Franklyn Farnum
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1878-06-05
Day of Death
1961-07-04 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Franklyn Farnum
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
Acting
(1961)
Parrish
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1960)
The Apartment
as Office Worker (uncredited)
(1960)
Cimarron
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1960)
Because They're Young
as Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
(1960)
The Hypnotic Eye
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1960)
Ice Palace
as Committee Member (uncredited)
(1960)
Wake Me When It's Over
as Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
(1959)
Some Like It Hot
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1959)
The Story on Page One
as Juror (uncredited)
(1959)
The Blue Angel
as Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
(1959)
Pillow Talk
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1959)
The Mating Game
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1958)
Home Before Dark
as New Year's Eve Party Reveller
(1958)
King Creole
as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
(1958)
The Tunnel of Love
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1958)
Some Came Running
as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
(1958)
Money, Women and Guns
as Postmaster (uncredited)
(1957)
Wild Is the Wind
as Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
(1957)
Witness for the Prosecution
as Barrister (uncredited)
(1957)
The Tin Star
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1957)
The Joker is Wild
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1957)
An Affair to Remember
as Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
(1957)
Funny Face
as Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
(1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1957)
My Man Godfrey
as Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
(1957)
Until They Sail
as Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
(1957)
She Devil
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1957)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1956)
The Killing
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
(1956)
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Extra (uncredited)
(1956)
High Society
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1956)
The Eddy Duchin Story
as Passerby (uncredited)
(1956)
The First Texan
as Delegate (uncredited)
(1956)
(1956)
The Opposite Sex
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
(1956)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
(1956)
Hollywood or Bust
as Audience Member
(1956)
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
as Board of Directors
(1956)
The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Druggist (Uncredited)
(1955)
East of Eden
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
(1955)
(1955)
A Lawless Street
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1955)
Illegal
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
(1955)
Wichita
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1955)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
(1955)
Chicago Syndicate
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
(1955)
My Sister Eileen
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
(1955)
Guys and Dolls
as Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
(1955)
(1954)
The Long, Long Trailer
as Extra in Trailer Park (uncredited)
(1954)
White Christmas
as Club Patron (uncredited)
(1954)
A Star Is Born
as Ray (uncredited)
(1954)
Black Tuesday
as Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
(1954)
Black Widow
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1954)
Broken Lance
as Juror (uncredited)
(1954)
The Country Girl
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
(1954)
Living It Up
as Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
(1953)
Vicki
as Club Manager (uncredited)
(1953)
Calamity Jane
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1953)
(1953)
Scared Stiff
as Passerby (uncredited)
(1953)
The Story of Three Loves
as Man Departing Train
(1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Assistant on Set (uncredited)
(1952)
Everything I Have Is Yours
as Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
(1952)
Fort Osage
as Settler (uncredited)
(1952)
Carrie
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
(1952)
(1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
(1952)
The Half-Breed
as Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
(1952)
Captain Pirate
as Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
(1952)
This Woman Is Dangerous
as Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
(1952)
(1952)
The Narrow Margin
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1951)
Here Comes the Groom
as Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
(1951)
The Groom Wore Spurs
as Reverend (uncredited)
(1951)
(1951)
The Stooge
as Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
(1951)
Strangers on a Train
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1951)
Love Nest
as Waiter (Uncredited)
(1951)
The Company She Keeps
as minor role (uncredited)
(1951)
The Mating Season
as Board Member (uncredited)
(1951)
The Barefoot Mailman
as Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
(1951)
A Place in the Sun
as Company Executive (uncredited)
(1951)
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
as Board Member (uncredited)
(1951)
Roadblock
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
(1951)
You're in the Navy Now
as Officer
(1950)
Sunset Boulevard
as Undertaker
(1950)
Bright Leaf
as Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
(1950)
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
(1950)
The Screen Writer
as Screenwriter (uncredited)
(1950)
Union Station
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1950)
The Toast of New Orleans
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
(1950)
Woman on the Run
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1950)
California Passage
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1950)
Colt .45
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1950)
All About Eve
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
(1950)
Gun Crazy
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1950)
Pretty Baby
as Subway Commuter (uncredited)
(1950)
Destination Murder
as Arthur Mansfield
(1950)
Destination Moon
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
(1950)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Officer at Party (uncredited)
