Birthday
1878/06/05
Day of death
1961/07/04 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also know 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) Romance of the Rockies
as Stone
(1948) Stage Struck
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1951) You're in the Navy Now
as Officer
(1951) The Mating Season
as Board Member (uncredited)
(1947) A Double Life
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1941) Mr. Celebrity
as Court Officer (uncredited)
(1960) Cimarron
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1918) Fast Company
as Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
(1916) The Heart of a Show Girl
as Frank Masterson
(1916) The Woman He Feared
as John Gray
(1916) Little Partner
as James Allis
(1918) In Judgment of...
as Dr. John O'Neill
(1919) Go-Get-Em Garringer
as Garringer
(1918) Vanity Pool
as Drew Garrett
(1919) The Virtuous Model
as Edward Dorin
(1919) Breezy Bob
as ---
(1920) The Galloping Devil
as Andy Green
(1920) Vanishing Trails
as Silent Joe
(1921) The Hunger of the Blood
as Maslun
(1920) The Land of Jazz
as ---
(1921) The Fighting Stranger
as Australia Joe
(1921) The Last Chance
as Rance Sparr
(1921) The White Masks
as Jack Bray
(1921) The Raiders
as Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
(1918) $5,000 Reward
as Dick Arlington
(1935) The Silver Bullet
as Marshal Joe Mullane
(1947) Blondie in the Dough
as Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
(1930) The Third Alarm
as Fire Department Captain
(1934) Carrying the Mail
as Henchman Frank
(1948) Three Daring Daughters
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
(1958) King Creole
as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
(1953) Vicki
as Club Manager (uncredited)
(1949) House of Strangers
as ---
(1955) Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
(1951) The Strange Door
as ---
(1959) The Mating Game
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1919) Hell's Fury Gordon
as ---
(1919) Brother Bill
as William (Bill) Dexter
(1919) Cupid's Roundup
as ---
(1919) The Uphill Climb
as Ford Cameron
(1919) When Pals Fall Out
as Lonesome
(1919) Shackles of Fate
as ---
(1919) Vengeance and the Girl
as Jim Westgard Jr.
(1919) The Cowboy and the Rajah
as ---
(1919) The Puncher and the Pup
as ---
(1919) The Two Doyles
as Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
(1922) Gun-Shy
as James Brown
(1951) The Stooge
as Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
(1957) She Devil
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1957) My Man Godfrey
as Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
(1947) High Tide
as ---
(1955) My Sister Eileen
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
(1956) The Eddy Duchin Story
as Passerby (uncredited)
(1956) The First Texan
as Delegate (uncredited)
(1954) Broken Lance
as Juror (uncredited)
(1953) Calamity Jane
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1936) The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
as Nicky
(1952) Captain Pirate
as Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
(1945) I Love a Mystery
as Reporter (Uncredited)
(1951) Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
as Board Member (uncredited)
(1945) Week-End at the Waldorf
as Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
(1952) Fort Osage
as Settler (uncredited)
(1952) The Half-Breed
as Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
(1946) Deception
as Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
(1937) The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Bidder (uncredited)
(1936) The Broken Coin
as ---
(1921) The Struggle
as Dick Storm
(1924) Battling Brewster
as Battling Jack Brewster
(1917) The Scarlet Car
as Billy Winthrop
(1936) Frontier Justice
as Lawyer George Lessin
(1960) The Apartment
as Office Worker (uncredited)
(1952) The Steel Trap
as ---
(1960) The Hypnotic Eye
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1945) Lady on a Train
as ---
(1936) What Becomes of the Children?
