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Franklyn Farnum

AKA: William Smith
Birthday: 1878-06-05
Died: 1961-07-04
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA


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
Character: Billy Winthrop
Frontier Justice
Character: Lawyer George Lessin

The Preview Murder Mystery
Character: James Deley
Fighting Caballero
Character: Bartender
Frontier Days
Character: George Wilson

Honor of the Range
Character: Saloonkeeper
Dames Ahoy
Character: Master of Ceremonies
Three Rogues
Character: Nelson

The Cowboy and the Bandit
Character: Crooked Dealer
Hollywood Cavalcade
Character: Well-Wisher
Custer's Last Stand
Character: Major Marcus Reno

Cowboy from Brooklyn
Character: Rodeo Spectator
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Character: Riley
Almost a Gentleman
Character: Juror

Reno
Character: Board Member
The Ghost Rider
Character: Bullard
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Character: Rancher

The Lost Weekend
Character: Concert Attendee (uncredited)
The Killing
Character: Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
Character: Barrister (uncredited)

East of Eden
Character: Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Purity Squad
Character: Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)

The Shadow
Character: Sparks
Monsieur Verdoux
Character: Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
Character: Tailor in Montage (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Panama
Character: Marine Officer
Merton of the Movies
Character: Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman
Character: Townsman at Dance (uncredited)

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Under Texas Skies
Character: Townsman
North West Mounted Police
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Boom Town
Character: Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
Character: Clayton
Call of the Rockies
Character: Miner

The Opposite Sex
Character: Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Saddle Leather Law
Character: Rancher (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
Character: Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)

Massacre River
Character: Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Character: Train Passenger (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
Character: Undertaker

The Groom Wore Spurs
Character: Reverend (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley
Character: Man in Audience (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay
Character: Prison Guard

The Son of Monte Cristo
Character: Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
The Heiress
Character: Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
The Night of January 16th
Character: Juror (uncredited)

The Green Archer
Character: Pete
A Letter to Three Wives
Character: Country Club Member (uncredited)
Stagecoach
Character: Deputy Frank (uncredited)

The Screen Writer
Character: Screenwriter (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days
Character: Extra (uncredited)
The Honor of the Press
Character: Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'

California Passage
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Exposed
Character: Restaurant Patron
Crime Doctor
Character: Juror

This Woman Is Mine
Character: Bit Role
Three Girls About Town
Character: Conventioneer Extra
Frontier Fury
Character: Bartender Homer (uncredited)

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Character: Chicago Businessman
Silver Queen
Character: Creditor
Northwest Rangers
Character: Barfly

Belle Starr
Character: Barfly (uncredited)
My Friend Irma
Character: Maitre D' (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
Character: Ball Guest (uncredited)

Roadblock
Character: Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Left Over Ladies
Character: Benson

Vaudeville Days
Character: Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
Men of the Sky
Character: Farmer (uncredited)
The Secret Code
Character: Federal Agent

Destination Moon
Character: Factory Worker (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
Character: Company Executive (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon
Character: Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)

Funny Face
Character: Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
Character: (uncredited)
Slightly French
Character: Marty Freeman (uncredited)

The Drug Store Cowboy
Character: Marmaduke Grandon
Some Came Running
Character: Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1935
Character: Bartender (uncredited)

The Narrow Margin
Character: Train Passenger (uncredited)
White Christmas
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)
Chicago Syndicate
Character: Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Alias Nick Beal
Character: Supporter
Powdersmoke Range
Character: Jim Reece
Destination Murder
Character: Arthur Mansfield

Fun on a Weekend
Character: Poker Player (Uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
Character: Worshiper
A Stranger from Somewhere
Character: Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis

Love Never Dies
Character: Felix, the Man
The Devil's Pay Day
Character: Gregory Van Houten
The Man Who Took a Chance
Character: Monty Gray

Anything Once
Character: Teddy Crosby
The Car of Chance
Character: Arnold Baird
The Clean-Up
Character: Stuart Adams

Bringing Home Father
Character: Peter Drake
The Clock
Character: Jack Tempest
A Stormy Knight
Character: John Winton

The Fighting Grin
Character: Billy Kennedy

The Winged Mystery
Character: Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
The Rough Lover
Character: Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
Pillow Talk
Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Firebrand
Character: Bill Holt
So You Want to Be in Pictures
Character: Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Page Miss Glory
Character: Dance Extra (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
Character: Man on Jury (uncredited)

Assigned to Danger
Character: Mr. Norton (uncredited)
Woman on the Run
Character: Coroner (uncredited)
Pretty Baby
Character: Subway Commuter (uncredited)

Bright Leaf
Character: Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
The Tunnel of Love
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
The Big Clock
Character: (uncredited)

Buck Privates
Character: Officer (uncredited)
In the Navy
Character: Military Officer (uncredited)

In Society
Character: Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

A Song to Remember
Character: Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
Until They Sail
Character: Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
I Walk Alone
Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Road to Rio
Character: Ship Lounge Extra
The Second Woman
Character: Country Club Guest
Over 21
Character: Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)

Home Before Dark
Character: New Year's Eve Party Reveller
You Only Live Once
Character: Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Empty Cab
Character: Henry Egbert Xerxes