(1950)
The Second Woman
as Country Club Guest
(1950)
No Man of Her Own
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1949)
Massacre River
as Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
(1949)
The Heiress
as Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
(1949)
Slightly French
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
(1949)
A Letter to Three Wives
as Country Club Member (uncredited)
(1949)
Knock on Any Door
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1949)
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
(1949)
My Friend Irma
as Maitre D' (uncredited)
(1949)
(1949)
Alias Nick Beal
as Supporter
(1949)
It's a Great Feeling
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
(1949)
The Lady Gambles
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
(1949)
(1949)
Cover Up
as Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
(1948)
The Big Clock
as (uncredited)
(1948)
Stage Struck
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1948)
Silver River
as Officer (uncredited)
(1948)
Johnny Belinda
as Man on Jury (uncredited)
(1948)
Black Bart
as Al (uncredited)
(1948)
Race Street
as Man (uncredited)
(1948)
Three Daring Daughters
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
(1948)
Albuquerque
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1948)
The Miracle of the Bells
as Worshiper
(1948)
(1948)
My Dear Secretary
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
(1948)
Hollow Triumph
as Big Winner (uncredited)
(1948)
Assigned to Danger
as Mr. Norton (uncredited)
(1948)
Big Town Scandal
as Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
(1947)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Faculty Member (uncredited)
(1947)
(1947)
Gentleman's Agreement
as Party Guest
(1947)
Daisy Kenyon
as Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
(1947)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
(1947)
(1947)
Fun on a Weekend
as Poker Player (Uncredited)
(1947)
I Walk Alone
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1947)
Road to Rio
as Ship Lounge Extra
(1947)
A Double Life
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
(1947)
Yankee Fakir
as Bergin
(1947)
Exposed
as Restaurant Patron
(1947)
Merton of the Movies
as Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
(1947)
Blondie in the Dough
as Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
(1947)
So You Want to Be in Pictures
as Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
(1946)
The Jolson Story
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
(1946)
Meet Me on Broadway
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
(1946)
Deception
as Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
(1946)
Sister Kenny
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
(1946)
Crack-Up
as Man on Train (Uncredited)
(1945)
Sunset in El Dorado
as Customer
(1945)
The Lost Weekend
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
(1945)
A Song to Remember
as Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
(1945)
The Great Flamarion
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1945)
Wonder Man
as Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
(1945)
Over 21
as Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
(1945)
(1945)
Two O'Clock Courage
as Club Patron (uncredited)
(1945)
(1945)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1945)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1945)
Fallen Angel
as Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
(1945)
Dick Tracy
as Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
(1945)
I Love a Mystery
as Reporter (Uncredited)
(1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
(1945)
Incendiary Blonde
as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
(1945)
Purity Squad
as Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
(1944)
Going My Way
as Church Usher (uncredited)
(1944)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
(1944)
In Society
as Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
(1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
(1944)
The Great Moment
as Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
(1944)
Call of the Rockies
as Miner
(1944)
Saddle Leather Law
as Rancher (uncredited)
(1943)
Crime Doctor
as Juror
(1943)
Appointment in Berlin
as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
(1943)
Frontier Fury
as Bartender Homer (uncredited)
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Chicago Businessman
(1942)
(1942)
Vaudeville Days
as Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
(1942)
The Secret Code
as Federal Agent
(1942)
Silver Queen
as Creditor
(1942)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1942)
Northwest Rangers
as Barfly
(1942)
Men of the Sky
as Farmer (uncredited)
(1941)
Johnny Eager
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
(1941)
In the Navy
as Military Officer (uncredited)
(1941)
Meet John Doe
as (uncredited)
(1941)
Buck Privates
as Officer (uncredited)
(1941)
The Lady Eve
as Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
(1941)
The Night of January 16th
as Juror (uncredited)
(1941)
Belle Starr
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Conventioneer Extra
(1941)
Mr. Celebrity
as Court Officer (uncredited)
(1941)
This Woman Is Mine
as Bit Role
(1940)
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
(1940)
The Shadow
as Sparks
(1940)
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Rancher
(1940)
The House Across the Bay
as Prison Guard
(1940)
Boom Town
as Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
(1940)
Tin Pan Alley
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
(1940)
Under Texas Skies
as Townsman
(1940)
The Green Archer
as Pete
(1940)
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Marine Officer
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1940)
Deadwood Dick
as Clayton
(1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Well-Wisher
(1939)
Stagecoach
as Deputy Frank (uncredited)
(1939)
Almost a Gentleman
as Juror
(1939)
Reno
as Board Member
(1938)
Prison Train
as The Lawyer
(1938)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Rodeo Spectator
(1938)
In Early Arizona
as Spike
(1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Cowboy (uncredited)
(1938)
Vivacious Lady
as Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
(1937)
The Life of Emile Zola
as (uncredited)
(1937)
The Game That Kills
as Spectator (uncredited)
(1937)
Romance of the Rockies
as Stone
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
(1937)
(1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Bidder (uncredited)
(1936)
What Becomes of the Children?
