Franklyn Farnum
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Party Guest (uncredited)
1955
Series
The Cisco Kid
Rancher (uncredited)
1950
Film
East of Eden
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
1955
Film
Some Like It Hot
Party Guest (uncredited)
1959
Film
Sunset Boulevard
Undertaker
1950
Film
The Apartment
Office Worker (uncredited)
1960
Film
Witness for the Prosecution
Barrister (uncredited)
1957
Film
Strangers on a Train
Party Guest (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Killing
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1956
Film
Fallen Angel
Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
1945
Film
All About Eve
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
1950
Film
Boom Town
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
1940
Film
Around the World in 80 Days
Extra (uncredited)
1956
Film
High Society
Party Guest (uncredited)
1956
Film
Stagecoach
Deputy Frank (uncredited)
1939
Film
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Barfly (uncredited)
1957
Film
Funny Face
Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
1957
Film
My Darling Clementine
Townsman (uncredited)
1946
Film
Belle Starr
Barfly (uncredited)
1941
Film
White Christmas
Club Patron (uncredited)
1954
Film
Vivacious Lady
Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
1938
Film
An Affair to Remember
Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
1957
Film
A Place in the Sun
Company Executive (uncredited)
1951
Film
Calamity Jane
Barfly (uncredited)
1953
Film
A Star Is Born
Ray (uncredited)
1954
Film
Baffled
Dick Osborne
1924
Film
Pillow Talk
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1959
Film
Buck Privates
Officer (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Greatest Show on Earth
Spectator (uncredited)
1952
Film
Courage
Allen Jennings
1924
Film
Dick Tracy
Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
1945
Film
Until They Sail
Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
1957
Film
Ten Wanted Men
1955
Film
The Gazebo
TV Technician in Booth (uncredited)
1959
Film
I Married a Witch
Country Club Guest (uncredited)
1942
Film
House of Strangers
1949
Film
The Tin Star
Townsman (uncredited)
1957
Film
The Bad and the Beautiful
Assistant on Set (uncredited)
1952
Film
Monsieur Verdoux
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
1947
Film
Cover Up
Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
1949
Film
Sister Kenny
Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Lost Weekend
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
1945
Film
Vanishing Trails
Silent Joe
1920
Film
The Country Girl
First-Nighter (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Eddy Duchin Story
Passerby (uncredited)
1956
Film
Guys and Dolls
Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
1955
Film
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
1955
Film
Arizona Cyclone
Carter, the Banker
1934
Film
Battling Brewster
Battling Jack Brewster
1924
Film
Frontier Days
George Wilson
1934
Film
The Lady Eve
Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Story of Three Loves
Man Departing Train
1953
Film
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Bidder (uncredited)
1937
Film
Gun Crazy
Cashier (uncredited)
1950
Film
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
Film
The Heiress
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
1949
Film
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Faculty Member (uncredited)
1947
Film
My Man Godfrey
Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
Film
Some Came Running
Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
1958
Film
Cimarron
Townsman (uncredited)
1960
Film
King Creole
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
1958
Film
You Only Live Once
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1937
Film
Incendiary Blonde
Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
1945
Film
North West Mounted Police
Townsman (uncredited)
1940
Film
Living It Up
Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
1954
Film
Gun-Shy
James Brown
1922
Film
Hollywood or Bust
Audience Member
1956
Film
Broken Lance
Juror (uncredited)
1954
Film
Going My Way
Church Usher (uncredited)
1944
Film
Neighbors' Wives
(uncredited)
1933
Film
Meet John Doe
(uncredited)
1941
Film
The Joker is Wild
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1957
Film
Illegal
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1955
Film
A Letter to Three Wives
Country Club Member (uncredited)
1949
Film
The Wings of Eagles
Premier Guest (uncredited)
1957
Film
Purity Squad
Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
1945
Film
The Struggle
Dick Storm
1921
Film
Vanity Pool
Drew Garrett
1918
Film
Gentleman's Agreement
Party Guest
1947
Film
Carrie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1952
Film
The Life of Emile Zola
(uncredited)
1937
Film
Mr. Celebrity
Court Officer (uncredited)
1941
Film
The White Cliffs of Dover
