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