Biography
James "Jim" Farley was an early film actor, whose career spanned 30 years across the silent and sound film eras. Farley's final film, The Man from Texas (1948), was released after his death in 1947.
Acted in 127
1940s
- 1949
The Phantom Creeps
Harbormaster
- 1947
My Brother Talks to Horses
Passenger on Trolley (uncredited)
- 1946
- 1945
In Old New Mexico
Hank
- 1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- 1943
Northern Pursuit
Turnkey (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman
Town Crier (uncredited)
Frontier Law
Jed Bates
Quiet Please, Murder
Detective
- 1942
Northwest Rangers
Miner
You Can't Escape Forever
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
The Silver Bullet
Sheriff Sam
This Gun for Hire
Night Watchman (uncredited)
- 1941
Pacific Blackout
Cop
Among the Living
Movie
Miss Polly
Jim Pennywinkle (uncredited)
Nothing but the Truth
Watchman (uncredited)
Rawhide Rangers
Banker
Riders of Death Valley
Graham
In the Navy
Policeman (uncredited)
- 1940
Trail of the Vigilantes
Rancher
Junior G-Men
Accusing Pedestrian (uncredited)
Boys of the City
Police Captain
Sky Bandits
Inspector Warner
Winners of the West
Greely
The House Across the Bay
Prison Guard
East Side Kids
Police Captain Moran
1930s
- 1939
Reno
Bartender
Full Confession
Tavern Owner (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
Doorman (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Ship's Officer
- 1938
Exposed
Policeman
Professor Beware
Fire Chief
Flaming Frontiers
Hawkins
Gold Is Where You Find It
Miner (uncredited)
Love Is a Headache
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Crashing Hollywood
Dining Car Waiter (uncredited)
- 1937
Quick Money
Sheriff Mart
The Californian
Sheriff Stanton
Let Them Live
Police
The Man Who Found Himself
Railroad Conductor
The Great O'Malley
Jones - Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
We Who Are About to Die
Police Officer Johnson (uncredited)
- 1936
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Detective (uncredited)
Great Guy
Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
California Mail
Dan Tolliver
Dancing Pirate
Sailor (uncredited)
Captain January
Deputy Sheriff
Song of the Saddle
Tom Coburn
- 1935
Midnight Phantom
Chief James A. Sullivan
Diamond Jim
Passenger
The Arizonian
Posse Member
Carnival
Detective
- 1934
Here Comes the Groom
Third Cop
Let's Talk It Over
Cop
Two Alone
1st Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1933
- 1932
Afraid to Talk
Police Sergeant
Flaming Gold
Board Member
Back Street
Horsecar Conductor (uncredited)
Scandal for Sale
Police Lieutenant
The Wet Parade
Bar Proprietor (uncredited)
Texas Cyclone
Web Oliver
- 1931
Caught Plastered
Clancy - a Policeman
Night Nurse
Policeman (uncredited)
Three Rogues
Marshal Dunn
Danger Lights
Joe Geraghty
- 1930
Lucky Larkin
Martin Brierson
1920s
- 1929
Courtin' Wildcats
The Doctor
The Voice of the City
Police Inspector Wilmot
Weary River
Plainclothesman with Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1928
The Shady Lady
Movie
The Perfect Crime
Jones (as James Farley)
Mad Hour
Police Inspector
- 1927
- 1926
The Lodge in the Wilderness
Bill Duncan
- 1925
A Son of His Father
Indian Pete
- 1924
The City That Never Sleeps
Mike
- 1923
Wild Bill Hickok
Jack McQueen (as James Farley)
The Woman with Four Faces
Morton
Trifling with Honor
Murray Jessop
- 1922
Little Wildcat
Pete
My Wild Irish Rose
Corry Cinchella
Travelin' On
Dandy Dan McGee
Boy Crazy
Kidnapper
- 1921
The Devil Within
Scurlock
Bar Nothing
Bill Harliss
The One-Man Trail
Jim Crenshaw
- 1920
The Challenge of the Law
Pere Du Barre
The Fourteenth Man
Monk Brady
The Girl in the Rain
Max Williams
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Cotton
1910s
- 1919
Nugget Nell
Badman #1
An Innocent Adventuress
Brogan's Accomplice
Rustling a Bride
Sheridan
- 1918
A Lady's Name
Flood
Her Country First
Henry - the Chauffeur
The White Lie
'Bull' McDevitt (as James Farley)
Believe Me, Xantippe
Detective Thorne
The Spirit of '17
Carl Bender
- 1917
The Stainless Barrier
Williams
The Highway of Hope
Missouri Joe
- 1915
The Girl and the Game
Amos Rhinelander (as J.H. Farley)