Franklyn Farnum

Known for

Acting

Born

June 5, 1878

Birthplace

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

July 4, 1961 (aged 83)

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.

Best known work

Some Like It Hot

1959

Sunset Boulevard

1950

The Apartment

1960

Strangers on a Train

1951

Witness for the Prosecution

1957

The Killing

1956

All About Eve

1950

Stagecoach

1939

East of Eden

1955

Funny Face

1957

Filmography

1961
Parrish
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1960
Cimarron
as Townsman (uncredited)
1960
The Apartment
as Office Worker (uncredited)
1960
Wake Me When It's Over
as Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
1960
Because They're Young
as Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
1960
The Hypnotic Eye
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1960
Ice Palace
as Committee Member (uncredited)
1959
The Gazebo
as TV Technician in Booth (uncredited)
1959
The Story on Page One
as Juror (uncredited)
1959
Pillow Talk
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1959
The Blue Angel
as Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
1959
The Mating Game
as Townsman (uncredited)
1959
Some Like It Hot
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1958
Some Came Running
as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
1958
The Tunnel of Love
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1958
Home Before Dark
as New Year's Eve Party Reveller
1958
Money, Women and Guns
as Postmaster (uncredited)
1958
King Creole
as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
1957
Witness for the Prosecution
as Barrister (uncredited)
1957
Wild Is the Wind
as Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
1957
The Tin Star
as Townsman (uncredited)
1957
My Man Godfrey
as Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
Until They Sail
as Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
1957
The Joker is Wild
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1957
An Affair to Remember
as Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)