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Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) -- Abbott & Costello's version of the famous fairy tale, about a young boy who trades the family cow for magic beans.

Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) -- Ella Bishop is an inhibited girl whose frustrations grow as she approaches womanhood. As a women, her ambitions to teach cause her to lose her only opportunity for true love...

American Empire (1942) -- Two men join forces to build a cattle empire, and battle rustlers, bad weather and each other.

Overview

Date of Birth:

4 July 1876, Boston, Massachusetts, USA more

Date of Death:

5 June 1953, Hollywood, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

William Farnum was born the son of G.D. Farnum ad Adela Le Gros, actors... more

Trivia:

Brother of actor Dustin Farnum and Marshall Farnum.

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Awards:

1 win more

Alternate Names:

Bill Farnum

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)	The King	1952	-	5.8 (1,106)

2.	Lone Star (1952)	Tom Crockett	1952	-	6.0 (266)

3.	Hollywood Story (1951)	William Farnum - Old-time Movie Star	1951	-	7.1 (36)

4.	"The Philco Television Playhouse" (1948)	(1 episode, 1950)	1950	-	8.0 (19)
	AKAs: Arena Theatre (USA: new title) Repertory Theatre (USA: new title) The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: The Vine That Grew on Fiftieth Street (1950)
5.	Samson and Delilah (1949)	Tubal	1949	-	6.7 (1,588)
	AKAs: Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
6.	Bride of Vengeance (1949)	Conti Peruzzi	1949	-	4.9 (33)

7.	Daughter of the West (1949)	Father Vallejo	1949	-	-

8.	Gun Cargo (1949)	Board of Inquiry Chairman	1949	-	3.9 (6)

9.	Heaven Only Knows (1947)	(uncredited) Gabriel - Heavenly Deity	1947	-	6.4 (83)
	AKAs: Montana Mike (USA: reissue title)
10.	The Perils of Pauline (1947)	Western Saloon Set Hero	1947	-	6.7 (454)

11.	My Dog Shep (1946)	Carter J. Latham	1946	-	6.0 (10)

12.	Rolling Home (1946)	Rodeo official	1946	-	5.8 (5)

13.	God's Country (1946)	Sandy McTavish	1946	-	6.4 (12)

14.	Captain Kidd (1945)	Capt. Rawson	1945	-	6.4 (459)

15.	Wildfire (1945)	Judge Polson	1945	-	6.8 (27)
	AKAs: Wildfire: The Story of a Horse (UK)
16.	The Mummy's Curse (1944)	Michael, the Sacristan	1944	-	5.2 (549)

17.	Frontier Badmen (1943)	Dad Courtwright	1943	-	6.8 (11)

18.	Prairie Chickens (1943)	(uncredited) Cache Lake Townsman	1943	-	5.5 (22)

19.	Hangmen Also Die! (1943)	(uncredited) Viktorin (patriot)	1943	-	7.6 (1,123)
	AKAs: Hangmen Also Die! (UK) Lest We Forget
20.	Calaboose (1943)	(uncredited) Checkers Player	1943	-	4.5 (24)

21.	Tennessee Johnson (1942)	Senator Huyler	1942	-	7.1 (158)
	AKAs: The Man on America's Conscience (UK)
22.	American Empire (1942)	Louisiana Judge	1942	-	6.2 (76)
	AKAs: My Son Alone (UK)
23.	Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)	Colonel Mallory	1942	-	5.3 (5)

24.	Tish (1942)	(uncredited) John, Sanitarium Gardener	1942	-	6.4 (43)

25.	Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942)	Judge Ezra Binns	1942	-	6.0 (9)

26.	The Silver Bullet (1942)	Dr. Thad Morgan	1942	-	4.6 (5)

27.	Men of Texas (1942)	General Sam Houston	1942	-	6.5 (10)
	AKAs: Men of Destiny (UK)
28.	The Spoilers (1942)	Wheaton	1942	-	6.8 (719)

