Acting
Franklyn Farnum
EN cinema · 332 credits
Born
5 June 1878
Died
4 July 1961 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as William Smith · Franklin Farnum · Frank Farnum
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
Parrish
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Cimarron
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Apartment
as Office Worker (uncredited)
The Hypnotic Eye
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Ice Palace
as Committee Member (uncredited)
Because They're Young
as Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
Wake Me When It's Over
as Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
The Mating Game
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Story on Page One
as Juror (uncredited)
The Blue Angel
as Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Gazebo
as TV Technician in Booth (uncredited)
King Creole
as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Money, Women and Guns
as Postmaster (uncredited)
Some Came Running
as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
The Tunnel of Love
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Home Before Dark
as New Year's Eve Party Reveller
She Devil
as Party Guest (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
as Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember
as Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
as Barrister (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Tin Star
as Townsman (uncredited)
Funny Face
as Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
Until They Sail
as Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Barfly (uncredited)
Wild Is the Wind
as Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
as Premier Guest (uncredited)
The Eddy Duchin Story
as Passerby (uncredited)
The First Texan
as Delegate (uncredited)
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
as Board of Directors
The Killing
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
High Society
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
as Audience Member
The Opposite Sex
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Extra (uncredited)
The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Druggist (Uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Ransom!
as Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Illegal
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
as Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
East of Eden
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Chicago Syndicate
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Wichita
as Townsman (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
as Townsman (uncredited)
Sincerely Yours
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Broken Lance
as Juror (uncredited)
Black Tuesday
as Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Ray (uncredited)
Black Widow
as Party Guest (uncredited)
White Christmas
as Club Patron (uncredited)
The Country Girl
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Living It Up
as Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
as Trailer Park Man (uncredited)
Vicki
as Club Manager (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Story of Three Loves
as Man Departing Train
Scared Stiff
as Passerby (uncredited)
Destination Gobi
as Quartermaster General (uncredited)
Captain Pirate
as Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
The Half-Breed
as Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
Fort Osage
as Settler (uncredited)
The Steel Trap
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Assistant on Set (uncredited)
Carrie
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
The Narrow Margin
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
This Woman Is Dangerous
as Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
Everything I Have Is Yours
as Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Turning Point
as Man in John's Office (uncredited)
You're in the Navy Now
as Officer
The Mating Season
as Board Member (uncredited)
The Stooge
as Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
as Board Member (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman
as Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
The Groom Wore Spurs
as Reverend (uncredited)
Roadblock
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
as Company Executive (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
as Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
Love Nest
as Waiter (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
as minor role (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
All About Eve
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Officer at Party (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
as Undertaker
The Screen Writer
1950
The Screen Writer
as Screenwriter (uncredited)
California Passage
as Townsman (uncredited)
Destination Moon
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
Destination Murder
as Arthur Mansfield
Woman on the Run
as Coroner (uncredited)
Pretty Baby
as Subway Commuter (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
as Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
The Second Woman
as Country Club Guest
Gun Crazy
as Cashier (uncredited)
Union Station
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Colt .45
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Toast of New Orleans
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Massacre River
as Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
The Heiress
as Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
A Letter to Three Wives
as Country Club Member (uncredited)
My Friend Irma
as Maitre D' (uncredited)
Slightly French
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
as Supporter
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Cover Up
as Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Stage Struck
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
as Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
My Dear Secretary
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Race Street
as Man (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
as Worshiper
Assigned to Danger
as Mr. Norton (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
as Man on Jury (uncredited)
The Big Clock
as (uncredited)
Albuquerque
as Barfly (uncredited)
Black Bart
as Al (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
as Big Winner (uncredited)
Silver River
as Officer (uncredited)
I Remember Mama
as Drug Store Pharmacist (uncredited)
A Double Life
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Blondie in the Dough
as Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
as Man at Piano Concert (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
as Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
Exposed
as Restaurant Patron
Daisy Kenyon
as Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend
as Poker Player (uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947
