Actor
Franklyn Farnum
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. ...

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