Franklyn Farnum

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Franklyn Farnum

Acting June 5, 1878

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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 fil…

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Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

8.1 1959 Movie
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

8.3 1950 Movie
The Apartment

The Apartment

8.2 1960 Movie
Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

7.7 1951 Movie
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

8.2 1957 Movie
The Killing

The Killing

7.6 1956 Movie
All About Eve

All About Eve

8.1 1950 Movie
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

7.6 1939 Movie
East of Eden

East of Eden

7.5 1955 Movie
Funny Face

Funny Face

7.0 1957 Movie
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

7.6 1945 Movie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8 1955 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1961
    Parrish

    Movie Party Guest (uncredited)

  2. 1960
    Cimarron

    Movie Townsman (uncredited)

  3. 1960
    The Apartment

    Movie Office Worker (uncredited)

  4. 1960
    Wake Me When It's Over

    Movie Pentagon Officer (uncredited)

  5. 1960
    Because They're Young

    Movie Shopper with Cart (uncredited)

  6. 1960
    The Hypnotic Eye

    Movie Audience Member (uncredited)

  7. 1960
    Ice Palace

    Movie Committee Member (uncredited)

  8. 1959
    The Gazebo

    Movie TV Technician in Booth (uncredited)

  9. 1959
    The Story on Page One

    Movie Juror (uncredited)

  10. 1959
    Pillow Talk

    Movie Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  11. 1959
    The Blue Angel

    Movie Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)

  12. 1959
    The Mating Game

    Movie Townsman (uncredited)

  13. 1959
    Some Like It Hot

    Movie Party Guest (uncredited)

  14. 1958
    Some Came Running

    Movie Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)

  15. 1958
    The Tunnel of Love

    Movie Party Guest (uncredited)

  16. 1958
    Home Before Dark

    Movie New Year's Eve Party Reveller

More credits
  1. 1958
    Money, Women and Guns

    Movie Postmaster (uncredited)

  2. 1958
    King Creole

    Movie Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

  3. 1957
    Witness for the Prosecution

    Movie Barrister (uncredited)

  4. 1957
    Wild Is the Wind

    Movie Passenger at Airport (uncredited)

  5. 1957
    The Tin Star

    Movie Townsman (uncredited)

  6. 1957
    My Man Godfrey

    Movie Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)

  7. 1957
    Until They Sail

    Movie Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)

  8. 1957
    The Joker is Wild

    Movie Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  9. 1957
    An Affair to Remember

    Movie Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

  10. 1957
    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    Movie Barfly (uncredited)

  11. 1957
    Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    Movie Party Guest (uncredited)

  12. 1957
    She Devil

    Movie Party Guest (uncredited)

  13. 1957
    Funny Face

    Movie Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)

  14. 1957
    The Wings of Eagles

    Movie Premier Guest (uncredited)

  15. 1956
    Hollywood or Bust

    Movie Audience Member

  16. 1956
    The Opposite Sex

    Movie Patron at 21 (uncredited)

  17. 1956
    Around the World in 80 Days

    Movie Extra (uncredited)

  18. 1956
    Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

    Movie Board of Directors

  19. 1956
    The Search for Bridey Murphy

    Movie Druggist (Uncredited)

  20. 1956
    The Solid Gold Cadillac

    Movie Dance Extra (uncredited)

  21. 1956
    High Society

    Movie Party Guest (uncredited)

  22. 1956
    The First Texan

    Movie Delegate (uncredited)

  23. 1956
    The Killing

    Movie Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

  24. 1956
    The Eddy Duchin Story

    Movie Passerby (uncredited)