So You Want to Be in Pictures
as Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Road to Rio
as (uncredited)
I Walk Alone
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Faculty Member (uncredited)
Gentleman's Agreement
as Party Guest
Yankee Fakir
as Bergin
The Gangster
as Passerby (uncredited)
Deception
as Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Meet Me on Broadway
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
The Jolson Story
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Crack-Up
as Man on Train (Uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
as Townsman (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
as Reporter (Uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Sunset in El Dorado
as Customer
The Lost Weekend
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Purity Squad
as Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Wonder Man
as Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
as Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
A Song to Remember
as Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
Over 21
as Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
The Great Flamarion
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
as Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
Going My Way
as Church Usher (uncredited)
The Great Moment
as Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
Call of the Rockies
as Miner
Saddle Leather Law
as Rancher (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
In Society
as Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Crime Doctor
as Juror
Frontier Fury
as Bartender Homer (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
as Country Club Guest (uncredited)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as Policeman (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Chicago Businessman
Northwest Rangers
as Barfly
Silver Queen
as Creditor
Men of the Sky
as Farmer (uncredited)
Vaudeville Days
as Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
The Secret Code
as Federal Agent
Mr. Celebrity
as Court Officer (uncredited)
The Night of January 16th
as Juror (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
as Conventioneer Extra
This Woman Is Mine
as Bit Role
Belle Starr
as Barfly (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
as (uncredited)
Buck Privates
as Officer (uncredited)
In the Navy
as Military Officer (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
as Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Rancher
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Marine Officer
The Shadow
as Sparks
Under Texas Skies
as Townsman
Boom Town
as Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
as Townsman (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
as Clayton
The House Across the Bay
as Prison Guard
Tin Pan Alley
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
The Green Archer
as Pete
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Well-Wisher
Stagecoach
as Deputy Frank (uncredited)
Almost a Gentleman
as Juror
Reno
as Board Member
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Rodeo Spectator
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Prison Train
as The Lawyer
Vivacious Lady
as Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
In Early Arizona
as Spike
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Bidder (uncredited)
The Game That Kills
as Spectator (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Life of Emile Zola
as (uncredited)
Frontier Justice
as Lawyer George Lessin
The Preview Murder Mystery
as James Deley
Custer's Last Stand
as Major Marcus Reno
Charlie Chan at the Circus
as Mike - Ticket Taker
The Silver Bullet
as Marshal Joe Mullane
Fighting Caballero
as Bartender
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Crooked Dealer
Hop-a-long Cassidy
as Riley
The Ghost Rider
as Bullard
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Bartender (uncredited)
Powdersmoke Range
as Jim Reece
Page Miss Glory
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Desert Mesa
as Jones
Super Speed
as Ralph Gray
Carrying the Mail
as Henchman Frank
Arizona Cyclone
as Carter, the Banker
Frontier Days
as George Wilson
Honor of the Range
as Saloonkeeper
Border Guns
as Fred Palmer
Pals of the West
as Sheriff Ed Dawson
The Lone Rider
as Gore
West of the Law
as Case aka Green
Neighbors' Wives
as (uncredited)
Mark of the Spur
as Sheriff Jake Ludlow
The Reckless Rider
as Sheriff
The Honor of the Press
as Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
Human Targets
as Sheriff
Three Rogues
as Nelson
Left Over Ladies
as Benson
Oklahoma Jim
as Army Captain
Hell's Valley
1931
Hell's Valley
as Manuel Valdez
The Third Alarm
as Fire Department Captain
Dames Ahoy
as Master of Ceremonies
See America Thirst
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Beyond the Rio Grande
as Joe Kemp
Beyond the Law
as Army Lieutenant
The Drug Store Cowboy
as Marmaduke Grandon
The Bandit Tamer
as William Warren
Battling Brewster
as Battling Jack Brewster
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
as Ted Ransom
Crossed Trails
as Tom Dawson
Baffled
as Dick Osborne
Courage
as Allen Jennings
Gun-Shy
as James Brown
The Firebrand
1922
The Firebrand
as Bill Holt
Smiling Jim
1922
Smiling Jim
as Smiling Jim / Frank Harmon
The Fighting Stranger
as Australia Joe
The Hunger of the Blood
as Maslun
The Last Chance
as Rance Sparr
The Raiders
1921
The Raiders
as Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
The White Masks
as Jack Bray
The Struggle
as Dick Storm
The Galloping Devil
as Andy Green
Vanishing Trails
as Silent Joe
The Virtuous Model
as Edward Dorin
The Two Doyles
1919
The Two Doyles
as Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
Vengeance and the Girl
1919
Vengeance and the Girl
as Jim Westgard Jr.
The Uphill Climb
1919
The Uphill Climb
as Ford Cameron
When Pals Fall Out
as Lonesome
Brother Bill
1919
Brother Bill
as William (Bill) Dexter
The Desert Rat
as Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
Fast Company
as Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
In Judgment of...
1918
In Judgment of...
as Dr. John O'Neill
Vanity Pool
as Drew Garrett
$5,000 Reward
as Dick Arlington
The Fighting Grin
as Billy Kennedy
The Rough Lover
as Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
The Empty Cab
as Henry Egbert Xerxes
The Scarlet Car
as Billy Winthrop
Anything Once
as Teddy Crosby
Bringing Home Father
as Peter Drake
The Clean-Up
as Stuart Adams
The Car of Chance
as Arnold Baird
The Clock
as Jack Tempest
The Devil's Pay Day
as Gregory Van Houten
The Man Who Took a Chance
as Monty Gray
A Stormy Knight
as John Winton
The Winged Mystery
as Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
The Heart of a Show Girl
1916
The Heart of a Show Girl
as Frank Masterson
Little Partner
1916
Little Partner
as James Allis
A Stranger from Somewhere
as Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
Love Never Dies
as Felix, the Man