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How Did Franklyn Farnum Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 83Also known asWilliam Smith, Franklin Farnum, Frank FarnumGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/06/1878Born inBoston, Massachusetts, USADied04/07/1961Died inWoodland HillsCausecancerWikidataQ1273140 ↗Buried atValhalla Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#975597 ↗
Franklyn Farnum was an American character actor and Hollywood extra who appeared in at least 1,100 films. Farnum appeared in eight films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | ParrishMovie | Party Guest (uncredited) | 83 |
| 1960 | The ApartmentMovie | Office Worker (uncredited) | 82 |
| 1960 | CimarronMovie | Townsman (uncredited) | 82 |
| 1960 | Wake Me When It's OverMovie | Pentagon Officer (uncredited) | 82 |
| 1960 | Ice PalaceMovie | Committee Member (uncredited) | 82 |
| 1959 | Some Like It HotMovie | Party Guest (uncredited) | 81 |
| 1959 | The GazeboMovie | TV Technician in Booth (uncredited) | 81 |
| 1959 | Pillow TalkMovie | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 81 |
| 1959 | The Mating GameMovie | Townsman (uncredited) | 81 |
| 1959 | The Story on Page OneMovie | Juror (uncredited) | 81 |
| 1958 | Some Came RunningMovie | Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited) | 80 |
| 1958 | The Tunnel of LoveMovie | Party Guest (uncredited) | 80 |
| 1958 | Home Before DarkMovie | New Year's Eve Party Reveller | 80 |
| 1957 | The Joker is WildMovie | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 79 |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. CorralMovie | Barfly (uncredited) | 79 |
| 1957 | My Man GodfreyMovie | Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited) | 79 |
| 1957 | The Wings of EaglesMovie | Premier Guest (uncredited) | 79 |
| 1957 | The Tin StarMovie | Townsman (uncredited) | 79 |
| 1957 | An Affair to RememberMovie | Ballet Audience Member (uncredited) | 79 |
| 1957 | Ten Thousand BedroomsMovie | Party Guest (uncredited) | 79 |
| 1957 | Until They SailMovie | Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited) | 79 |
| 1957 | Witness for the ProsecutionMovie | Barrister (uncredited) | 79 |
| 1957 | Funny FaceMovie | Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited) | 79 |
| 1957 | Wild Is the WindMovie | Passenger at Airport (uncredited) | 79 |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 DaysMovie | Extra (uncredited) | 78 |
| 1956 | The Opposite SexMovie | Patron at 21 (uncredited) | 78 |
| 1956 | Ransom!Movie | Townsman in Crowd (uncredited) | 78 |
| 1956 | The KillingMovie | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | 78 |
| 1956 | The First TexanMovie | Delegate (uncredited) | 78 |
| 1956 | Hollywood or BustMovie | Audience Member | 78 |
| 1956 | High SocietyMovie | Party Guest (uncredited) | 78 |
| 1956 | The Search for Bridey MurphyMovie | Druggist (Uncredited) | 78 |
| 1956 | Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!Movie | Board of Directors | 78 |
| 1956 | The Solid Gold CadillacMovie | Dance Extra (uncredited) | 78 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries | Party Guest (uncredited) | 77 |
| 1955 | Guys and DollsMovie | Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited) | 77 |
| 1955 | WichitaMovie | Townsman (uncredited) | 77 |
| 1955 | My Sister EileenMovie | Pedestrian (uncredited) | 77 |
| 1955 | IllegalMovie | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 77 |
| 1955 | Chicago SyndicateMovie | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 77 |
| 1955 | A Lawless StreetMovie | Townsman (uncredited) | 77 |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyMovie | Cafe Patron (uncredited) | 77 |
| 1955 | East of EdenMovie | Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) | 77 |
| 1955 | The Square JungleMovie | — | 77 |
| 1954 | The Long, Long TrailerMovie | Extra in Trailer Park (uncredited) | 76 |
| 1954 | Black WidowMovie | Party Guest (uncredited) | 76 |
| 1954 | White ChristmasMovie | Club Patron (uncredited) | 76 |
| 1954 | A Star Is BornMovie | Ray (uncredited) | 76 |
| 1954 | Living It UpMovie | Man at Bus Depot (uncredited) | 76 |
| 1954 | The Country GirlMovie | First-Nighter (uncredited) | 76 |
| 1954 | Broken LanceMovie | Juror (uncredited) | 76 |
| 1954 | Black TuesdayMovie | Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited) | 76 |
| 1953 | The Story of Three LovesMovie | Man Departing Train | 75 |
| 1953 | Calamity JaneMovie | Barfly (uncredited) | 75 |
