Franklyn Farnum
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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
Credits
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
as Undertaker
Some Like It Hot (1959)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Apartment (1960)
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
as Barrister (uncredited)
The Heiress (1949)
as Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
All About Eve (1950)
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
The Killing (1956)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Funny Face (1957)
as Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
as Extra (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
as Barfly (uncredited)
East of Eden (1955)
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Stagecoach (1939)
as Deputy Frank (uncredited)
Calamity Jane (1953)
as Barfly (uncredited)
High Society (1956)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Fallen Angel (1945)
as Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls (1955)
as Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
Pillow Talk (1959)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember (1957)
as Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
White Christmas (1954)
as Club Patron (uncredited)
A Star Is Born (1954)
as Ray (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
as Company Executive (uncredited)
Belle Starr (1941)
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
as Spectator (uncredited)
The Country Girl (1954)
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Cimarron (1960)
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Tin Star (1957)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
as Party Guest
Gun Crazy (1950)
as Cashier (uncredited)
The Gazebo (1959)
as TV Technician in Booth (uncredited)
I Married a Witch (1942)
Actor
Black Widow (1954)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Lady Eve (1941)
as Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
Broken Lance (1954)
as Juror (uncredited)
The Narrow Margin (1952)
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Love Nest (1951)
as Waiter (Uncredited)
Going My Way (1944)
as Church Usher (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
as Assistant on Set (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey (1957)
as Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
Dick Tracy (1945)
as Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
as Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
Living It Up (1954)
as Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Silver River (1948)
as Officer (uncredited)
I Walk Alone (1947)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ransom! (1956)
as Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
as Country Club Member (uncredited)
Some Came Running (1958)
as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
King Creole (1958)
as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Carrie (1952)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Buck Privates (1941)
as Officer (uncredited)
The Big Clock (1948)
as (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
as Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
Actor
Johnny Belinda (1948)
as Man on Jury (uncredited)
Ice Palace (1960)
as Committee Member (uncredited)
Black Tuesday (1954)
as Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady (1938)
as Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
The First Texan (1956)
as Delegate (uncredited)
Wild Is the Wind (1957)
as Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
as Passerby (uncredited)
Destination Moon (1950)
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
The Stooge (1951)
as Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen (1955)
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
The Mating Game (1959)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
as Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
Union Station (1950)
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles (1949)
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Meet John Doe (1941)
as (uncredited)
Crack-Up (1946)
as Man on Train (Uncredited)
Scared Stiff (1953)
as Passerby (uncredited)
My Friend Irma (1949)
as Maitre D' (uncredited)
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
as (uncredited)
Sister Kenny (1946)
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Bright Leaf (1950)
as Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
Mr. Celebrity (1941)
as Court Officer (uncredited)
Wichita (1955)
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as Premier Guest (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
A Lawless Street (1955)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door (1949)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
as Faculty Member (uncredited)
Wonder Man (1945)
as Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
Until They Sail (1957)
as Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
Black Bart (1948)
as Al (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
as Bidder (uncredited)
Boom Town (1940)
as Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
House of Strangers (1949)
Actor
She Devil (1957)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Road to Rio (1947)
as (uncredited)
The Gangster (1947)
as Passerby (uncredited)
You Only Live Once (1937)
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Deception (1946)
as Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Illegal (1955)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Roadblock (1951)
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Cover Up (1949)
as Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
Men of the Sky (1942)
as Farmer (uncredited)
The Shadow (1940)
as Sparks
The Opposite Sex (1956)
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Race Street (1948)
as Man (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
as Extra in Trailer Park (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Colt .45 (1950)
as Townsman (uncredited)
A Double Life (1947)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
A Song to Remember (1945)
as Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Woman on the Run (1950)
as Coroner (uncredited)
In Society (1944)
as Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
as Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
I Remember Mama (1948)
as Drug Store Pharmacist (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Exposed (1947)
as Restaurant Patron
Hollywood or Bust (1956)
as Audience Member
In the Navy (1941)
as Military Officer (uncredited)
Sincerely Yours (1955)
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Johnny Eager (1941)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph (1948)
