About

Known credits:
296
Birthday:
1878-06-05
Place of birth:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Website:
N/A

Franklyn Farnum

Overview

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 Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 58
Average
1960 Cimarron Actor Townsman (uncredited) 59
Average
1960 The Apartment Actor Office Worker (uncredited) 77
Good
1960 The Hypnotic Eye Actor Audience Member (uncredited) 59
Average
1960 Ice Palace Actor Committee Member (uncredited) 58
Average
1959 The Story on Page One Actor Juror (uncredited) 59
Average
1959 Pillow Talk Actor Nightclub Patron (uncredited) 63
Fair
1959 The Blue Angel Actor Blue Angel Customer (uncredited) 59
Average
1959 The Mating Game Actor Townsman (uncredited) 59
Average
1959 Some Like It Hot Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 78
Good
1958 Some Came Running Actor Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited) 61
Fair
1958 The Tunnel of Love Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 59
Average
1958 Home Before Dark Actor New Year's Eve Party Reveller 59
Average
1958 Money, Women and Guns Actor Postmaster (uncredited) 58
Average
1958 King Creole Actor Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited) 59
Average
1957 Witness for the Prosecution Actor Barrister (uncredited) 75
Good
1957 Wild Is the Wind Actor Passenger at Airport (uncredited) 59
Average
1957 The Tin Star Actor Townsman (uncredited) 61
Fair
1957 My Man Godfrey Actor Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited) 59
Average
1957 Until They Sail Actor Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited) 59
Average
1957 The Joker Is Wild Actor Nightclub Patron (uncredited) 64
Fair
1957 An Affair to Remember Actor Ballet Audience Member (uncredited) 66
Fair
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Actor Barfly (uncredited) 63
Fair
1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 58
Average
1957 She Devil Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 58
Average
1957 Funny Face Actor Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited) 65
Fair
1956 Hollywood or Bust Actor Audience Member 59
Average
1956 The Opposite Sex Actor Patron at 21 (uncredited) 58
Average
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days Actor Extra (uncredited) 62
Fair
1956 Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! Actor Board of Directors 59
Average
1956 The Search for Bridey Murphy Actor Druggist (Uncredited) 59
Average
1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac Actor Dance Extra (uncredited) 59
Average
1956 High Society Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 62
Fair
1956 The First Texan Actor Delegate (uncredited) 59
Average
1956 The Killing Actor Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) 72
Good
1956 The Eddy Duchin Story Actor Passerby (uncredited) 59
Average
1956 Inside Detroit Actor 59
Average
1955 The Square Jungle Actor 59
Average
1955 Guys and Dolls Actor Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited) 61
Fair
1955 A Lawless Street Actor Townsman (uncredited) 58
Average
1955 Illegal Actor Restaurant Patron (uncredited) 59
Average
1955 My Sister Eileen Actor Pedestrian (uncredited) 59
Average
1955 Wichita Actor Townsman (uncredited) 59
Average
1955 Chicago Syndicate Actor Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) 59
Average
1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy Actor Cafe Patron (uncredited) 59
Average
1955 East of Eden Actor Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) 69
Fair
1955 Ten Wanted Men Actor 59
Average
1954 Black Tuesday Actor Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited) 58
Average
1954 Black Widow Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 59
Average
1954 White Christmas Actor Club Patron (uncredited) 65
Fair
1954 A Star Is Born Actor Ray (uncredited) 63
Fair
1954 Broken Lance Actor Juror (uncredited) 59
Average
1953 Calamity Jane Actor Barfly (uncredited) 61
Fair
1953 Vicki Actor Club Manager (uncredited) 58
Average
1953 The Story of Three Loves Actor Man Departing Train 58
Average
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful Actor Assistant on Set (uncredited) 63
Fair
1952 The Steel Trap Actor 59
Average
1952 Everything I Have Is Yours Actor Tourist in Show (Uncredited) 59
Average
1952 Captain Pirate Actor Dr. Le Grand (uncredited) 58
Average
1952 Carrie Actor Restaurant Patron (uncredited) 59
Average
1952 The Narrow Margin Actor Train Passenger (uncredited) 62
Fair
1952 The Half-Breed Actor Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited) 59
Average
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth Actor Spectator (uncredited) 60
Fair
1952 Fort Osage Actor Settler (uncredited) 59
Average
1952 This Woman Is Dangerous Actor Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited) 58
