William Farnum

William Farnum

Actor 1914–1952 (38 year career)
5.0 avg rating

Known For

Filmography

Acting (123)

Movies (123)

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

1952

as The King

5.6
Lone Star

Lone Star

1952

as Tom Crockett

5.6
Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951

as Himself

6.6
Trail of Robin Hood

Trail of Robin Hood

1950

as Bill Franum

5.2
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949

as Tubal

6.6
Bride of Vengeance

Bride of Vengeance

1949

as Conti Peruzzi

4.5
Gun Cargo

Gun Cargo

1949

as Board of Inquiry Chairman

Daughter of the West

Daughter of the West

1949

as Father Vallejo

The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

1947

as Western Saloon Set Hero

6.2
Rolling Home

Rolling Home

1946

as Rodeo Official

5.0
God's Country

God's Country

1946

as Sandy McTavish

6.0
My Dog Shep

My Dog Shep

1946

as Carter J. Latham Jr.

6.0
Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd

1945

as Capt. Rawson

6.2
Wildfire

Wildfire

1945

as Judge Polson

1.0
The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse

1944

as The Sacristan

5.5
Frontier Badmen

Frontier Badmen

1943

as Dad Courtwright

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

1942

as Senator Huyler

6.1
The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1942

as Wheaton

6.2
Men of Texas

Men of Texas

1942

as General Sam Houston

Lone Star Ranger

Lone Star Ranger

1942

as Texas Ranger Major McNeil

3.0
Today I Hang

Today I Hang

1942

as Warden Burke

5.0
American Empire

American Empire

1942

as Louisiana Judge

3.8
The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet

1942

as Dr. Thad Morgan

4.0
Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942

as Judge Ezra Binns

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942

as Colonel Mallory

5.0
Gangs of Sonora

Gangs of Sonora

1941

as Ward Beecham

Last of the Duanes

Last of the Duanes

1941

as Texas Ranger Major McNeill

6.0
A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

1941

as Court Attendant

6.8
The Corsican Brothers

The Corsican Brothers

1941

as Priest

6.9
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
6.0
Hi-Yo Silver

Hi-Yo Silver

1940

as Father McKim

6.0
Kit Carson

Kit Carson

1940

as Don Miguel Murphy

5.8
Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman

1940

as Commissioner McNeill

3.0
Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

as Colonel Tom Ryder

5.5
Mexicali Rose

Mexicali Rose

1939

as Padre Dominic

6.0
Colorado Sunset

Colorado Sunset

1939

as Sheriff George Glenn

5.0
South of the Border

South of the Border

1939

as Padre

5.0
Rovin' Tumbleweeds

Rovin' Tumbleweeds

1939

as Senator Timothy Nolan

4.5
Santa Fe Stampede

Santa Fe Stampede

1938

as Dave Carson

5.5
If I Were King

If I Were King

1938

as General Barbezier

6.8
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1938

as Father McKim

6.0
The Secret of Treasure Island

The Secret of Treasure Island

1938

as George Brennan Westmore (Editor)

3.7
Shine On Harvest Moon

Shine On Harvest Moon

1938

as Milt Brower

3.5
Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937

as Crown Justice Sewall

5.9
Public Cowboy No. 1

Public Cowboy No. 1

1937

as Sheriff Matt Doniphon

6.0
Git Along Little Dogies

Git Along Little Dogies

1937

as Banker Maxwell

6.0
The Kid Ranger

The Kid Ranger

1936

as Bill Mason

3.7
Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand

1936

as James Fitzpatrick

4.5
Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis

1936

as Sharad

4.2
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936

as Gordon Gaunt

4.8
Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand

1936

as James Fitzpatrick

The Vigilantes Are Coming

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936

as Father José

5.5
The Crusades

The Crusades

1935

as Hugo, Duke of Burgundy

6.2
Hollywood Extra Girl

Hollywood Extra Girl

1935

as Crusades Actor (uncredited)

6.0
The Irish Gringo

The Irish Gringo

1935

as Pop Wiley

Between Men

Between Men

1935

as John Wellington / Rand

5.0
Million Dollar Haul

Million Dollar Haul

1935

as Mr. Mallory - Sheila's Dad

5.0
Powdersmoke Range

Powdersmoke Range

1935

as Sam Oreham - Banker

The Eagle's Brood

The Eagle's Brood

1935

as El Toro

4.8
Are We Civilized?

Are We Civilized?

