Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1878-06-05 (83 years old)
Deathday
1961-07-04
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known As
William Smith
Franklin Farnum
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.
1937
as Stone
1948
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1951
as Officer
1951
as Board Member (uncredited)
1947
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1941
as Court Officer (uncredited)
1960
as Townsman (uncredited)
1916
as Frank Masterson
1916
as John Gray
1918
as Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
1916
as James Allis
1919
as Garringer
1919
as Edward Dorin
1919
1918
as Drew Garrett
1918
as Dr. John O'Neill
1921
as Maslun
1920
as Silent Joe
1920
as Andy Green
1920
1921
as Australia Joe
1921
as Rance Sparr
1921
as Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
1921
as Jack Bray
1918
as Dick Arlington
1935
as Marshal Joe Mullane
1947
as Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
1930
as Fire Department Captain
1934
as Henchman Frank
1948
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1958
as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
1953
as Club Manager (uncredited)
1955
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
1951
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
1919
1919
as Lonesome
1919
1919
as Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
1919
as William (Bill) Dexter
1919
as Ford Cameron
1919
as Jim Westgard Jr.
1922
as James Brown
1951
as Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
1957
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
as Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
1947
1956
as Passerby (uncredited)
1955
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
1956
as Delegate (uncredited)
1953
as Barfly (uncredited)
1954
as Juror (uncredited)
1936
1952
as Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
1945
as Reporter (Uncredited)
1951
as Board Member (uncredited)
1945
as Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
1952
as Settler (uncredited)
1952
as Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
1946
as Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
1937
as Bidder (uncredited)
1936
1921
as Dick Storm
1924
as Battling Jack Brewster
1917
as Billy Winthrop
1936
as Lawyer George Lessin
1960
as Office Worker (uncredited)
1952
1960
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1945
1936
as Shelby
1934
as Carter, the Banker
1936
as James Deley
1955
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1935
as Bartender
1934
as George Wilson
1949
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1949
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
1917
as Robber
1934
as Saloonkeeper
1954
as Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
1955
1937
as Spectator (uncredited)
1930
as Master of Ceremonies
1932
as Sheriff Jake Ludlow
1930
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1934
as Fred Palmer
1931
as Nelson
1946
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1952
as Assistant on Set (uncredited)
1958
as Postmaster (uncredited)
1959
as Juror (uncredited)
1935
as Crooked Dealer
1939
as Well-Wisher
1956
1936
as Major Marcus Reno
1955
as Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
1938
as Rodeo Spectator
1935
as Riley
1950
as Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
1954
as Ray (uncredited)
1945
as Customer
1952
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1950
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
1953
as Man Departing Train
1939
as Deputy Frank (uncredited)
1939
as Juror
1939
as Board Member
1932
as Sheriff
1935
as Bullard
1948
as Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
1957
as Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
1940
as Rancher
1950
as Officer at Party (uncredited)
1956
as Board of Directors
1945
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
1946
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
1956
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1944
as Church Usher (uncredited)
1948
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
1945
as Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
1955
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
1948
as Man (uncredited)
1957
as Barrister (uncredited)
1947
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1956
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1954
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1945
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1957
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1956
as Audience Member
1945
as Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
1930
as Joe Kemp
1944
as Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
1945
1940
as Marine Officer
1947
as Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
1941
as Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
1940
as Sparks
1947
as Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
1951
as Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
1945
as Club Patron (uncredited)
1940
as Townsman
1940
as Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
1940
as Townsman (uncredited)
1940
as Clayton
1944
as Miner
1956
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
1944
as Rancher (uncredited)
1945
as Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
1949
as Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
1950
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
1951
as Reverend (uncredited)
1950
as Undertaker
1940
as Prison Guard
1940
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1940
as Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
1949
as Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
1959
as Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
1941
as Juror (uncredited)
1940
as Pete
1949
as Country Club Member (uncredited)
1956
as Extra (uncredited)
1950
as Screenwriter (uncredited)
1950
as Townsman (uncredited)
1932
as Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
1947
as Restaurant Patron
1943
as Juror
1961
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1941
as Bit Role
1941
as Conventioneer Extra
1943
as Bartender Homer (uncredited)
1942
as Chicago Businessman
1942
as Barfly
1942
as Creditor
1941
as Barfly (uncredited)
1949
as Maitre D' (uncredited)
1944
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
1951
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
1952
as Spectator (uncredited)
1931
as Benson
1942
as Farmer (uncredited)
1942
as Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
1942
as Federal Agent
1950
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
1951
as Company Executive (uncredited)
1947
as Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
1957
as Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
1941
as (uncredited)
1949
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
1958
as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
1925
as Marmaduke Grandon
1935
as Bartender (uncredited)
1952
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
1954
as Club Patron (uncredited)
1955
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
1935
as Jim Reece
1949
as Supporter
1950
as Arthur Mansfield
1947
as Poker Player (Uncredited)
1948
as Worshiper
1916
as Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
1917
as Teddy Crosby
1917
as Stuart Adams
1917
as Peter Drake
1917
as Arnold Baird
1917
as Jack Tempest
1917
as Gregory Van Houten
1917
as Monty Gray
1916
as Felix, the Man
1917
as John Winton
1918
as Billy Kennedy
1918
as Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
1917
as Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
1924
as Ted Ransom
1959
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1922
as Bill Holt
1922
1947
as Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
1949
1948
as Mr. Norton (uncredited)
1950
as Coroner (uncredited)
1950
as Subway Commuter (uncredited)
1935
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
1948
as Man on Jury (uncredited)
1950
as Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
1958
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1948
1948
as (uncredited)
1941
as Officer (uncredited)
1941
as Military Officer (uncredited)
1944
as Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
1945
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1959
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
as Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
1950
as Country Club Guest
1945
as Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
1947
as Ship Lounge Extra
1947
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1945
as Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
1937
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1918
as Henry Egbert Xerxes
1958
as New Year's Eve Party Reveller
1945
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1950
as Cashier (uncredited)
1951
as Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
1947
as Faculty Member (uncredited)
1945
as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
1936
as Mike - Ticket Taker
1949
as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
1951
as Waiter (Uncredited)
1938
as Cowboy (uncredited)
1947
as Party Guest
1937
as (uncredited)
1952
as Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
1938
as The Lawyer
1949
as Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
1952
as Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
1956
as Druggist (Uncredited)
1941
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
1948
as Barfly (uncredited)
1957
as Barfly (uncredited)
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
1957
as Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
1919
as Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
1946
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1957
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1938
as Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
1948
as Al (uncredited)
1950
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
1935
as Jones
1934
as Case aka Green
1934
as Sheriff Ed Dawson
1934
as Gore
1956
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
1946
as Man on Train (Uncredited)
1948
as Big Winner (uncredited)
1931
as Army Captain
1943
as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
1949
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
1960
as Committee Member (uncredited)
1950
as Townsman (uncredited)
1945
as Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
1932
as Sheriff
1924
as Tom Dawson
1924
as Dick Osborne
1944
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
1938
as Spike
1947
as Bergin
1951
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1953
as Passerby (uncredited)
1953
1931
as Manuel Valdez
1954
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
1960
as Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
1954
as Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
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