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