Ball Guest (uncredited)
1944
Film
Woman on the Run
Coroner (uncredited)
1950
Film
Exposed
Restaurant Patron
1947
Film
Black Widow
Party Guest (uncredited)
1954
Film
Knock on Any Door
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1949
Film
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1945
Film
My Sister Eileen
Pedestrian (uncredited)
1955
Film
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Dance Extra (uncredited)
1956
Film
The Long, Long Trailer
Trailer Park Man (uncredited)
1954
Film
Super Speed
Ralph Gray
1935
Film
The Half-Breed
Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
1952
Film
The File on Thelma Jordon
Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1949
Film
The Big Clock
(uncredited)
1948
Film
They Won't Believe Me
Man at Piano Concert (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Lady Gambles
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1949
Film
The Narrow Margin
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1952
Film
Vicki
Club Manager (uncredited)
1953
Film
The Turning Point
Man in John's Office (uncredited)
1952
Film
The Cowboy and the Lady
Cowboy (uncredited)
1938
Film
Two O'Clock Courage
Club Patron (uncredited)
1945
Film
Wichita
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Film
Union Station
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
1950
Film
Daisy Kenyon
Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
1947
Film
I Walk Alone
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1947
Film
Johnny Belinda
Man on Jury (uncredited)
1948
Film
It's a Great Feeling
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
1949
Film
History Is Made at Night
1937
Film
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Riley
1935
Film
Destination Moon
Factory Worker (uncredited)
1950
Film
Scared Stiff
Passerby (uncredited)
1953
Film
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
Film
A Song to Remember
Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
1945
Film
Wild Is the Wind
Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
1957
Film
In Society
Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
1944
Film
The Miracle of the Bells
Worshiper
1948
Film
The Drug Store Cowboy
Marmaduke Grandon
1925
Film
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
Ted Ransom
1924
Film
The Mating Season
Board Member (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Bandit Tamer
William Warren
1925
Film
The Company She Keeps
minor role (uncredited)
1951
Film
A Lawless Street
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Film
Follow the Sun
1951
Film
No Man of Her Own
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1950
Film
Destination Gobi
Quartermaster General (uncredited)
1953
Film
The Jackie Robinson Story
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
1950
Film
Pals of the West
Sheriff Ed Dawson
1934
Film
Wonder Man
Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
1945
Film
Hail the Conquering Hero
Town Councilman (uncredited)
1944
Smiling Jim
Smiling Jim / Frank Harmon
1922
Film
Hollow Triumph
Big Winner (uncredited)
1948
Film
Home Before Dark
New Year's Eve Party Reveller
1958
Film
The Story on Page One
Juror (uncredited)
1959
The Woman He Feared
John Gray
1916
Film
Gold Grabbers
1922
Film
This Woman Is Dangerous
Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
1952
Film
Silver River
Officer (uncredited)
1948
Film
The Fighting Stranger
Australia Joe
1921
Film
The Opposite Sex
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
1956
Film
The Las Vegas Story
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1952
Film
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Officer at Party (uncredited)
1950
Film
Alias Nick Beal
Supporter
1949
Film
The Toast of New Orleans
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1950
Film
Deception
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
1946
Film
Parrish
Party Guest (uncredited)
1961
Film
I Remember Mama
Drug Store Pharmacist (uncredited)
1948
Film
Money, Women and Guns
Postmaster (uncredited)
1958
Film
Appointment in Berlin
R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
1943
Film
A Double Life
Party Guest (uncredited)
1947
Film
Because They're Young
Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
1960
Breezy Bob
1919
Film
The Stooge
Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
1951
Film
Bright Leaf
Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
1950
Film
Crack-Up
Man on Train (Uncredited)
1946
Film
You're in the Navy Now
Officer
1951
Film
Roadblock
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Last Chance
Rance Sparr
1921
Film
Fun on a Weekend
Poker Player (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Second Woman
Country Club Guest
1950
Film
Tomorrow Is Another Day
1951
Film
Here Comes the Groom
Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Mating Game
Townsman (uncredited)
1959
Film
The Devil's Pay Day
Gregory Van Houten
1917
Film
Ransom!
Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)
1956
Film
The Groom Wore Spurs
Reverend (uncredited)
1951
Film
Johnny Eager
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1941
The Two Doyles
Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
1919
Film
The Tunnel of Love
Party Guest (uncredited)
1958
Film
The Son of Monte Cristo
Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
1940
Film
Gold Diggers of 1935
Bartender (uncredited)
1935
Film
My Friend Irma
Maitre D' (uncredited)
1949
Film
Custer's Last Stand
Major Marcus Reno
1936
Film
West of the Law
Case aka Green
1934
The Uphill Climb
Ford Cameron
1919
Film
Week-End at the Waldorf
Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
1945
Film
Lady on a Train
1945
Film
The Strange Door
1951
Film
Chicago Syndicate
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1955
Hell's Fury Gordon
1919
Film
My Dear Secretary
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
1948
Film
The Puncher and the Pup
1919
Film
Captain Pirate
Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
1952
Film
In the Navy
Military Officer (uncredited)
1941
Film
Colt .45
Townsman (uncredited)
1950
Film
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Mike - Ticket Taker
1936
Film
Ice Palace
Committee Member (uncredited)
1960
Vengeance and the Girl
Jim Westgard Jr.
1919
Film
The Jolson Story
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1946
Film
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Film
Carrying the Mail
Henchman Frank
1934
Film
Blondie in the Dough
Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
1947
Film
Wake Me When It's Over
Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
1960
Film
Love Nest
Waiter (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Steel Trap
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
1952
Film
Everything I Have Is Yours
Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
1952
Film
Sincerely Yours
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
1955
Film
Fort Osage
Settler (uncredited)
1952
Film
The Scarlet Car
Billy Winthrop
1917
Film
The Judge Steps Out
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Square Jungle
1955
Film
The Great Flamarion
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1945
Film
The Lone Rider
Gore
1934
Film
The First Texan
Delegate (uncredited)
1956
Film
Black Bart
Al (uncredited)
1948
Film
The Gangster
Passerby (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Land of Jazz
1920
Film
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Chicago Businessman
1942
Film
Pretty Baby
Subway Commuter (uncredited)
1950
Film
Crime Doctor
Juror
1943
Film
Romance of the Rockies
Stone
1937
The Heart of a Show Girl
Frank Masterson
1916
Film
Hangover Square
1945
Film
The House Across the Bay
Prison Guard
1940
Film
Charlie Chan in Panama
Marine Officer
1940
Film
Slightly French
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
1949
Film
Three Girls About Town
Conventioneer Extra
1941
Film
Sunset in El Dorado
Customer
1945
Film
Road to Rio
(uncredited)
1947
Film
Three Daring Daughters
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1948
Film
It Happened Out West
1923
Film
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Crooked Dealer
1935
Film
This Woman Is Mine
Bit Role
1941
Film
I Love a Mystery
Reporter (Uncredited)
1945
Film
Black Tuesday
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Preview Murder Mystery
James Deley
1936
Film
The Desert Rat
Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
1919
Film
California Passage
Townsman (uncredited)
1950
Film
The Night of January 16th
Juror (uncredited)
1941
Film
Powdersmoke Range
Jim Reece
1935
Film
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Board of Directors
1956
Film
The Hypnotic Eye
Audience Member (uncredited)
1960
Film
Merton of the Movies
Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Game That Kills
Spectator (uncredited)
1937
Film
Hollywood Cavalcade
Well-Wisher
1939
Shackles of Fate
1919
Film
Silver Queen
Creditor
1942
Film
Honor of the Range
Saloonkeeper
1934
Film
Mark of the Spur
Sheriff Jake Ludlow
1932
Film
Meet Me on Broadway
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1946
Film
Page Miss Glory
Dance Extra (uncredited)
1935
Film
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Board Member (uncredited)
1951
Film
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Rodeo Spectator
1938
Film
Call of the Rockies
Miner
1944
Film
High Tide
1947
The Empty Gun
Robber
1917
Film
The Virtuous Model
Edward Dorin
1919
Film
Beyond the Rio Grande
Joe Kemp
1930
Film
Under Texas Skies
Townsman
1940
Film
The Blue Angel
Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
1959
Film
Deadwood Dick
Clayton
1940
Film
What Becomes of the Children?
