Franklyn Farnum
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA — Jun 05 1878• Died Jul 04 1961
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Biography
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.
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Franklyn Farnum's Credits
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Vicki
Club Manager (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
Rancher (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
Undertaker
Witness for the Prosecution
Barrister (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
Extra (uncredited)
The Apartment
Office Worker (uncredited)
Stagecoach
Deputy Frank (uncredited)
All About Eve
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
Party Guest (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Ray (uncredited)
The Killing
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
East of Eden
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Barfly (uncredited)
White Christmas
Club Patron (uncredited)
The Heiress
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
High Society
Party Guest (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember
Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
I Walk Alone
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
Pillow Talk
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Broken Lance
Juror (uncredited)
Funny Face
Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Living It Up
Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Assistant on Set (uncredited)
The Country Girl
First-Nighter (uncredited)
Silver River
Officer (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady
Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Cimarron
Townsman (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
The Life of Emile Zola
(uncredited)
My Dear Secretary
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
A Double Life
Party Guest (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
(uncredited)
Some Came Running
Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
Wichita
Townsman (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
Worshiper
The Tin Star
Townsman (uncredited)
The Story of Three Loves
Man Departing Train
Gun Crazy
Cashier (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
The Gangster
Passerby (uncredited)
Illegal
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Parrish
Party Guest (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
Barfly (uncredited)
Woman on the Run
Coroner (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
King Creole
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
Gentleman's Agreement
Party Guest
The White Cliffs of Dover
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Destination Gobi
The Big Clock
(uncredited)
A Song to Remember
Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
James Deley
The Long, Long Trailer
Extra in Trailer Park (uncredited)
Scared Stiff
Passerby (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Belle Starr
Barfly (uncredited)
Black Tuesday
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
Townsman (uncredited)
Going My Way
Church Usher (uncredited)
Crack-Up
Man on Train (Uncredited)
This Woman Is Dangerous
Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
Wild Is the Wind
Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
Spectator (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf
Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
The Stooge
Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
Union Station
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
Cowboy (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Chicago Businessman
The Gazebo
Television Technician in Booth (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
Mr. Celebrity
Court Officer (uncredited)
Hangover Square
Deception
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
minor role (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Black Widow
Party Guest (uncredited)
House of Strangers
Alias Nick Beal
Supporter
The Second Woman
Country Club Guest
The Mating Game
Townsman (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
Company Executive (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
Townsman (uncredited)
Love Nest
Waiter (Uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo
Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama
Marine Officer
Silver Queen
Creditor
No Man of Her Own
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
Audience Member
The Toast of New Orleans
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Fort Osage
Settler (uncredited)
The Tunnel of Love
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Riley
It's a Great Feeling
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Boom Town
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
Ice Palace
Committee Member (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
Over 21
Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Faculty Member (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
Johnny Belinda
Man on Jury (uncredited)
Until They Sail
Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
Reporter (Uncredited)
The Groom Wore Spurs
Reverend (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Dance Extra (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Bidder (uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend
Poker Player (uncredited)
The Blue Angel
Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
Wonder Man
Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay
Prison Guard
The Secret Code
Federal Agent
Two O'Clock Courage
Club Patron (uncredited)
Black Bart
Al (uncredited)
Johnny Allegro
Crime Doctor
Juror
Knock on Any Door
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Carrie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Destination Murder
Arthur Mansfield
Phone Call from a Stranger
The First Texan
Delegate (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Call of the Rockies
Miner
The Square Jungle
Ransom!
Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)
Roadblock
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
I Remember Mama
Drug Store Pharmacist (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Green Archer
Pete
The Story on Page One
Juror (uncredited)
Road to Rio
Ship Lounge Extra
The Eddy Duchin Story
Passerby (uncredited)
Money, Women and Guns
Postmaster (uncredited)
Race Street
Man (uncredited)
The Steel Trap
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
A Letter to Three Wives
Country Club Member (uncredited)
Cover Up
Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
The Game That Kills
Spectator (uncredited)
The Narrow Margin
Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Shadow
Sparks
Destination Moon
Factory Worker (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
The Great Flamarion
Stage Manager (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Pretty Baby
Subway Commuter (uncredited)
The Jolson Story
Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Great Moment
Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
Reno
Board Member
Circumstantial Evidence
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley
Man in Audience (uncredited)
In Society
Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
Albuquerque
Barfly (uncredited)
The Strange Door
The Half-Breed
Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
Dance Extra (uncredited)
You're in the Navy Now
Officer
My Friend Irma
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon
Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
Wake Me When It's Over
Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
High Tide
The Night of January 16th
Juror (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Druggist (Uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Captain Pirate
Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
Inside Detroit
Yankee Fakir
Bergin
Honor of the Range
Saloonkeeper
Blondie in the Dough
Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Under Texas Skies
Townsman
The Scarlet Car
Billy Winthrop
Hollywood Cavalcade
Well-Wisher
The Hypnotic Eye
Audience Member (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
In the Navy
Military Officer (uncredited)
She Devil
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
Big Winner (uncredited)
The Mating Season
Board Member (uncredited)
Sunset in El Dorado
Customer
Slightly French
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Anything Once
Teddy Crosby
California Passage
Townsman (uncredited)
Assigned to Danger
Mr. Norton (uncredited)
Meet Me on Broadway
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Buck Privates
Officer (uncredited)
Northwest Rangers
Barfly
Prison Train
The Lawyer
Three Rogues
Nelson
Border Guns
Fred Palmer
They Won't Believe Me
Man at Piano Concert (uncredited)
Frontier Fury
Bartender Homer (uncredited)
This Woman Is Mine
Bit Role
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Officer at Party (uncredited)
Exposed
Restaurant Patron
Chicago Syndicate
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Massacre River
Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1935
Bartender (uncredited)
Human Targets
Sheriff
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Mike - Ticket Taker
Three Girls About Town
Conventioneer Extra
Merton of the Movies
Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
Colt .45
Townsman (uncredited)
Because They're Young
Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
$5,000 Reward
Dick Arlington
Almost a Gentleman
Juror
Saddle Leather Law
Rancher (uncredited)
The Empty Gun
Robber
So You Want to Be in Pictures
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Nicky
The Struggle
Dick Storm
Frontier Justice
Lawyer George Lessin
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Rodeo Spectator
Left Over Ladies
Benson
The Honor of the Press
Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
The Devil's Pay Day
Gregory Van Houten
The Clock
Jack Tempest
Men of the Sky
Farmer (uncredited)
Wallflower
Purity Squad
Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
Vaudeville Days
Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Rancher
The Third Alarm
Fire Department Captain
Desert Mesa
Jones
The Screen Writer
Screenwriter (uncredited)
Dames Ahoy
Master of Ceremonies
The Car of Chance
Arnold Baird
Custer's Last Stand
Major Marcus Reno
Deadwood Dick
Clayton
Big Town Scandal
Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
Oklahoma Jim
Army Captain
Hell's Valley
Manuel Valdez
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Crooked Dealer
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Policeman (uncredited)
The Ghost Rider
Bullard
Brother Bill
William (Bill) Dexter
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Board Member (uncredited)
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Board of Directors
The Reckless Rider
Sheriff
Mark of the Spur
Sheriff Jake Ludlow
Home Before Dark
New Year's Eve Party Reveller
West of the Law
Case aka Green
Stage Struck
Party Guest (uncredited)
Beyond the Rio Grande
Joe Kemp
A Stranger from Somewhere
Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
Bringing Home Father
Peter Drake
The Drug Store Cowboy
Marmaduke Grandon
Everything I Have Is Yours
Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
Pals of the West
Sheriff Ed Dawson
What Becomes of the Children?
Shelby
Carrying the Mail
Henchman Frank
Powdersmoke Range
Jim Reece
The Woman He Feared
John Gray
The Empty Cab
Henry Egbert Xerxes
In Early Arizona
Spike
Romance of the Rockies
Stone
Vanishing Trails
Silent Joe
Frontier Days
George Wilson
The Land of Jazz
Gun-Shy
James Brown
Smiling Jim
Smiling Jim / Frank Harmon
The Fighting Grin
Billy Kennedy
The Raiders
Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
The Man Who Took a Chance
Monty Gray
Love Never Dies
Felix, the Man
See America Thirst
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Vanity Pool
Drew Garrett
Courage
Allen Jennings
Battling Brewster
Battling Jack Brewster
The Clean-Up
Stuart Adams
The Broken Coin
It Happened Out West
Neighbors' Wives
(uncredited)
The Firebrand
Bill Holt
Vengeance and the Girl
Jim Westgard Jr.
A Stormy Knight
John Winton
Arizona Cyclone
Carter, the Banker
The Heart of a Show Girl
Frank Masterson
Go-Get-Em Garringer
Garringer
Fast Company
Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
The Desert Rat
Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
Fighting Caballero
Bartender
Little Partner
James Allis
Hell's Fury Gordon
The Lone Rider
Gore
The Two Doyles
Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
The Silver Bullet
Marshal Joe Mullane
The Rough Lover
Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
Gold Grabbers
The Winged Mystery
Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
In Judgment of...
Dr. John O'Neill
The Hunger of the Blood
Maslun
The Puncher and the Pup
The Uphill Climb
Ford Cameron
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
Ted Ransom
The White Masks
Jack Bray
The Bandit Tamer
William Warren
Super Speed
Ralph Gray
The Last Chance
Rance Sparr
The Cowboy and the Rajah
The Galloping Devil
Andy Green
A Desperate Adventure
Baffled
Dick Osborne
The Virtuous Model
Edward Dorin
The Fighting Stranger
Australia Joe
When Pals Fall Out
Lonesome
Breezy Bob
Crossed Trails
Tom Dawson
Cupid's Roundup
Shackles of Fate