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
Sunset Boulevard
(1950)
Undertaker
The Apartment
(1960)
Office Worker (uncredited)
The Killing
(1956)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Stagecoach
(1939)
Deputy Frank (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
Party Guest (uncredited)
King Creole
(1958)
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
White Christmas
(1954)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
(1959)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
High Society
(1956)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Funny Face
(1957)
Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
(1957)
Barrister (uncredited)
Cimarron
(1960)
Townsman (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
(1952)
Assistant on Set (uncredited)
The Heiress
(1949)
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember
(1957)
Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
(1950)
Cashier (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
A Stranger from Somewhere
(1916)
Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
Love Never Dies
(1916)
Felix, the Man
The Heart of a Show Girl
(1916)
Frank Masterson
The Woman He Feared
(1916)
John Gray
Little Partner
(1916)
James Allis
The Scarlet Car
(1917)
Billy Winthrop
The Devil's Pay Day
(1917)
Gregory Van Houten
The Man Who Took a Chance
(1917)
Monty Gray
Anything Once
(1917)
Teddy Crosby
Bringing Home Father
(1917)
Peter Drake
The Clean-Up
(1917)
Stuart Adams
The Car of Chance
(1917)
Arnold Baird
The Clock
(1917)
Jack Tempest
A Stormy Knight
(1917)
John Winton
The Winged Mystery
(1917)
Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
The Empty Gun
(1917)
Robber
The Fighting Grin
(1918)
Billy Kennedy
The Rough Lover
(1918)
Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
The Empty Cab
(1918)
Henry Egbert Xerxes
$5,000 Reward
(1918)
Dick Arlington
Fast Company
(1918)
Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
In Judgment of...
(1918)
Dr. John O'Neill
Vanity Pool
(1918)
Drew Garrett
The Desert Rat
(1919)
Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
The Two Doyles
(1919)
Donald Doyle / Jerry Doyle
Hell's Fury Gordon
(1919)
Vengeance and the Girl
(1919)
Jim Westgard Jr.
The Uphill Climb
(1919)
Ford Cameron
The Puncher and the Pup
(1919)
Shackles of Fate
(1919)
When Pals Fall Out
(1919)
Lonesome
Brother Bill
(1919)
William (Bill) Dexter
Cupid's Roundup
(1919)
The Cowboy and the Rajah
(1919)
Go-Get-Em Garringer
(1919)
Garringer
The Virtuous Model
(1919)
Edward Dorin
Breezy Bob
(1919)
The Galloping Devil
(1920)
Andy Green
Vanishing Trails
(1920)
Silent Joe
The Land of Jazz
(1920)
The Struggle
(1921)
Dick Storm
The Fighting Stranger
(1921)
Australia Joe
The Hunger of the Blood
(1921)
Maslun
The Last Chance
(1921)
Rance Sparr
The Raiders
(1921)
Pvt. Fitzgerald, RCMP
The White Masks
(1921)
Jack Bray
The Firebrand
(1922)
Bill Holt
Gold Grabbers
(1922)
Gun-Shy
(1922)
James Brown
It Happened Out West
(1923)
A Desperate Adventure
(1924)
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
(1924)
Battling Brewster
(1924)
Battling Jack Brewster
The Drug Store Cowboy
(1925)
Marmaduke Grandon
Dames Ahoy
(1930)
Master of Ceremonies
The Third Alarm
(1930)
Fire Department Captain
See America Thirst
(1930)
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Beyond the Rio Grande
(1930)
Joe Kemp
Three Rogues
(1931)
Nelson
Left Over Ladies
(1931)
Benson
Oklahoma Jim
(1931)
Army Captain
The Honor of the Press
(1932)
Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
Mark of the Spur
(1932)
Sheriff Jake Ludlow
The Reckless Rider
(1932)
Sheriff
Frontier Days
(1934)
George Wilson
Honor of the Range
(1934)
Saloonkeeper
Pals of the West
(1934)
Sheriff Ed Dawson
The Lone Rider
(1934)
Gore
West of the Law
(1934)
Case aka Green
Carrying the Mail
(1934)
Henchman Frank
Arizona Cyclone
(1934)
Carter, the Banker
Border Guns
(1934)
Fred Palmer
Fighting Caballero
(1935)
Bartender
The Cowboy and the Bandit
(1935)
Crooked Dealer
Hop-a-long Cassidy
(1935)
Riley
The Ghost Rider
(1935)
Bullard
Gold Diggers of 1935
(1935)
Bartender (uncredited)
Powdersmoke Range
(1935)
Jim Reece
Page Miss Glory
(1935)
Dance Extra (uncredited)
Desert Mesa
(1935)
Jones
The Silver Bullet
(1935)
Marshal Joe Mullane
Frontier Justice
(1936)
Lawyer George Lessin
What Becomes of the Children?
