Acting
William Farnum
- Titles
- 113movies
- Career
Active from 1914 to 1952, busiest in 1917 and 1931 with 6 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 57top three billing
- Average score
54/100
- Highest rated
The Silver Streak66/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Fantasy3.0average 1.8
- Wonder4.6average 3.4
- Physical Comedy3.2average 2.5
- Wholesome3.9average 3.3
- Politics3.2average 2.6
- Romance4.4average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.3, average 5.2
- Melancholy3.0, average 4.7
- Psychological4.0, average 5.6
- Dark Humor1.5, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Western 7
- Historical Setting 6
- Action & Adventure 3
- Frontier Justice 3
- Small Town Justice 2
- Strong Female Lead 2
- Early Cinema 2
- Melodramatic 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Nostalgic Entertainment 2
- Silent Era 2
- Physical Humor 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Frank LloydDirectorA Tale of Two Cities, For Freedom, Riders of the Purple Sage, Les Misérables, True Blue, +4 more- JJ. Gordon EdwardsDirectorThe Adventurer, Heart Strings, The Last of the Duanes, The Lone Star Ranger, If I Were King, +2 more
Charles ClaryActorA Tale of Two Cities, The Last of the Duanes, The Lone Star Ranger, True Blue, The Price of Silence, +1 more
Marc RobbinsActorA Tale of Two Cities, For Freedom, Riders of the Purple Sage, True Blue, The Heart of a Lion, +1 more- OOliver DrakeWriterSharad of Atlantis, Deep in the Heart of Texas, Public Cowboy No. 1, Boss of Hangtown Mesa, Today I Hang, +1 more
Robert FrazerActorTen Nights in a Bar-room, The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand, Gangs of Sonora, Gun Cargo, Million Dollar Haul
Rex LeaseActorCuster's Last Stand, The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand, The Silver Bullet, Boss of Hangtown Mesa, Gun Cargo
Smiley BurnetteActorSharad of Atlantis, Git Along Little Dogies, Public Cowboy No. 1, Mexicali Rose, Rovin' Tumbleweeds- WWilliam NoblesCinematographerSharad of Atlantis, Shine On Harvest Moon, Mexicali Rose, Rovin' Tumbleweeds, The Drifter
Russell SimpsonActorLast of the Duanes, Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles, My Dog Shep, Lone Star Ranger
LeRoy MasonActorThe Silver Bullet, Santa Fe Stampede, Mexicali Rose, Are We Civilized?
Gene AutryActorGit Along Little Dogies, Public Cowboy No. 1, Mexicali Rose, Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Movies and TV shows
1111950s
3 titles · average score 62
61
as The King
71
as Tom Crockett
56
as Bill Franum
1940s
29 titles · average score 63
as Board of Inquiry Chairman
82
as Tubal
56
as Western Saloon Set Hero
as Carter J. Latham Jr.
as Sandy McTavish
78
as Capt. Rawson
as Dr. Thad Morgan
as Warden Burke
as Texas Ranger Major McNeil
64
as Wheaton
as Ward Beecham
72
as Court Attendant
1930s
46 titles · average score 56
46
as James Fitzpatrick
as Bill Mason
as John Wellington / Rand
as Joe Larkins
as Paul Franklin, Sr.
as Squire Beamish
as The Drifter
50
as Cash Holbrook
as Joe Morgan
61
as King Arthur / Inventor
as Captain Len Andrews
as Louis XV
1920s
13 titles
as John Marble
as Billy Buell
as Stephen 'Flash' Lanning
as Ned Connors
as John Gibbs
as Dick Leighton
as Richard Hall
as Robert Moore
as François Villon
as Pierre Fournel
as Don Caesar de Bazan
as Drag Harlan
1910s
20 titles
as Buck Duane
as Lassiter
as Bob McKeever
as Lassiter / Shefford
as Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
as Sam Houston
as Jean Valjean
as Stephen Orry/Jason Orry
as Maurice Brachard
as Martin Stanley
as Marcus Superbus
as Roy Glenister