Portrait of Jim Farley

Acting

Jim Farley

Career

Active from 1915 to 1940, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The General
The General
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jim Farley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Silent Film 2
  • Romance 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Historical Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

35 titles ยท average score 63
Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bank Guard #2 (uncredited)

The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
GoodWatch score 81

as Warden (uncredited)

Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
GoodWatch score 81

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

as (uncredited)

Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
GoodWatch score 86

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Hitler's Madman
Hitler's Madman (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as Town Crier (uncredited)

This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire (1942)
GoodWatch score 84

as Night Watchman (uncredited)

In Old California
In Old California (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob

Sky Bandits
Sky Bandits (1940)

as Inspector Warner

Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
GoodWatch score 56

as Brewer, Armory Hostage (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

Virginia City
Virginia City (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Southerner (uncredited)

1930s

52 titles ยท average score 61
Zenobia
Zenobia (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

as Juryman

Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Laborer-Grader (uncredited)

Dodge City
Dodge City (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Engineer (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

California Mail
California Mail (1936)

as Dan Tolliver

The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Captain January
Captain January (1936)
GoodWatch score 77

as Deputy Sheriff

Westward Ho
Westward Ho (1935)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lafe Gordon

Midnight Phantom
Midnight Phantom (1935)
GoodWatch score 32

as Chief James A. Sullivan

The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade (1932)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bar Proprietor (uncredited)

Night Nurse
Night Nurse (1931)
GoodWatch score 76

as Policeman (uncredited)

Caught Plastered
Caught Plastered (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

as Clancy - a Policeman

1920s

29 titles ยท average score 65
The Voice of the City
The Voice of the City (1929)

as Police Inspector Wilmot

The Grip of the Yukon
The Grip of the Yukon (1928)

as Sheriff

The Perfect Crime
The Perfect Crime (1928)

as Jones (as James Farley)

The King of Kings
The King of Kings (1927)
GoodWatch score 68

as Executioner

The General
The General (1926)
GoodWatch score 87

as General Thatcher

The Lodge in the Wilderness
The Lodge in the Wilderness (1926)

as Bill Duncan

A Son of His Father
A Son of His Father (1925)

as Indian Pete

The City That Never Sleeps
The City That Never Sleeps (1924)

as Mike

Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok (1923)

as Jack McQueen (as James Farley)

My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose (1922)

as Corry Cinchella

The Devil Within
The Devil Within (1921)

as Scurlock

The Girl in the Rain
The Girl in the Rain (1920)

as Max Williams

1910s

14 titles
Sue of the South
Sue of the South (1919)

as John Peyton

Nugget Nell
Nugget Nell (1919)

as Badman #1

An Innocent Adventuress
An Innocent Adventuress (1919)

as Brogan's Accomplice

You Never Saw Such a Girl
You Never Saw Such a Girl (1919)

as Reagan

Rustling a Bride
Rustling a Bride (1919)

as Sheridan

The White Lie
The White Lie (1918)

as 'Bull' McDevitt (as James Farley)

Her Country First
Her Country First (1918)

as Henry - the Chauffeur

The Spirit of '17
The Spirit of '17 (1918)

as Carl Bender

Believe Me, Xantippe
Believe Me, Xantippe (1918)

as Detective Thorne

Desert Law
Desert Law (1918)

as Deputy

The Stainless Barrier
The Stainless Barrier (1917)

as Williams

The Highway of Hope
The Highway of Hope (1917)

as Missouri Joe