Franklyn 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.

Known For

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Sunset Boulevard

Witness for the Prosecution

Some Like It Hot

The Apartment

White Christmas

Strangers on a Train

Around the World in 80 Days

All Movies (328)

• Parrish1961 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Cimarron1960 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• The Apartment1960 · as Office Worker (uncredited)
• Wake Me When It's Over1960 · as Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
• Because They're Young1960 · as Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
• The Hypnotic Eye1960 · as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Ice Palace1960 · as Committee Member (uncredited)
• The Gazebo1959 · as TV Technician in Booth (uncredited)
• The Story on Page One1959 · as Juror (uncredited)
• Pillow Talk1959 · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• The Blue Angel1959 · as Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
• The Mating Game1959 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Some Like It Hot1959 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Some Came Running1958 · as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
• The Tunnel of Love1958 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Home Before Dark1958 · as New Year's Eve Party Reveller
• Money, Women and Guns1958 · as Postmaster (uncredited)
• King Creole1958 · as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
• Witness for the Prosecution1957 · as Barrister (uncredited)
• Wild Is the Wind1957 · as Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
• The Tin Star1957 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• My Man Godfrey1957 · as Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
• Until They Sail1957 · as Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
• The Joker is Wild1957 · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• An Affair to Remember1957 · as Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
• Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957 · as Barfly (uncredited)
• Ten Thousand Bedrooms1957 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• She Devil1957 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Funny Face1957 · as Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
• The Wings of Eagles1957 · as Premier Guest (uncredited)
• Hollywood or Bust1956 · as Audience Member
• The Opposite Sex1956 · as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
• Around the World in 80 Days1956 · as Extra (uncredited)
• Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!1956 · as Board of Directors
• The Search for Bridey Murphy1956 · as Druggist (Uncredited)
• The Solid Gold Cadillac1956 · as Dance Extra (uncredited)
• High Society1956 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• The First Texan1956 · as Delegate (uncredited)
• The Killing1956 · as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
• The Eddy Duchin Story1956 · as Passerby (uncredited)
• Ransom!1956 · as Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)
• The Square Jungle1955
• Guys and Dolls1955 · as Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
• Inside Detroit1955
• A Lawless Street1955 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Sincerely Yours1955 · as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
• Illegal1955 · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• My Sister Eileen1955 · as Pedestrian (uncredited)
• Wichita1955 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Chicago Syndicate1955 · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955 · as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
• East of Eden1955 · as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
• Ten Wanted Men1955
• Black Tuesday1954 · as Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
• The Country Girl1954 · as First-Nighter (uncredited)
• Black Widow1954 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• White Christmas1954 · as Club Patron (uncredited)
• A Star Is Born1954 · as Ray (uncredited)
• Broken Lance1954 · as Juror (uncredited)
• Living It Up1954 · as Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
• The Long, Long Trailer1954 · as Extra in Trailer Park (uncredited)
• Calamity Jane1953 · as Barfly (uncredited)
• Vicki1953 · as Club Manager (uncredited)
• Scared Stiff1953 · as Passerby (uncredited)
• The Story of Three Loves1953 · as Man Departing Train
• Destination Gobi1953
• The Bad and the Beautiful1952 · as Assistant on Set (uncredited)
• The Steel Trap1952 · as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
