Franklyn Farnum
Birthdate: Jun 5, 1878
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: Jul 4, 1961
Boston-born Franklyn Farnum was on the vaudeville stage at the age of 12 and was featured in a number of theatre and musical productions by the time he entered silent films near the age of 40. He appeared to be at his most comfortable in the saddle, his career dominated mostly by westerns. Some of his more famous films include the serial Vanishing Trails (1920) and features The Clock (1917), The Firebrand (1922), The Drug Store Cowboy (1925) and The Gambling Fool (1925). In 1925 he left films, but returned five years later at the advent of sound, only to find himself billed much further down the credits, if at all. He continued on, however, in these obscure roles well into the 1950s. Largely forgotten today, he is not related to silent actors and brothers Dustin Farnum and William Farnum. One of his three wives was the ill-fated Alma Rubens, to whom he was briefly married in 1918. Farnum passed away from cancer in 1961.
Known For
Sunset Boulevard
(1950)
The Man Who Took a Chance
(1917)
Bringing Home Father
(1917)
$5, 000 Reward
(1918)
Franklyn Farnum Movies
actor
Previous (86)
- 1957 | Pal Joeyas Guest at Charity Ball
- 1950 | Destination Moonas Factory Worker
- 1950 |
Sunset Boulevard
asUndertaker
A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
- 1948 | Assigned to Dangeras Mr. Norton
- 1938 | In Early Arizonaas Spike - Henchman
- 1937 | Ranger Courageas Cousin Joe
- 1937 | Romance of the Rockiesas Stone
- 1936 | The Broken Coin
- 1935 | Desert Mesaas Jones
- 1935 | Frontier Justiceas George Lessin - Lawyer
- 1935 | Super-Speedas Ralph Gray
- 1935 | The Cowboy and the Banditas Crooked Dealer
- 1935 | The Ghost Rideras Jim Bullard
- 1935 | The Silver Bulletas Marshal Joe Mullane
- 1934 | Border Gunsas Fred Palmer
- 1934 | Frontier Daysas George Wilson
- 1934 | Honor of the Rangeas Saloonkeeper
- 1932 | Human Targetsas Sheriff
- 1932 | Mark of the Spuras Sheriff Jake Ludlow
- 1932 | The Reckless Rideras Sheriff
- 1931 | Hell's Valleyas Manuel Valdez
- 1931 | Left Over Ladiesas Benson
- 1931 | Not Exactly Gentlemenas Nelson
- 1931 | Oklahoma Jimas Army Captain
- 1930 | Beyond the Lawas Army Lieutenant
- 1930 | Beyond the Rio Grandeas Joe Kemp
- 1925 | Billy the Kidas Bill Bonney
- 1925 | Border Intrigueas Tom Lassen
- 1925 | Double-Barreled Justice
- 1925 | Rough Goingas Franklyn Farnum
- 1925 | The Bandit Tameras William Warren
- 1925 | The Drug Store Cowboyas Marmaduke Mortimer Grandon
- 1925 | The Gambling Foolas Jack Stanford
- 1925 | The Train Wreckersas Jack Stewart
- 1925 | Two Gun Sapas Willie Steele
- 1924 | A Desperate Adventureas The Unknown
- 1924 | Baffledas Dick Osborne
- 1924 | Battling Brewsteras Battling Jack Brewster
- 1924 | Calibre 45as Yaqui Dan
- 1924 | Courageas Allen Jennings
- 1924 | Crossed Trailsas Tom Dawson
- 1924 | Two Fisted Tenderfootas Ted Ransom
- 1924 | Western Vengeanceas Jack Caldwell
- 1923 | It Happened Out West
- 1923 | The Man Getter
- 1923 | Wolves of the Border
- 1922 | Angel Citizensas Frank Bartlett
- 1922 | Cross Roadsas The Hero
- 1922 | Gold Grabbers
- 1922 | Gun Shyas James Brown
- 1922 | Smiling Jimas Smiling Jim
- 1922 | So This Is Arizonaas Norman Russell
- 1922 | Texas
- 1922 | The Firebrandas Bill Holt
- 1922 | Trail's Endas Wilder Armstrong
- 1922 | When East Comes Westas Jones
- 1921 | The Fighting Strangeras Australia Joe
- 1921 | The Hunger of the Bloodas Maslun
- 1921 | The Last Chanceas Rance Sparr
- 1921 | The Raidersas Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
- 1921 | The Struggleas Dick Storm
- 1921 | The White Masksas Jack Bray
- 1920 | The Galloping Devilas Andy Green
- 1920 | The Land of Jazzas Undetermined Role
- 1920 | Vanishing Trailsas Silent Joe
- 1919 | Go-Get-Em Garringeras Garringer
- 1919 | The Virtuous Modelas Edward Dorin
- 1918 | $5, 000 Rewardas Dick Arlington
- 1918 | Fast Companyas Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
- 1918 | In Judgment of...as Dr. John O'Neill
- 1918 | The Empty Cabas Henry Egbert Xerxes
- 1918 | The Fighting Grinas Billy Kennedy
- 1918 | The Rough Loveras Richard Bolton
- 1918 | The Vanity Poolas Drew Garrett
- 1917 | A Stormy Knightas John Winton
- 1917 | Anything Onceas Teddy Crosby
- 1917 | Bringing Home Fatheras Peter Drake
- 1917 | The Car of Chanceas Arnold Baird
- 1917 | The Clean-Upas Stuart Adams
- 1917 | The Clockas Jack Tempest
- 1917 | The Devil's Pay Dayas Gregory Van Houten
- 1917 | The Man Who Took a Chanceas Monty Gray
- 1917 | The Scarlet Caras Billy Winthrop
- 1917 | The Winged Mysteryas Capt. August Sieger
- 1916 | A Stranger from Somewhereas Sam Brockton
- 1916 | Love Never Diesas Felix, the Man
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