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Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn 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.

Known for

Parrish

1961 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Cimarron

1960 • Townsman (uncredited)

The Apartment

1960 • Office Worker (uncredited)

Wake Me When It's Over

Wake Me When It's Over

1960 • Pentagon Officer (uncredited)

Because They're Young

Because They're Young

1960 • Shopper with Cart (uncredited)

The Hypnotic Eye

The Hypnotic Eye

1960 • Audience Member (uncredited)

The Gazebo

1960 • Television Technician in Booth (uncredited)

Ice Palace

1960 • Committee Member (uncredited)

Full filmography

Parrish

1961 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Cimarron

1960 • Townsman (uncredited)

The Apartment

1960 • Office Worker (uncredited)

Wake Me When It's Over

Wake Me When It's Over

1960 • Pentagon Officer (uncredited)

Because They're Young

Because They're Young

1960 • Shopper with Cart (uncredited)

The Hypnotic Eye

The Hypnotic Eye

1960 • Audience Member (uncredited)

The Gazebo

1960 • Television Technician in Booth (uncredited)

Ice Palace

1960 • Committee Member (uncredited)

The Story on Page One

The Story on Page One

1959 • Juror (uncredited)

Pillow Talk

1959 • Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Blue Angel

1959 • Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)

The Mating Game

The Mating Game

1959 • Townsman (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1959 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Some Came Running

Some Came Running

1958 • Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)

The Tunnel of Love

The Tunnel of Love

1958 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Home Before Dark

Home Before Dark

1958 • New Year's Eve Party Reveller

Money, Women and Guns

Money, Women and Guns

1958 • Postmaster (uncredited)

King Creole

1958 • Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

1957 • Barrister (uncredited)

Wild Is the Wind

Wild Is the Wind

1957 • Passenger at Airport (uncredited)

1957 • Townsman (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey

1957 • Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)

Until They Sail

Until They Sail

1957 • Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)

The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

1957 • Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember

1957 • Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957 • Barfly (uncredited)

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957 • Party Guest (uncredited)

She Devil

1957 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Funny Face

1957 • Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)

Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust

1956 • Audience Member

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956 • Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 • Extra (uncredited)

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

1956 • Board of Directors

The Search for Bridey Murphy

The Search for Bridey Murphy

1956 • Druggist (Uncredited)

The Solid Gold Cadillac

The Solid Gold Cadillac

1956 • Dance Extra (uncredited)

High Society

1956 • Party Guest (uncredited)

The First Texan

The First Texan

1956 • Delegate (uncredited)

The Killing

1956 • Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

The Eddy Duchin Story

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956 • Passerby (uncredited)

Ransom!

1956 • Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)

The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

1955

Guys and Dolls

1955 • Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)

Inside Detroit

1955

A Lawless Street

A Lawless Street

1955 • Townsman (uncredited)

Illegal

1955 • Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

1955 • Pedestrian (uncredited)

Wichita

1955 • Townsman (uncredited)

Chicago Syndicate

Chicago Syndicate

1955 • Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955 • Cafe Patron (uncredited)

East of Eden

1955 • Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)

Ten Wanted Men

1955

Black Tuesday

1954 • Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)

The Country Girl

The Country Girl

1954 • First-Nighter (uncredited)

Black Widow

1954 • Party Guest (uncredited)

White Christmas

White Christmas

1954 • Club Patron (uncredited)

1954 • Ray (uncredited)

Broken Lance

1954 • Juror (uncredited)

Living It Up

1954 • Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)

The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer

1954 • Extra in Trailer Park (uncredited)

Calamity Jane

1953 • Barfly (uncredited)

Vicki

1953 • Club Manager (uncredited)

Scared Stiff

1953 • Passerby (uncredited)

The Story of Three Loves

The Story of Three Loves

1953 • Man Departing Train

Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi

1953

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952 • Assistant on Set (uncredited)

The Steel Trap

1952 • Plane Passenger (uncredited)

Everything I Have Is Yours

Everything I Have Is Yours

1952 • Tourist in Show (Uncredited)

Captain Pirate

1952 • Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)

Carrie

1952 • Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

1952 • Train Passenger (uncredited)

The Half-Breed

1952 • Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952 • Spectator (uncredited)

Fort Osage

1952 • Settler (uncredited)

This Woman Is Dangerous

This Woman Is Dangerous

1952 • Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)

Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952

The Las Vegas Story

The Las Vegas Story

1952 • Casino Patron (uncredited)

