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Known credits:
109
Birthday:
1876-07-03
Place of birth:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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William Farnum

Overview

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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 the character in 1899. Later plays Farnum appeared in were the costume epic The Prince of India (1906), The White Sister (1909) starring Viola Allen, The Littlest Rebel (1911) co-starring his brother Dustin and a child actress named Mary Miles Minter(then nine years old) & Arizona (1913) with Dustin and stage beauty Elsie Ferguson.

In The Spoilers in 1914, Farnum and Tom Santschi staged a classic movie fight which lasted for a full reel. In 1930, Farnum and Stantschi coached Gary Cooper and William Boyd in the fight scene for the 1930 version of The Spoilers. Other actors influenced by the Farnum scene were Milton Sills and Noah Beery in 1922 and Randolph Scott and John Wayne in 1942.

From 1915 to 1925, Farnum devoted his life to motion pictures. When becoming one of the biggest sensations in Hollywood, he also became one of the highest-paid actors, earning $10,000 a week. Farnum's silent pictures the western Drag Harlan(1920) and the drama-adventure If I Were King(1921) survive from his years contracted to Fox Films.

Farnum has a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the younger brother of actor Dustin Farnum. He had another brother, Marshall Farnum, who was a silent film director and died in 1917.

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Known for

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1952 Lone Star Actor Tom Crockett 58
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1952 Jack and the Beanstalk Actor The King 58
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1951 Hollywood Story Actor Himself 59
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1950 Trail of Robin Hood Actor Bill Franum 58
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1949 Samson and Delilah Actor Tubal 60
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1949 Gun Cargo Actor Board of Inquiry Chairman N/A
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1949 Bride of Vengeance Actor Conti Peruzzi 58
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1949 Daughter of the West Actor Father Vallejo N/A
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1947 The Perils of Pauline Actor Western Saloon Set Hero 58
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1946 Rolling Home Actor Rodeo Official 59
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1946 My Dog Shep Actor Carter J. Latham Jr. 59
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1946 God's Country Actor Sandy McTavish 59
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1945 Captain Kidd Actor Capt. Rawson 58
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1945 Wildfire Actor Judge Polson N/A
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1944 The Mummy's Curse Actor The Sacristan 58
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1943 Frontier Badmen Actor Dad Courtwright N/A
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1942 American Empire Actor Louisiana Judge 58
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1942 Tennessee Johnson Actor Senator Huyler 59
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1942 Deep in the Heart of Texas Actor Colonel Mallory 59
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1942 Boss of Hangtown Mesa Actor Judge Ezra Binns N/A
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1942 The Silver Bullet Actor Dr. Thad Morgan 58
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1942 Men of Texas Actor General Sam Houston N/A
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1942 The Spoilers Actor Wheaton 59
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1942 Lone Star Ranger Actor Texas Ranger Major McNeil 58
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1942 Today I Hang Actor Warden Burke N/A
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1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Actor 59
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1941 The Corsican Brothers Actor Priest 58
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1941 Last of the Duanes Actor Texas Ranger Major McNeill 59
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1941 Gangs of Sonora Actor Ward Beecham N/A
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1941 A Woman's Face Actor Court Attendant 60
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1940 Kit Carson Actor Don Miguel Murphy 58
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1940 Adventures of Red Ryder Actor Colonel Tom Ryder 59
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1940 Hi-Yo Silver Actor Father McKim N/A
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1940 Convicted Woman Actor Commissioner McNeill 58
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1939 South of the Border Actor Padre 58
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1939 Rovin' Tumbleweeds Actor Senator Timothy Nolan 58
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1939 Colorado Sunset Actor Sheriff George Glenn N/A
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1939 Mexicali Rose Actor Padre Dominic 58
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1938 Shine On Harvest Moon Actor Milt Brower 58
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1938 Santa Fe Stampede Actor Dave Carson 58
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1938 If I Were King Actor General Barbezier 58
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1938 The Secret of Treasure Island Actor George Brennan Westmore (Editor) 58
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1938 The Lone Ranger Actor Father McKim N/A
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1937 Public Cowboy No. 1 Actor Sheriff Matt Doniphon 58
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1937 Git Along Little Dogies Actor Banker Maxwell 58
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1937 Maid of Salem Actor Crown Justice Sewall 59
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1936 The Vigilantes Are Coming Actor Father José 58
