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.
Acted in 313
1960s
- 1961
Parrish
Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1960
Wake Me When It's Over
Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
Because They're Young
Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
Ice Palace
Committee Member (uncredited)
1950s
- 1959
The Gazebo
TV Technician in Booth (uncredited)
The Story on Page One
Juror (uncredited)
The Blue Angel
Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
The Mating Game
Townsman (uncredited)
- 1958
Some Came Running
Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
The Tunnel of Love
Party Guest (uncredited)
Home Before Dark
New Year's Eve Party Reveller
Money, Women and Guns
Postmaster (uncredited)
- 1957
Wild Is the Wind
Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
Until They Sail
Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Party Guest (uncredited)
She Devil
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
Premier Guest (uncredited)
- 1956
Hollywood or Bust
Audience Member
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Board of Directors
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Druggist (Uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Dance Extra (uncredited)
The First Texan
Delegate (uncredited)
The Eddy Duchin Story
Passerby (uncredited)
Ransom!
Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)
- 1955
The Square Jungle
Movie
Inside Detroit
Movie
My Sister Eileen
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Chicago Syndicate
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- 1954
Black Tuesday
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Broken Lance
Juror (uncredited)
Living It Up
Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
- 1953
Vicki
Club Manager (uncredited)
Scared Stiff
Passerby (uncredited)
The Story of Three Loves
Man Departing Train
Destination Gobi
Quartermaster General (uncredited)
- 1952
Everything I Have Is Yours
Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
Captain Pirate
Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
The Turning Point
Man in John's Office (uncredited)
The Half-Breed
Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
Fort Osage
Settler (uncredited)
Phone Call from a Stranger
Movie
The Las Vegas Story
Casino Patron (uncredited)
- 1951
The Barefoot Mailman
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
The Stooge
Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
The Strange Door
Movie
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Board Member (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Movie
Follow the Sun
Movie
The Groom Wore Spurs
Reverend (uncredited)
You're in the Navy Now
Officer
The Mating Season
Board Member (uncredited)
- 1950
Pretty Baby
Subway Commuter (uncredited)
The Toast of New Orleans
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Destination Murder
Arthur Mansfield
Colt .45
Townsman (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Train Passenger (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Officer at Party (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
The File on Thelma Jordon
Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
My Friend Irma
Maitre D' (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Johnny Allegro
Movie
The Lady Gambles
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
Supporter
Slightly French
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
- 1948
Johnny Belinda
Man on Jury (uncredited)
Race Street
Man (uncredited)
Stage Struck
Party Guest (uncredited)
Wallflower
Movie
Big Town Scandal
Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
Assigned to Danger
Mr. Norton (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
Worshiper
Black Bart
Al (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
- 1947
A Double Life
Party Guest (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon
Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
Road to Rio
(uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Blondie in the Dough
Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
High Tide
Movie
Fun on a Weekend
Poker Player (uncredited)
Yankee Fakir
Bergin
- 1946
Sister Kenny
Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Crack-Up
Man on Train (Uncredited)
Meet Me on Broadway
Man in Audience (uncredited)
- 1945
Purity Squad
Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf
Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Sunset in El Dorado
Customer
Over 21
Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