• Everything I Have Is Yours1952 · as Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
• Captain Pirate1952 · as Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
• Carrie1952 · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• The Half-Breed1952 · as Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
• The Narrow Margin1952 · as Train Passenger (uncredited)
• The Greatest Show on Earth1952 · as Spectator (uncredited)
• Fort Osage1952 · as Settler (uncredited)
• This Woman Is Dangerous1952 · as Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
• Phone Call from a Stranger1952
• The Las Vegas Story1952 · as Casino Patron (uncredited)
• The Barefoot Mailman1951 · as Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
• The Stooge1951 · as Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
• The Strange Door1951
• Painting the Clouds with Sunshine1951 · as Board Member (uncredited)
• Love Nest1951 · as Waiter (Uncredited)
• Here Comes the Groom1951 · as Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
• Roadblock1951 · as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
• Tomorrow Is Another Day1951
• Strangers on a Train1951 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• A Place in the Sun1951 · as Company Executive (uncredited)
• The Groom Wore Spurs1951 · as Reverend (uncredited)
• You're in the Navy Now1951 · as Officer
• The Mating Season1951 · as Board Member (uncredited)
• The Company She Keeps1951 · as minor role (uncredited)
• California Passage1950 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Woman on the Run1950 · as Coroner (uncredited)
• All About Eve1950 · as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
• Union Station1950 · as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
• Pretty Baby1950 · as Subway Commuter (uncredited)
• The Screen Writer1950 · as Screenwriter (uncredited)
• The Toast of New Orleans1950 · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• Sunset Boulevard1950 · as Undertaker
• The Second Woman1950 · as Country Club Guest
• Destination Moon1950 · as Factory Worker (uncredited)
• Bright Leaf1950 · as Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
• Destination Murder1950 · as Arthur Mansfield
• Colt .451950 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• The Jackie Robinson Story1950 · as Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
• No Man of Her Own1950 · as Train Passenger (uncredited)
• When Willie Comes Marching Home1950 · as Officer at Party (uncredited)
• Gun Crazy1950 · as Cashier (uncredited)
• The File on Thelma Jordon1949 · as Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• My Friend Irma1949 · as Maitre D' (uncredited)
• The Heiress1949 · as Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
• It's a Great Feeling1949 · as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
• House of Strangers1949
• Massacre River1949 · as Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
• Johnny Allegro1949
• The Lady Gambles1949 · as Casino Patron (uncredited)
• Alias Nick Beal1949 · as Supporter
• Cover Up1949 · as Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
• Knock on Any Door1949 · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• Slightly French1949 · as Marty Freeman (uncredited)
• A Letter to Three Wives1949 · as Country Club Member (uncredited)
• My Dear Secretary1948 · as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
• Johnny Belinda1948 · as Man on Jury (uncredited)
• Race Street1948 · as Man (uncredited)
• Hollow Triumph1948 · as Big Winner (uncredited)
• Stage Struck1948 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Wallflower1948
• Big Town Scandal1948 · as Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
• Silver River1948 · as Officer (uncredited)
• Assigned to Danger1948 · as Mr. Norton (uncredited)
• The Miracle of the Bells1948 · as Worshiper
• The Big Clock1948 · as (uncredited)
• I Remember Mama1948 · as Drug Store Pharmacist (uncredited)
• Albuquerque1948 · as Barfly (uncredited)
• Black Bart1948 · as Al (uncredited)
• Three Daring Daughters1948 · as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
• I Walk Alone1947 · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• A Double Life1947 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Daisy Kenyon1947 · as Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
• Road to Rio1947 · as (uncredited)
• The Judge Steps Out1947 · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• The Gangster1947 · as Passerby (uncredited)
• Gentleman's Agreement1947 · as Party Guest
• Blondie in the Dough1947 · as Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