as Big Winner (uncredited)
Johnny Allegro (1949)
Actor
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own (1950)
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Three Rogues (1931)
as Nelson
Parrish (1961)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
as Man Departing Train
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
as Supporter
The Tunnel of Love (1958)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
You're in the Navy Now (1951)
as Officer
Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
as Club Patron (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
as Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Purity Squad (1945)
as Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
Crime Doctor (1943)
as Juror
Lady on a Train (1945)
Actor
The Company She Keeps (1951)
as minor role (uncredited)
Pretty Baby (1950)
as Subway Commuter (uncredited)
Fort Osage (1952)
as Settler (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Steel Trap (1952)
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Mating Season (1951)
as Board Member (uncredited)
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
Actor
My Dear Secretary (1948)
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
The Jolson Story (1946)
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Great Flamarion (1945)
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
as Marine Officer
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
as Worshiper
The Second Woman (1950)
as Country Club Guest
Over 21 (1945)
as Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Super Speed (1935)
as Ralph Gray
Destination Gobi (1953)
Actor
Silver Queen (1942)
as Creditor
History Is Made at Night (1937)
Actor
Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)
as Riley
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
as Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild (1957)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Square Jungle (1955)
Actor
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
as Well-Wisher
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
as Bartender (uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)
as Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Hangover Square (1945)
Actor
The House Across the Bay (1940)
as Prison Guard
Vicki (1953)
as Club Manager (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
as Chicago Businessman
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
as Man at Piano Concert (uncredited)
Wallflower (1948)
Actor
Vanishing Trails (1920)
as Silent Joe
Massacre River (1949)
as Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
as Officer at Party (uncredited)
Blondie in the Dough (1947)
as Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
Because They're Young (1960)
as Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
The Strange Door (1951)
Actor
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Captain Pirate (1952)
as Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
The Half-Breed (1952)
as Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
Actor
Money, Women and Guns (1958)
as Postmaster (uncredited)
The Green Archer (1940)
as Pete
Albuquerque (1948)
as Barfly (uncredited)
Courage (1924)
as Allen Jennings
I Love a Mystery (1945)
as Reporter (Uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935)
as Crooked Dealer
Reno (1939)
as Board Member
Slightly French (1949)
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Chicago Syndicate (1955)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
Actor
Vanity Pool (1918)
as Drew Garrett
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
as Board Member (uncredited)
The Night of January 16th (1941)
as Juror (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town (1941)
as Conventioneer Extra
The Secret Code (1942)
as Federal Agent
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
as Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
Smiling Jim (1922)
as Smiling Jim / Frank Harmon
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
as Major Marcus Reno
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
as Mike - Ticket Taker
The Blue Angel (1959)
as Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
Home Before Dark (1958)
as New Year's Eve Party Reveller
Frontier Days (1934)
as George Wilson
Vaudeville Days (1942)
as Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
Battling Brewster (1924)
as Battling Jack Brewster
Baffled (1924)
as Dick Osborne
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
The Devil's Pay Day (1917)
as Gregory Van Houten
Yankee Fakir (1947)
as Bergin
This Woman Is Mine (1941)
as Bit Role
California Passage (1950)
as Townsman (uncredited)
High Tide (1947)
Actor
Inside Detroit (1955)
Actor
Northwest Rangers (1942)
as Barfly
Deadwood Dick (1940)
as Clayton
The Story on Page One (1959)
as Juror (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies (1947)
as Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
as James Deley
Honor of the Range (1934)
as Saloonkeeper
Breezy Bob (1919)
Actor
Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
as Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
as Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
Meet Me on Broadway (1946)
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Heart of a Show Girl (1916)
as Frank Masterson
See America Thirst (1930)
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Neighbors' Wives (1933)
as (uncredited)
The Screen Writer (1950)
as Screenwriter (uncredited)
The Empty Gun (1917)
as Robber
The Great Moment (1944)
as Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman (1951)
as Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
Stage Struck (1948)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory (1935)
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
as Rodeo Spectator
The Game That Kills (1937)
as Spectator (uncredited)
The Drug Store Cowboy (1925)
as Marmaduke Grandon
The Third Alarm (1930)
as Fire Department Captain
It Happened Out West (1923)
Actor
Beyond the Rio Grande (1930)
as Joe Kemp
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot (1924)
as Ted Ransom
Sunset in El Dorado (1945)
as Customer
The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
as Druggist (Uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend (1947)
as Poker Player (uncredited)
Arizona Cyclone (1934)
as Carter, the Banker
Under Texas Skies (1940)
as Townsman
Saddle Leather Law (1944)
as Rancher (uncredited)
Assigned to Danger (1948)
as Mr. Norton (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin (1943)
as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
as Reverend (uncredited)
Crossed Trails (1924)
as Tom Dawson
Powdersmoke Range (1935)
as Jim Reece
Destination Murder (1950)
as Arthur Mansfield
Vengeance and the Girl (1919)
as Jim Westgard Jr.
