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William Farnum was born the son of G.D. Farnum ad Adela Le Gros, actors...
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Filmography
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) .... The King
- Lone Star (1952) .... Tom Crockett
- Hollywood Story (1951) .... William Farnum - Old-time Movie Star
- Trail of Robin Hood (1950) .... Bill Farnum
- Samson and Delilah (1949) .... Tubal
... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - Bride of Vengeance (1949) .... Conti Peruzzi
- Daughter of the West (1949) .... Father Vallejo
- Gun Cargo (1949) .... Board of Inquiry Chairman
- Heaven Only Knows (1947) (uncredited) .... Gabriel - Heavenly Deity
... aka Montana Mike (USA: reissue title) - The Perils of Pauline (1947) .... Western saloon set hero
- My Dog Shep (1946) .... Carter J. Latham
- Rolling Home (1946) .... Rodeo official
- God's Country (1946) .... Sandy McTavish
- Captain Kidd (1945) .... Capt. Rawson
- Wildfire (1945) .... Judge Polson
... aka Wildfire: The Story of a Horse (UK) - The Mummy's Curse (1944) .... Michael, the Sacristan
- Frontier Badmen (1943) .... Dad Courtwright
- Prairie Chickens (1943) (uncredited) .... Cache Lake Townsman
- Hangmen Also Die! (1943) (uncredited) .... Viktorin (patriot)
... aka Hangmen Also Die! (UK)
... aka Lest We Forget - Calaboose (1943) (uncredited) .... Checkers Player
- Tennessee Johnson (1942) .... Senator Huyler
... aka The Man on America's Conscience (UK) - American Empire (1942) .... Louisiana Judge
... aka My Son Alone (UK) - Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) .... Colonel Mallory
- Tish (1942) (uncredited) .... John, Sanitarium Gardener
- Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942) .... Judge Ezra Binns
- The Silver Bullet (1942) .... Dr. Thad Morgan
- Men of Texas (1942) .... General Sam Houston
... aka Men of Destiny (UK) - The Spoilers (1942) .... Wheaton
- Lone Star Ranger (1942) .... Maj. McNeil
- Today I Hang (1942) .... Warden Burke
- The Corsican Brothers (1941) .... Priest
- Last of the Duanes (1941) .... Texas Ranger Maj. McNeil
- Gangs of Sonora (1941) .... Editor Ward Beecham
- A Woman's Face (1941) .... Court Attendant
- Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) .... Judge Peters
- The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940) (scenes deleted) .... Vagabond
- Kit Carson (1940) .... Don Miguel Murphy
- Adventures of Red Ryder (1940) .... Colonel Tom Ryder [Ch. 1]
- Convicted Woman (1940) .... Commissioner McNeill
- South of the Border (1939) .... Padre
- Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939) .... Senator Timothy Nolan
- Colorado Sunset (1939) .... Sheriff George Glenn
- Mexicali Rose (1939) .... Padre Dominic
- Shine On, Harvest Moon (1938) .... Milt Brower
- Santa Fe Stampede (1938) .... Dave Carson
- If I Were King (1938) .... General Barbezier
- The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) .... George Brennan Westmore (editor)
... aka The Secret of a Treasure Island (USA: poster title) - The Lone Ranger (1938) .... Father McKim
- Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937) .... Sheriff Matt Doniphon
- Git Along Little Dogies (1937) .... Banker Maxwell
... aka Serenade of the West (UK) - Maid of Salem (1937) .... Crown Justice Sewall
- The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936) .... Father Jose
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936) (scenes deleted) .... Bit part
- Undersea Kingdom (1936) .... Sharad
- The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936/I) .... Insp. Gordon Gaunt
... aka The Clutching Hand (USA) - The Kid Ranger (1936) .... Bill Mason
- Custer's Last Stand (1936/I) .... James Fitzpatrick
- The Fighting Coward (1935) .... Jim Horton
- The Irish Gringo (1935) .... Pop Wiley
- Between Men (1935) .... John Wellington/Rand
- The Eagle's Brood (1935) .... El Toro
- Powdersmoke Range (1935) .... Banker Sam Oreham
- The Crusades (1935) .... Hugo, Duke of Burgundy
- Million Dollar Haul (1935) .... Mr. Mallory, Sheila's Dad
- The Silver Streak (1934) .... Barney J. Dexter
- The Brand of Hate (1934) .... Joe Larkins
- Cleopatra (1934) .... Lepidus
- The Scarlet Letter (1934) .... Gov. Bellingham
- Happy Landing (1934) .... Colonel Curtis
... aka Air Patrol (UK) - The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) .... Capt. Leclere
- Are We Civilized? (1934) .... Paul Franklin, Sr.
