William Farnum
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Farnum (July 4, 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts – June 5, 1953 in Hollywood, California) was a major movie actor. One of three brothers, Farnum grew up in a family of actors. He made his acting debut at the age of ten in Richmond, Virginia in a production of Julius Caesar, with Edwin Booth playing the title character. His first major success was as the title character of Ben-Hur in 1900 though replacing the original actor Edward Morgan who premiered the character in 1899. Later plays Farnum appeared in were the costume epic The Prince of India (1906), The White Sister (1909) starring Viola Allen, The Littlest Rebel (1911) co-starring his brother Dustin and a child actress named Mary Miles Minter(then nine years old) & Arizona (1913) with Dustin and stage beauty Elsie Ferguson. In The Spoilers in 1914, Farnum and Tom Santschi staged a classic movie fight which lasted for a full reel. In 1930, Farnum and Stantschi coached Gary Cooper and William Boyd in the fight scene for the 1930 version of The Spoilers. Other actors influenced by the Farnum scene were Milton Sills and Noah Beery in 1922 and Randolph Scott and John Wayne in 1942. From 1915 to 1925, Farnum devoted his life to motion pictures. When becoming one of the biggest sensations in Hollywood, he also became one of the highest-paid actors, earning $10,000 a week. Farnum's silent pictures the western Drag Harlan(1920) and the drama-adventure If I Were King(1921) survive from his years contracted to Fox Films. Farnum has a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the younger brother of actor Dustin Farnum. He had another brother, Marshall Farnum, who was a silent film director and died in 1917. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Farnum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieLone Star
1952
Tom Crockett
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1952
The King
movieHollywood Story
1951
Himself
movieTrail of Robin Hood
1950
Bill Franum
movieGun Cargo
1949
Board of Inquiry Chairman
movieBride of Vengeance
1949
Conti Peruzzi
movieDaughter of the West
1949
Father Vallejo
movieThe Perils of Pauline
1947
Western Saloon Set Hero
movieRolling Home
1946
Rodeo Official
movieMy Dog Shep
1946
Carter J. Latham Jr.
movieGod's Country
1946
Sandy McTavish
movieCaptain Kidd
1945
Capt. Rawson
movieWildfire
1945
Judge Polson
movieThe Mummy's Curse
1944
The Sacristan
movieFrontier Badmen
1943
Dad Courtwright
movieAmerican Empire
1942
Louisiana Judge
movieTennessee Johnson
1942
Senator Huyler
movieDeep in the Heart of Texas
1942
Colonel Mallory
movieBoss of Hangtown Mesa
1942
Judge Ezra Binns
movieThe Silver Bullet
1942
Dr. Thad Morgan
movieMen of Texas
1942
General Sam Houston
movieThe Spoilers
1942
Wheaton
movieLone Star Ranger
1942
Texas Ranger Major McNeil
movieToday I Hang
1942
Warden Burke
movieLast of the Duanes
1941
Texas Ranger Major McNeill
movieGangs of Sonora
1941
Ward Beecham
movieA Woman's Face
1941
Court Attendant
movieKit Carson
1940
Don Miguel Murphy
movieAdventures of Red Ryder
1940
Colonel Tom Ryder
movieHi-Yo Silver
1940
Father McKim
movieConvicted Woman
1940
Commissioner McNeill
movieRovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
Senator Timothy Nolan
movieColorado Sunset
1939
Sheriff George Glenn
movieMexicali Rose
1939
Padre Dominic
movieShine On Harvest Moon
1938
Milt Brower
movieSanta Fe Stampede
1938
Dave Carson
movieIf I Were King
1938
General Barbezier
movieThe Secret of Treasure Island
1938
George Brennan Westmore (Editor)
movieThe Lone Ranger
1938
Father McKim
moviePublic Cowboy No. 1
1937
Sheriff Matt Doniphon
movieGit Along Little Dogies
1937
Banker Maxwell
movieMaid of Salem
1937
Crown Justice Sewall
movieThe Vigilantes Are Coming
1936
Father José
movieCuster's Last Stand
1936
James Fitzpatrick
movieThe Kid Ranger
1936
Bill Mason
movieCuster's Last Stand
1936
James Fitzpatrick
movieThe Irish Gringo
1935
Pop Wiley
movieBetween Men
1935
John Wellington / Rand
movieThe Eagle's Brood
1935
El Toro
moviePowdersmoke Range
1935
Sam Oreham - Banker
movieHollywood Extra Girl
1935
Crusades Actor (uncredited)
movieThe Crusades
1935
Hugo, Duke of Burgundy
movieMillion Dollar Haul
1935
Mr. Mallory - Sheila's Dad
movieThe Silver Streak
1934
B.J. Dexter
movieThe Brand of Hate
1934
Joe Larkins
movieCleopatra
1934
Lepidus
movieThe Scarlet Letter
1934
Gov. Bellingham
movieHappy Landing
1934
Col. Curtis
movieAre We Civilized?
1934
Paul Franklin, Sr.
movieSchool for Girls
1934
Charles Waltham
movieGood Dame
1934
Judge Flynn
movieStolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1933
Squire Beamish
movieSupernatural
1933
Nicky Hammond
movieReckless Decision
1933
Rev. John MacDougall
movieFlaming Guns
1932
Henry Ramsey
movieMr. Robinson Crusoe
1932
William Belmont
movieThe Drifter
1932
The Drifter
movieThe Wide Open Spaces
1931
U.S. Marshal
movieLaw of the Sea
1931
Captain Len Andrews
movieThe Pagan Lady
1931
Malcolm 'Mal' Todd
movieA Connecticut Yankee
1931
King Arthur / Inventor
movieTen Nights in a Bar-room
1931
Joe Morgan
movieThe Painted Desert
1931
Cash Holbrook
movieThe Man Who Fights Alone
1924
John Marble
movieThe Gunfighter
1923
Billy Buell
movieBrass Commandments
1923
Stephen 'Flash' Lanning
movieWithout Compromise
1922
Dick Leighton
movieMoonshine Valley
1922
Ned Connors
movieShackles of Gold
1922
John Gibbs
movieA Stage Romance
1922
Edmund Kean
moviePerjury
1921
Robert Moore
movieHis Greatest Sacrifice
1921
Richard Hall
movieThe Scuttlers
1920
Jim Landers
movieDrag Harlan
1920
Drag Harlan
movieIf I Were King
1920
François Villon
movieThe Joyous Trouble-Makers
1920
William Steele
movieThe Orphan
1920
The Orphan
movieThe Adventurer
1920
Don Caesar de Bazan
movieHeart Strings
1920
Pierre Fournel
movieWings of the Morning
1919
Capt. Robert Anstruther
movieThe Last of the Duanes
1919
Buck Duane
movieWolves of the Night
1919
Bruce Andrews
movieThe Man Hunter
1919
George Arnold
movieFor Freedom
1918
Robert Wayne
movieThe Rainbow Trail
1918
Lassiter / Shefford
movieTrue Blue
1918
Bob McKeever
movieRough and Ready
1918
Bill Stratton
movieThe Heart of a Lion
1917
Barney Kemper
movieLes Misérables
1917
Jean Valjean
movieWhen a Man Sees Red
1917
Larry Smith
movieThe Conqueror
1917
Sam Houston
movieAmerican Methods
1917
William Armstrong
movieA Tale of Two Cities
1917
Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
movieThe Price of Silence
1917
Senator Frank Deering
movieFires of Conscience
1916
George Baxter
movieThe Man from Bitter Roots
1916
Bruce Burt
movieThe Battle of Hearts
1916
Martin Cane
movieThe Bondman
1916
Stephen Orry/Jason Orry
movieA Soldier's Oath
1915
Pierre Duval
movieThe Wonderful Adventure
1915
Martin Stanley
Samson
1915
Maurice Brachard
movieThe Sign of the Cross
1914
Marcus Superbus
movieThe Spoilers
1914
Roy Glenister