The Barefoot Mailman

The Barefoot Mailman

1951 • Townsman at Dance (uncredited)

The Stooge

1951 • Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)

The Strange Door

The Strange Door

1951

Love Nest

1951 • Waiter (Uncredited)

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

1951 • Board Member (uncredited)

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1951 • Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)

Roadblock

1951 • Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951 • Party Guest (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

1951 • Company Executive (uncredited)

The Groom Wore Spurs

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951 • Reverend (uncredited)

You're in the Navy Now

You're in the Navy Now

1951 • Officer

The Mating Season

The Mating Season

1951 • Board Member (uncredited)

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

1951 • minor role (uncredited)

California Passage

California Passage

1950 • Townsman (uncredited)

Woman on the Run

Woman on the Run

1950 • Coroner (uncredited)

All About Eve

1950 • Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)

Union Station

1950 • Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

Pretty Baby

1950 • Subway Commuter (uncredited)

The Screen Writer

1950 • Screenwriter (uncredited)

The Toast of New Orleans

The Toast of New Orleans

1950 • Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950 • Undertaker

The Second Woman

The Second Woman

1950 • Country Club Guest

Destination Moon

Destination Moon

1950 • Factory Worker (uncredited)

Bright Leaf

1950 • Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)

Destination Murder

Destination Murder

1950 • Arthur Mansfield

Colt .45

1950 • Townsman (uncredited)

The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950 • Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

1950 • Train Passenger (uncredited)

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950 • Officer at Party (uncredited)

Gun Crazy

1950 • Cashier (uncredited)

The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949 • Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

My Friend Irma

1949 • Maitre D' (uncredited)

The Heiress

1949 • Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)

It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

1949 • Man at Train Station (uncredited)

House of Strangers

House of Strangers

1949

Massacre River

1949 • Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)

Johnny Allegro

1949

The Lady Gambles

The Lady Gambles

1949 • Casino Patron (uncredited)

Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal

1949 • Supporter

Cover Up

1949 • Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)

Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949 • Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Slightly French

Slightly French

1949 • Marty Freeman (uncredited)

A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives

1949 • Country Club Member (uncredited)

My Dear Secretary

My Dear Secretary

1948 • Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Johnny Belinda

1948 • Man on Jury (uncredited)

Race Street

1948 • Man (uncredited)

Hollow Triumph

1948 • Big Winner (uncredited)

Wallflower

1948

Stage Struck

1948 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Big Town Scandal

Big Town Scandal

1948 • Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)

Silver River

1948 • Officer (uncredited)

Assigned to Danger

Assigned to Danger

1948 • Mr. Norton (uncredited)

The Miracle of the Bells

The Miracle of the Bells

1948 • Worshiper

1948 • (uncredited)

I Remember Mama

I Remember Mama

1948 • Drug Store Pharmacist (uncredited)

Albuquerque

1948 • Barfly (uncredited)

Black Bart

1948 • Al (uncredited)

Three Daring Daughters

Three Daring Daughters

1948 • Ship Passenger (uncredited)

I Walk Alone

1947 • Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

A Double Life

1947 • Party Guest (uncredited)

Daisy Kenyon

1947 • Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)

Road to Rio

1947 • Ship Lounge Extra

The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out

1947 • Wedding Guest (uncredited)

The Gangster

1947 • Passerby (uncredited)

Gentleman's Agreement

Gentleman's Agreement

1947 • Party Guest

Blondie in the Dough

Blondie in the Dough

1947 • Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)

Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies

1947 • Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)

High Tide

1947

Exposed

1947 • Restaurant Patron

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947 • Faculty Member (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947 • Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

1947 • Man at Piano Concert (uncredited)

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947 • Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Fun on a Weekend

Fun on a Weekend

1947 • Poker Player (uncredited)

Yankee Fakir

1947 • Bergin

Deception

1946 • Restaurant Diner (uncredited)

Sister Kenny

1946 • Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story

1946 • Man in Audience (uncredited)

Crack-Up

1946 • Man on Train (Uncredited)

Meet Me on Broadway

Meet Me on Broadway

1946 • Man in Audience (uncredited)

Dick Tracy

1945 • Bystander at Murder (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945 • Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Fallen Angel

1945 • Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)

Purity Squad

1945 • Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945 • Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 • Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

Sunset in El Dorado

Sunset in El Dorado

1945 • Customer

Over 21

1945 • Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)

Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

1945

Incendiary Blonde

Incendiary Blonde

1945 • Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

Wonder Man

1945 • Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

1945 • Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Two O'Clock Courage

Two O'Clock Courage

1945 • Club Patron (uncredited)

Hangover Square

Hangover Square

1945

I Love a Mystery

I Love a Mystery

1945 • Reporter (Uncredited)

A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

1945 • Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)

The Great Flamarion

The Great Flamarion

1945 • Stage Manager (uncredited)

Saddle Leather Law

Saddle Leather Law

1944 • Rancher (uncredited)

In Society

1944 • Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)

Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944 • Town Councilman (uncredited)

The Great Moment

The Great Moment

1944 • Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)

Call of the Rockies

Call of the Rockies

1944 • Miner

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944 • Ball Guest (uncredited)

Going My Way

1944 • Church Usher (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

1943 • R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)

Frontier Fury

1943 • Bartender Homer (uncredited)

Crime Doctor

1943 • Juror

Vaudeville Days

Vaudeville Days

1942 • Ticket Hawker (uncredited)

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942 • Policeman (uncredited)

Silver Queen

1942 • Creditor

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

Northwest Rangers

Northwest Rangers

1942 • Barfly

The Secret Code

The Secret Code

1942 • Federal Agent

Men of the Sky

1942 • Farmer (uncredited)

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942 • Chicago Businessman

Johnny Eager

1941 • Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

The Night of January 16th

The Night of January 16th

1941 • Juror (uncredited)

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941 • Conventioneer Extra

Mr. Celebrity

1941 • Court Officer (uncredited)

Belle Starr

1941 • Barfly (uncredited)

This Woman Is Mine

This Woman Is Mine

1941 • Bit Role

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

1941

In the Navy

1941 • Military Officer (uncredited)

Meet John Doe

1941 • (uncredited)

The Lady Eve

1941 • Tailor in Montage (uncredited)

Buck Privates

1941 • Officer (uncredited)

The Son of Monte Cristo

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940 • Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)

Tin Pan Alley

1940 • Man in Audience (uncredited)

The Green Archer

The Green Archer

1940 • Pete

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940 • Townsman (uncredited)

Under Texas Skies

Under Texas Skies

1940 • Townsman

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

1940 • Rancher

Boom Town

1940 • Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)

Deadwood Dick

1940 • Clayton

The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

1940 • Prison Guard

Charlie Chan in Panama

Charlie Chan in Panama

1940 • Marine Officer

The Shadow

1940 • Sparks

Reno

1939 • Board Member

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939 • Well-Wisher

Almost a Gentleman

Almost a Gentleman

1939 • Juror

Stagecoach

1939 • Deputy Frank (uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938 • Cowboy (uncredited)

In Early Arizona

1938 • Spike

Prison Train

1938 • The Lawyer

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938 • Rodeo Spectator

Vivacious Lady

1938 • Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)

Romance of the Rockies

Romance of the Rockies

1937 • Stone

The Game That Kills

The Game That Kills

1937 • Spectator (uncredited)

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937 • (uncredited)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937 • Bidder (uncredited)

History Is Made at Night

History Is Made at Night

1937

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937 • Plainclothesman (uncredited)

What Becomes of the Children?

What Becomes of the Children?

1936 • Shelby

Frontier Justice

Frontier Justice

1936 • Lawyer George Lessin

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936 • Nicky

Charlie Chan at the Circus

Charlie Chan at the Circus

1936 • Mike - Ticket Taker

The Preview Murder Mystery

The Preview Murder Mystery

1936 • James Deley

The Broken Coin

1936

Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand

1936 • Major Marcus Reno

Super Speed

1935 • Ralph Gray

Powdersmoke Range

Powdersmoke Range

1935 • Jim Reece

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

1935 • Dance Extra (uncredited)

Hop-a-long Cassidy

Hop-a-long Cassidy

1935 • Riley

The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet

1935 • Marshal Joe Mullane

Fighting Caballero

Fighting Caballero

1935 • Bartender

The Ghost Rider

The Ghost Rider

1935 • Bullard

The Cowboy and the Bandit

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935 • Crooked Dealer

Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935 • Bartender (uncredited)

Desert Mesa

1935 • Jones

Frontier Days

1934 • George Wilson

West of the Law

West of the Law

1934 • Case aka Green

The Lone Rider

1934 • Gore

Pals of the West

Pals of the West

1934 • Sheriff Ed Dawson

Carrying the Mail

Carrying the Mail

1934 • Henchman Frank

Arizona Cyclone

Arizona Cyclone

1934 • Carter, the Banker

Honor of the Range

Honor of the Range

1934 • Saloonkeeper

Border Guns

1934 • Fred Palmer

Neighbors' Wives

Neighbors' Wives

1933 • (uncredited)

