Franklyn Farnum

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

Birthday: 1878-06-05

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As: William Smith, Franklin Farnum, Frank Farnum

Popular Movies

Romance of the Rockies

Romance of the Rockies (1937)

Stage Struck (1948)

You're in the Navy Now

You're in the Navy Now (1951)

The Mating Season

The Mating Season (1951)

A Double Life (1947)

Mr. Celebrity (1941)

Cimarron (1960)

The Heart of a Show Girl

The Heart of a Show Girl (1916)

The Woman He Feared

The Woman He Feared (1916)

Little Partner (1916)

Fast Company (1918)

In Judgment of...

In Judgment of... (1918)

Vanity Pool (1918)

Go-Get-Em Garringer

Go-Get-Em Garringer (1919)

The Virtuous Model

The Virtuous Model (1919)

Breezy Bob (1919)

The Galloping Devil

The Galloping Devil (1920)

Vanishing Trails

Vanishing Trails (1920)

The Land of Jazz

The Land of Jazz (1920)

The Fighting Stranger

The Fighting Stranger (1921)

The Hunger of the Blood

The Hunger of the Blood (1921)

The Last Chance

The Last Chance (1921)

The Raiders (1921)

The White Masks

The White Masks (1921)

$5,000 Reward (1918)

The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet (1935)

Blondie in the Dough

Blondie in the Dough (1947)

The Third Alarm

The Third Alarm (1930)

Carrying the Mail

Carrying the Mail (1934)

Three Daring Daughters

Three Daring Daughters (1948)

King Creole (1958)

Vicki (1953)

House of Strangers

House of Strangers (1949)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

The Strange Door

The Strange Door (1951)

The Mating Game

The Mating Game (1959)

The Two Doyles (1919)

Hell's Fury Gordon

Hell's Fury Gordon (1919)

Vengeance and the Girl

Vengeance and the Girl (1919)

The Uphill Climb

The Uphill Climb (1919)

The Puncher and the Pup

The Puncher and the Pup (1919)

Shackles of Fate

Shackles of Fate (1919)

When Pals Fall Out

When Pals Fall Out (1919)

Brother Bill (1919)

Cupid's Roundup

Cupid's Roundup (1919)

The Cowboy and the Rajah

The Cowboy and the Rajah (1919)

Gun-Shy (1922)

The Stooge (1951)

She Devil (1957)

My Man Godfrey (1957)

High Tide (1947)

The Eddy Duchin Story

The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen (1955)

The First Texan

The First Texan (1956)

Broken Lance (1954)

Calamity Jane (1953)

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936)

Captain Pirate (1952)

I Love a Mystery

I Love a Mystery (1945)

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine (1951)

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)

The Half-Breed (1952)

Fort Osage (1952)

Deception (1946)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)

The Broken Coin

The Broken Coin (1936)

The Struggle (1921)

Battling Brewster

Battling Brewster (1924)

The Scarlet Car

The Scarlet Car (1917)

Frontier Justice

Frontier Justice (1936)

The Apartment (1960)

The Steel Trap (1952)

The Hypnotic Eye

The Hypnotic Eye (1960)

Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train (1945)

What Becomes of the Children?

What Becomes of the Children? (1936)

Arizona Cyclone

Arizona Cyclone (1934)

The Preview Murder Mystery

The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)

Illegal (1955)

Fighting Caballero

Fighting Caballero (1935)

Frontier Days (1934)

Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door (1949)

The Lady Gambles

The Lady Gambles (1949)

The Empty Gun (1917)

Honor of the Range

Honor of the Range (1934)

Black Tuesday (1954)

Ten Wanted Men (1955)

The Game That Kills

The Game That Kills (1937)

Dames Ahoy (1930)

Mark of the Spur

Mark of the Spur (1932)

See America Thirst

See America Thirst (1930)

Border Guns (1934)

Three Rogues (1931)

Meet Me on Broadway

Meet Me on Broadway (1946)

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

History Is Made at Night

History Is Made at Night (1937)

Money, Women and Guns

Money, Women and Guns (1958)

The Story on Page One

The Story on Page One (1959)

The Cowboy and the Bandit

The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935)

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)

Inside Detroit (1956)

Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand (1936)

Guys and Dolls (1955)

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)

Hop-a-long Cassidy

Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)

The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

A Star Is Born (1954)

Sunset in El Dorado

Sunset in El Dorado (1945)

Carrie (1952)

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me (1947)

All About Eve (1950)

The Story of Three Loves

The Story of Three Loves (1953)

Stagecoach (1939)

Almost a Gentleman

Almost a Gentleman (1939)

Reno (1939)

The Reckless Rider

The Reckless Rider (1932)

The Ghost Rider

The Ghost Rider (1935)

Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)

Big Town Scandal

Big Town Scandal (1948)

An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember (1957)

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch (1942)

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! (1956)

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend (1945)

Sister Kenny (1946)

The Killing (1956)

Going My Way (1944)

My Dear Secretary

My Dear Secretary (1948)

A Desperate Adventure

A Desperate Adventure (1924)

Purity Squad (1945)

East of Eden (1955)

Race Street (1948)

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out (1947)

High Society (1956)

Black Widow (1954)

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence (1945)

The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild (1957)

Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust (1956)

Wonder Man (1945)

Beyond the Rio Grande

Beyond the Rio Grande (1930)

