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.
Romance of the Rockies
Stone
Stage Struck
Party Guest (uncredited)
You're in the Navy Now
Officer
The Mating Season
Board Member (uncredited)
A Double Life
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Celebrity
Court Officer (uncredited)
Cimarron
Townsman (uncredited)
Fast Company
Lawrence Percival Van Huyler
Vanity Pool
Drew Garrett
The Virtuous Model
Edward Dorin
The Galloping Devil
Andy Green
Vanishing Trails
Silent Joe
The Hunger of the Blood
Maslun
The Land of Jazz
The Fighting Stranger
Australia Joe
The Last Chance
Rance Sparr
The White Masks
Jack Bray
$5,000 Reward
Dick Arlington
The Silver Bullet
Marshal Joe Mullane
Blondie in the Dough
Premier Biscuit Co. Board Member (uncredited)
The Third Alarm
Fire Department Captain
Carrying the Mail
Henchman Frank
Three Daring Daughters
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
King Creole
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Vicki
Club Manager (uncredited)
House of Strangers
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
The Strange Door
The Mating Game
Townsman (uncredited)
Cupid's Roundup
When Pals Fall Out
Lonesome
The Puncher and the Pup
Gun-Shy
James Brown
The Stooge
Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited)
She Devil
Party Guest (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited)
High Tide
My Sister Eileen
Pedestrian (uncredited)
The Eddy Duchin Story
Passerby (uncredited)
The First Texan
Delegate (uncredited)
Broken Lance
Juror (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
Barfly (uncredited)
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Nicky
Captain Pirate
Dr. Le Grand (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
Reporter (Uncredited)
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
Board Member (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf
Hotel Guest / Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Fort Osage
Settler (uncredited)
The Half-Breed
Man Applauding in Saloon (uncredited)
Deception
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Bidder (uncredited)
The Struggle
Dick Storm
Battling Brewster
Battling Jack Brewster
The Scarlet Car
Billy Winthrop
Frontier Justice
Lawyer George Lessin
The Apartment
Office Worker (uncredited)
The Steel Trap
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Hypnotic Eye
Audience Member (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
What Becomes of the Children?
Shelby
Arizona Cyclone
Carter, the Banker
Illegal
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
James Deley
Fighting Caballero
Bartender
Frontier Days
George Wilson
Knock on Any Door
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Honor of the Range
Saloonkeeper
Black Tuesday
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
The Game That Kills
Spectator (uncredited)
Dames Ahoy
Master of Ceremonies
Mark of the Spur
Sheriff Jake Ludlow
See America Thirst
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Border Guns
Fred Palmer
Three Rogues
Nelson
Meet Me on Broadway
Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Assistant on Set (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
Money, Women and Guns
Postmaster (uncredited)
The Story on Page One
Juror (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Crooked Dealer
Hollywood Cavalcade
Well-Wisher
Inside Detroit
Custer's Last Stand
Major Marcus Reno
Guys and Dolls
Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Rodeo Spectator
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Riley
The Jackie Robinson Story
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Ray (uncredited)
Sunset in El Dorado
Customer
Carrie
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
All About Eve
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
The Story of Three Loves
Man Departing Train
Stagecoach
Deputy Frank (uncredited)
Almost a Gentleman
Juror
Reno
Board Member
The Reckless Rider
Sheriff
The Ghost Rider
Bullard
Phone Call from a Stranger
Big Town Scandal
Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember
Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Rancher
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Officer at Party (uncredited)
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Board of Directors
The Lost Weekend
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
The Killing
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Going My Way
Church Usher (uncredited)
My Dear Secretary
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
A Desperate Adventure
Purity Squad
Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
East of Eden
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Race Street
Man (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
Barrister (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
High Society
Party Guest (uncredited)
Black Widow
Party Guest (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Hollywood or Bust
Audience Member
Wonder Man
Pelican Club Patron (uncredited)
Beyond the Rio Grande
Joe Kemp
The Great Moment
Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
Hangover Square
Charlie Chan in Panama
Marine Officer
Monsieur Verdoux
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
The Shadow
Sparks
Merton of the Movies
Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Policeman (uncredited)
The Tin Star
Townsman (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage
Club Patron (uncredited)
Under Texas Skies
Townsman
Boom Town
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
Townsman (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
Clayton
Call of the Rockies
Miner
The Opposite Sex
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Saddle Leather Law
Rancher (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited)
Massacre River
Army Officer at Dance (uncredited)
The Square Jungle
No Man of Her Own
Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Groom Wore Spurs
Reverend (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
Undertaker
The House Across the Bay
Prison Guard
Tin Pan Alley
Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo
Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited)
The Heiress
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