1934

as Paul Franklin, Sr.

4.0
The Brand of Hate

The Brand of Hate

1934

as Joe Larkins

4.5
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1934

as Lepidus

6.0
School for Girls

School for Girls

1934

as Charles Waltham

6.0
Happy Landing

Happy Landing

1934

as Col. Curtis

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1934

as Gov. Bellingham

4.6
Good Dame

Good Dame

1934

as Judge Flynn

5.5
The Silver Streak

The Silver Streak

1934

as B.J. Dexter

6.8
Supernatural

Supernatural

1933

as Nicky Hammond

6.1
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

1933

as Squire Beamish

1.0
Reckless Decision

Reckless Decision

1933

as Rev. John MacDougall

4.5
The Drifter

The Drifter

1932

as The Drifter

5.5
Mr. Robinson Crusoe

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

1932

as William Belmont

6.1
Flaming Guns

Flaming Guns

1932

as Henry Ramsey

6.0
Ten Nights in a Bar-room

Ten Nights in a Bar-room

1931

as Joe Morgan

4.3
A Connecticut Yankee

A Connecticut Yankee

1931

as King Arthur / Inventor

6.0
The Pagan Lady

The Pagan Lady

1931

as Malcolm 'Mal' Todd

2.0
Law of the Sea

Law of the Sea

1931

as Captain Len Andrews

5.5
The Painted Desert

The Painted Desert

1931

as Cash Holbrook

4.7
The Wide Open Spaces

The Wide Open Spaces

1931

as U.S. Marshal

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

1930

as Louis XV

5.4
Tropical Nights

Tropical Nights

1928
The Man Who Fights Alone

The Man Who Fights Alone

1924

as John Marble

Brass Commandments

Brass Commandments

1923

as Stephen 'Flash' Lanning

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1923

as Billy Buell

A Stage Romance

A Stage Romance

1922

as Edmund Kean

Shackles of Gold

Shackles of Gold

1922

as John Gibbs

1.0
Moonshine Valley

Moonshine Valley

1922

as Ned Connors

Without Compromise

Without Compromise

1922

as Dick Leighton

Perjury

Perjury

1921

as Robert Moore

His Greatest Sacrifice

His Greatest Sacrifice

1921

as Richard Hall

2.7
Drag Harlan

Drag Harlan

1920

as Drag Harlan

Heart Strings

Heart Strings

1920

as Pierre Fournel

The Joyous Trouble-Makers

The Joyous Trouble-Makers

1920

as William Steele

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

1920

as Don Caesar de Bazan

The Orphan

The Orphan

1920

as The Orphan

If I Were King

If I Were King

1920

as François Villon

The Scuttlers

The Scuttlers

1920

as Jim Landers

The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

1919

as Buck Duane

The Lone Star Ranger

The Lone Star Ranger

1919

as Steele

The Man Hunter

The Man Hunter

1919

as George Arnold

Wolves of the Night

Wolves of the Night

1919

as Bruce Andrews

Wings of the Morning

Wings of the Morning

1919

as Capt. Robert Anstruther

1.0
The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail

1918

as Lassiter / Shefford

Rough and Ready

Rough and Ready

1918

as Bill Stratton

Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

1918

as Lassiter

For Freedom

For Freedom

1918

as Robert Wayne

True Blue

True Blue

1918

as Bob McKeever

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1917

as Jean Valjean

5.0
The Conqueror

The Conqueror

1917

as Sam Houston

The Price of Silence

The Price of Silence

1917

as Senator Frank Deering

When a Man Sees Red

When a Man Sees Red

1917

as Larry Smith

The Heart of a Lion

The Heart of a Lion

1917

as Barney Kemper

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1917

as Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton

4.8
American Methods

American Methods

1917

as William Armstrong

1.0
The Man from Bitter Roots

The Man from Bitter Roots

1916

as Bruce Burt

The Battle of Hearts

The Battle of Hearts

1916

as Martin Cane

Fires of Conscience

Fires of Conscience

1916

as George Baxter

The Bondman

The Bondman

1916

as Stephen Orry/Jason Orry

The Wonderful Adventure

The Wonderful Adventure

1915

as Martin Stanley

1.0
Samson

Samson

1915

as Maurice Brachard

10.0
A Soldier's Oath

A Soldier's Oath

1915

as Pierre Duval

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

1914

as Marcus Superbus

5.1
The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1914

as Roy Glenister

6.2