(1936)
Shelby
The Preview Murder Mystery
(1936)
James Deley
Custer's Last Stand
(1936)
Major Marcus Reno
Charlie Chan at the Circus
(1936)
Mike - Ticket Taker
The Broken Coin
(1936)
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
(1936)
Nicky
You Only Live Once
(1937)
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Life of Emile Zola
(1937)
(uncredited)
Romance of the Rockies
(1937)
Stone
The Game That Kills
(1937)
Spectator (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
(1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
(1937)
Bidder (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
(1938)
Rodeo Spectator
The Cowboy and the Lady
(1938)
Cowboy (uncredited)
Prison Train
(1938)
The Lawyer
Vivacious Lady
(1938)
2nd Train Conductor (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
(1939)
Well-Wisher
Almost a Gentleman
(1939)
Juror
Reno
(1939)
Board Member
Stagecoach
(1939)
Deputy Frank (uncredited)
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
(1940)
Rancher
The Shadow
(1940)
Sparks
Charlie Chan in Panama
(1940)
Marine Officer
Under Texas Skies
(1940)
Townsman
North West Mounted Police
(1940)
Townsman (uncredited)
Boom Town
(1940)
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
(1940)
Clayton
The House Across the Bay
(1940)
Prison Guard
Tin Pan Alley
(1940)
Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo
(1940)
Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
The Green Archer
(1940)
Pete
The Lady Eve
(1941)
Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
The Night of January 16th
(1941)
Juror (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
(1941)
Conventioneer Extra
This Woman Is Mine
(1941)
Bit Role
Belle Starr
(1941)
Barfly (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
(1941)
(uncredited)
Buck Privates
(1941)
Officer (uncredited)
In the Navy
(1941)
Military Officer (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
(1941)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Mr. Celebrity
(1941)
Court Officer (uncredited)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
(1942)
Policeman (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
(1942)
Chicago Businessman
Northwest Rangers
(1942)
Barfly
Silver Queen
(1942)
Creditor
Men of the Sky
(1942)
Farmer (uncredited)
Vaudeville Days
(1942)
Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
The Secret Code
(1942)
Federal Agent
I Married a Witch
(1942)
Crime Doctor
(1943)
Juror
Frontier Fury
(1943)
Bartender Homer (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
(1943)
R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
Call of the Rockies
(1944)
Miner
Saddle Leather Law
(1944)
Rancher (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
(1944)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
In Society
(1944)
Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
Going My Way
(1944)
Church Usher (uncredited)
The Great Moment
(1944)
Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
(1945)
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Purity Squad
(1945)
Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
(1945)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
A Song to Remember
(1945)
Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
Over 21
(1945)
Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
The Great Flamarion
(1945)
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
(1945)
Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
(1945)
Reporter (Uncredited)
Wonder Man
(1945)
Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf
(1945)
Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
(1945)
Sunset in El Dorado
(1945)
Customer
Circumstantial Evidence
(1945)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Hangover Square
(1945)
The Jolson Story
(1946)
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Crack-Up
(1946)
Man on Train (Uncredited)
Sister Kenny
(1946)
Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Deception
(1946)
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Meet Me on Broadway
(1946)
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
(1947)
Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
Exposed
(1947)
Restaurant Patron
Daisy Kenyon
(1947)
Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend
(1947)
Poker Player (Uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Pictures
(1947)
Man at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)
Road to Rio
(1947)
Ship Lounge Extra
I Walk Alone
(1947)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
(1947)
Faculty Member (uncredited)
Gentleman's Agreement
(1947)
Party Guest
Blondie in the Dough
(1947)
Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
(1947)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
A Double Life
(1947)
Party Guest (uncredited)
High Tide
(1947)
They Won't Believe Me
(1947)
The Miracle of the Bells
(1948)
Worshiper
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Man on Jury (uncredited)
Assigned to Danger
(1948)
Mr. Norton (uncredited)
The Big Clock
(1948)
(uncredited)
Wallflower
(1948)
Albuquerque
(1948)
Barfly (uncredited)
Black Bart
(1948)
Al (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
(1948)
Big Winner (uncredited)
Stage Struck
(1948)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters
(1948)
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Race Street
(1948)
Man (uncredited)
My Dear Secretary
(1948)
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
(1948)
Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
Massacre River
(1949)
Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
The Heiress
(1949)
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