Average
1952 Phone Call from a Stranger Actor 59
Average
1951 The Barefoot Mailman Actor Townsman at Dance (uncredited) 58
Average
1951 The Stooge Actor Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited) 59
Average
1951 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine Actor Board Member (uncredited) 59
Average
1951 Love Nest Actor Waiter (Uncredited) 59
Average
1951 Here Comes the Groom Actor Passenger on Airplane 58
Average
1951 Roadblock Actor Elevator Passenger (uncredited) 59
Average
1951 The Strange Door Actor 59
Average
1951 A Place in the Sun Actor Company Executive (uncredited) 65
Fair
1951 The Groom Wore Spurs Actor Reverend (uncredited) 58
Average
1951 You're in the Navy Now Actor Officer 58
Average
1951 The Mating Season Actor Board Member (uncredited) 59
Average
1950 California Passage Actor Townsman (uncredited) 58
Average
1950 Woman on the Run Actor Coroner (uncredited) 60
Fair
1950 All About Eve Actor Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited) 75
Good
1950 Union Station Actor Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited) 59
Average
1950 Pretty Baby Actor Subway Commuter (uncredited) 59
Average
1950 The Screen Writer Actor Screenwriter (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1950 Sunset Boulevard Actor Undertaker 79
Good
1950 The Second Woman Actor Country Club Guest 58
Average
1950 Destination Moon Actor Factory Worker (uncredited) 58
Average
1950 Bright Leaf Actor Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited) 58
Average
1950 Destination Murder Actor Arthur Mansfield 58
Average
1950 Colt .45 Actor Townsman (uncredited) 58
Average
1950 The Jackie Robinson Story Actor Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited) 59
Average
1950 No Man of Her Own Actor Train Passenger (uncredited) 59
Average
1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home Actor Officer at Party (uncredited) 59
Average
1950 Gun Crazy Actor Cashier (uncredited) 64
Fair
1949 The File on Thelma Jordon Actor Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited) 59
Average
1949 My Friend Irma Actor Maitre D' (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 The Heiress Actor Dr. Isaacs (uncredited) 64
Fair
1949 It's a Great Feeling Actor Man at Train Station (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 House of Strangers Actor 60
Fair
1949 Massacre River Actor Army Officer at Dance (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 Johnny Allegro Actor 59
Average
1949 The Lady Gambles Actor Casino Patron (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 Alias Nick Beal Actor Supporter 59
Average
1949 Cover Up Actor Delegate on Platform (Uncredited) 59
Average
1949 Knock on Any Door Actor Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 Slightly French Actor Marty Freeman (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 A Letter to Three Wives Actor Country Club Member (uncredited) 62
Fair
1948 My Dear Secretary Actor Nightclub Extra (uncredited) 59
Average
1948 Johnny Belinda Actor Man on Jury (uncredited) 60
Fair
1948 Race Street Actor Man (uncredited) 59
Average
1948 Hollow Triumph Actor Big Winner (uncredited) 59
Average
1948 Wallflower Actor 59
Average
1948 Stage Struck Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 59
Average
1948 Big Town Scandal Actor Squad Car Policeman (uncredited) 58
Average
1948 Assigned to Danger Actor Mr. Norton (uncredited) 58
Average
1948 The Miracle of the Bells Actor Worshiper 59
Average
1948 The Big Clock Actor (uncredited) 62
Fair
1948 Albuquerque Actor Barfly (uncredited) 59
Average
1948 Black Bart Actor Al (uncredited) 58
Average
1948 Three Daring Daughters Actor Ship Passenger (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 I Walk Alone Actor Nightclub Patron (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Daisy Kenyon Actor Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 A Double Life Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Road to Rio Actor Ship Lounge Extra 59
Average
1947 The Judge Steps Out Actor Wedding Guest (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Gentleman's Agreement Actor Party Guest 62
Fair
1947 Blondie in the Dough Actor Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Merton of the Movies Actor Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Monsieur Verdoux Actor Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited) 67
Fair
1947 High Tide Actor 59
Average
1947 Exposed Actor Restaurant Patron 59
Average
1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Actor Faculty Member (uncredited) 61
Fair
1947 They Won't Believe Me Actor 59
Average
1947 So You Want to Be in Pictures Actor Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 Fun on a Weekend Actor Poker Player (Uncredited) 59
Average
