Personal Info
Known Credits
109
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1876-07-03 (149 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known For
William Farnum
Biography
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 t ...
Acting
1952 --
Lone Star
| Tom Crockett
1952 --
Jack and the Beanstalk
| The King
1951 --
Hollywood Story
| Himself
1950 --
Trail of Robin Hood
| Bill Franum
1949 --
Samson and Delilah
| Tubal
1949 --
Gun Cargo
| Board of Inquiry Chairman
1949 --
Bride of Vengeance
| Conti Peruzzi
1949 --
Daughter of the West
| Father Vallejo
1947 --
The Perils of Pauline
| Western Saloon Set Hero
1946 --
My Dog Shep
| Carter J. Latham Jr.
1946 --
Rolling Home
| Rodeo Official
1946 --
God's Country
| Sandy McTavish
1945 --
Captain Kidd
| Capt. Rawson
1945 --
Wildfire
| Judge Polson
1944 --
The Mummy's Curse
| The Sacristan
1943 --
Frontier Badmen
| Dad Courtwright
1942 --
American Empire
| Louisiana Judge
1942 --
Tennessee Johnson
| Senator Huyler
1942 --
Deep in the Heart of Texas
| Colonel Mallory
1942 --
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
| Judge Ezra Binns
1942 --
The Silver Bullet
| Dr. Thad Morgan
1942 --
Men of Texas
| General Sam Houston
1942 --
The Spoilers
| Wheaton
1942 --
Lone Star Ranger
| Texas Ranger Major McNeil
1942 --
Today I Hang
| Warden Burke
1941 --
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
|
1941 --
The Corsican Brothers
| Priest
1941 --
Last of the Duanes
| Texas Ranger Major McNeill
1941 --
Gangs of Sonora
| Ward Beecham
1941 --
A Woman's Face
| Court Attendant
1940 --
Kit Carson
| Don Miguel Murphy
1940 --
Adventures of Red Ryder
| Colonel Tom Ryder
1940 --
Hi-Yo Silver
| Father McKim
1940 --
Convicted Woman
| Commissioner McNeill
1939 --
South of the Border
| Padre
1939 --
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
| Senator Timothy Nolan
1939 --
Colorado Sunset
| Sheriff George Glenn
1939 --
Mexicali Rose
| Padre Dominic
1938 --
Shine On Harvest Moon
| Milt Brower
1938 --
Santa Fe Stampede
| Dave Carson
1938 --
If I Were King
| General Barbezier
1938 --
The Secret of Treasure Island
| George Brennan Westmore (Editor)
1938 --
The Lone Ranger
| Father McKim
1937 --
Public Cowboy No. 1
| Sheriff Matt Doniphon
1937 --
Git Along Little Dogies
| Banker Maxwell
1937 --
Maid of Salem
| Crown Justice Sewall
1936 --
The Vigilantes Are Coming
| Father José
1936 --
Sharad of Atlantis
| Sharad
1936 --
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
| Gordon Gaunt
1936 --
Custer's Last Stand
| James Fitzpatrick
1936 --
The Kid Ranger
| Bill Mason
1936 --
Custer's Last Stand
| James Fitzpatrick
1935 --
The Irish Gringo
| Pop Wiley
1935 --
Between Men
| John Wellington / Rand
1935 --
The Eagle's Brood
| El Toro
1935 --
Powdersmoke Range
| Sam Oreham - Banker
1935 --
Hollywood Extra Girl
| Crusades Actor (uncredited)
1935 --
The Crusades
| Hugo, Duke of Burgundy
1935 --
Million Dollar Haul
| Mr. Mallory - Sheila's Dad
1934 --
The Silver Streak
| B.J. Dexter
1934 --
The Brand of Hate
| Joe Larkins
1934 --
Cleopatra
| Lepidus
1934 --
The Scarlet Letter
| Gov. Bellingham
1934 --
Happy Landing
| Col. Curtis
1934 --
Are We Civilized?
| Paul Franklin, Sr.
1934 --
School for Girls
| Charles Waltham
1934 --
Good Dame
| Judge Flynn
1933 --
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
| Squire Beamish
1933 --
Supernatural
| Nicky Hammond
1933 --
Reckless Decision
| Rev. John MacDougall
1932 --
Flaming Guns
| Henry Ramsey
1932 --
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
| William Belmont
1932 --
The Drifter
| The Drifter
1931 --
The Wide Open Spaces
| U.S. Marshal
1931 --
Law of the Sea
| Captain Len Andrews
1931 --
The Pagan Lady
| Malcolm 'Mal' Todd
1931 --
A Connecticut Yankee
| King Arthur / Inventor
1931 --
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
| Joe Morgan
1931 --
The Painted Desert
| Cash Holbrook
1930 --
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
| Louis XV
1928 --
Tropical Nights
|
1924 --
The Man Who Fights Alone
| John Marble
1923 --
The Gunfighter
| Billy Buell
1923 --
Brass Commandments
| Stephen 'Flash' Lanning
1922 --
Without Compromise
| Dick Leighton
1922 --
Moonshine Valley
| Ned Connors
1922 --
Shackles of Gold
| John Gibbs
1922 --
A Stage Romance
| Edmund Kean
1921 --
Perjury
| Robert Moore
1921 --
His Greatest Sacrifice
| Richard Hall
1920 --
Drag Harlan
| Drag Harlan
1920 --
If I Were King
| François Villon
1919 --
The Last of the Duanes
| Buck Duane
1919 --
The Lone Star Ranger
| Steele
1918 --
The Rainbow Trail
| Lassiter / Shefford
1918 --
Riders of the Purple Sage
| Lassiter
1918 --
True Blue
| Bob McKeever
1918 --
Rough and Ready
| Bill Stratton
1917 --
Les Misérables
| Jean Valjean
1917 --
When a Man Sees Red
| Larry Smith
1917 --
The Conqueror
| Sam Houston
1917 --
American Methods
|
1917 --
A Tale of Two Cities
| Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
1916 --
Fires of Conscience
| George Baxter
1916 --
The Bondman
| Stephen Orry/Jason Orry
1915 --
The Wonderful Adventure
| Martin Stanley
1915 --
Samson
| Maurice Brachard
1914 --
The Sign of the Cross
| Marcus Superbus
1914 --
The Spoilers
| Roy Glenister