Movie
Incendiary Blonde
Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage
Club Patron (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
Reporter (Uncredited)
- 1944
Saddle Leather Law
Rancher (uncredited)
In Society
Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
Town Councilman (uncredited)
The Great Moment
Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
Call of the Rockies
Miner
The White Cliffs of Dover
Ball Guest (uncredited)
- 1943
Appointment in Berlin
R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
Frontier Fury
Bartender Homer (uncredited)
Crime Doctor
Juror
- 1942
Vaudeville Days
Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Policeman (uncredited)
Northwest Rangers
Barfly
The Secret Code
Federal Agent
Men of the Sky
Farmer (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Chicago Businessman
- 1941
The Night of January 16th
Juror (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
Conventioneer Extra
Mr. Celebrity
Court Officer (uncredited)
This Woman Is Mine
Bit Role
Million Dollar Baby
Movie
In the Navy
Military Officer (uncredited)
Buck Privates
Officer (uncredited)
- 1940
Tin Pan Alley
Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Green Archer
Pete
Under Texas Skies
Townsman
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Rancher
Deadwood Dick
Clayton
Charlie Chan in Panama
Marine Officer
The House Across the Bay
Prison Guard
The Shadow
Sparks
1930s
- 1939
Reno
Board Member
Hollywood Cavalcade
Well-Wisher
Almost a Gentleman
Juror
- 1938
In Early Arizona
Spike
Prison Train
The Lawyer
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Rodeo Spectator
- 1937
Romance of the Rockies
Stone
The Game That Kills
Spectator (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Bidder (uncredited)
- 1936
Frontier Justice
Lawyer George Lessin
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Nicky
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Mike - Ticket Taker
The Preview Murder Mystery
James Deley
Custer's Last Stand
Major Marcus Reno
- 1935
Super Speed
Ralph Gray
Powdersmoke Range
Jim Reece
Page Miss Glory
Dance Extra (uncredited)
The Silver Bullet
Marshal Joe Mullane
Fighting Caballero
Bartender
The Ghost Rider
Bullard
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Crooked Dealer
Gold Diggers of 1935
Bartender (uncredited)
Desert Mesa
Jones
- 1934
West of the Law
Case aka Green
The Lone Rider
Gore
Pals of the West
Sheriff Ed Dawson
Carrying the Mail
Henchman Frank
Arizona Cyclone
Carter, the Banker
Honor of the Range
Saloonkeeper
- 1933
Neighbors' Wives
(uncredited)
- 1932
The Honor of the Press
Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
The Reckless Rider
Sheriff
Mark of the Spur
Sheriff Jake Ludlow
Human Targets
Sheriff
- 1931
Oklahoma Jim
Army Captain
Left Over Ladies
Benson
Three Rogues
Nelson
- 1930
See America Thirst
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
The Third Alarm
Fire Department Captain
Beyond the Law
Army Lieutenant
Beyond the Rio Grande
Joe Kemp
Dames Ahoy
Master of Ceremonies
1920s
- 1925
The Bandit Tamer
William Warren
The Drug Store Cowboy
Marmaduke Grandon
- 1924
Courage
Allen Jennings
Battling Brewster
Battling Jack Brewster
A Desperate Adventure
Movie
Crossed Trails
Tom Dawson
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
Ted Ransom
- 1923
It Happened Out West
Movie
- 1922
Gold Grabbers
Movie
Gun-Shy
James Brown
- 1921
The White Masks
Jack Bray
The Struggle
Dick Storm
The Last Chance
Rance Sparr
The Hunger of the Blood
Maslun
The Fighting Stranger
Australia Joe
- 1920
The Land of Jazz
Movie
The Galloping Devil
Andy Green
Vanishing Trails
Silent Joe
1910s
- 1919
Cupid's Roundup
Movie
The Virtuous Model
Edward Dorin
When Pals Fall Out
Lonesome
The Puncher and the Pup
Movie
The Desert Rat
Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
- 1918
Vanity Pool
Drew Garrett
The Empty Cab
Henry Egbert Xerxes
$5,000 Reward
Dick Arlington
Fast Company
Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
The Rough Lover
Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
The Fighting Grin
Billy Kennedy
- 1917
The Scarlet Car
Billy Winthrop
The Winged Mystery
Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
Anything Once
Teddy Crosby
A Stormy Knight
John Winton
The Clean-Up
Stuart Adams
The Car of Chance
Arnold Baird
Bringing Home Father
Peter Drake
The Clock
Jack Tempest
The Devil's Pay Day
Gregory Van Houten
The Man Who Took a Chance
Monty Gray
- 1916
A Stranger from Somewhere
Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
Love Never Dies
Felix, the Man