The Great Flamarion
Character: Stage Manager (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
Character: Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
Character: Cashier (uncredited)

Here Comes the Groom
Character: Passenger on Airplane
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Character: Faculty Member (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Character: Mike - Ticket Taker

The File on Thelma Jordon
Character: Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
Love Nest
Character: Waiter (Uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
Character: Cowboy (uncredited)

The Life of Emile Zola
Character: (uncredited)
Gentleman's Agreement
Character: Party Guest
This Woman Is Dangerous
Character: Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)

Prison Train
Character: The Lawyer
Everything I Have Is Yours
Character: Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Character: Druggist (Uncredited)

Cover Up
Character: Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
Johnny Eager
Character: Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Wichita
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Albuquerque
Character: Barfly (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Character: Barfly (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Wild Is the Wind
Character: Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
The Desert Rat
Character: Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
The Jolson Story
Character: Man in Audience (uncredited)

Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady
Character: 2nd Train Conductor (uncredited)
Black Bart
Character: Al (uncredited)

Union Station
Character: Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Desert Mesa
Character: Jones
Pals of the West
Character: Sheriff Ed Dawson

The Lone Rider
Character: Gore
West of the Law
Character: Case aka Green
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Character: Dance Extra (uncredited)

Crack-Up
Character: Man on Train (Uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
Character: Big Winner (uncredited)
Oklahoma Jim
Character: Army Captain

Appointment in Berlin
Character: R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
Character: Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Romance of the Rockies
Character: Stone

Stage Struck
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Celebrity
Character: Court Officer (uncredited)
$5,000 Reward
Character: Dick Arlington

The Silver Bullet
Character: Marshal Joe Mullane
Carrying the Mail
Character: Henchman Frank
The Third Alarm
Character: Fire Department Captain

Blondie in the Dough
Character: Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters
Character: Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Vicki
Character: Club Manager (uncredited)

The Mating Game
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

The Two Doyles
Character: Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
Vengeance and the Girl
Character: Jim Westgard Jr.

The Uphill Climb
Character: Ford Cameron

When Pals Fall Out
Character: Lonesome
Brother Bill
Character: William (Bill) Dexter

Gun-Shy
Character: James Brown
The Stooge
Character: Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)

She Devil
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
Character: Reporter (Uncredited)

The Struggle
Character: Dick Storm
Battling Brewster
Character: Battling Jack Brewster
The Apartment
Character: Office Worker (uncredited)

The Hypnotic Eye
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
Arizona Cyclone
Character: Carter, the Banker

The Empty Gun
Character: Robber
Black Tuesday
Character: Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)

The Game That Kills
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Mark of the Spur
Character: Sheriff Jake Ludlow
Border Guns
Character: Fred Palmer

See America Thirst
Character: Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Character: Assistant on Set (uncredited)

Money, Women and Guns
Character: Postmaster (uncredited)
The Story on Page One
Character: Juror (uncredited)

Guys and Dolls
Character: Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Character: Ray (uncredited)
All About Eve
Character: Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)

Carrie
Character: Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Story of Three Loves
Character: Man Departing Train
The Reckless Rider
Character: Sheriff

An Affair to Remember
Character: Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
Character: Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

Going My Way
Character: Church Usher (uncredited)
High Society
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Black Widow
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Race Street
Character: Man (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Character: Wedding Guest (uncredited)
My Dear Secretary
Character: Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

The Joker Is Wild
Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
Character: Audience Member
The Great Moment
Character: Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)

Wonder Man
Character: Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
Beyond the Rio Grande
Character: Joe Kemp
You're in the Navy Now
Character: Officer

The Mating Season
Character: Board Member (uncredited)
A Double Life
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Cimarron
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

The Heart of a Show Girl
Character: Frank Masterson
The Woman He Feared
Character: John Gray
Little Partner
Character: James Allis

Fast Company
Character: Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
In Judgment of...
Character: Dr. John O'Neill
Vanity Pool
Character: Drew Garrett

Go-Get-Em Garringer
Character: Garringer
The Virtuous Model
Character: Edward Dorin

The Galloping Devil
Character: Andy Green
Vanishing Trails
Character: Silent Joe

The Fighting Stranger
Character: Australia Joe
The Hunger of the Blood
Character: Maslun
The Last Chance
Character: Rance Sparr

The Raiders
Character: Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
The White Masks
Character: Jack Bray
King Creole
Character: Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Character: Cafe Patron (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Character: Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)

The Eddy Duchin Story
Character: Passerby (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
Character: Pedestrian (uncredited)
The First Texan
Character: Delegate (uncredited)

Broken Lance
Character: Juror (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
Character: Barfly (uncredited)

Captain Pirate
Character: Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf
Character: Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
The Half-Breed
Character: Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)

Fort Osage
Character: Settler (uncredited)
Deception
Character: Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
Character: Board Member (uncredited)

The Emperor's Candlesticks
Character: Bidder (uncredited)
Illegal
Character: Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Knock on Any Door
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
Character: Casino Patron (uncredited)
Meet Me on Broadway
Character: Man in Audience (uncredited)

The Jackie Robinson Story
Character: Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Sunset in El Dorado
Character: Customer

Big Town Scandal
Character: Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Character: Officer at Party (uncredited)

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Character: Board of Directors
Circumstantial Evidence
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Tin Star
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)