The Great Moment

The Great Moment (1944)

Hangover Square

Hangover Square (1945)

Charlie Chan in Panama

Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

The Lady Eve (1941)

The Shadow (1940)

Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies (1947)

The Barefoot Mailman

The Barefoot Mailman (1951)

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)

The Tin Star (1957)

Two O'Clock Courage

Two O'Clock Courage (1945)

Under Texas Skies

Under Texas Skies (1940)

Boom Town (1940)

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police (1940)

Deadwood Dick (1940)

Call of the Rockies

Call of the Rockies (1944)

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex (1956)

Saddle Leather Law

Saddle Leather Law (1944)

Fallen Angel (1945)

Massacre River (1949)

The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle (1955)

No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own (1950)

The Groom Wore Spurs

The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay (1940)

Tin Pan Alley (1940)

The Son of Monte Cristo

The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)

The Heiress (1949)

The Blue Angel (1959)

The Night of January 16th

The Night of January 16th (1941)

The Green Archer

The Green Archer (1940)

A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

The Screen Writer

The Screen Writer (1950)

California Passage

California Passage (1950)

The Honor of the Press

The Honor of the Press (1932)

Exposed (1947)

Crime Doctor (1943)

Parrish (1961)

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town (1941)

This Woman Is Mine

This Woman Is Mine (1941)

Frontier Fury (1943)

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)

Northwest Rangers

Northwest Rangers (1942)

Silver Queen (1942)

Belle Starr (1941)

My Friend Irma (1949)

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

Roadblock (1951)

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

Left Over Ladies

Left Over Ladies (1931)

Men of the Sky (1942)

Vaudeville Days

Vaudeville Days (1942)

The Secret Code

The Secret Code (1942)

Destination Moon

Destination Moon (1950)

A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun (1951)

Daisy Kenyon (1947)

Funny Face (1957)

Meet John Doe (1941)

Slightly French

Slightly French (1949)

Some Came Running

Some Came Running (1958)

The Drug Store Cowboy

The Drug Store Cowboy (1925)

Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin (1952)

White Christmas

White Christmas (1954)

Chicago Syndicate

Chicago Syndicate (1955)

Powdersmoke Range

Powdersmoke Range (1935)

Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal (1949)

Destination Murder

Destination Murder (1950)

Fun on a Weekend

Fun on a Weekend (1947)

The Miracle of the Bells

The Miracle of the Bells (1948)

A Stranger from Somewhere

A Stranger from Somewhere (1916)

Anything Once (1917)

Bringing Home Father

Bringing Home Father (1917)

The Clean-Up (1917)

The Car of Chance

The Car of Chance (1917)

The Clock (1917)

The Devil's Pay Day

The Devil's Pay Day (1917)

Love Never Dies

Love Never Dies (1916)

The Man Who Took a Chance

The Man Who Took a Chance (1917)

A Stormy Knight

A Stormy Knight (1917)

The Fighting Grin

The Fighting Grin (1918)

The Rough Lover

The Rough Lover (1918)

The Winged Mystery

The Winged Mystery (1917)

It Happened Out West

It Happened Out West (1923)

A Two Fisted Tenderfoot

A Two Fisted Tenderfoot (1924)

Pillow Talk (1959)

The Firebrand (1922)

Gold Grabbers (1922)

So You Want to Be in Pictures

So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)

Johnny Allegro (1949)

Assigned to Danger

Assigned to Danger (1948)

Woman on the Run

Woman on the Run (1950)

Pretty Baby (1950)

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory (1935)

Johnny Belinda (1948)

Bright Leaf (1950)

The Tunnel of Love

The Tunnel of Love (1958)

Wallflower (1948)

The Big Clock (1948)

Buck Privates (1941)

In the Navy (1941)

In Society (1944)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Until They Sail

Until They Sail (1957)

The Second Woman

The Second Woman (1950)

A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember (1945)

Road to Rio (1947)

I Walk Alone (1947)

Over 21 (1945)

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once (1937)

The Empty Cab (1918)

Home Before Dark

Home Before Dark (1958)

The Great Flamarion

The Great Flamarion (1945)

Gun Crazy (1950)

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom (1951)

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

Incendiary Blonde

Incendiary Blonde (1945)

Charlie Chan at the Circus

Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)

The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)

Love Nest (1951)

The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

Gentleman's Agreement

Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

This Woman Is Dangerous

This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)

Prison Train (1938)

Cover Up (1949)

Everything I Have Is Yours

Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)

The Search for Bridey Murphy

The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)

Johnny Eager (1941)

Wichita (1955)

Albuquerque (1948)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

A Lawless Street

A Lawless Street (1955)

Wild Is the Wind

Wild Is the Wind (1957)

The Desert Rat (1919)

The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story (1946)

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)

Vivacious Lady (1938)

Black Bart (1948)

Union Station (1950)

Desert Mesa (1935)

Pals of the West

Pals of the West (1934)

The Lone Rider (1934)

West of the Law

West of the Law (1934)

The Solid Gold Cadillac

The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)

Crack-Up (1946)

Hollow Triumph (1948)

Oklahoma Jim (1931)

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin (1943)

It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling (1949)

Ice Palace (1960)

Colt .45 (1950)

Dick Tracy (1945)

Human Targets (1932)

Crossed Trails (1924)

Baffled (1924)