The Honor of the Press

The Honor of the Press

1932 • Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'

The Reckless Rider

The Reckless Rider

1932 • Sheriff

Mark of the Spur

Mark of the Spur

1932 • Sheriff Jake Ludlow

Human Targets

1932 • Sheriff

Oklahoma Jim

1931 • Army Captain

Left Over Ladies

Left Over Ladies

1931 • Benson

Three Rogues

1931 • Nelson

1931 • Manuel Valdez

See America Thirst

See America Thirst

1930 • Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

The Third Alarm

The Third Alarm

1930 • Fire Department Captain

Beyond the Rio Grande

Beyond the Rio Grande

1930 • Joe Kemp

Dames Ahoy

1930 • Master of Ceremonies

The Bandit Tamer

The Bandit Tamer

1925 • William Warren

The Drug Store Cowboy

The Drug Store Cowboy

1925 • Marmaduke Grandon

Courage

1924 • Allen Jennings

Battling Brewster

Battling Brewster

1924 • Battling Jack Brewster

A Desperate Adventure

A Desperate Adventure

1924

Crossed Trails

1924 • Tom Dawson

A Two Fisted Tenderfoot

A Two Fisted Tenderfoot

1924 • Ted Ransom

Baffled

1924 • Dick Osborne

It Happened Out West

It Happened Out West

1923

1922 • Bill Holt

Gold Grabbers

1922

Gun-Shy

1922 • James Brown

1922 • Smiling Jim / Frank Harmon

The White Masks

The White Masks

1921 • Jack Bray

The Struggle

1921 • Dick Storm

1921 • Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP

The Last Chance

The Last Chance

1921 • Rance Sparr

The Hunger of the Blood

The Hunger of the Blood

1921 • Maslun

The Fighting Stranger

The Fighting Stranger

1921 • Australia Joe

The Land of Jazz

The Land of Jazz

1920

The Galloping Devil

The Galloping Devil

1920 • Andy Green

Vanishing Trails

Vanishing Trails

1920 • Silent Joe

The Cowboy and the Rajah

1919

Cupid's Roundup

Cupid's Roundup

1919

1919

The Virtuous Model

The Virtuous Model

1919 • Edward Dorin

1919 • William (Bill) Dexter

When Pals Fall Out

When Pals Fall Out

1919 • Lonesome

Shackles of Fate

1919

The Puncher and the Pup

The Puncher and the Pup

1919

The Uphill Climb

1919 • Ford Cameron

Vengeance and the Girl

1919 • Jim Westgard Jr.

Go-Get-Em Garringer

1919 • Garringer

Hell's Fury Gordon

1919

1919 • Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle

The Desert Rat

1919 • Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat

Vanity Pool

1918 • Drew Garrett

In Judgment of...

1918 • Dr. John O'Neill

The Empty Cab

1918 • Henry Egbert Xerxes

$5,000 Reward

1918 • Dick Arlington

Fast Company

1918 • Lawrence Percival Van Huyler

The Rough Lover

The Rough Lover

1918 • Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien

The Fighting Grin

The Fighting Grin

1918 • Billy Kennedy

The Scarlet Car

The Scarlet Car

1917 • Billy Winthrop

The Winged Mystery

The Winged Mystery

1917 • Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever

Anything Once

1917 • Teddy Crosby

A Stormy Knight

A Stormy Knight

1917 • John Winton

1917 • Robber

The Clean-Up

1917 • Stuart Adams

The Car of Chance

The Car of Chance

1917 • Arnold Baird

Bringing Home Father

Bringing Home Father

1917 • Peter Drake

1917 • Jack Tempest

The Devil's Pay Day

The Devil's Pay Day

1917 • Gregory Van Houten

The Man Who Took a Chance

The Man Who Took a Chance

1917 • Monty Gray

1916 • James Allis

The Woman He Feared

1916 • John Gray

A Stranger from Somewhere

A Stranger from Somewhere

1916 • Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis

Love Never Dies

Love Never Dies

1916 • Felix, the Man

The Heart of a Show Girl

1916 • Frank Masterson

Franklyn Farnum – Biography, Known For & Filmography