William Farnum
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA — Jul 03 1876• Died Jun 05 1953
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Farnum (July 4, 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts – June 5, 1953 in Hollywood, California) was a major movie actor. One of three brothers, Farnum grew up in a family of actors. He made his acting debut at the age of ten in Richmond, Virginia in a production of Julius Caesar, with Edwin Booth playing the title character. His first major success was as the title character of Ben-Hur in 1900 though replacing the original actor Edward Morgan who premiered the character in 1899. Later plays Farnum appeared in were th…
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Samson and Delilah
Tubal
American Empire
Louisiana Judge
A Woman's Face
Court Attendant
The Mummy's Curse
The Sacristan
The Spoilers
Wheaton
Hollywood Story
Himself
Sharad of Atlantis
Sharad
The Crusades
Hugo, Duke of Burgundy
Adventures of Red Ryder
Colonel Tom Ryder
The Corsican Brothers
Priest
Git Along Little Dogies
Banker Maxwell
Captain Kidd
Capt. Rawson
Lone Star
Tom Crockett
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Louis XV
Supernatural
Nicky Hammond
Cleopatra
Lepidus
Bride of Vengeance
Conti Peruzzi
Good Dame
Judge Flynn
If I Were King
General Barbezier
God's Country
Sandy McTavish
Maid of Salem
Crown Justice Sewall
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
William Belmont
School for Girls
Charles Waltham
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Father José
Jack and the Beanstalk
The King
The Painted Desert
Cash Holbrook
Today I Hang
Warden Burke
The Silver Bullet
Dr. Thad Morgan
The Perils of Pauline
Western Saloon Set Hero
South of the Border
Padre
The Conqueror
Sam Houston
Trail of Robin Hood
Bill Franum
Public Cowboy No. 1
Sheriff Matt Doniphon
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Colonel Mallory
My Dog Shep
Carter J. Latham Jr.
Flaming Guns
Henry Ramsey
Men of Texas
General Sam Houston
The Spoilers
Roy Glenister
A Connecticut Yankee
King Arthur / Inventor
Tennessee Johnson
Senator Huyler
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
The Lone Ranger
Father McKim
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
Joe Morgan
The Secret of Treasure Island
George Brennan Westmore (Editor)
Santa Fe Stampede
Dave Carson
Kit Carson
Don Miguel Murphy
The Scarlet Letter
Gov. Bellingham
The Man Hunter
George Arnold
Between Men
John Wellington / Rand
Wildfire
Judge Polson
The Lone Star Ranger
Steele
The Drifter
The Drifter
Convicted Woman
Commissioner McNeill
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Gordon Gaunt
The Eagle's Brood
El Toro
Happy Landing
Col. Curtis
Rolling Home
Rodeo Official
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Senator Timothy Nolan
Colorado Sunset
Sheriff George Glenn
Mexicali Rose
Padre Dominic
The Pagan Lady
Malcolm 'Mal' Todd
The Man Who Fights Alone
John Marble
The Gunfighter
Billy Buell
Daughter of the West
Father Vallejo
Hi-Yo Silver
Father McKim
Gangs of Sonora
Ward Beecham
The Rainbow Trail
Lassiter / Shefford
Last of the Duanes
Texas Ranger Major McNeill
Wolves of the Night
Bruce Andrews
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Judge Ezra Binns
For Freedom
Robert Wayne
Custer's Last Stand
James Fitzpatrick
Brass Commandments
Stephen 'Flash' Lanning
Samson
Maurice Brachard
Law of the Sea
Captain Len Andrews
The Brand of Hate
Joe Larkins
True Blue
Bob McKeever
A Stage Romance
Edmund Kean
A Soldier's Oath
Pierre Duval
Hollywood Extra Girl
Crusades Actor (uncredited)
The Last of the Duanes
Buck Duane
The Adventurer
Don Caesar de Bazan
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
Gun Cargo
Board of Inquiry Chairman
Les Misérables
Jean Valjean
Fires of Conscience
George Baxter
Million Dollar Haul
Mr. Mallory - Sheila's Dad
American Methods
William Armstrong
The Silver Streak
B.J. Dexter
Tropical Nights
Powdersmoke Range
Sam Oreham - Banker
Without Compromise
Dick Leighton
The Wide Open Spaces
U.S. Marshal
The Scuttlers
Jim Landers
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Squire Beamish
Are We Civilized?
Paul Franklin, Sr.
Custer's Last Stand
James Fitzpatrick
Frontier Badmen
Dad Courtwright
Riders of the Purple Sage
Lassiter
Lone Star Ranger
Texas Ranger Major McNeil
The Kid Ranger
Bill Mason
The Battle of Hearts
Martin Cane
The Wonderful Adventure
Martin Stanley
Shine On Harvest Moon
Milt Brower
If I Were King
François Villon
When a Man Sees Red
Larry Smith
The Price of Silence
Senator Frank Deering
Reckless Decision
Rev. John MacDougall
Perjury
Robert Moore
His Greatest Sacrifice
Richard Hall
Shackles of Gold
John Gibbs
The Sign of the Cross
Marcus Superbus
Moonshine Valley
Ned Connors
Heart Strings
Pierre Fournel
The Bondman
Stephen Orry/Jason Orry
The Man from Bitter Roots
Bruce Burt
Rough and Ready
Bill Stratton
Wings of the Morning
Capt. Robert Anstruther
Drag Harlan
Drag Harlan
The Joyous Trouble-Makers
William Steele
The Irish Gringo
Pop Wiley
The Heart of a Lion
Barney Kemper
The Orphan
The Orphan