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1936 Sharad of Atlantis Actor Sharad 58
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1936 The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand Actor Gordon Gaunt 58
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1936 Custer's Last Stand Actor James Fitzpatrick N/A
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1936 The Kid Ranger Actor Bill Mason 58
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1936 Custer's Last Stand Actor James Fitzpatrick 59
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1935 The Irish Gringo Actor Pop Wiley N/A
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1935 Between Men Actor John Wellington / Rand 58
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1935 The Eagle's Brood Actor El Toro 59
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1935 Powdersmoke Range Actor Sam Oreham - Banker N/A
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1935 Hollywood Extra Girl Actor Crusades Actor (uncredited) 58
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1935 The Crusades Actor Hugo, Duke of Burgundy 59
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1935 Million Dollar Haul Actor Mr. Mallory - Sheila's Dad N/A
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1934 The Silver Streak Actor B.J. Dexter 59
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1934 The Brand of Hate Actor Joe Larkins 58
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1934 Cleopatra Actor Lepidus 59
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1934 The Scarlet Letter Actor Gov. Bellingham 58
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1934 Happy Landing Actor Col. Curtis N/A
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1934 Are We Civilized? Actor Paul Franklin, Sr. 59
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1934 School for Girls Actor Charles Waltham 59
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1934 Good Dame Actor Judge Flynn 59
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1933 Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles Actor Squire Beamish N/A
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1933 Supernatural Actor Nicky Hammond 58
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1933 Reckless Decision Actor Rev. John MacDougall 59
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1932 Flaming Guns Actor Henry Ramsey 59
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1932 Mr. Robinson Crusoe Actor William Belmont 58
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1932 The Drifter Actor The Drifter N/A
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1931 The Wide Open Spaces Actor U.S. Marshal N/A
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1931 Law of the Sea Actor Captain Len Andrews 59
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1931 The Pagan Lady Actor Malcolm 'Mal' Todd 58
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1931 A Connecticut Yankee Actor King Arthur / Inventor 58
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1931 Ten Nights in a Bar-room Actor Joe Morgan 59
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1931 The Painted Desert Actor Cash Holbrook 58
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1930 Du Barry, Woman of Passion Actor Louis XV 58
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1928 Tropical Nights Actor N/A
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1924 The Man Who Fights Alone Actor John Marble N/A
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1923 The Gunfighter Actor Billy Buell N/A
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1923 Brass Commandments Actor Stephen 'Flash' Lanning N/A
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1922 Without Compromise Actor Dick Leighton N/A
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1922 Moonshine Valley Actor Ned Connors N/A
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1922 Shackles of Gold Actor John Gibbs 58
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1922 A Stage Romance Actor Edmund Kean N/A
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1921 Perjury Actor Robert Moore N/A
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1921 His Greatest Sacrifice Actor Richard Hall 58
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1920 Drag Harlan Actor Drag Harlan N/A
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1920 If I Were King Actor François Villon N/A
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1919 The Last of the Duanes Actor Buck Duane N/A
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1919 The Lone Star Ranger Actor Steele N/A
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1918 The Rainbow Trail Actor Lassiter / Shefford N/A
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1918 Riders of the Purple Sage Actor Lassiter N/A
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1918 True Blue Actor Bob McKeever N/A
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1918 Rough and Ready Actor Bill Stratton N/A
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1917 Les Misérables Actor Jean Valjean 58
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1917 When a Man Sees Red Actor Larry Smith N/A
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1917 The Conqueror Actor Sam Houston N/A
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1917 American Methods Actor N/A
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1917 A Tale of Two Cities Actor Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton 58
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1916 Fires of Conscience Actor George Baxter N/A
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1916 The Bondman Actor Stephen Orry/Jason Orry N/A
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1915 The Wonderful Adventure Actor Martin Stanley N/A
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1915 Samson Actor Maurice Brachard 59
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1914 The Sign of the Cross Actor Marcus Superbus 58
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1914 The Spoilers Actor Roy Glenister 58
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