| 1953 | Scared StiffMovie | Passerby (uncredited) | 75 |
| 1953 | VickiMovie | Club Manager (uncredited) | 75 |
| 1953 | Destination GobiMovie | Quartermaster General (uncredited) | 75 |
| 1952 | The Narrow MarginMovie | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 74 |
| 1952 | The Bad and the BeautifulMovie | Assistant on Set (uncredited) | 74 |
| 1952 | Everything I Have Is YoursMovie | Tourist in Show (Uncredited) | 74 |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on EarthMovie | Spectator (uncredited) | 74 |
| 1952 | Fort OsageMovie | Settler (uncredited) | 74 |
| 1952 | The Las Vegas StoryMovie | Casino Patron (uncredited) | 74 |
| 1952 | This Woman Is DangerousMovie | Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited) | 74 |
| 1952 | Phone Call from a StrangerMovie | — | 74 |
| 1952 | CarrieMovie | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 74 |
| 1952 | The Steel TrapMovie | Plane Passenger (uncredited) | 74 |
| 1951 | The Mating SeasonMovie | Board Member (uncredited) | 73 |
| 1951 | The Barefoot MailmanMovie | Townsman at Dance (uncredited) | 73 |
| 1951 | Love NestMovie | Waiter (Uncredited) | 73 |
| 1951 | Strangers on a TrainMovie | Party Guest (uncredited) | 73 |
| 1951 | Tomorrow Is Another DayMovie | — | 73 |
| 1951 | Painting the Clouds with SunshineMovie | Board Member (uncredited) | 73 |
| 1951 | A Place in the SunMovie | Company Executive (uncredited) | 73 |
| 1951 | The StoogeMovie | Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited) | 73 |
| 1951 | The Strange DoorMovie | — | 73 |
| 1951 | Here Comes the GroomMovie | Passenger on Airplane (uncredited) | 73 |
| 1951 | You're in the Navy NowMovie | Officer | 73 |
| 1951 | The Company She KeepsMovie | minor role (uncredited) | 73 |
| 1951 | The Groom Wore SpursMovie | Reverend (uncredited) | 73 |
| 1951 | Follow the SunMovie | — | 73 |
| 1950 | All About EveMovie | Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited) | 72 |
| 1950 | The Cisco KidSeries | Rancher (uncredited) | 72 |
| 1950 | When Willie Comes Marching HomeMovie | Officer at Party (uncredited) | 72 |
| 1950 | Sunset BoulevardMovie | Undertaker | 72 |
| 1950 | Union StationMovie | Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited) | 72 |
| 1950 | Gun CrazyMovie | Cashier (uncredited) | 72 |
| 1950 | Bright LeafMovie | Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited) | 72 |
| 1950 | The Toast of New OrleansMovie | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 72 |
| 1950 | Destination MurderMovie | Arthur Mansfield | 72 |
| 1950 | Destination MoonMovie | Factory Worker (uncredited) | 72 |
| 1949 | Knock on Any DoorMovie | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 71 |
| 1949 | Alias Nick BealMovie | Supporter | 71 |
| 1949 | It's a Great FeelingMovie | Man at Train Station (uncredited) | 71 |
| 1949 | My Friend IrmaMovie | Maitre D' (uncredited) | 71 |
| 1949 | A Letter to Three WivesMovie | Country Club Member (uncredited) | 71 |
| 1949 | Johnny AllegroMovie | — | 71 |
| 1949 | The HeiressMovie | Dr. Isaacs (uncredited) | 71 |
| 1949 | The File on Thelma JordonMovie | Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 71 |
| 1949 | The Lady GamblesMovie | Casino Patron (uncredited) | 71 |
| 1949 | Cover UpMovie | Delegate on Platform (Uncredited) | 71 |
| 1948 | AlbuquerqueMovie | Barfly (uncredited) | 70 |
| 1948 | Silver RiverMovie | Officer (uncredited) | 70 |
| 1948 | I Remember MamaMovie | Drug Store Pharmacist (uncredited) | 70 |
| 1948 | Johnny BelindaMovie | Man on Jury (uncredited) | 70 |
| 1948 | My Dear SecretaryMovie | Nightclub Extra (uncredited) | 70 |
| 1948 | The Big ClockMovie | (uncredited) | 70 |
| 1948 | Race StreetMovie | Man (uncredited) | 70 |
| 1948 | WallflowerMovie | — | 70 |
| 1948 | Three Daring DaughtersMovie | Ship Passenger (uncredited) | 70 |
| 1947 | Gentleman's AgreementMovie | Party Guest | 69 |
| 1947 | High TideMovie | — | 69 |
| 1947 | Monsieur VerdouxMovie | Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited) | 69 |
| 1947 | The GangsterMovie | Passerby (uncredited) | 69 |
| 1947 | A Double LifeMovie | Party Guest (uncredited) | 69 |
| 1947 | The Judge Steps OutMovie | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 69 |
| 1947 | I Walk AloneMovie | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 69 |
| 1947 | Daisy KenyonMovie | Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited) | 69 |
| 1947 | Blondie in the DoughMovie | Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited) | 69 |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerMovie | Faculty Member (uncredited) | 69 |