The Blue Angel
Blue Angel Customer (uncredited)
The Night of January 16th
Juror (uncredited)
The Green Archer
Pete
A Letter to Three Wives
Country Club Member (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
Extra (uncredited)
California Passage
Townsman (uncredited)
The Honor of the Press
Mr. Sampson, publisher of 'The Herald'
Exposed
Restaurant Patron
Crime Doctor
Juror
Parrish
Party Guest (uncredited)
This Woman Is Mine
Bit Role
Three Girls About Town
Conventioneer Extra
Frontier Fury
Bartender Homer (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Chicago Businessman
Northwest Rangers
Barfly
Silver Queen
Creditor
Belle Starr
Barfly (uncredited)
My Friend Irma
Maitre D' (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Roadblock
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
Spectator (uncredited)
Left Over Ladies
Benson
Vaudeville Days
Ticket Hawker (uncredited)
Men of the Sky
Farmer (uncredited)
The Secret Code
Federal Agent
Destination Moon
Factory Worker (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
Company Executive (uncredited)
Daisy Kenyon
Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)
Funny Face
Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
(uncredited)
Slightly French
Marty Freeman (uncredited)
Some Came Running
Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
The Drug Store Cowboy
Marmaduke Grandon
Gold Diggers of 1935
Bartender (uncredited)
The Narrow Margin
Train Passenger (uncredited)
White Christmas
Club Patron (uncredited)
Chicago Syndicate
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Powdersmoke Range
Jim Reece
Alias Nick Beal
Supporter
Destination Murder
Arthur Mansfield
Fun on a Weekend
Poker Player (Uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
Worshiper
A Stranger from Somewhere
Sam Brockton / 'Dippy' Lewis
Anything Once
Teddy Crosby
The Car of Chance
Arnold Baird
The Clean-Up
Stuart Adams
The Clock
Jack Tempest
Bringing Home Father
Peter Drake
The Devil's Pay Day
Gregory Van Houten
Love Never Dies
Felix, the Man
The Man Who Took a Chance
Monty Gray
A Stormy Knight
John Winton
The Fighting Grin
Billy Kennedy
The Rough Lover
Richard Bolton / Spike O'Brien
The Winged Mystery
Capt. August Sieger / Louis Siever
It Happened Out West
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
Ted Ransom
Pillow Talk
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Gold Grabbers
Johnny Allegro
Assigned to Danger
Mr. Norton (uncredited)
Woman on the Run
Coroner (uncredited)
Pretty Baby
Subway Commuter (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
Dance Extra (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
Man on Jury (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited)
The Tunnel of Love
Party Guest (uncredited)
Wallflower
The Big Clock
(uncredited)
Buck Privates
Officer (uncredited)
In the Navy
Military Officer (uncredited)
In Society
Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
Party Guest (uncredited)
Until They Sail
Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
The Second Woman
Country Club Guest
A Song to Remember
Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited)
I Walk Alone
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Road to Rio
Ship Lounge Extra
Over 21
Graduation Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Empty Cab
Henry Egbert Xerxes
Home Before Dark
New Year's Eve Party Reveller
The Great Flamarion
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
Cashier (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Faculty Member (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Mike - Ticket Taker
The File on Thelma Jordon
Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)
Love Nest
Waiter (Uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
Cowboy (uncredited)
The Life of Emile Zola
(uncredited)
Gentleman's Agreement
Party Guest
This Woman Is Dangerous
Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited)
Prison Train
The Lawyer
Cover Up
Delegate on Platform (Uncredited)
Everything I Have Is Yours
Tourist in Show (Uncredited)
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Druggist (Uncredited)
Johnny Eager
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Wichita
Townsman (uncredited)
Albuquerque
Barfly (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Barfly (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
Townsman (uncredited)
Wild Is the Wind
Passenger at Airport (uncredited)
The Desert Rat
Steve Lanyon - aka The Desert Rat
The Jolson Story
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Party Guest (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady
Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Black Bart
Al (uncredited)
Union Station
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Desert Mesa
Jones
The Lone Rider
Gore
Pals of the West
Sheriff Ed Dawson
West of the Law
Case aka Green
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Dance Extra (uncredited)
Crack-Up
Man on Train (Uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
Big Winner (uncredited)
Oklahoma Jim
Army Captain
Appointment in Berlin
R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Ice Palace
Committee Member (uncredited)
Colt .45
Townsman (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
Bystander at Murder (uncredited)
Human Targets
Sheriff
Crossed Trails
Tom Dawson
Baffled
Dick Osborne
Hail the Conquering Hero
Town Councilman (uncredited)
Yankee Fakir
Bergin
Strangers on a Train
Party Guest (uncredited)
Scared Stiff
Passerby (uncredited)
Destination Gobi
The Country Girl
First-Nighter (uncredited)
Because They're Young
Shopper with Cart (uncredited)
Living It Up
Man at Bus Depot (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
Extra in Trailer Park (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
minor role (uncredited)
The Toast of New Orleans
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Wake Me When It's Over
Pentagon Officer (uncredited)
Silver River
Officer (uncredited)
Ransom!
Townsman in Crowd (uncredited)
The Gazebo
Television Technician in Booth (uncredited)
The Bandit Tamer
William Warren
The Las Vegas Story
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Courage
Allen Jennings
Neighbors' Wives
(uncredited)
The Gangster
Passerby (uncredited)
Super Speed
Ralph Gray