1946 Deception Actor Restaurant Diner (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 The Jolson Story Actor Man in Audience (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 Sister Kenny Actor Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 Crack-Up Actor Man on Train (Uncredited) 58
Average
1946 Meet Me on Broadway Actor Man in Audience (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 Dick Tracy Actor Bystander at Murder (uncredited) 58
Average
1945 The Lost Weekend Actor Concert Attendee (uncredited) 68
Fair
1945 Fallen Angel Actor Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 Purity Squad Actor Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood Actor Nightclub Patron (uncredited) 58
Average
1945 Week-End at the Waldorf Actor Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 Sunset in El Dorado Actor Customer 58
Average
1945 Over 21 Actor Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited) 58
Average
1945 Lady on a Train Actor 59
Average
1945 Incendiary Blonde Actor Rodeo Spectator (uncredited) 58
Average
1945 Wonder Man Actor Pelican Club Patron (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 Circumstantial Evidence Actor Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) 58
Average
1945 Two O'Clock Courage Actor Club Patron (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 Hangover Square Actor 60
Fair
1945 I Love a Mystery Actor Reporter (Uncredited) 59
Average
1945 A Song to Remember Actor Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 The Great Flamarion Actor Stage Manager (uncredited) 59
Average
1944 Saddle Leather Law Actor Rancher (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1944 In Society Actor Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited) 59
Average
1944 The Great Moment Actor Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited) 58
Average
1944 Call of the Rockies Actor Miner 59
Average
1944 The White Cliffs of Dover Actor Ball Guest (uncredited) 59
Average
1944 Going My Way Actor Church Usher (uncredited) 61
Fair
1943 Appointment in Berlin Actor R.A.F. Officer (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 Frontier Fury Actor Bartender Homer (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1943 Crime Doctor Actor Juror 59
Average
1942 Vaudeville Days Actor Ticket Hawker (uncredited) 59
Average
1942 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge Actor Policeman (uncredited) 59
Average
1942 Silver Queen Actor Creditor 59
Average
1942 I Married a Witch Actor 61
Fair
1942 Northwest Rangers Actor Barfly 59
Average
1942 The Secret Code Actor Federal Agent 58
Average
1942 Men of the Sky Actor Farmer (uncredited) 58
Average
1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides Actor Chicago Businessman 58
Average
1941 Johnny Eager Actor Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 The Night of January 16th Actor Juror (uncredited) 58
Average
1941 Three Girls About Town Actor Conventioneer Extra 59
Average
1941 Mr. Celebrity Actor Court Officer (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 Belle Starr Actor Barfly (uncredited) 58
Average
1941 This Woman Is Mine Actor Bit Role 58
Average
1941 In the Navy Actor Military Officer (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 Meet John Doe Actor (uncredited) 63
Fair
1941 The Lady Eve Actor Tailor in Montage (uncredited) 64
Fair
1941 Buck Privates Actor Officer (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 The Son of Monte Cristo Actor Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited) 59
Average
1940 Tin Pan Alley Actor Man in Audience (uncredited) 58
Average
1940 The Green Archer Actor Pete 59
Average
1940 North West Mounted Police Actor Townsman (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 Under Texas Skies Actor Townsman 58
Average
1940 Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride Actor Rancher N/A
N/A
1940 Boom Town Actor Alarmed Townsman (uncredited) 60
Fair
1940 Deadwood Dick Actor Clayton N/A
N/A
1940 Charlie Chan in Panama Actor Marine Officer 59
Average
1940 The House Across the Bay Actor Prison Guard 58
Average
1940 The Shadow Actor Sparks 59
Average
1939 Reno Actor Board Member 59
Average
1939 Hollywood Cavalcade Actor Well-Wisher 59
Average
1939 Almost a Gentleman Actor Juror 59
Average
1939 Stagecoach Actor Deputy Frank (uncredited) 70
Good
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady Actor Cowboy (uncredited) 59
Average
1938 Prison Train Actor The Lawyer 59
Average
1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn Actor Rodeo Spectator 59
Average
1938 Vivacious Lady Actor Train Conductor #2 (uncredited) 59
Average
1937 Romance of the Rockies Actor Stone N/A
N/A
1937 The Game That Kills Actor Spectator (uncredited) 59
Average
1937 The Life of Emile Zola Actor (uncredited) 60
Fair
1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks Actor Bidder (uncredited) 58