29.	Lone Star Ranger (1942)	Maj. McNeil	1942	-	-

30.	Today I Hang (1942)	Warden Burke	1942	-	-

31.	The Corsican Brothers (1941)	Priest	1941	-	6.6 (185)

32.	Last of the Duanes (1941)	Texas Ranger Maj. McNeil	1941	-	7.6 (5)

33.	Gangs of Sonora (1941)	Editor Ward Beecham	1941	-	-

34.	A Woman's Face (1941)	Court Attendant	1941	-	7.2 (577)

35.	Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)	Judge Peters	1941	-	6.5 (229)

36.	The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)	(scenes deleted) Vagabond	1940	-	5.4 (58)

37.	Kit Carson (1940)	Don Miguel Murphy	1940	-	6.3 (77)

38.	Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)	Colonel Tom Ryder [Ch. 1]	1940	-	7.1 (47)

39.	Convicted Woman (1940)	Commissioner McNeill	1940	-	6.2 (29)

40.	South of the Border (1939)	Padre	1939	-	6.2 (34)

41.	Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939)	Senator Timothy Nolan	1939	-	6.0 (27)

42.	Colorado Sunset (1939)	Sheriff George Glenn	1939	-	6.4 (36)

43.	Mexicali Rose (1939)	Padre Dominic	1939	-	6.3 (19)

44.	Shine On, Harvest Moon (1938)	Milt Brower	1938	-	6.4 (11)

45.	Santa Fe Stampede (1938)	Dave Carson	1938	-	6.2 (129)

46.	If I Were King (1938)	General Barbezier	1938	-	7.4 (243)

47.	The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)	George Brennan Westmore (editor)	1938	-	4.8 (128)
	AKAs: The Secret of a Treasure Island (USA: poster title)
48.	The Lone Ranger (1938)	Father McKim	1938	-	7.8 (75)

49.	Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)	Sheriff Matt Doniphon	1937	-	6.1 (46)

50.	Git Along Little Dogies (1937)	Banker Maxwell	1937	-	5.5 (33)
	AKAs: Serenade of the West (UK)
51.	Maid of Salem (1937)	Crown Justice Sewall	1937	-	6.8 (74)

52.	The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)	Father Jose	1936	-	6.4 (22)

53.	Hollywood Boulevard (1936)	(scenes deleted) Bit part	1936	-	5.8 (21)

54.	Undersea Kingdom (1936)	Sharad	1936	-	4.0 (219)

55.	The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936/I)	Insp. Gordon Gaunt	1936	-	5.8 (43)
	AKAs: The Clutching Hand (USA: alternative title)
56.	The Kid Ranger (1936)	Bill Mason	1936	-	-

57.	Custer's Last Stand (1936/I)	James Fitzpatrick	1936	-	5.1 (127)

58.	The Fighting Coward (1935)	Jim Horton	1935	-	-

59.	The Irish Gringo (1935)	Pop Wiley	1935	-	2.5 (12)

60.	Between Men (1935)	John Wellington/Rand	1935	-	6.2 (24)

61.	The Eagle's Brood (1935)	El Toro	1935	-	7.4 (44)

62.	Powdersmoke Range (1935)	Banker Sam Oreham	1935	-	7.3 (27)

63.	The Crusades (1935)	Hugo, Duke of Burgundy	1935	-	6.9 (338)

64.	Million Dollar Haul (1935)	Mr. Mallory, Sheila's Dad	1935	-	-

65.	The Silver Streak (1934)	Barney J. Dexter	1934	-	6.9 (32)

66.	The Brand of Hate (1934)	Joe Larkins	1934	-	-

67.	Cleopatra (1934)	Lepidus	1934	-	7.0 (885)

68.	The Scarlet Letter (1934)	Gov. Bellingham	1934	-	5.1 (123)

69.	Happy Landing (1934)	Colonel Curtis	1934	-	-
	AKAs: Air Patrol (UK)
70.	The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)	Captain Leclere	1934	-	7.8 (565)

