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Franklyn Farnum profile
Actor

Franklyn Farnum

Acting

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Acting credits

302

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.8

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Movies: 301Series: 1

TMDB ID: 975597

IMDb ID: nm0267916

Known for: Acting

Born: June 5, 1878

Died: July 4, 1961

Age: 83

Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1916 - 1961

Years active: 46

Average TMDB rating: 6.62

Wikidata: Q1273140

Also known as

William Smith • Franklin Farnum • Frank Farnum

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.

Photos

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Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with Franklyn Farnum.

Parrish poster
5.0

Parrish

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1961 Movie
Cimarron poster
6.0

Cimarron

as Townsman (uncredited)

1960 Movie
The Apartment poster
8.2

The Apartment

as Office Worker (uncredited)

1960 Movie
Wake Me When It's Over poster
6.0

Wake Me When It's Over

as Pentagon Officer (uncredited)

1960 Movie
Because They're Young poster
5.5

Because They're Young

as Shopper with Cart (uncredited)

1960 Movie
The Hypnotic Eye poster
5.8

The Hypnotic Eye

as Audience Member (uncredited)

1960 Movie
The Gazebo poster
6.9

The Gazebo

as Television Technician in Booth (uncredited)

1960 Movie
Ice Palace poster
5.8

Ice Palace

as Committee Member (uncredited)

1960 Movie
The Story on Page One poster
4.3

The Story on Page One

as Juror (uncredited)

1959 Movie
Pillow Talk poster
7.1

Pillow Talk

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1959 Movie
The Blue Angel poster
5.1

The Blue Angel

as Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)

1959 Movie
The Mating Game poster
6.2

The Mating Game

as Townsman (uncredited)

1959 Movie
Some Like It Hot poster
8.1

Some Like It Hot

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1959 Movie
Some Came Running poster
6.9

Some Came Running

as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)

1958 Movie
The Tunnel of Love poster
5.8

The Tunnel of Love

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1958 Movie
Home Before Dark poster
7.0

Home Before Dark

as New Year's Eve Party Reveller

1958 Movie
Money, Women and Guns poster
5.3

Money, Women and Guns

as Postmaster (uncredited)

1958 Movie
King Creole poster
6.4

King Creole

as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

1958 Movie
Witness for the Prosecution poster
8.2

Witness for the Prosecution

as Barrister (uncredited)

1957 Movie
Wild Is the Wind poster
6.6

Wild Is the Wind

as Passenger at Airport (uncredited)

1957 Movie
The Tin Star poster
7.0

The Tin Star

as Townsman (uncredited)

1957 Movie
My Man Godfrey poster
6.4

My Man Godfrey

as Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)

1957 Movie
Until They Sail poster
6.4

Until They Sail

as Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)

1957 Movie
The Joker is Wild poster
8.0

The Joker is Wild

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1957 Movie
Series

Series

Series credits linked with Franklyn Farnum.

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