Franklyn Farnum
Acting
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.
Born: June 5, 1878
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
A programmer with a Latin American beat.
Sunset Boulevard
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Witness for the Prosecution
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
The Apartment
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
All About Eve
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
Some Like It Hot
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
The Joker is Wild
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Monsieur Verdoux
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
The Heiress
In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.
Filmography
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Office Worker (uncredited)
as Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
as Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
as Audience Member (uncredited)
as Television Technician in Booth (uncredited)
as Committee Member (uncredited)
as Juror (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as New Year's Eve Party Reveller
as Postmaster (uncredited)
as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
as Barrister (uncredited)
as Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
as Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
as Barfly (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
as Audience Member
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
as Board of Directors
as Druggist (Uncredited)
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Delegate (uncredited)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Passerby (uncredited)
as Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)
as Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
as Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Club Patron (uncredited)
as Ray (uncredited)
as Juror (uncredited)
as Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
as Extra in Trailer Park (uncredited)
as Barfly (uncredited)
as Club Manager (uncredited)
as Passerby (uncredited)
as Man Departing Train
as Assistant on Set (uncredited)
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
as Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
as Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
as Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
as Spectator (uncredited)
as Settler (uncredited)
as Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
as Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
as Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
as Waiter (Uncredited)
as Board Member (uncredited)
as Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Company Executive (uncredited)
as Reverend (uncredited)
as Officer
as Board Member (uncredited)
as minor role (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Coroner (uncredited)
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
as Subway Commuter (uncredited)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
as Undertaker
as Country Club Guest
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
as Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
as Arthur Mansfield
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
as Officer at Party (uncredited)
as Cashier (uncredited)
as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
as Maitre D' (uncredited)
as Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
as Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
as Supporter
as Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
as Country Club Member (uncredited)
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
as Man on Jury (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
as Big Winner (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
as Officer (uncredited)
as Mr. Norton (uncredited)
as Worshiper
as (uncredited)
as Barfly (uncredited)
as Al (uncredited)
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Ship Lounge Extra
as Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
as Passerby (uncredited)
as Party Guest
as Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
as Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
as Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
as Restaurant Patron
as Faculty Member (uncredited)
as Poker Player (Uncredited)
as Bergin
as Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
as Man on Train (Uncredited)
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
as Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
as Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
as Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
as Customer
as Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
as Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
as Club Patron (uncredited)
as Reporter (Uncredited)
as Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
as Rancher (uncredited)
as Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
as Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
as Miner
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
as Church Usher (uncredited)
as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
as Bartender Homer (uncredited)
as Juror
as Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Creditor
as Barfly
as Federal Agent
as Farmer (uncredited)
as Chicago Businessman
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Juror (uncredited)
as Conventioneer Extra
as Court Officer (uncredited)
as Barfly (uncredited)
as Bit Role
as Military Officer (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
as Officer (uncredited)
as Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
as Pete
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman
as Rancher
as Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
as Clayton
as Marine Officer
as Prison Guard
as Sparks
as Board Member
as Well-Wisher
as Juror
as Deputy Frank (uncredited)
as Cowboy (uncredited)
as The Lawyer
as Rodeo Spectator
as Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
as Stone
as Spectator (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Bidder (uncredited)
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
as Shelby
as Lawyer George Lessin
as Mike - Ticket Taker
as James Deley
as Major Marcus Reno
as Ralph Gray
as Jim Reece
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
as Riley
as Marshal Joe Mullane
as Bartender
as Bullard
as Crooked Dealer
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Jones
as George Wilson
as Case aka Green
as Gore
as Sheriff Ed Dawson
as Henchman Frank
as Carter, the Banker
as Saloonkeeper
as Fred Palmer
as (uncredited)
as Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
as Sheriff
as Sheriff Jake Ludlow
as Sheriff
as Army Captain
as Benson
as Nelson
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
as Fire Department Captain
as Joe Kemp
as Master of Ceremonies
as William Warren
as Marmaduke Grandon
as Allen Jennings
as Battling Jack Brewster
as Tom Dawson
as Ted Ransom
as Dick Osborne
as James Brown
as Jack Bray
as Dick Storm
as Rance Sparr
as Maslun
as Australia Joe
as Andy Green
as Silent Joe
as Edward Dorin
as Lonesome
as Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
as Drew Garrett
as Henry Egbert Xerxes
as Dick Arlington
as Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
as Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
as Billy Kennedy
as Billy Winthrop
as Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
as Teddy Crosby
as John Winton
as Stuart Adams
as Arnold Baird
as Peter Drake
as Jack Tempest
as Gregory Van Houten
as Monty Gray
as Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
as Felix, the Man