Acting
William Farnum
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
Lone Star
Film · 1952
Jack and the Beanstalk
Film · 1952
Hollywood Story
Film · 1951
Trail of Robin Hood
Film · 1950
Gun Cargo
Film · 1949
Samson and Delilah
Film · 1949
Bride of Vengeance
Film · 1949
Daughter of the West
Film · 1949
The Perils of Pauline
Film · 1947
God's Country
Film · 1946
Rolling Home
Film · 1946
My Dog Shep
Film · 1946
Captain Kidd
Film · 1945
Wildfire
Film · 1945
The Mummy's Curse
Film · 1944
Frontier Badmen
Film · 1943
American Empire
Film · 1942
The Silver Bullet
Film · 1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Film · 1942
Today I Hang
Film · 1942
Men of Texas
Film · 1942
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Film · 1942
Lone Star Ranger
Film · 1942
The Spoilers
Film · 1942
The Corsican Brothers
Film · 1942
Tennessee Johnson
Film · 1942
A Woman's Face
Film · 1941
Gangs of Sonora
Film · 1941
Last of the Duanes
Film · 1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Film · 1941
Convicted Woman
Film · 1940
Adventures of Red Ryder
Film · 1940
Kit Carson
Film · 1940
Hi-Yo Silver
Film · 1940
Mexicali Rose
Film · 1939
South of the Border
Film · 1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Film · 1939
Colorado Sunset
Film · 1939
The Secret of Treasure Island
Film · 1938
Santa Fe Stampede
Film · 1938
If I Were King
Film · 1938
Shine On Harvest Moon
Film · 1938
The Lone Ranger
Film · 1938
Git Along Little Dogies
Film · 1937
Public Cowboy No. 1
Film · 1937
Maid of Salem
Film · 1937
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Film · 1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Film · 1936
Custer's Last Stand
Film · 1936
The Kid Ranger
Film · 1936
Sharad of Atlantis
Film · 1936
Custer's Last Stand
Film · 1936
Undersea Kingdom
Series · 1936
The Eagle's Brood
Film · 1935
Between Men
Film · 1935
The Crusades
Film · 1935
Million Dollar Haul
Film · 1935
Powdersmoke Range
Film · 1935
Hollywood Extra Girl
Film · 1935
The Irish Gringo
Film · 1935
The Scarlet Letter
Film · 1934
Are We Civilized?
Film · 1934
The Brand of Hate
Film · 1934
The Silver Streak
Film · 1934
Happy Landing
Film · 1934
Good Dame
Film · 1934
Cleopatra
Film · 1934
School for Girls
Film · 1934
Supernatural
Film · 1933
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Film · 1933
Reckless Decision
Film · 1933
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Film · 1932
The Drifter
Film · 1932
Flaming Guns
Film · 1932
A Connecticut Yankee
Film · 1931
The Pagan Lady
Film · 1931
The Painted Desert
Film · 1931
The Wide Open Spaces
Film · 1931
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
Film · 1931
Law of the Sea
Film · 1931
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Film · 1930
Tropical Nights
Film · 1928
The Man Who Fights Alone
Film · 1924
Brass Commandments
Film · 1923
The Gunfighter
Film · 1923
Moonshine Valley
Film · 1922
Shackles of Gold
Film · 1922
Without Compromise
Film · 1922
A Stage Romance
Film · 1922
His Greatest Sacrifice
Film · 1921
Perjury
Film · 1921
Drag Harlan
Film · 1920
If I Were King
Film · 1920
The Joyous Trouble-Makers
Film · 1920
The Orphan
Film · 1920
Heart Strings
Film · 1920
The Adventurer
Film · 1920
The Scuttlers
Film · 1920
The Lone Star Ranger
Film · 1919
The Last of the Duanes
Film · 1919
Wings of the Morning
Film · 1919
Wolves of the Night
Film · 1919
The Man Hunter
Film · 1919
True Blue
Film · 1918
The Rainbow Trail
Film · 1918
Rough and Ready
Film · 1918
Riders of the Purple Sage
Film · 1918
For Freedom
Film · 1918
When a Man Sees Red
Film · 1917
American Methods
Film · 1917
The Conqueror
Film · 1917
Les Misérables
Film · 1917
A Tale of Two Cities
Film · 1917
The Heart of a Lion
Film · 1917
The Price of Silence
Film · 1917
Fires of Conscience
Film · 1916
The Bondman
Film · 1916
The Battle of Hearts
Film · 1916
The Man from Bitter Roots
Film · 1916
Samson
Film · 1915
The Wonderful Adventure
Film · 1915
A Soldier's Oath
Film · 1915
The Spoilers
Film · 1914
The Sign of the Cross
Film · 1914
The Redemption of David Corson
Film · 1914
The Lambs' All-Star Gambol
Film · 1914