1951)
Movie
Board Member (uncredited)
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine (1951)
Movie
Waiter (Uncredited)
Love Nest (1951)
Movie
Passenger on Airplane
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
Movie
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Roadblock (1951)
Movie
Company Executive (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Movie
5.67
Reverend (uncredited)
The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
Movie
Board Member (uncredited)
The Mating Season (1951)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
California Passage (1950)
Movie
Coroner (uncredited)
Woman on the Run (1950)
Movie
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
All About Eve (1950)
Movie
5.33
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Union Station (1950)
Movie
Subway Commuter (uncredited)
Pretty Baby (1950)
Movie
Screenwriter
The Screen Writer (1950)
Movie
Undertaker
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Movie
5.25
Country Club Guest
The Second Woman (1950)
Movie
Factory Worker
Destination Moon (1950)
Movie
Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
Bright Leaf (1950)
Movie
Arthur Mansfield
Destination Murder (1950)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Colt .45 (1950)
Movie
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Movie
Train Passenger (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own (1950)
Movie
Officer at Party (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
Movie
Cashier (uncredited)
Gun Crazy (1950)
Movie
4.33
Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
Movie
Maitre D' (uncredited)
My Friend Irma (1949)
Movie
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
The Heiress (1949)
Movie
5.5
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
Movie
Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
Massacre River (1949)
Movie
Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles (1949)
Movie
Supporter
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
Movie
Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
Cover Up (1949)
Movie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door (1949)
Movie
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Slightly French (1949)
Movie
Country Club Member (uncredited)
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Movie
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
My Dear Secretary (1948)
Movie
Man on Jury (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
Movie
Man (uncredited)
Race Street (1948)
Movie
Big Winner (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph (1948)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Stage Struck (1948)
Movie
Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal (1948)
Movie
Mr. Norton
Assigned to Danger (1948)
Movie
(uncredited)
The Big Clock (1948)
Movie
Barfly (uncredited)
Albuquerque (1948)
Movie
Al (uncredited)
Black Bart (1948)
Movie
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
I Walk Alone (1947)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
A Double Life (1947)
Movie
Ship Lounge Extra
Road to Rio (1947)
Movie
3.89
Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
Movie
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
Movie
Party Guest
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Movie
Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
Blondie in the Dough (1947)
Movie
Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies (1947)
Movie
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Movie
1
Restaurant Patron
Exposed (1947)
Movie
Faculty Member (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Movie
6
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses
So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)
Movie
Poker Player (Uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend (1947)
Movie
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Deception (1946)
Movie
Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Sister Kenny (1946)
Movie
Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Jolson Story (1946)
Movie
Man on Train (Uncredited)
Crack-Up (1946)
Movie
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Meet Me on Broadway (1946)
Movie
Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
Dick Tracy (1945)
Movie
4
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Movie
5.14
Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
Fallen Angel (1945)
Movie
6
Radio Station Man in Studio
Purity Squad (1945)
Movie
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Movie
Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
Movie
Customer
Sunset in El Dorado (1945)
Movie
Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Over 21 (1945)
Movie
Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
Movie
Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
Wonder Man (1945)
Movie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
Movie
Club Patron (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
Movie
Reporter (Uncredited)
I Love a Mystery (1945)
Movie
4.71
Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
A Song to Remember (1945)
Movie
Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Great Flamarion (1945)
Movie
Rancher (uncredited)
Saddle Leather Law (1944)
Movie
Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
In Society (1944)
Movie
Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
The Great Moment (1944)
Movie
Ball Guest (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Movie
6
Church Usher (uncredited)
Going My Way (1944)
Movie
6
R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin (1943)
Movie
Bartender Homer (uncredited)
Frontier Fury (1943)
Movie
Ticket Hawker
Vaudeville Days (1942)
Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
Movie
3.5
Creditor
Silver Queen (1942)
Movie
Federal Agent
The Secret Code (1942)
Movie
Farmer (uncredited)
Men of the Sky (1942)
