Franklyn Farnum

Actor

June 5, 1878 (83 years)

† July 4, 1961

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Filmography

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Party Guest (uncredited)

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

8.3

Sunset Boulevard

Undertaker

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

8.2

Witness for the Prosecution

Barrister (uncredited)

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

8.2

The Apartment

Office Worker (uncredited)

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

8.1

Some Like It Hot

Party Guest (uncredited)

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

7.7

Strangers on a Train

Party Guest (uncredited)

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

7.6

The Killing

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

8.1

All About Eve

Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

7.5

East of Eden

Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.

7.0

Funny Face

Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)

A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.

7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Barfly (uncredited)

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

Extra (uncredited)

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

6.8

High Society

Party Guest (uncredited)

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

7.8

The Heiress

Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.

7.6

Stagecoach

Deputy Frank (uncredited)

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

7.1

Pillow Talk

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.

6.5

Guys and Dolls

Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!

6.9

Calamity Jane

Barfly (uncredited)

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.

6.4

The Greatest Show on Earth

Spectator (uncredited)

To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.

7.4

An Affair to Remember

Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?