71.	Are We Civilized? (1934)	Paul Franklin, Sr.	1934	-	5.7 (6)

72.	School for Girls (1934)	Charles Waltham	1934	-	-

73.	Good Dame (1934)	Judge Flynn	1934	-	3.4 (5)
	AKAs: Good Girl (UK)
74.	Marriage on Approval (1933)	Rev. John MacDougall	1933	-	-
	AKAs: Married in Haste (UK)
75.	Another Language (1933)	(uncredited) C. Forrester, Sculpting Instructor	1933	-	7.0 (69)

76.	Fighting with Kit Carson (1933)	(uncredited) Elliott [Ch. 1]	1933	-	6.6 (13)

77.	Supernatural (1933)	Nick 'Nicky' Hammond	1933	-	5.9 (143)

78.	Reckless Decision (1933)	Rev. John MacDougall	1933	-	5.1 (10)
	AKAs: Protect Your Daughters (video catalogue title) Suspicious Mothers
79.	Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles (1933)	Squire Beamish	1933	-	-

80.	Flaming Guns (1932)	Henry Ramsey	1932	-	-

81.	Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932)	William Belmont	1932	-	5.9 (137)

82.	The Drifter (1932)	The Drifter	1932	-	4.2 (10)

83.	The Wide Open Spaces (1931)		1931	-	6.7 (8)

84.	Law of the Sea (1931)	Captain Len Andrews	1931	-	6.0 (5)

85.	The Pagan Lady (1931)	Malcolm 'Mal' Todd	1931	-	-

86.	Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (1931)		1931	-	7.4 (6)

87.	A Connecticut Yankee (1931)	King Arthur / Inventor	1931	-	7.0 (97)
	AKAs: The Yankee at King Arthur's Court (UK)
88.	Ten Nights in a Barroom (1931)	Joe Morgan	1931	-	5.4 (26)

89.	The Painted Desert (1931)	Bill 'Cash' Holbrook	1931	-	5.5 (216)

90.	Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930)	Louis XV	1930	-	5.6 (15)
	AKAs: Dubarry
91.	Tropical Nights (1928)		1928	-	-

92.	The Man Who Fights Alone (1924)	John Marble	1924	-	-

93.	The Gunfighter (1923)	Billy Buell	1923	-	-

94.	Brass Commandments (1923)	Stephen 'Flash' Lanning	1923	-	-

95.	Without Compromise (1922)	Dick Leighton	1922	-	-

96.	Moonshine Valley (1922)	Ned Connors	1922	-	-

97.	Shackles of Gold (1922)	John Gibbs	1922	-	-

98.	A Stage Romance (1922)	Kean	1922	-	-

99.	Perjury (1921)	Robert Moore	1921	-	-

100.	His Greatest Sacrifice (1921)	Richard Hall	1921	-	-

101.	The Scuttlers (1920)	Jim Landers	1920	-	-

102.	Drag Harlan (1920)	Drag Harlan	1920	-	-

103.	If I Were King (1920)	François Villon	1920	-	-

104.	The Joyous Troublemaker (1920)	William Steele	1920	-	-
	AKAs: The Joyous Troublemakers (USA: review title) The Troublemakers (USA: review title)
105.	The Orphan (1920)	The Orphan	1920	-	-

