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