• Merton of the Movies1947 · as Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
• High Tide1947
• Exposed1947 · as Restaurant Patron
• The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer1947 · as Faculty Member (uncredited)
• Monsieur Verdoux1947 · as Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
• They Won't Believe Me1947 · as Man at Piano Concert (uncredited)
• So You Want to Be in Pictures1947 · as Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
• Fun on a Weekend1947 · as Poker Player (uncredited)
• Yankee Fakir1947 · as Bergin
• Deception1946 · as Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
• Sister Kenny1946 · as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
• The Jolson Story1946 · as Man in Audience (uncredited)
• Crack-Up1946 · as Man on Train (Uncredited)
• Meet Me on Broadway1946 · as Man in Audience (uncredited)
• Dick Tracy1945 · as Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
• The Lost Weekend1945 · as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
• Fallen Angel1945 · as Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
• Purity Squad1945 · as Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood1945 · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• Week-End at the Waldorf1945 · as Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
• Sunset in El Dorado1945 · as Customer
• Over 211945 · as Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
• Lady on a Train1945
• Incendiary Blonde1945 · as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
• Wonder Man1945 · as Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
• Circumstantial Evidence1945 · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• Two O'Clock Courage1945 · as Club Patron (uncredited)
• Hangover Square1945
• I Love a Mystery1945 · as Reporter (Uncredited)
• A Song to Remember1945 · as Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
• The Great Flamarion1945 · as Stage Manager (uncredited)
• Saddle Leather Law1944 · as Rancher (uncredited)
• In Society1944 · as Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
• Hail the Conquering Hero1944 · as Town Councilman (uncredited)
• The Great Moment1944 · as Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
• Call of the Rockies1944 · as Miner
• The White Cliffs of Dover1944 · as Ball Guest (uncredited)
• Going My Way1944 · as Church Usher (uncredited)
• Appointment in Berlin1943 · as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
• Frontier Fury1943 · as Bartender Homer (uncredited)
• Crime Doctor1943 · as Juror
• Vaudeville Days1942 · as Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
• 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge1942 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Silver Queen1942 · as Creditor
• I Married a Witch1942
• Northwest Rangers1942 · as Barfly
• The Secret Code1942 · as Federal Agent
• Men of the Sky1942 · as Farmer (uncredited)
• Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942 · as Chicago Businessman
• Johnny Eager1941 · as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
• The Night of January 16th1941 · as Juror (uncredited)
• Three Girls About Town1941 · as Conventioneer Extra
• Mr. Celebrity1941 · as Court Officer (uncredited)
• Belle Starr1941 · as Barfly (uncredited)
• This Woman Is Mine1941 · as Bit Role
• Million Dollar Baby1941
• In the Navy1941 · as Military Officer (uncredited)
• Meet John Doe1941 · as (uncredited)
• The Lady Eve1941 · as Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
• Buck Privates1941 · as Officer (uncredited)
• The Son of Monte Cristo1940 · as Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
• Tin Pan Alley1940 · as Man in Audience (uncredited)
• The Green Archer1940 · as Pete
• North West Mounted Police1940 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Under Texas Skies1940 · as Townsman
• Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride1940 · as Rancher
• Boom Town1940 · as Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
• Deadwood Dick1940 · as Clayton
• Charlie Chan in Panama1940 · as Marine Officer
• The House Across the Bay1940 · as Prison Guard
• The Shadow1940 · as Sparks
• Reno1939 · as Board Member
• Hollywood Cavalcade1939 · as Well-Wisher
• Almost a Gentleman1939 · as Juror
• Stagecoach1939 · as Deputy Frank (uncredited)
• The Cowboy and the Lady1938 · as Cowboy (uncredited)
• In Early Arizona1938 · as Spike
• Prison Train1938 · as The Lawyer
• Cowboy from Brooklyn1938 · as Rodeo Spectator
• Vivacious Lady1938 · as Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
• Romance of the Rockies1937 · as Stone