106.	The Adventurer (1920)	Don Caesar de Bazan	1920	-	-

107.	Heart Strings (1920)	Pierre Fournel	1920	-	-

108.	Wings of the Morning (1919)	Capt. Robert Anstruther	1919	-	-

109.	The Last of the Duanes (1919)	Buck Duane	1919	-	-

110.	Wolves of the Night (1919)	Bruce Andrews	1919	-	-

111.	The Lone Star Ranger (1919)	Steele	1919	-	-

112.	The Jungle Trail (1919)	Robert Morgan	1919	-	-

113.	The Man Hunter (1919)	George Arnold	1919	-	-

114.	For Freedom (1918)	Robert Wayne	1918	-	-

115.	William Farnum in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)		1918	-	-

116.	The Rainbow Trail (1918)	Lassiter / Shefford	1918	-	-

117.	Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)	Lassiter	1918	-	-

118.	True Blue (1918)	Bob McKeever	1918	-	-

119.	Rough and Ready (1918)	Bill Stratton	1918	-	-

120.	The Heart of a Lion (1917)	Barney Kemper	1917	-	-

121.	Les misérables (1917)	Jean Valjean	1917	-	-

122.	When a Man Sees Red (1917)	Larry Smith	1917	-	-

123.	The Conqueror (1917)	Sam Houston	1917	-	-

124.	American Methods (1917)	William Armstrong	1917	-	-

125.	A Tale of Two Cities (1917)	Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton	1917	-	6.8 (21)

126.	The Price of Silence (1917)	Senator Frank Deering	1917	-	-

127.	The Fires of Conscience (1916)	George Baxter	1916	-	-

128.	The End of the Trail (1916)	Jules Le Clerq	1916	-	-

129.	The Man from Bitter Roots (1916)	Bruce Burt	1916	-	-

130.	The Battle of Hearts (1916)	Martin Cane	1916	-	-
	AKAs: A Battle of Hearts (copyright title)
131.	A Man of Sorrow (1916)		1916	-	-

132.	The Bondman (1916)	Stephen Orry/Jason Orry	1916	-	-

133.	Fighting Blood (1916)	Lem Hardy	1916	-	-
	AKAs: His Fighting Blood (USA)
134.	A Soldier's Oath (1915)	Pierre Duval	1915	-	-

135.	The Broken Law (1915)	Daniel Esmond, later known as Lavengro	1915	-	-

136.	The Wonderful Adventure (1915)	Martin Stanley/Wilton Demarest	1915	-	-

137.	The Plunderer (1915)	Bill Matthews	1915	-	-

138.	The Nigger (1915)	Philip Morrow	1915	-	6.7 (266)
	AKAs: The New Governor (alternative title)
139.	A Gilded Fool (1915)	Chauncey Short	1915	-	-
	AKAs: The Gilded Fool (USA)
140.	Samson (1915)	Maurice Brachard	1915	-	-

141.	The Sign of the Cross (1914)	Marcus Superbus	1914	-	-

142.	The Spoilers (1914)	Roy Glenister	1914	-	6.2 (12)

143.	The Redemption of David Corson (1914)	David Corson	1914	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Spoilers (1930)	(fight consultant)	1930	-	7.3 (18)

2.	The Spoilers (1923)	(technical advisor)	1923	-	-

Soundtrack View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)	(performer: "Wanderers" (1937) (uncredited))	1937	-	6.1 (46)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Mr. Movies (1952)	Himself	1952	-	-

2.	Trail of Robin Hood (1950)	(as Bill Farnum) Himself	1950	-	5.8 (53)

3.	"The Ed Wynn Show" (1949)	Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1950)	1950	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.21 (1950) Himself - Actor
4.	Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)	Himself - party guest of honor	1941	-	-

5.	Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present (1941)	Himself	1941	-	9.1 (5)
	AKAs: Stars Past and Present (USA: short title)
6.	Hollywood Extra Girl (1935)	(uncredited) Crusades cast member	1935	-	6.2 (18)

7.	United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive (1918)	Himself	1918	-	-
	AKAs: An Untitled Liberty Loan Film


1.	Sharad of Atlantis (1966) (TV)	Sharad

2.	Danger Trail (1951)	El Toro

3.	Hi-Yo Silver (1940)	Father McKim

4.	The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936/II)	Insp. Gordon Gaunt

5.	Custer's Last Stand (1936/II)	James Fitzpatrick

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