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Franklyn Farnum

Actor | * 06/05/1878 († 83, 07/04/1961) | Boston, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Franklyn Farnum (born William Smith; June 5, 1878 – July 4, 1961) was an American character actor and Hollywood extra who appeared in at least 1,100 films. He was also cast in more films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture than any other performer in American film industry. He was also credited as Frank Farnum. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

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A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. ...

Sunset Boulevard

PG

1950 | 4.2/5 | 1h 50min
Drama
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Bringing Home Father

Certification unknown

1917 | 50min
Comedy
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The Man Who Took a Chance

Certification unknown

1917 | 50min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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A wealthy old man is murdered after deciding to write his nephew out of his will. Fearing that he will be accused of the murder his nephew takes flight but, with the help of a young woman whose life h ...

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1918 | 50min
Mystery
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Movies with Franklyn Farnum as Actor(242)

as Office Worker (uncredited)1960 The Apartment
as Townsman (uncredited)1960 Cimarron
as Audience Member (uncredited)1960 The Hypnotic Eye
as Party Guest (uncredited)1959 Some Like It Hot
as Juror (uncredited)1959 The Story on Page One
as Townsman (uncredited)1959 The Mating Game
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)1959 Pillow Talk
as Party Guest (uncredited)1958 The Tunnel of Love
as New Year's Eve Party Reveller1958 Home Before Dark
as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)1958 Some Came Running
as Postmaster (uncredited)1958 Money, Women and Guns
as Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)1957 Until They Sail
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)1957 The Joker Is Wild
as Passenger at Airport (uncredited)1957 Wild Is the Wind
as Barfly (uncredited)1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)1957 An Affair to Remember
as Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)1957 Funny Face
as Party Guest (uncredited)1957 She Devil
as Party Guest (uncredited)1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Barrister (uncredited)1957 Witness for the Prosecution
1956 Inside Detroit
as Extra (uncredited)1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)1956 The Killing
as Dance Extra (uncredited)1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Audience Member1956 Hollywood or Bust
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)1956 The Opposite Sex
as Party Guest (uncredited)1956 High Society
as Druggist (Uncredited)1956 The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Townsman (uncredited)1955 Wichita
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)1955 East of Eden
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)1955 Chicago Syndicate
as Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)1955 Guys and Dolls
1955 Ten Wanted Men
as Townsman (uncredited)1955 A Lawless Street
as Ray (uncredited)1954 A Star Is Born
1954 Black Tuesday
as Club Patron (uncredited)1954 White Christmas
as Party Guest (uncredited)1954 Black Widow
as Club Manager (uncredited)1953 Vicki
as Man Departing Train1953 The Story of Three Loves
as Assistant on Set (uncredited)1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
as Tourist in Show (Uncredited)1952 Everything I Have Is Yours
as Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)1952 The Stooge
as Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)1952 This Woman Is Dangerous
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)1952 Carrie
as Train Passenger (uncredited)1952 The Narrow Margin
as Spectator (uncredited)1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 Phone Call from a Stranger
1952 The Steel Trap
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)1951 Roadblock
as Board Member (uncredited)1951 The Mating Season
as Townsman at Dance (uncredited)1951 The Barefoot Mailman
as Passenger on Airplane1951 Here Comes the Groom
as Waiter (Uncredited)1951 Love Nest
1951 The Strange Door
as Company Executive (uncredited)1951 A Place in the Sun
as Reverend (uncredited)1951 The Groom Wore Spurs
1951 You're in the Navy Now
as Country Club Guest1950 The Second Woman
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)1950 All About Eve
as Subway Commuter (uncredited)1950 Pretty Baby
as Factory Worker (uncredited)1950 Destination Moon