• The Game That Kills1937 · as Spectator (uncredited)
• The Life of Emile Zola1937 · as (uncredited)
• The Emperor's Candlesticks1937 · as Bidder (uncredited)
• History Is Made at Night1937
• You Only Live Once1937 · as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
• What Becomes of the Children?1936 · as Shelby
• Frontier Justice1936 · as Lawyer George Lessin
• The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand1936 · as Nicky
• Charlie Chan at the Circus1936 · as Mike - Ticket Taker
• The Preview Murder Mystery1936 · as James Deley
• The Broken Coin1936
• Custer's Last Stand1936 · as Major Marcus Reno
• Super Speed1935 · as Ralph Gray
• Powdersmoke Range1935 · as Jim Reece
• Page Miss Glory1935 · as Dance Extra (uncredited)
• Hop-a-long Cassidy1935 · as Riley
• The Silver Bullet1935 · as Marshal Joe Mullane
• Fighting Caballero1935 · as Bartender
• The Ghost Rider1935 · as Bullard
• The Cowboy and the Bandit1935 · as Crooked Dealer
• Gold Diggers of 19351935 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• Desert Mesa1935 · as Jones
• Frontier Days1934 · as George Wilson
• West of the Law1934 · as Case aka Green
• The Lone Rider1934 · as Gore
• Pals of the West1934 · as Sheriff Ed Dawson
• Carrying the Mail1934 · as Henchman Frank
• Arizona Cyclone1934 · as Carter, the Banker
• Honor of the Range1934 · as Saloonkeeper
• Border Guns1934 · as Fred Palmer
• Neighbors' Wives1933 · as (uncredited)
• The Honor of the Press1932 · as Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
• The Reckless Rider1932 · as Sheriff
• Mark of the Spur1932 · as Sheriff Jake Ludlow
• Human Targets1932 · as Sheriff
• Oklahoma Jim1931 · as Army Captain
• Left Over Ladies1931 · as Benson
• Three Rogues1931 · as Nelson
• Hell's Valley1931 · as Manuel Valdez
• See America Thirst1930 · as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
• The Third Alarm1930 · as Fire Department Captain
• Beyond the Rio Grande1930 · as Joe Kemp
• Dames Ahoy1930 · as Master of Ceremonies
• The Bandit Tamer1925 · as William Warren
• The Drug Store Cowboy1925 · as Marmaduke Grandon
• Courage1924 · as Allen Jennings
• Battling Brewster1924 · as Battling Jack Brewster
• A Desperate Adventure1924
• Crossed Trails1924 · as Tom Dawson
• A Two Fisted Tenderfoot1924 · as Ted Ransom
• Baffled1924 · as Dick Osborne
• It Happened Out West1923
• The Firebrand1922 · as Bill Holt
• Gold Grabbers1922
• Gun-Shy1922 · as James Brown
• Smiling Jim1922 · as Smiling Jim / Frank Harmon
• The White Masks1921 · as Jack Bray
• The Raiders1921 · as Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
• The Struggle1921 · as Dick Storm
• The Last Chance1921 · as Rance Sparr
• The Hunger of the Blood1921 · as Maslun
• The Fighting Stranger1921 · as Australia Joe
• The Land of Jazz1920
• The Galloping Devil1920 · as Andy Green
• Vanishing Trails1920 · as Silent Joe
• The Cowboy and the Rajah1919
• Cupid's Roundup1919
• Breezy Bob1919
• The Virtuous Model1919 · as Edward Dorin
• Brother Bill1919 · as William (Bill) Dexter
• When Pals Fall Out1919 · as Lonesome
• Shackles of Fate1919
• The Puncher and the Pup1919
• The Uphill Climb1919 · as Ford Cameron
• Vengeance and the Girl1919 · as Jim Westgard Jr.
• Go-Get-Em Garringer1919 · as Garringer
• Hell's Fury Gordon1919
• The Two Doyles1919 · as Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
• The Desert Rat1919 · as Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
• Vanity Pool1918 · as Drew Garrett
• In Judgment of...1918 · as Dr. John O'Neill
• The Empty Cab1918 · as Henry Egbert Xerxes
• $5,000 Reward1918 · as Dick Arlington
• Fast Company1918 · as Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
• The Rough Lover1918 · as Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
• The Fighting Grin1918 · as Billy Kennedy
• The Scarlet Car1917 · as Billy Winthrop
• The Winged Mystery1917 · as Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
• Anything Once1917 · as Teddy Crosby
• A Stormy Knight1917 · as John Winton
• The Empty Gun1917 · as Robber
• The Clean-Up1917 · as Stuart Adams
• The Car of Chance1917 · as Arnold Baird
• Bringing Home Father1917 · as Peter Drake
• The Clock1917 · as Jack Tempest
• The Devil's Pay Day1917 · as Gregory Van Houten
• The Man Who Took a Chance1917 · as Monty Gray
• Little Partner1916 · as James Allis
• The Woman He Feared1916 · as John Gray
• A Stranger from Somewhere1916 · as Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
• Love Never Dies1916 · as Felix, the Man
• The Heart of a Show Girl1916 · as Frank Masterson

All TV Shows (2)

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• The Cisco Kid1950 · as Rancher (uncredited)