Franklyn Farnum

Personal Info

Birthday

June 5, 1878

Day of Death

1961-07-04

(83 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

William Smith

Franklin Farnum

Frank 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

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Some Like It Hot

Sunset Boulevard

The Apartment

Witness for the Prosecution

White Christmas

Strangers on a Train

East of Eden

Filmography

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