Movie
Chicago Businessman
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
Movie
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Johnny Eager (1941)
Movie
Juror (uncredited)
The Night of January 16th (1941)
Movie
Conventioneer Extra
Three Girls About Town (1941)
Movie
Court Officer (uncredited)
Mr. Celebrity (1941)
Movie
Barfly (uncredited)
Belle Starr (1941)
Movie
Bit Role
This Woman Is Mine (1941)
Movie
6
Military Officer (uncredited)
In the Navy (1941)
Movie
3.5
(uncredited)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Movie
6
Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Movie
4.5
Officer (uncredited)
Buck Privates (1941)
Movie
4.33
Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
Movie
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Movie
Townsman
Under Texas Skies (1940)
Movie
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
Boom Town (1940)
Movie
Clayton
Deadwood Dick (1940)
Movie
Marine Officer
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
Movie
5.22
Prison Guard
The House Across the Bay (1940)
Movie
4
Sparks
The Shadow (1940)
Movie
Board Member
Reno (1939)
Movie
Well-Wisher
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
Movie
Deputy Frank (uncredited)
Stagecoach (1939)
Movie
4.33
Cowboy (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Movie
Spike - Henchman
In Early Arizona (1938)
Movie
The Lawyer
Prison Train (1938)
Movie
Rodeo Spectator
Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
Movie
Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady (1938)
Movie
Spectator (uncredited)
The Game That Kills (1937)
Movie
(uncredited)
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Movie
Bidder (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
Movie
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
You Only Live Once (1937)
Movie
4
Cousin Joe
Ranger Courage (1937)
Movie
George Lessin - Lawyer
Frontier Justice (1936)
Movie
Mike - Ticket Taker
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
Movie
5.44
James Deley
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
Movie
Major Marcus Reno
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
Movie
Ralph Gray
Super Speed (1935)
Movie
Jim Reece
Powdersmoke Range (1935)
Movie
Dance Extra (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory (1935)
Movie
Marshal Joe Mullane
The Silver Bullet (1935)
Movie
Bartender
Fighting Caballero (1935)
Movie
Jim Bullard
The Ghost Rider (1935)
Movie
Crooked Dealer
The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935)
Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
Movie
Bit Role
The Spirit of 1976 (1935)
Movie
George Wilson
Frontier Days (1934)
Movie
Case aka Green
West of the Law (1934)
Movie
Sheriff Ed Dawson
Pals of the West (1934)
Movie
Henchman Frank
Carrying the Mail (1934)
Movie
Carter, the Banker
Arizona Cyclone (1934)
Movie
Saloonkeeper
Honor of the Range (1934)
Movie
Fred Palmer
Border Guns (1934)
Movie
Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
The Honor of the Press (1932)
Movie
Sheriff Jake Ludlow
Mark of the Spur (1932)
Movie
Sheriff
Human Targets (1932)
Movie
Army Captain
Oklahoma Jim (1931)
Movie
Nelson
Three Rogues (1931)
Movie
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
See America Thirst (1930)
Movie
Fire Department Captain
The Third Alarm (1930)
Movie
Army Lieutenant
Beyond the Law (1930)
Movie
Master of Ceremonies
Dames Ahoy (1930)
Movie
Marmaduke Mortimer Grandon
The Drug Store Cowboy (1925)
Movie
Battling Jack Brewster
Battling Brewster (1924)
Movie
The Unknown
A Desperate Adventure (1924)
Movie
Tom Dawson
Crossed Trails (1924)
Movie
Ted Ransom
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot (1924)
Movie
Dick Osborne
Baffled (1924)
Movie
Bill Holt
The Firebrand (1922)
Movie
James Brown
Gun-Shy (1922)
Movie
Jack Bray
The White Masks (1921)
Movie
Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
The Raiders (1921)
Movie
Dick Storm
The Struggle (1921)
Movie
Rance Sparr
The Last Chance (1921)
Movie
Australia Joe
The Fighting Stranger (1921)
Movie
Undetermined Role
The Land of Jazz (1920)
Movie
Andy Green
The Galloping Devil (1920)
Movie
Silent Joe
Vanishing Trails (1920)
Movie
Edward Dorin
The Virtuous Model (1919)
Movie
William (Bill) Dexter
Brother Bill (1919)
Movie
Lonesome
When Pals Fall Out (1919)
Movie
Ford Cameron
The Uphill Climb (1919)
Movie
Jim Westgard Jr.
Vengeance and the Girl (1919)
Movie
Garringer
Go-Get-Em Garringer (1919)
Movie
Donald Doyle
The Two Doyles (1919)
Movie
Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
The Desert Rat (1919)
Movie
Drew Garrett
Vanity Pool (1918)
Movie
Dr. John O'Neill
In Judgment of... (1918)
Movie
Henry Egbert Xerxes
The Empty Cab (1918)
Movie
Dick Arlington
$5,000 Reward (1918)
Movie
Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
Fast Company (1918)
Movie
Richard Bolton
The Rough Lover (1918)
Movie
Billy Kennedy
The Fighting Grin (1918)
Movie
Billy Winthrop
The Scarlet Car (1917)
Movie
Capt. August Sieger
The Winged Mystery (1917)
Movie
Teddy Crosby
Anything Once (1917)
Movie
John Winton
A Stormy Knight (1917)
Movie
Stuart Adams
The Clean-Up (1917)
Movie
Arnold Baird
The Car of Chance (1917)
Movie
Peter Drake
Bringing Home Father (1917)
Movie
Jack Tempest
The Clock (1917)
Movie
Gregory Van Houten
The Devil's Pay Day (1917)
Movie
Monty Gray
The Man Who Took a Chance (1917)
Movie
James Allis
Little Partner (1916)
Movie
John Gray
The Woman He Feared (1916)
Movie
Sam Brockton
A Stranger from Somewhere (1916)
Movie
Felix, the Man
Love Never Dies (1916)
Movie
Frank Masterson
The Heart of a Show Girl (1916)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1878-06-05
Deathday1961-07-04 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceBoston, United States
RelationshipsAlma Rubens (1918 - 1919)
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsWilliam Smith, Franklin Farnum, Frank Farnum
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