as Shelby
(1934) Arizona Cyclone
as Carter, the Banker
(1955) Illegal
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
(1936) The Preview Murder Mystery
as James Deley
(1935) Fighting Caballero
as Bartender
(1934) Frontier Days
as George Wilson
(1949) Knock on Any Door
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1949) The Lady Gambles
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
(1917) The Empty Gun
as Robber
(1934) Honor of the Range
as Saloonkeeper
(1954) Black Tuesday
as Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
(1955) Ten Wanted Men
as ---
(1937) The Game That Kills
as Spectator (uncredited)
(1930) Dames Ahoy
as Master of Ceremonies
(1932) Mark of the Spur
as Sheriff Jake Ludlow
(1930) See America Thirst
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
(1934) Border Guns
as Fred Palmer
(1931) Three Rogues
as Nelson
(1946) Meet Me on Broadway
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
(1952) The Bad and the Beautiful
as Assistant on Set (uncredited)
(1937) History Is Made at Night
as ---
(1958) Money, Women and Guns
as Postmaster (uncredited)
(1959) The Story on Page One
as Juror (uncredited)
(1935) The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Crooked Dealer
(1939) Hollywood Cavalcade
as Well-Wisher
(1956) Inside Detroit
as ---
(1936) Custer's Last Stand
as Major Marcus Reno
(1955) Guys and Dolls
as Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
(1938) Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Rodeo Spectator
(1935) Hop-a-long Cassidy
as Riley
(1950) The Jackie Robinson Story
as Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
(1954) A Star Is Born
as Ray (uncredited)
(1945) Sunset in El Dorado
as Customer
(1952) Carrie
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
(1947) They Won't Believe Me
as ---
(1950) All About Eve
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
(1953) The Story of Three Loves
as Man Departing Train
(1939) Stagecoach
as Deputy Frank (uncredited)
(1939) Almost a Gentleman
as Juror
(1939) Reno
as Board Member
(1932) The Reckless Rider
as Sheriff
(1935) The Ghost Rider
as Bullard
(1952) Phone Call from a Stranger
as ---
(1948) Big Town Scandal
as Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
(1957) An Affair to Remember
as Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
(1942) I Married a Witch
as ---
(1940) Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Rancher
(1950) When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Officer at Party (uncredited)
(1956) Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
as Board of Directors
(1945) The Lost Weekend
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
(1946) Sister Kenny
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
(1956) The Killing
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
(1944) Going My Way
as Church Usher
(1948) My Dear Secretary
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
(1924) A Desperate Adventure
as ---
(1945) Purity Squad
as Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
(1955) East of Eden
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
(1948) Race Street
as Man (uncredited)
(1957) Witness for the Prosecution
as Barrister (uncredited)
(1947) The Judge Steps Out
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
(1956) High Society
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1954) Black Widow
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1945) Circumstantial Evidence
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1957) The Joker is Wild
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1956) Hollywood or Bust
as Audience Member
(1945) Wonder Man
as Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
(1930) Beyond the Rio Grande
as Joe Kemp
(1944) The Great Moment
as Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
(1945) Hangover Square
as ---
(1940) Charlie Chan in Panama
as Marine Officer
(1947) Monsieur Verdoux
as Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
(1941) The Lady Eve
as Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
(1940) The Shadow
as Sparks
(1947) Merton of the Movies
as Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
(1951) The Barefoot Mailman
as Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
(1942) 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1957) The Tin Star
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1945) Two O'Clock Courage
as Club Patron (uncredited)
(1940) Under Texas Skies
as Townsman
(1940) Boom Town
as Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
(1940) North West Mounted Police
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1940) Deadwood Dick
as Clayton
(1944) Call of the Rockies
as Miner
(1956) The Opposite Sex
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
(1944) Saddle Leather Law
as Rancher (uncredited)
(1945) Fallen Angel
as Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
(1949) Massacre River
as Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
(1955) The Square Jungle
as ---
(1950) No Man of Her Own
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1951) The Groom Wore Spurs
as Reverend (uncredited)
(1950) Sunset Boulevard
as Undertaker
(1940) The House Across the Bay
as Prison Guard
(1940) Tin Pan Alley
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
(1940) The Son of Monte Cristo
as Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
(1949) The Heiress
as Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
(1959) The Blue Angel
as Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
(1941) The Night of January 16th
as Juror (uncredited)
(1940) The Green Archer
as Pete
(1949) A Letter to Three Wives
as Country Club Member
(1956) Around the World in Eighty Days
as Extra (uncredited)
(1950) The Screen Writer
as Screenwriter (uncredited)
(1950) California Passage
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1932) The Honor of the Press
as Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
(1947) Exposed
as Restaurant Patron
(1943) Crime Doctor
as Juror
(1961) Parrish
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1941) This Woman Is Mine
as Bit Role
(1941) Three Girls About Town
as Conventioneer Extra
(1943) Frontier Fury
as Bartender Homer (uncredited)
(1942) Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Chicago Businessman
(1942) Northwest Rangers
as Barfly
(1942) Silver Queen
as Creditor
(1941) Belle Starr
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1949) My Friend Irma
as Maitre D' (uncredited)
(1944) The White Cliffs of Dover
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
(1951) Roadblock
