Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 5, 1878
Died
July 4, 1961
Age
83
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity
1.1
Franklyn Farnum
Acting
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.
Also known as
William Smith · Franklin Farnum · Frank Farnum
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Known For
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV
8.3
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Movie
8.2
Witness for the Prosecution
1957 · Movie
6.2
The Cisco Kid
1950 · TV
8.1
Some Like It Hot
1959 · Movie
8.2
The Apartment
1960 · Movie
7.7
Strangers on a Train
1951 · Movie
6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 · Movie
8.1
All About Eve
1950 · Movie
7.6
The Killing
1956 · Movie
7.6
Stagecoach
1939 · Movie
7.5
East of Eden
1955 · Movie
Filmography
1961
Parrish
Movie · Party Guest (uncredited)
5.0
1960
Cimarron
Movie · Townsman (uncredited)
6.2
1960
The Apartment
Movie · Office Worker (uncredited)
8.2
1960
Wake Me When It's Over
Movie · Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
6.7
1960
Because They're Young
Movie · Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
5.9
1960
The Hypnotic Eye
Movie · Audience Member (uncredited)
5.8
1960
Ice Palace
Movie · Committee Member (uncredited)
6.3
1959
The Gazebo
Movie · TV Technician in Booth (uncredited)
6.9
1959
The Story on Page One
Movie · Juror (uncredited)
5.1
1959
Pillow Talk
Movie · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
7.1
1959
The Blue Angel
Movie · Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
5.3
1959
The Mating Game
Movie · Townsman (uncredited)
6.4
1959
Some Like It Hot
Movie · Party Guest (uncredited)
8.1
1958
Some Came Running
Movie · Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
7.0
1958
The Tunnel of Love
Movie · Party Guest (uncredited)
5.9
1958
Home Before Dark
Movie · New Year's Eve Party Reveller
7.0
1958
Money, Women and Guns
Movie · Postmaster (uncredited)
5.8
1958
King Creole
Movie · Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
6.4
1957
Witness for the Prosecution
Movie · Barrister (uncredited)
8.2
1957
Wild Is the Wind
Movie · Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
6.8
1957
The Tin Star
Movie · Townsman (uncredited)
7.0
1957
My Man Godfrey
Movie · Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
6.5
1957
Until They Sail
Movie · Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
6.3
1957
The Joker is Wild
Movie · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
8.1