- School for Girls (1934) .... Charles Waltham
- Good Dame (1934) .... Judge Flynn
... aka Good Girl (UK) - Marriage on Approval (1933) .... Rev. John MacDougall
... aka Married in Haste (UK) - Another Language (1933) (uncredited) .... C. Forrester, Sculpting Instructor
- Fighting with Kit Carson (1933) (uncredited) .... Elliott [Ch. 1]
- Supernatural (1933) .... Nick 'Nicky' Hammond
- Reckless Decision (1933) .... Rev. John MacDougall
... aka Protect Your Daughters (video catalogue title)
... aka Suspicious Mothers - Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles (1933) .... Squire Beamish
- Flaming Guns (1932) .... Henry Ramsey
- Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932) .... William Belmont
- The Drifter (1932) .... The Drifter
- The Wide Open Spaces (1931)
- Law of the Sea (1931) .... Captain Len Andrews
- The Pagan Lady (1931) .... Malcolm 'Mal' Todd
- Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (1931)
- A Connecticut Yankee (1931) .... King Arthur
... aka The Yankee at King Arthur's Court (UK) - Ten Nights in a Barroom (1931) .... Joe Morgan
- The Painted Desert (1931) .... Bill 'Cash' Holbrook
- Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) .... Louis XV
... aka Dubarry
- Tropical Nights (1928)
- The Man Who Fights Alone (1924) .... John Marble
- The Gunfighter (1923) .... Billy Buell
- Brass Commandments (1923) .... Stephen 'Flash' Lanning
- Without Compromise (1922) .... Dick Leighton
- Moonshine Valley (1922) .... Ned Connors
- Shackles of Gold (1922) .... John Gibbs
- A Stage Romance (1922) .... Kean
- Perjury (1921) .... Robert Moore
- His Greatest Sacrifice (1921) .... Richard Hall
- The Scuttlers (1920) .... Jim Landers
- Drag Harlan (1920) .... Drag Harlan
- If I Were King (1920) .... François Villon
- The Joyous Troublemaker (1920) .... William Steele
... aka The Joyous Troublemakers (USA: review title)
... aka The Troublemakers (USA: review title) - The Orphan (1920) .... The Orphan
- The Adventurer (1920) .... Don Caesar de Bazan
- Heart Strings (1920) .... Pierre Fournel
- Wings of the Morning (1919) .... Capt. Robert Anstruther
- The Last of the Duanes (1919) .... Buck Duane
- Wolves of the Night (1919) .... Bruce Andrews
- The Lone Star Ranger (1919) .... Steele
- The Jungle Trail (1919) .... Robert Morgan
- The Man Hunter (1919) .... George Arnold
- For Freedom (1918) .... Robert Wayne
- The Rainbow Trail (1918) .... Lassiter / Shefford
- Riders of the Purple Sage (1918) .... Lassiter
- True Blue (1918) .... Bob McKeever
- Rough and Ready (1918) .... Bill Stratton
- William Farnum in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)
- The Heart of a Lion (1917) .... Barney Kemper
- Misérables, Les (1917) .... Jean Valjean
- When a Man Sees Red (1917) .... Larry Smith
- The Conqueror (1917) .... Sam Houston
- American Methods (1917) .... William Armstrong
- A Tale of Two Cities (1917) .... Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
- The Price of Silence (1917) .... Senator Frank Deering
- The Fires of Conscience (1916) .... George Baxter
- The End of the Trail (1916) .... Jules Le Clerq
- The Man from Bitter Roots (1916) .... Bruce Burt
- The Battle of Hearts (1916) .... Martin Cane
... aka A Battle of Hearts (copyright title) - A Man of Sorrow (1916)
- The Bondman (1916) .... Stephen Orry/Jason Orry
- Fighting Blood (1916) .... Lem Hardy
... aka His Fighting Blood (USA) - A Soldier's Oath (1915) .... Pierre Duval
- The Broken Law (1915) .... Daniel Esmond, later known as Lavengro
- A Wonderful Adventure (1915) .... Martin Stanley/Wilton Demarest
- The Plunderer (1915) .... Bill Matthews
- The Nigger (1915) .... Philip Morrow
... aka The New Governor (alternative title) - A Gilded Fool (1915) .... Chauncey Short
... aka The Gilded Fool (USA) - Samson (1915) .... Maurice Brachard
- The Sign of the Cross (1914) .... Marcus Superbus
- The Spoilers (1914) .... Roy Glenister
- The Redemption of David Corson (1914) .... David Corson
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