as Shelby
(1936)
(1936)
Custer's Last Stand
as Major Marcus Reno
(1936)
The Preview Murder Mystery
as James Deley
(1936)
Frontier Justice
as Lawyer George Lessin
(1936)
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Circus
as Mike - Ticket Taker
(1935)
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1935)
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Crooked Dealer
(1935)
The Silver Bullet
as Marshal Joe Mullane
(1935)
The Ghost Rider
as Bullard
(1935)
Fighting Caballero
as Bartender
(1935)
Powdersmoke Range
as Jim Reece
(1935)
Desert Mesa
as Jones
(1935)
Page Miss Glory
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
(1935)
Hop-a-long Cassidy
as Riley
(1934)
Border Guns
as Fred Palmer
(1934)
Carrying the Mail
as Henchman Frank
(1934)
Honor of the Range
as Saloonkeeper
(1934)
Frontier Days
as George Wilson
(1934)
Pals of the West
as Sheriff Ed Dawson
(1934)
The Lone Rider
as Gore
(1934)
West of the Law
as Case aka Green
(1934)
Arizona Cyclone
as Carter, the Banker
(1932)
The Honor of the Press
as Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
(1932)
The Reckless Rider
as Sheriff
(1932)
Mark of the Spur
as Sheriff Jake Ludlow
(1932)
Human Targets
as Sheriff
(1931)
Hell's Valley
as Manuel Valdez
(1931)
Left Over Ladies
as Benson
(1931)
Three Rogues
as Nelson
(1931)
Oklahoma Jim
as Army Captain
(1930)
See America Thirst
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
(1930)
The Third Alarm
as Fire Department Captain
(1930)
Beyond the Rio Grande
as Joe Kemp
(1930)
Dames Ahoy
as Master of Ceremonies
(1925)
The Drug Store Cowboy
as Marmaduke Grandon
(1924)
(1924)
Baffled
as Dick Osborne
(1924)
Battling Brewster
as Battling Jack Brewster
(1924)
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
as Ted Ransom
(1924)
Crossed Trails
as Tom Dawson
(1923)
(1922)
The Firebrand
as Bill Holt
(1922)
Gun-Shy
as James Brown
(1922)
(1921)
The Hunger of the Blood
as Maslun
(1921)
The Raiders
as Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
(1921)
The White Masks
as Jack Bray
(1921)
The Struggle
as Dick Storm
(1921)
The Fighting Stranger
as Australia Joe
(1921)
The Last Chance
as Rance Sparr
(1920)
(1920)
Vanishing Trails
as Silent Joe
(1920)
The Galloping Devil
as Andy Green
(1919)
Brother Bill
as William (Bill) Dexter
(1919)
The Two Doyles
as Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
(1919)
(1919)
The Virtuous Model
as Edward Dorin
(1919)
The Uphill Climb
as Ford Cameron
(1919)
Vengeance and the Girl
as Jim Westgard Jr.
(1919)
The Desert Rat
as Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
When Pals Fall Out
as Lonesome
(1919)
Go-Get-Em Garringer
as Garringer
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
(1918)
The Rough Lover
as Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
(1918)
In Judgment of...
as Dr. John O'Neill
(1918)
$5,000 Reward
as Dick Arlington
(1918)
Fast Company
as Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
(1918)
Vanity Pool
as Drew Garrett
(1918)
The Empty Cab
as Henry Egbert Xerxes
(1918)
The Fighting Grin
as Billy Kennedy
(1917)
A Stormy Knight
as John Winton
(1917)
The Man Who Took a Chance
as Monty Gray
(1917)
The Winged Mystery
as Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
(1917)
Anything Once
as Teddy Crosby
(1917)
The Scarlet Car
as Billy Winthrop
(1917)
The Empty Gun
as Robber
(1917)
The Devil's Pay Day
as Gregory Van Houten
(1917)
Bringing Home Father
as Peter Drake
(1917)
The Clean-Up
as Stuart Adams
(1917)
The Clock
as Jack Tempest
(1917)
The Car of Chance
as Arnold Baird
(1916)
A Stranger from Somewhere
as Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
(1916)
Love Never Dies
as Felix, the Man
(1916)
The Woman He Feared
as John Gray
(1916)
The Heart of a Show Girl
as Frank Masterson
(1916)
Little Partner
as James Allis