Prison Train (1938)
as The Lawyer
The Woman He Feared (1916)
as John Gray
A Stormy Knight (1917)
as John Winton
The Two Doyles (1919)
as Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
as Policeman (uncredited)
A Stranger from Somewhere (1916)
as Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
When Pals Fall Out (1919)
as Lonesome
Gun-Shy (1922)
as James Brown
Anything Once (1917)
as Teddy Crosby
The Raiders (1921)
as Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936)
as Nicky
The Scarlet Car (1917)
as Billy Winthrop
The White Masks (1921)
as Jack Bray
Pals of the West (1934)
as Sheriff Ed Dawson
Call of the Rockies (1944)
as Miner
Border Guns (1934)
as Fred Palmer
Desert Mesa (1935)
as Jones
The Clock (1917)
as Jack Tempest
Carrying the Mail (1934)
as Henchman Frank
Frontier Fury (1943)
as Bartender Homer (uncredited)
The Land of Jazz (1920)
Actor
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)
as Rancher
Left Over Ladies (1931)
as Benson
Gold Grabbers (1922)
Actor
What Becomes of the Children? (1936)
as Shelby
West of the Law (1934)
as Case aka Green
The Ghost Rider (1935)
as Bullard
Almost a Gentleman (1939)
as Juror
Frontier Justice (1936)
as Lawyer George Lessin
The Car of Chance (1917)
as Arnold Baird
The Puncher and the Pup (1919)
Actor
The Cowboy and the Rajah (1919)
Actor
Dames Ahoy (1930)
as Master of Ceremonies
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! (1956)
as Board of Directors
Little Partner (1916)
as James Allis
The Reckless Rider (1932)
as Sheriff
The Struggle (1921)
as Dick Storm
Big Town Scandal (1948)
as Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
Go-Get-Em Garringer (1919)
as Garringer
Love Never Dies (1916)
as Felix, the Man
The Firebrand (1922)
as Bill Holt
Romance of the Rockies (1937)
as Stone
Hell's Fury Gordon (1919)
Actor
The Last Chance (1921)
as Rance Sparr
The Clean-Up (1917)
as Stuart Adams
Oklahoma Jim (1931)
as Army Captain
Brother Bill (1919)
as William (Bill) Dexter
The Galloping Devil (1920)
as Andy Green
Human Targets (1932)
as Sheriff
The Honor of the Press (1932)
as Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
The Silver Bullet (1935)
as Marshal Joe Mullane
Beyond the Law (1930)
as Army Lieutenant
Hell's Valley (1931)
as Manuel Valdez
The Desert Rat (1919)
as Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
The Rough Lover (1918)
as Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
Mark of the Spur (1932)
as Sheriff Jake Ludlow
The Hunger of the Blood (1921)
as Maslun
The Lone Rider (1934)
as Gore
The Bandit Tamer (1925)
as William Warren
The Fighting Stranger (1921)
as Australia Joe
The Fighting Grin (1918)
as Billy Kennedy
$5,000 Reward (1918)
as Dick Arlington
Fighting Caballero (1935)
as Bartender
The Broken Coin (1936)
Actor
The Virtuous Model (1919)
as Edward Dorin
Shackles of Fate (1919)
Actor
In Early Arizona (1938)
as Spike
In Judgment of... (1918)
as Dr. John O'Neill
The Empty Cab (1918)
as Henry Egbert Xerxes
Cupid's Roundup (1919)
Actor
The Man Who Took a Chance (1917)
as Monty Gray
The Uphill Climb (1919)
as Ford Cameron
Fast Company (1918)
as Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
Bringing Home Father (1917)
as Peter Drake
A Desperate Adventure (1924)
Actor
The Winged Mystery (1917)
as Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever