10.0
10.0
Samson
1915
as Maurice Brachard
William Farnum
Acting
Born:July 3, 1876
Died:June 5, 1953(aged 76)
Birthplace:Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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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.
Filmography (119 movies)
6.9
6.9
The Corsican Brothers
1941
as Priest
6.8
6.8
If I Were King
1938
as General Barbezier
6.8
6.8
A Woman's Face
1941
as Court Attendant
6.8
6.8
The Silver Streak
1934
as B.J. Dexter
6.6
6.6
Hollywood Story
1951
as Himself
6.5
6.5
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Tubal
6.2
6.2
The Crusades
1935
as Hugo, Duke of Burgundy
6.2
6.2
The Spoilers
1942
as Wheaton
6.2
6.2
The Spoilers
1914
as Roy Glenister
6.2
6.2
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Western Saloon Set Hero
6.2
6.2
Captain Kidd
1945
as Capt. Rawson
6.1
6.1
Supernatural
1933
as Nicky Hammond
6.1
6.1
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Senator Huyler
6.1
6.1
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932
as William Belmont
6.1
6.1
Kit Carson
1940
as Don Miguel Murphy
6.0
6.0
Cleopatra
1934
as Lepidus
6.0
6.0
Mexicali Rose
1939
as Padre Dominic
6.0
6.0
A Connecticut Yankee
1931
as King Arthur / Inventor
6.0
6.0
Public Cowboy No. 1
1937
as Sheriff Matt Doniphon
6.0
6.0
Hollywood Extra Girl
1935
as Crusades Actor (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
God's Country
1946
as Sandy McTavish
6.0
6.0
Last of the Duanes
1941
as Texas Ranger Major McNeill
6.0
6.0
The Lone Ranger
1938
as Father McKim
6.0
6.0
My Dog Shep
1946
as Carter J. Latham Jr.
6.0
6.0
Flaming Guns
1932
as Henry Ramsey
6.0
6.0
Hi-Yo Silver
1940
as Father McKim
6.0
6.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
6.0
6.0
School for Girls
1934
as Charles Waltham
6.0
6.0
Git Along Little Dogies
1937
as Banker Maxwell
5.9
5.9
Maid of Salem
1937
as Crown Justice Sewall
5.6
5.6
Jack and the Beanstalk
1952
as The King
5.6
5.6
Lone Star
1952
as Tom Crockett
5.5
5.5
The Drifter
1932
as The Drifter
5.5
5.5
Santa Fe Stampede
1938
as Dave Carson
5.5
5.5
The Mummy's Curse
1944
as The Sacristan
5.5
5.5
Law of the Sea
1931
as Captain Len Andrews
5.5
5.5
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Colonel Tom Ryder
5.5
5.5
The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936
as Father José
5.5
5.5
Good Dame
1934
as Judge Flynn
5.4
5.4
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
as Louis XV
5.2
5.2
Trail of Robin Hood
1950
as Bill Franum
5.1
5.1
The Sign of the Cross
1914
as Marcus Superbus
5.0
5.0
Between Men
1935
as John Wellington / Rand
5.0
5.0
Today I Hang
1942
as Warden Burke
5.0
5.0
Rolling Home
1946
as Rodeo Official
5.0
5.0
Million Dollar Haul
1935
as Mr. Mallory - Sheila's Dad
5.0
5.0
Les Misérables
1917
as Jean Valjean
5.0
5.0
South of the Border
1939
as Padre
5.0
5.0
Deep in the Heart of Texas
1942
as Colonel Mallory
4.8
4.8
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
1936
as Gordon Gaunt
4.8
4.8
A Tale of Two Cities
1917
as Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
4.7
4.7
The Eagle's Brood
1935
as El Toro
4.7
4.7
The Painted Desert
1931
as Cash Holbrook
4.6
4.6
The Scarlet Letter
1934
as Gov. Bellingham
4.5
4.5
Bride of Vengeance
1949
as Conti Peruzzi
4.5
4.5
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
as Senator Timothy Nolan
4.5
4.5
The Brand of Hate
1934
as Joe Larkins
4.5
4.5
Custer's Last Stand
1936
as James Fitzpatrick
4.5
4.5
Reckless Decision
1933
as Rev. John MacDougall
4.3
4.3
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
1931
as Joe Morgan
4.2
4.2
Sharad of Atlantis
1936
as Sharad
4.0
4.0
The Silver Bullet
1942
as Dr. Thad Morgan
4.0
4.0
Are We Civilized?
1934
as Paul Franklin, Sr.
3.8
3.8
American Empire
1942
as Louisiana Judge
3.7
3.7
The Kid Ranger
1936
as Bill Mason
3.7
3.7
The Secret of Treasure Island
1938
as George Brennan Westmore (Editor)
3.5
3.5
Shine On Harvest Moon
1938
as Milt Brower
3.0
3.0
Lone Star Ranger
1942
as Texas Ranger Major McNeil
3.0
3.0
Convicted Woman
1940
as Commissioner McNeill
2.7
2.7
His Greatest Sacrifice
1921
as Richard Hall
2.0
2.0
The Pagan Lady
1931
as Malcolm 'Mal' Todd
1.0
1.0
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1933
as Squire Beamish
1.0
1.0
Wildfire
1945
as Judge Polson
1.0
1.0
Shackles of Gold
1922
as John Gibbs
1.0
1.0
American Methods
1917
as William Armstrong
1.0
1.0
Wings of the Morning
1919
as Capt. Robert Anstruther
1.0
1.0
The Wonderful Adventure
1915
as Martin Stanley
A Stage Romance
1922
as Edmund Kean
The Orphan
1920
as The Orphan
Men of Texas
1942
as General Sam Houston
Riders of the Purple Sage
1918
as Lassiter
Gangs of Sonora
1941
as Ward Beecham
Wolves of the Night
1919
as Bruce Andrews
Brass Commandments
1923
as Stephen 'Flash' Lanning
The Gunfighter
1923
as Billy Buell
Daughter of the West
1949
as Father Vallejo
Colorado Sunset
1939
as Sheriff George Glenn
The Man Hunter
1919
as George Arnold
The Battle of Hearts
1916
as Martin Cane
Frontier Badmen
1943
as Dad Courtwright
Powdersmoke Range
1935
as Sam Oreham - Banker
A Soldier's Oath
1915
as Pierre Duval
The Man Who Fights Alone
1924
as John Marble
The Conqueror
1917
as Sam Houston
The Irish Gringo
1935
as Pop Wiley
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
1942
as Judge Ezra Binns
The Man from Bitter Roots
1916
as Bruce Burt
Custer's Last Stand
1936
as James Fitzpatrick
Drag Harlan
1920
as Drag Harlan
The Bondman
1916
as Stephen Orry/Jason Orry
The Last of the Duanes
1919
as Buck Duane
If I Were King
1920
as François Villon
Without Compromise
1922
as Dick Leighton
Gun Cargo
1949
as Board of Inquiry Chairman
The Lone Star Ranger
1919
as Steele
Moonshine Valley
1922
as Ned Connors
True Blue
1918
as Bob McKeever
The Rainbow Trail
1918
as Lassiter / Shefford
When a Man Sees Red
1917
as Larry Smith
Fires of Conscience
1916
as George Baxter
Rough and Ready
1918
as Bill Stratton
The Wide Open Spaces
1931
as U.S. Marshal
The Price of Silence
1917
as Senator Frank Deering
Perjury
1921
as Robert Moore
The Heart of a Lion
1917
as Barney Kemper
The Joyous Trouble-Makers
1920
as William Steele
Tropical Nights
1928
Happy Landing
1934
as Col. Curtis
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