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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.

Personal information

Birthday

1876-07-03

Birth Place

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Connecticut Yankee

A Connecticut Yankee

1931

6.0

Movie
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1917

4.8

Movie
A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

1941

7.0

Movie
Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

5.5

Movie
American Empire

American Empire

1942

3.8

Movie
American Methods

American Methods

1917

0.0

Movie
Are We Civilized?

Are We Civilized?

1934

4.0

Movie
Between Men

Between Men

1935

5.0

Movie
Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942

0.0

Movie
Brass Commandments

Brass Commandments

1923

0.0

Movie
Bride of Vengeance

Bride of Vengeance

1949

4.5

Movie
Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd

1945

6.0

Movie
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1934

6.0

Movie
Colorado Sunset

Colorado Sunset

1939

0.0

Movie
Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman

1940

3.7

Movie
Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand

1936

4.5

Movie
Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand

1936

0.0

Movie
Daughter of the West

Daughter of the West

1949

0.0

Movie
Deep in the Heart of Texas

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942

5.0

Movie
Drag Harlan

Drag Harlan

1920

0.0

Movie
Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

1930

5.5

Movie
Fires of Conscience

Fires of Conscience

1916

0.0

Movie
Flaming Guns

Flaming Guns

1932

6.0

Movie
Frontier Badmen

Frontier Badmen

1943

0.0

Movie
Gangs of Sonora

Gangs of Sonora

1941

0.0

Movie
Git Along Little Dogies

Git Along Little Dogies

1937

6.0

Movie
God's Country

God's Country

1946

6.0

Movie
Good Dame

Good Dame

1934

6.0

Movie
Gun Cargo

Gun Cargo

1949

0.0

Movie
Happy Landing

Happy Landing

1934

0.0

Movie
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

6.0

Movie
Hi-Yo Silver

Hi-Yo Silver

1940

0.0

Movie
His Greatest Sacrifice

His Greatest Sacrifice

1921

3.5

Movie
Hollywood Extra Girl

Hollywood Extra Girl

1935

6.0

Movie
Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951

6.6

Movie
If I Were King

If I Were King

1938

6.7

Movie
If I Were King

If I Were King

1920

0.0

Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

1952

5.6

Movie
Kit Carson

Kit Carson

1940

5.9

Movie
Last of the Duanes

Last of the Duanes

1941

6.0

Movie
Law of the Sea

Law of the Sea

1931

5.5

Movie
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1917

5.0

Movie
Lone Star

Lone Star

1952

5.5

Movie
Lone Star Ranger

Lone Star Ranger

1942

3.0

Movie
Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937

5.9

Movie
Men of Texas

Men of Texas

1942

0.0

Movie
Mexicali Rose

Mexicali Rose

1939

6.0

Movie
Million Dollar Haul

Million Dollar Haul

1935

5.0

Movie
Moonshine Valley

Moonshine Valley

1922

0.0

Movie
Mr. Robinson Crusoe

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

1932

6.1

Movie
My Dog Shep

My Dog Shep

1946

6.0

Movie
Powdersmoke Range

Powdersmoke Range

1935

0.0

Movie
Public Cowboy No. 1

Public Cowboy No. 1

1937

5.7

Movie
Reckless Decision

Reckless Decision

1933

4.5

Movie
Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

1918

0.0

Movie
Rolling Home

Rolling Home

1946

5.0

Movie
Rough and Ready

Rough and Ready

1918

0.0

Movie
Rovin' Tumbleweeds

Rovin' Tumbleweeds

1939

4.5

Movie
Samson

Samson

1915

10.0

Movie
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949

6.5

Movie
Santa Fe Stampede

Santa Fe Stampede

1938

5.6

Movie
School for Girls

School for Girls

1934

6.0

Movie
Shackles of Gold

Shackles of Gold

1922

1.0

Movie
Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis

1936

4.4

Movie
Shine On Harvest Moon

Shine On Harvest Moon

1938

6.0

Movie
South of the Border

South of the Border

1939

5.0

Movie
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

1933

1.0

Movie
Supernatural

Supernatural

1933

6.0

Movie
Ten Nights in a Bar-room

Ten Nights in a Bar-room

1931

4.3

Movie
Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

1942

6.2

Movie
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936

4.8

Movie
The Bondman

The Bondman

1916

0.0

Movie
The Brand of Hate

The Brand of Hate

1934

4.5

Movie
The Conqueror

The Conqueror

1917

0.0

Movie
The Corsican Brothers

The Corsican Brothers

1941

6.8

Movie
The Crusades

The Crusades

1935

6.2

Movie
The Drifter

The Drifter

1932

6.0

Movie
The Eagle's Brood

The Eagle's Brood

1935

5.0

Movie
The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1923

0.0

Movie
The Irish Gringo

The Irish Gringo

1935

0.0

Movie
The Kid Ranger

The Kid Ranger

1936

5.0

Movie
The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

1919

0.0

Movie
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1938

0.0

Movie
The Lone Star Ranger

The Lone Star Ranger

1919

0.0

Movie
The Man Who Fights Alone

The Man Who Fights Alone

1924

0.0

Movie
The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse

1944

5.5

Movie
The Pagan Lady

The Pagan Lady

1931

2.5

Movie
The Painted Desert

The Painted Desert

1931

5.1

Movie
The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

1947

6.2

Movie
The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail

1918

0.0

Movie
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1934

4.9

Movie
The Secret of Treasure Island

The Secret of Treasure Island

1938

4.0

Movie
The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

1914

4.9

Movie
The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet

1942

4.0

Movie
The Silver Streak

The Silver Streak

1934

6.7

Movie
The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1914

6.2

Movie
The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1942

6.2

Movie
The Vigilantes Are Coming

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936

5.5

Movie
The Wide Open Spaces

The Wide Open Spaces

1931

0.0

Movie
The Wonderful Adventure

The Wonderful Adventure

1915

0.0

Movie
Today I Hang

Today I Hang

1942

0.0

Movie
Trail of Robin Hood

Trail of Robin Hood

1950

4.7

Movie
Tropical Nights

Tropical Nights

1928

0.0

Movie
True Blue

True Blue

1918

0.0

Movie
When a Man Sees Red

When a Man Sees Red

1917

0.0

Movie
Wildfire

Wildfire

1945

0.0

Movie
Without Compromise

Without Compromise

1922

0.0

Movie