William Farnum

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1876-07-03
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Movies List of William Farnum

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Gun Cargo

1949 Movie
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American Empire

1942 Movie
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Mr. Robinson Crusoe

1932 Movie
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A Woman's Face

1941 Movie
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The Lone Star Ranger

1919 Movie
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Captain Kidd

1945 Movie
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The Scarlet Letter

1934 Movie
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Hollywood Story

1951 Movie
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Moonshine Valley

1922 Movie
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True Blue

1918 Movie
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The Rainbow Trail

1918 Movie
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When a Man Sees Red

1917 Movie
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The Eagle's Brood

1935 Movie
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God's Country

1946 Movie
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Santa Fe Stampede

1938 Movie
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Fires of Conscience

1916 Movie
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The Drifter

1932 Movie
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Supernatural

1933 Movie
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A Connecticut Yankee

1931 Movie
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If I Were King

1938 Movie
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Between Men

1935 Movie
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Shine On Harvest Moon

1938 Movie
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The Perils of Pauline

1947 Movie
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Convicted Woman

1940 Movie
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Rough and Ready

1918 Movie
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The Pagan Lady

1931 Movie
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Public Cowboy No. 1

1937 Movie
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The Spoilers

1914 Movie
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Are We Civilized?

1934 Movie
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The Sign of the Cross

1914 Movie
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The Silver Bullet

1942 Movie
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Custer's Last Stand

1936 Movie
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The Brand of Hate

1934 Movie
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The Silver Streak

1934 Movie
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Gangs of Sonora

1941 Movie
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The Lone Ranger

1938 Movie
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Happy Landing

1934 Movie
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The Painted Desert

1931 Movie
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Brass Commandments

1923 Movie
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The Wide Open Spaces

1931 Movie
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The Gunfighter

1923 Movie
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Samson and Delilah

1949 Movie
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Lone Star

1952 Movie
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Last of the Duanes

1941 Movie
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The Crusades

1935 Movie
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Reckless Decision

1933 Movie
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Flaming Guns

1932 Movie
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Mexicali Rose

1939 Movie
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South of the Border

1939 Movie
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The Kid Ranger

1936 Movie
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Trail of Robin Hood

1950 Movie
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American Methods

1917 Movie
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Bride of Vengeance

1949 Movie
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Frontier Badmen

1943 Movie
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Rovin' Tumbleweeds

1939 Movie
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Rolling Home

1946 Movie
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Maid of Salem

1937 Movie
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Million Dollar Haul

1935 Movie
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Sharad of Atlantis

1936 Movie
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Today I Hang

1942 Movie
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Kit Carson

1940 Movie
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Hi-Yo Silver

1940 Movie
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The Conqueror

1917 Movie
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Daughter of the West

1949 Movie
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Men of Texas

1942 Movie
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Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942 Movie
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Lone Star Ranger

1942 Movie
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Custer's Last Stand

1936 Movie
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Wildfire

1945 Movie
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The Spoilers

1942 Movie
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Drag Harlan

1920 Movie
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My Dog Shep

1946 Movie
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The Corsican Brothers

1941 Movie
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Les Misérables

1917 Movie
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A Tale of Two Cities

1917 Movie
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Good Dame

1934 Movie
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Cleopatra

1934 Movie
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The Bondman

1916 Movie
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The Mummy's Curse

1944 Movie
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Powdersmoke Range

1935 Movie
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Law of the Sea

1931 Movie
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Tropical Nights

1928 Movie
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Hollywood Extra Girl

1935 Movie
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Samson

1915 Movie
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Shackles of Gold

1922 Movie
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If I Were King

1920 Movie
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Without Compromise

1922 Movie
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The Irish Gringo

1935 Movie
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School for Girls

1934 Movie
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Tennessee Johnson

1942 Movie
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Colorado Sunset

1939 Movie