Average
1937 History Is Made at Night Actor 59
Average
1937 You Only Live Once Actor Plainclothesman (uncredited) 62
Fair
1936 What Becomes of the Children? Actor Shelby 59
Average
1936 Frontier Justice Actor Lawyer George Lessin 59
Average
1936 The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand Actor Nicky 58
Average
1936 Charlie Chan at the Circus Actor Mike - Ticket Taker 59
Average
1936 The Preview Murder Mystery Actor James Deley 59
Average
1936 The Broken Coin Actor N/A
N/A
1936 Custer's Last Stand Actor Major Marcus Reno 59
Average
1935 Powdersmoke Range Actor Jim Reece N/A
N/A
1935 Page Miss Glory Actor Dance Extra (uncredited) 59
Average
1935 Hop-a-long Cassidy Actor Riley 59
Average
1935 The Silver Bullet Actor Marshal Joe Mullane N/A
N/A
1935 Fighting Caballero Actor Bartender 58
Average
1935 The Ghost Rider Actor Bullard 58
Average
1935 The Cowboy and the Bandit Actor Crooked Dealer 59
Average
1935 Gold Diggers of 1935 Actor Bartender (uncredited) 59
Average
1935 Desert Mesa Actor Jones 58
Average
1934 Frontier Days Actor George Wilson 59
Average
1934 West of the Law Actor Case aka Green N/A
N/A
1934 The Lone Rider Actor Gore N/A
N/A
1934 Pals of the West Actor Sheriff Ed Dawson N/A
N/A
1934 Carrying the Mail Actor Henchman Frank N/A
N/A
1934 Arizona Cyclone Actor Carter, the Banker N/A
N/A
1934 Honor of the Range Actor Saloonkeeper 59
Average
1934 Border Guns Actor Fred Palmer N/A
N/A
1932 The Honor of the Press Actor Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald' 59
Average
1932 The Reckless Rider Actor Sheriff N/A
N/A
1932 Mark of the Spur Actor Sheriff Jake Ludlow N/A
N/A
1931 Oklahoma Jim Actor Army Captain N/A
N/A
1931 Left Over Ladies Actor Benson N/A
N/A
1931 Three Rogues Actor Nelson N/A
N/A
1930 See America Thirst Actor Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1930 The Third Alarm Actor Fire Department Captain N/A
N/A
1930 Beyond the Rio Grande Actor Joe Kemp N/A
N/A
1930 Dames Ahoy Actor Master of Ceremonies N/A
N/A
1925 The Drug Store Cowboy Actor Marmaduke Grandon N/A
N/A
1924 Battling Brewster Actor Battling Jack Brewster N/A
N/A
1924 A Desperate Adventure Actor 59
Average
1924 A Two Fisted Tenderfoot Actor N/A
N/A
1923 It Happened Out West Actor 58
Average
1922 The Firebrand Actor Bill Holt N/A
N/A
1922 Gold Grabbers Actor N/A
N/A
1922 Gun-Shy Actor James Brown N/A
N/A
1921 The White Masks Actor Jack Bray N/A
N/A
1921 The Raiders Actor Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP N/A
N/A
1921 The Struggle Actor Dick Storm N/A
N/A
1921 The Last Chance Actor Rance Sparr N/A
N/A
1921 The Hunger of the Blood Actor Maslun N/A
N/A
1921 The Fighting Stranger Actor Australia Joe N/A
N/A
1920 The Land of Jazz Actor N/A
N/A
1920 The Galloping Devil Actor Andy Green N/A
N/A
1920 Vanishing Trails Actor Silent Joe N/A
N/A
1919 The Cowboy and the Rajah Actor N/A
N/A
1919 Cupid's Roundup Actor N/A
N/A
1919 Breezy Bob Actor N/A
N/A
1919 The Virtuous Model Actor Edward Dorin N/A
N/A
1919 Brother Bill Actor William (Bill) Dexter N/A
N/A
1919 When Pals Fall Out Actor Lonesome N/A
N/A
1919 Shackles of Fate Actor N/A
N/A
1919 The Puncher and the Pup Actor N/A
N/A
1919 The Uphill Climb Actor Ford Cameron N/A
N/A
1919 Vengeance and the Girl Actor Jim Westgard Jr. N/A
N/A
1919 Go-Get-Em Garringer Actor Garringer N/A
N/A
1919 Hell's Fury Gordon Actor N/A
N/A
1919 The Two Doyles Actor Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle N/A
N/A
1919 The Desert Rat Actor Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat N/A
N/A
1918 Vanity Pool Actor Drew Garrett N/A
N/A
1918 In Judgment of... Actor Dr. John O'Neill N/A
N/A
1918 The Empty Cab Actor Henry Egbert Xerxes N/A
N/A
1918 $5,000 Reward Actor Dick Arlington N/A
N/A
1918 Fast Company Actor Lawrence Percival Van Huyler N/A
N/A
1918 The Rough Lover Actor Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien N/A
N/A
1918 The Fighting Grin Actor Billy Kennedy N/A
N/A
1917 The Scarlet Car Actor Billy Winthrop 58
Average
1917 The Winged Mystery Actor Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever N/A
N/A
1917 Anything Once Actor Teddy Crosby N/A
N/A
1917 A Stormy Knight Actor John Winton N/A
N/A
1917 The Empty Gun Actor Robber N/A
N/A
1917 The Clean-Up Actor Stuart Adams N/A
N/A
1917 The Car of Chance Actor Arnold Baird N/A
N/A
1917 Bringing Home Father Actor Peter Drake N/A
N/A
1917 The Clock Actor Jack Tempest N/A
N/A
1917 The Devil's Pay Day Actor Gregory Van Houten N/A
N/A
1917 The Man Who Took a Chance Actor Monty Gray N/A
N/A
1916 Little Partner Actor James Allis N/A
N/A
1916 The Woman He Feared Actor John Gray N/A
N/A
1916 A Stranger from Somewhere Actor Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis N/A
N/A
1916 Love Never Dies Actor Felix, the Man N/A
N/A
1916 The Heart of a Show Girl Actor Frank Masterson N/A
N/A