| 1947 | Road to RioMovie | (uncredited) | 69 |
| 1947 | Merton of the MoviesMovie | Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited) | 69 |
| 1946 | Sister KennyMovie | Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited) | 68 |
| 1946 | The Jolson StoryMovie | Man in Audience (uncredited) | 68 |
| 1946 | Meet Me on BroadwayMovie | Man in Audience (uncredited) | 68 |
| 1945 | Dick TracyMovie | Bystander at Murder (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1945 | Week-End at the WaldorfMovie | Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1945 | Circumstantial EvidenceMovie | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1945 | Lady on a TrainMovie | — | 67 |
| 1945 | Fallen AngelMovie | Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodMovie | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1945 | A Song to RememberMovie | Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1945 | Sunset in El DoradoMovie | Customer | 67 |
| 1945 | Over 21Movie | Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1944 | Going My WayMovie | Church Usher (uncredited) | 66 |
| 1944 | Hail the Conquering HeroMovie | Town Councilman (uncredited) | 66 |
| 1944 | In SocietyMovie | Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited) | 66 |
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of DoverMovie | Ball Guest (uncredited) | 66 |
| 1944 | Saddle Leather LawMovie | Rancher (uncredited) | 66 |
| 1943 | Crime DoctorMovie | Juror | 65 |
| 1942 | I Married a WitchMovie | — | 64 |
| 1942 | Silver QueenMovie | Creditor | 64 |
| 1942 | The Secret CodeMovie | Federal Agent | 64 |
| 1942 | 'Neath Brooklyn BridgeMovie | Policeman (uncredited) | 64 |
| 1941 | Mr. CelebrityMovie | Court Officer (uncredited) | 63 |
| 1941 | Million Dollar BabyMovie | — | 63 |
| 1941 | The Lady EveMovie | Tailor in Montage (uncredited) | 63 |
| 1941 | Meet John DoeMovie | (uncredited) | 63 |
| 1941 | The Night of January 16thMovie | Juror (uncredited) | 63 |
| 1941 | Buck PrivatesMovie | Officer (uncredited) | 63 |
| 1941 | In the NavyMovie | Military Officer (uncredited) | 63 |
| 1941 | This Woman Is MineMovie | Bit Role | 63 |
| 1941 | Belle StarrMovie | Barfly (uncredited) | 63 |
| 1940 | Boom TownMovie | Alarmed Townsman (uncredited) | 62 |
| 1940 | The ShadowMovie | Sparks | 62 |
| 1940 | North West Mounted PoliceMovie | Townsman (uncredited) | 62 |
| 1940 | Tin Pan AlleyMovie | Man in Audience (uncredited) | 62 |
| 1940 | The Son of Monte CristoMovie | Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited) | 62 |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan in PanamaMovie | Marine Officer | 62 |
| 1940 | Under Texas SkiesMovie | Townsman | 62 |
| 1940 | Ride, Tenderfoot, RideMovie | Rancher | 62 |
| 1940 | The Green ArcherMovie | Pete | 62 |
| 1940 | The House Across the BayMovie | Prison Guard | 62 |
| 1939 | StagecoachMovie | Deputy Frank (uncredited) | 61 |
| 1939 | Hollywood CavalcadeMovie | Well-Wisher | 61 |
| 1939 | Almost a GentlemanMovie | Juror | 61 |
| 1939 | RenoMovie | Board Member | 61 |
| 1938 | Vivacious LadyMovie | Train Conductor #2 (uncredited) | 60 |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the LadyMovie | Cowboy (uncredited) | 60 |
| 1938 | Prison TrainMovie | The Lawyer | 60 |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile ZolaMovie | (uncredited) | 59 |
| 1937 | You Only Live OnceMovie | Plainclothesman (uncredited) | 59 |
| 1937 | The Game That KillsMovie | Spectator (uncredited) | 59 |
| 1937 | The Emperor's CandlesticksMovie | Bidder (uncredited) | 59 |
| 1937 | History Is Made at NightMovie | — | 59 |
| 1936 | The Preview Murder MysteryMovie | James Deley | 58 |
| 1936 | The Broken CoinMovie | — | 58 |
| 1935 | Gold Diggers of 1935Movie | Bartender (uncredited) | 57 |
| 1935 | Hop-a-long CassidyMovie | Riley | 57 |
| 1935 | Page Miss GloryMovie | Dance Extra (uncredited) | 57 |
| 1934 | Honor of the RangeMovie | Saloonkeeper | 56 |
| 1933 | Neighbors' WivesMovie | (uncredited) | 55 |
| 1931 | Three RoguesMovie | Nelson | 53 |
| 1930 | See America ThirstMovie | Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) | 52 |
| 1930 | The Third AlarmMovie | Fire Department Captain | 52 |
| 1930 | Beyond the LawMovie | Army Lieutenant | 52 |
| 1930 | Dames AhoyMovie | Master of Ceremonies | 52 |
| 1924 | CourageMovie | Allen Jennings | 46 |
| 1922 | Gun-ShyMovie | James Brown | 44 |
| 1921 | The StruggleMovie | Dick Storm | 43 |
| 1920 | The Land of JazzMovie | — | 42 |
| 1917 | The Car of ChanceMovie | Arnold Baird | 39 |