A Letter to Three Wives
(1949)
Country Club Member (uncredited)
My Friend Irma
(1949)
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Slightly French
(1949)
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
(1949)
Supporter
Johnny Allegro
(1949)
The File on Thelma Jordon
(1949)
Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
Cover Up
(1949)
Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
(1949)
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
House of Strangers
(1949)
Knock on Any Door
(1949)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
(1949)
Casino Patron (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
(1950)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
(1950)
Undertaker
The Screen Writer
(1950)
Screenwriter (uncredited)
California Passage
(1950)
Townsman (uncredited)
Destination Moon
(1950)
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Destination Murder
(1950)
Arthur Mansfield
Woman on the Run
(1950)
Coroner (uncredited)
Pretty Baby
(1950)
Subway Commuter (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
(1950)
Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
The Second Woman
(1950)
Country Club Guest
Gun Crazy
(1950)
Cashier (uncredited)
Union Station
(1950)
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
All About Eve
(1950)
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story
(1950)
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
(1950)
Officer at Party (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman
(1951)
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
The Groom Wore Spurs
(1951)
Reverend (uncredited)
Roadblock
(1951)
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
(1951)
Company Executive (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
(1951)
Passenger on Airplane
Love Nest
(1951)
Waiter (Uncredited)
The Strange Door
(1951)
The Stooge
(1951)
Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
You're in the Navy Now
(1951)
Officer
The Mating Season
(1951)
Board Member (uncredited)
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
(1951)
Board Member (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
(1952)
Spectator (uncredited)
The Narrow Margin
(1952)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
This Woman Is Dangerous
(1952)
Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
Everything I Have Is Yours
(1952)
Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
The Steel Trap
(1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful
(1952)
Assistant on Set (uncredited)
Carrie
(1952)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Phone Call from a Stranger
(1952)
Captain Pirate
(1952)
Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
The Half-Breed
(1952)
Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
Fort Osage
(1952)
Settler (uncredited)
Vicki
(1953)
Club Manager (uncredited)
The Story of Three Loves
(1953)
Man Departing Train
Calamity Jane
(1953)
Barfly (uncredited)
White Christmas
(1954)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Black Tuesday
(1954)
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Ray (uncredited)
Black Widow
(1954)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Broken Lance
(1954)
Juror (uncredited)
East of Eden
(1955)
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Chicago Syndicate
(1955)
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Wichita
(1955)
Townsman (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
(1955)
Townsman (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
(1955)
Guys and Dolls
(1955)
Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
(1955)
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
(1955)
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Illegal
(1955)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Killing
(1956)
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
(1956)
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Extra (uncredited)
The Search for Bridey Murphy
(1956)
Druggist (Uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
(1956)
Dance Extra (uncredited)
Inside Detroit
(1956)
High Society
(1956)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
(1956)
Audience Member
The Eddy Duchin Story
(1956)
Passerby (uncredited)
The First Texan
(1956)
Delegate (uncredited)
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
(1956)
Board of Directors
Witness for the Prosecution
(1957)
Barrister (uncredited)
Funny Face
(1957)
Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
Until They Sail
(1957)
Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
Barfly (uncredited)
Wild Is the Wind
(1957)
Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
(1957)
Party Guest (uncredited)
She Devil
(1957)
Party Guest (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember
(1957)
Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
The Joker Is Wild
(1957)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
(1957)
Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
Some Came Running
(1958)
Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
The Tunnel of Love
(1958)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Home Before Dark
(1958)
New Year's Eve Party Reveller
Money, Women and Guns
(1958)
Postmaster (uncredited)
King Creole
(1958)
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
(1959)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Mating Game
(1959)
Townsman (uncredited)
The Story on Page One
(1959)
Juror (uncredited)
The Apartment
(1960)
Office Worker (uncredited)
The Hypnotic Eye
(1960)
Audience Member (uncredited)
Cimarron
(1960)
Townsman (uncredited)