
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