Shelby
1936
Film
When Pals Fall Out
Lonesome
1919
Film
The Great Moment
Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
1944
Film
She Devil
Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
Film
Wallflower
1948
Film
Race Street
Man (uncredited)
1948
Film
Assigned to Danger
Mr. Norton (uncredited)
1948
Film
Prison Train
The Lawyer
1938
Film
The Secret Code
Federal Agent
1942
Film
Tin Pan Alley
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Nicky
1936
Film
Dames Ahoy
Master of Ceremonies
1930
Film
Circumstantial Evidence
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1945
Film
The Shadow
Sparks
1940
Film
Johnny Allegro
1949
Film
Big Town Scandal
Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
1948
Film
Destination Murder
Arthur Mansfield
1950
Film
Frontier Justice
Lawyer George Lessin
1936
Film
Reno
Board Member
1939
Film
Men of the Sky
Farmer (uncredited)
1942
Film
Massacre River
Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
1949
Film
Albuquerque
Barfly (uncredited)
1948
Film
The Barefoot Mailman
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
1951
Film
Yankee Fakir
Bergin
1947
Film
Stage Struck
Party Guest (uncredited)
1948
Film
The Honor of the Press
Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
1932
Film
Northwest Rangers
Barfly
1942
Film
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Policeman (uncredited)
1942
Film
Inside Detroit
1955
Film
Left Over Ladies
Benson
1931
Film
Almost a Gentleman
Juror
1939
So You Want to Be in Pictures
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
1947
Film
Over 21
Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
1945
Film
Three Rogues
Nelson
1931
Film
The Hunger of the Blood
Maslun
1921
Film
Oklahoma Jim
Army Captain
1931
Film
The Ghost Rider
Bullard
1935
Film
The Green Archer
Pete
1940
Film
The Third Alarm
Fire Department Captain
1930
Film
The Car of Chance
Arnold Baird
1917
Film
Vaudeville Days
Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
1942
Film
Cupid's Roundup
1919
Film
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Rancher
1940
Film
The Reckless Rider
Sheriff
1932
Film
The Man Who Took a Chance
Monty Gray
1917
Film
Fighting Caballero
Bartender
1935
Film
See America Thirst
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1930
Film
A Stranger from Somewhere
Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
1916
Film
The Clock
Jack Tempest
1917
Film
Saddle Leather Law
Rancher (uncredited)
1944
The Cowboy and the Rajah
1919
Film
Frontier Fury
Bartender Homer (uncredited)
1943
The Screen Writer
Screenwriter (uncredited)
1950
Film
In Early Arizona
Spike
1938
Film
The Winged Mystery
Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
1917
Film
A Stormy Knight
John Winton
1917
Go-Get-Em Garringer
Garringer
1919
Film
The Empty Cab
Henry Egbert Xerxes
1918
Film
The Fighting Grin
Billy Kennedy
1918
Brother Bill
William (Bill) Dexter
1919
The Raiders
Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
1921
Hell's Valley
Manuel Valdez
1931
Film
The Silver Bullet
Marshal Joe Mullane
1935
Film
The White Masks
Jack Bray
1921
Film
Beyond the Law
Army Lieutenant
1930
Little Partner
James Allis
1916
Film
Border Guns
Fred Palmer
1934
Film
Human Targets
Sheriff
1932
In Judgment of...
Dr. John O'Neill
1918
Film
The Rough Lover
Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
1918
Film
$5,000 Reward
Dick Arlington
1918
Film
Love Never Dies
Felix, the Man
1916
Film
Desert Mesa
Jones
1935
Film
The Clean-Up
Stuart Adams
1917
Film
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Druggist (Uncredited)
1956
Film
A Desperate Adventure
1924
The Firebrand
Bill Holt
1922
The Broken Coin
1936
Film
Anything Once
Teddy Crosby
1917
Film
Bringing Home Father
Peter Drake
1917
Film
Fast Company
Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
1918
Film
Crossed Trails
Tom Dawson
1924
Film
The Galloping Devil
Andy Green
1920