as Screenwriter (uncredited)1950 The Screen Writer
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)1950 Union Station
as Train Passenger (uncredited)1950 No Man of Her Own
as Undertaker1950 Sunset Boulevard
as Arthur Mansfield1950 Destination Murder
as Cashier (uncredited)1950 Gun Crazy
as Coroner (uncredited)1950 Woman on the Run
as Townsman (uncredited)1950 California Passage
as Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)1950 Bright Leaf
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)1949 Slightly French
as Maitre D' (uncredited)1949 My Friend Irma
as Supporter1949 Alias Nick Beal
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)1949 It's a Great Feeling
as Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)1949 Massacre River
as Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)1949 Cover Up
1949 Johnny Allegro
as Country Club Member (uncredited)1949 A Letter to Three Wives
1949 House of Strangers
as Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)1949 The Heiress
as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)1949 The File on Thelma Jordon
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)1948 My Dear Secretary
1948 Wallflower
as Man on Jury (uncredited)1948 Johnny Belinda
as (uncredited)1948 The Big Clock
as Party Guest (uncredited)1948 Stage Struck
as Worshiper1948 The Miracle of the Bells
as Mr. Norton (uncredited)1948 Assigned to Danger
as Big Winner (uncredited)1948 Hollow Triumph
as Barfly (uncredited)1948 Albuquerque
as Al (uncredited)1948 Black Bart
as Man (uncredited)1948 Race Street
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)1948 Three Daring Daughters
as Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)1947 Blondie in the Dough
as Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)1947 Monsieur Verdoux
as Ship Lounge Extra1947 Road to Rio
as Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)1947 Merton of the Movies
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)1947 The Judge Steps Out
as Party Guest (uncredited)1947 A Double Life
as Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)1947 Daisy Kenyon
as Poker Player (Uncredited)1947 Fun on a Weekend
as Faculty Member (uncredited)1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)1947 So You Want to Be in Pictures
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)1947 I Walk Alone
as Restaurant Patron1947 Exposed
as Man on Train (Uncredited)1946 Crack-Up
as Man in Audience (uncredited)1946 The Jolson Story
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)1946 Sister Kenny
as Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)1945 A Song to Remember
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)1945 Over 21
as Reporter (Uncredited)1945 I Love a Mystery
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)1945 The Lost Weekend
as Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)1945 Purity Squad
as Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)1945 Wonder Man
as Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)1945 Fallen Angel
as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)1945 Incendiary Blonde
as Stage Manager (uncredited)1945 The Great Flamarion
as Rancher (uncredited)1944 Saddle Leather Law
as Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)1944 In Society
as Church Usher (uncredited)1944 Going My Way
as Ball Guest (uncredited)1944 The White Cliffs of Dover
as Miner1944 Call of the Rockies
as Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)1944 The Great Moment
as Juror1943 Crime Doctor
as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)1943 Appointment in Berlin
as Bartender Homer (uncredited)1943 Frontier Fury
as Ticket Hawker (uncredited)1942 Vaudeville Days
as Federal Agent1942 The Secret Code
as Country Club Guest1942 I Married a Witch
as Farmer (uncredited)1942 Men of the Sky
as Chicago Businessman1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Creditor1942 Silver Queen
as Policeman (uncredited)1942 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as Barfly1942 Northwest Rangers
as Barfly (uncredited)1941 Belle Starr
as Conventioneer Extra1941 Three Girls About Town
as Tailor in Montage (uncredited)1941 The Lady Eve
as Officer (uncredited)1941 Buck Privates
as Military Officer (uncredited)1941 In the Navy
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)1941 Johnny Eager
as (uncredited)1941 Meet John Doe
as Juror (uncredited)1941 The Night of January 16th
as Bit Role1941 This Woman Is Mine
as Court Officer (uncredited)1941 Mr. Celebrity
as Clayton1940 Deadwood Dick
as Townsman (uncredited)1940 North West Mounted Police
as Pete1940 The Green Archer
as Marine Officer1940 Charlie Chan in Panama
as Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)1940 Boom Town
as Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)1940 The Son of Monte Cristo
as Townsman1940 Under Texas Skies
as Man in Audience (uncredited)1940 Tin Pan Alley
as Prison Guard1940 The House Across the Bay
as Sparks1940 The Shadow
as Rancher1940 Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Deputy Frank (uncredited)1939 Stagecoach
as Well-Wisher1939 Hollywood Cavalcade
as Juror1939 Almost a Gentleman
as Board Member1939 Reno
as Rodeo Spectator1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn
as The Lawyer1938 Prison Train
as 2nd Train Conductor (uncredited)1938 Vivacious Lady
as Cowboy (uncredited)1938 The Cowboy and the Lady
as Stone1937 Romance of the Rockies
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)1937 You Only Live Once
as Spectator (uncredited)1937 The Game That Kills
as (uncredited)1937 The Life of Emile Zola
1937 History Is Made at Night
1936 The Broken Coin
as Major Marcus Reno1936 Custer's Last Stand
as James Deley1936 The Preview Murder Mystery
as Mike - Ticket Taker1936 Charlie Chan at the Circus
as Lawyer George Lessin1936 Frontier Justice
as Shelby1936 What Becomes of the Children?
as Bartender1935 Fighting Caballero
as Jim Reece1935 Powdersmoke Range
as Jones1935 Desert Mesa
as Bartender (uncredited)1935 Gold Diggers of 1935
as Marshal Joe Mullane1935 The Silver Bullet
as Riley1935 Hop-a-long Cassidy
as Crooked Dealer1935 The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Dance Extra (uncredited)1935 Page Miss Glory
as Bullard1935 The Ghost Rider
as Saloonkeeper1934 Honor of the Range
as Carter, the Banker1934 Arizona Cyclone
as Henchman Frank1934 Carrying the Mail
as Case aka Green1934 West of the Law
as Sheriff Ed Dawson1934 Pals of the West
as Fred Palmer1934 Border Guns
as George Wilson1934 Frontier Days
as Gore1934 The Lone Rider
as Sheriff1932 The Reckless Rider
as Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'1932 The Honor of the Press
as Sheriff Jake Ludlow1932 Mark of the Spur
as Benson1931 Left Over Ladies
as Nelson1931 Three Rogues
as Army Captain1931 Oklahoma Jim
as Fire Department Captain1930 The Third Alarm
as Master of Ceremonies1930 Dames Ahoy
as Joe Kemp1930 Beyond the Rio Grande
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)1930 See America Thirst
as Marmaduke Grandon1925 The Drug Store Cowboy
1924 A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
as Battling Jack Brewster1924 Battling Brewster
1924 A Desperate Adventure
1923 It Happened Out West
as James Brown1922 Gun-Shy
1922 Gold Grabbers
as Bill Holt1922 The Firebrand
as Dick Storm1921 The Struggle
as Ford Cameron1919 The Uphill Climb
as William (Bill) Dexter1919 Brother Bill
1919 The Cowboy and the Rajah
as Lonesome1919 When Pals Fall Out
1919 The Puncher and the Pup
1919 Shackles of Fate
as Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle1919 The Two Doyles
1919 Cupid's Roundup
1919 Hell's Fury Gordon
as Jim Westgard Jr.1919 Vengeance and the Girl
as Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat1919 The Desert Rat
as Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien1918 The Rough Lover
as Dick Arlington1918 $5,000 Reward
as Lawrence Percival Van Huyler1918 Fast Company
as Drew Garrett1918 Vanity Pool
as Billy Kennedy1918 The Fighting Grin
as Henry Egbert Xerxes1918 The Empty Cab
as Peter Drake1917 Bringing Home Father
as Gregory Van Houten1917 The Devil's Pay Day
as Robber1917 The Empty Gun
as Monty Gray1917 The Man Who Took a Chance
as Billy Winthrop1917 The Scarlet Car
as Jack Tempest1917 The Clock
as Teddy Crosby1917 Anything Once
as Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever1917 The Winged Mystery
as Stuart Adams1917 The Clean-Up
as Arnold Baird1917 The Car of Chance
as John Winton1917 A Stormy Knight
as Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis1916 A Stranger from Somewhere
as Felix, the Man1916 Love Never Dies

TV Shows/Series with Franklyn Farnum as Actor(1)

as Party Guest (uncredited)1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Full Name: Franklyn Farnum
Born: Wednesday, 06/05 1878 (June) in Boston, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 07/04 1961 (July) in Woodland Hills (aged: 83)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Alma Rubens
Other names for Franklyn Farnum (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William Smith"
"Franklin Farnum"
"Frank Farnum"
Franklyn Farnum frequently works together with these people:
Bess Flowers (49x, Actress)
Harold Miller (40x, Actor)
Sam Harris (36x, Actor)
Bert Stevens (30x, Actor)
Wally Westmore (29x, Crew)
Jeffrey Sayre (28x, Actor)
Cosmo Sardo (28x, Actor)
Edith Head (27x, Crew)
William H. O'Brien (23x, Actor)
Chuck Hamilton (22x, Actor)
Sam Comer (19x, Crew)
Harry Tyler (11x, Actor)
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