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
(1952) The Greatest Show on Earth
as Spectator (uncredited)
(1931) Left Over Ladies
as Benson
(1942) Vaudeville Days
as Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
(1942) Men of the Sky
as Farmer (uncredited)
(1942) The Secret Code
as Federal Agent
(1950) Destination Moon
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
(1951) A Place in the Sun
as Company Executive (uncredited)
(1947) Daisy Kenyon
as Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
(1957) Funny Face
as Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
(1941) Meet John Doe
as (uncredited)
(1949) Slightly French
as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
(1958) Some Came Running
as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
(1925) The Drug Store Cowboy
as Marmaduke Grandon
(1935) Gold Diggers of 1935
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1952) The Narrow Margin
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1954) White Christmas
as Club Patron (uncredited)
(1955) Chicago Syndicate
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
(1935) Powdersmoke Range
as Jim Reece
(1949) Alias Nick Beal
as Supporter
(1950) Destination Murder
as Arthur Mansfield
(1947) Fun on a Weekend
as Poker Player (Uncredited)
(1948) The Miracle of the Bells
as Worshiper
(1916) A Stranger from Somewhere
as Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
(1917) Anything Once
as Teddy Crosby
(1917) The Car of Chance
as Arnold Baird
(1917) The Clean-Up
as Stuart Adams
(1917) The Clock
as Jack Tempest
(1917) Bringing Home Father
as Peter Drake
(1917) The Devil's Pay Day
as Gregory Van Houten
(1916) Love Never Dies
as Felix, the Man
(1917) The Man Who Took a Chance
as Monty Gray
(1917) A Stormy Knight
as John Winton
(1918) The Fighting Grin
as Billy Kennedy
(1918) The Rough Lover
as Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
(1917) The Winged Mystery
as Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
(1923) It Happened Out West
as ---
(1924) A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
as Ted Ransom
(1959) Pillow Talk
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1922) The Firebrand
as Bill Holt
(1922) Gold Grabbers
as ---
(1947) So You Want to Be in Pictures
as Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
(1949) Johnny Allegro
as ---
(1948) Assigned to Danger
as Mr. Norton (uncredited)
(1950) Woman on the Run
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1950) Pretty Baby
as Subway Commuter (uncredited)
(1935) Page Miss Glory
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
(1948) Johnny Belinda
as Man on Jury (uncredited)
(1950) Bright Leaf
as Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
(1958) The Tunnel of Love
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1948) Wallflower
as ---
(1948) The Big Clock
as (uncredited)
(1941) Buck Privates
as Officer (uncredited)
(1941) In the Navy
as Military Officer (uncredited)
(1944) In Society
as Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
(1945) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1959) Some Like It Hot
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1957) Until They Sail
as Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
(1950) The Second Woman
as Country Club Guest
(1945) A Song to Remember
as Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
(1947) I Walk Alone
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
(1947) Road to Rio
as Ship Lounge Extra
(1945) Over 21
as Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
(1937) You Only Live Once
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
(1918) The Empty Cab
as Henry Egbert Xerxes
(1958) Home Before Dark
as New Year's Eve Party Reveller
(1945) The Great Flamarion
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1950) Gun Crazy
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1951) Here Comes the Groom
as Passenger on Airplane
(1947) The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Faculty Member (uncredited)
(1945) Incendiary Blonde
as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
(1936) Charlie Chan at the Circus
as Mike - Ticket Taker
(1949) The File on Thelma Jordon
as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
(1951) Love Nest
as Waiter (Uncredited)
(1938) The Cowboy and the Lady
as Cowboy (uncredited)
(1937) The Life of Emile Zola
as (uncredited)
(1947) Gentleman's Agreement
as Party Guest
(1952) This Woman Is Dangerous
as Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
(1938) Prison Train
as The Lawyer
(1949) Cover Up
as Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
(1952) Everything I Have Is Yours
as Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
(1956) The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Druggist (Uncredited)
(1941) Johnny Eager
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
(1955) Wichita
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1948) Albuquerque
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1957) Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1955) A Lawless Street
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1957) Wild Is the Wind
as Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
(1919) The Desert Rat
as Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
(1946) The Jolson Story
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
(1957) Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1938) Vivacious Lady
as Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
(1948) Black Bart
as Al (uncredited)
(1950) Union Station
as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1935) Desert Mesa
as Jones
(1934) The Lone Rider
as Gore
(1934) Pals of the West
as Sheriff Ed Dawson
(1934) West of the Law
as Case aka Green
(1956) The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
(1946) Crack-Up
as Man on Train (Uncredited)
(1948) Hollow Triumph
as Big Winner (uncredited)
(1931) Oklahoma Jim
as Army Captain
(1943) Appointment in Berlin
as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
(1949) It's a Great Feeling
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
(1960) Ice Palace
as Committee Member (uncredited)
(1950) Colt .45
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1945) Dick Tracy
as Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
(1932) Human Targets
as Sheriff
(1924) Crossed Trails
as Tom Dawson
(1924) Baffled
as Dick Osborne
(1944) Hail the Conquering Hero
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
(1938) In Early Arizona
as Spike
(1947) Yankee Fakir
as Bergin
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Party Guest (uncredited)