Leading man in silent films until mid to late 1920s when Farnum transitioned to a character actor. Then later in life he remained in the film business as a paid extra in many films and TV shows.
Known for Some Like It Hot 1959 Sunset Boulevard 1950 The Apartment 1960 Strangers on a Train 1951 ★ 6.2 Cimarron 1960
Townsman (uncredited) ★ 8.2 The Apartment 1960
Office Worker (uncredited) ★ 5.8 The Hypnotic Eye 1960
Audience Member (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Pillow Talk 1959
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 8.1 Some Like It Hot 1959
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Gazebo 1959
TV Technician in Booth (uncredited) ★ 6.4 King Creole 1958
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited) ★ 7 Some Came Running 1958
Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited) ★ 5.9 The Tunnel of Love 1958
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7 Home Before Dark 1958
New Year's Eve Party Reveller ★ 6.5 My Man Godfrey 1957
Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.4 An Affair to Remember 1957
Ballet Audience Member (uncredited) ★ 8.2 Witness for the Prosecution 1957
Barrister (uncredited) ★ 8.1 The Joker is Wild 1957
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 7 The Tin Star 1957
Townsman (uncredited) ★ 7 Funny Face 1957
Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Until They Sail 1957
Man Smoking Outside Courtroom (uncredited) ★ 7 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957
Barfly (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Wings of Eagles 1957
Premier Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Eddy Duchin Story 1956
Passerby (uncredited) ★ 7.6 The Killing 1956
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) ★ 6.8 High Society 1956
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Hollywood or Bust 1956
Audience Member ★ 5.4 The Opposite Sex 1956
Patron at 21 (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Around the World in 80 Days 1956
Extra (uncredited) ★ 6.2 The Solid Gold Cadillac 1956
Dance Extra (uncredited) ★ 7.2 Ransom! 1956
Townsman in Crowd (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 1955
Cafe Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.6 My Sister Eileen 1955
Pedestrian (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Illegal 1955
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Ten Wanted Men 1955
★ 6.6 Guys and Dolls 1955
Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited) ★ 7.5 East of Eden 1955
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) ★ 6 Chicago Syndicate 1955
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Wichita 1955
Townsman (uncredited) ★ 5.6 A Lawless Street 1955
Townsman (uncredited) Series ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Broken Lance 1954
Juror (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Black Tuesday 1954
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited) ★ 7.1 A Star Is Born 1954
Ray (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Black Widow 1954
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.2 White Christmas 1954
Club Patron (uncredited) ★ 7 The Country Girl 1954
First-Nighter (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Living It Up 1954
Man at Bus Depot (uncredited) ★ 7 The Long, Long Trailer 1954
Trailer Park Man (uncredited) ★ 5.5 Vicki 1953
Club Manager (uncredited) ★ 7 Calamity Jane 1953
Barfly (uncredited) ★ 6 The Story of Three Loves 1953
Man Departing Train ★ 6.5 Scared Stiff 1953
Passerby (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Destination Gobi 1953
Quartermaster General (uncredited) ★ 6.6 The Steel Trap 1952
Plane Passenger (uncredited) ★ 7.3 The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
Assistant on Set (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Carrie 1952
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Phone Call from a Stranger 1952
★ 6.4 The Greatest Show on Earth 1952
Spectator (uncredited) ★ 7.3 The Narrow Margin 1952
Train Passenger (uncredited) ★ 5.9 This Woman Is Dangerous 1952
Assistant Gambling House Cashier (Uncredited) ★ 6 The Las Vegas Story 1952
Casino Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Turning Point 1952
Man in John's Office (uncredited) ★ 6.6 The Mating Season 1951
Board Member (uncredited) ★ 6.2 The Strange Door 1951
★ 6.6 The Stooge 1951
Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Roadblock 1951
Elevator Passenger (uncredited) ★ 7.3 A Place in the Sun 1951
Company Executive (uncredited) ★ 5.5 Love Nest 1951
Waiter (uncredited) ★ 7.7 Strangers on a Train 1951
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Tomorrow Is Another Day 1951
★ 6.3 The Jackie Robinson Story 1950
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited) ★ 8.1 All About Eve 1950
Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited) ★ 6.9 No Man of Her Own 1950
Train Passenger (uncredited) ★ 8.3 Sunset Boulevard 1950
Undertaker ★ 5.9 Destination Moon 1950
Factory Worker (uncredited) ★ 5.2 Destination Murder 1950
Arthur Mansfield ★ 6.8 Woman on the Run 1950
Coroner (uncredited) ★ 6 Bright Leaf 1950
Man in Hotel Bar (uncredited) ★ 5.6 The Second Woman 1950
Country Club Guest ★ 7.4 Gun Crazy 1950
Cashier (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Union Station 1950
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Colt .45 1950
Townsman (uncredited) ★ 7 House of Strangers 1949
★ 6.2 Knock on Any Door 1949
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) ★ 6.1 The Lady Gambles 1949
Casino Patron (uncredited) ★ 7.8 The Heiress 1949
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited) ★ 7.2 A Letter to Three Wives 1949
Country Club Member (uncredited) ★ 6.8 My Friend Irma 1949
Maitre D' (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Alias Nick Beal 1949
Supporter ★ 6.6 The File on Thelma Jordon 1949
Grand Juryman / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Cover Up 1949
Delegate on Platform (Uncredited) ★ 6 It's a Great Feeling 1949
Man at Train Station (uncredited) ★ 6.1 My Dear Secretary 1948
Nightclub Extra (uncredited) ★ 6 Race Street 1948
Man (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Johnny Belinda 1948
Man on Jury (uncredited) ★ 7.3 The Big Clock 1948
(uncredited) ★ 6.8 Albuquerque 1948
Barfly (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Hollow Triumph 1948
Big Winner (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Silver River 1948
Officer (uncredited) ★ 7.2 I Remember Mama 1948
Drug Store Pharmacist (uncredited) ★ 6.4 A Double Life 1947
Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 5.9 High Tide 1947
★ 6.6 They Won't Believe Me 1947
Man at Piano Concert (uncredited) ★ 7.7 Monsieur Verdoux 1947
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Daisy Kenyon 1947
Man Leaving Courtroom (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Road to Rio 1947
(uncredited) ★ 6.6 I Walk Alone 1947
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947
Faculty Member (uncredited) ★ 7 Gentleman's Agreement 1947
Party Guest ★ 6.7 Deception 1946
Restaurant Diner (uncredited) ★ 5.8 Crack-Up 1946
Man on Train (Uncredited) ★ 7.5 My Darling Clementine 1946
Townsman (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Lady on a Train 1945
★ 7.6 The Lost Weekend 1945
Concert Attendee (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Wonder Man 1945
Pelican Club Patron (uncredited) ★ 7 Hangover Square 1945
★ 6.3 Two O'Clock Courage 1945
Club Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Fallen Angel 1945
Man Leaving Drugstore (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 1945
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ★ 6.5 A Song to Remember 1945
Guest at Pleyel Hall Concert (uncredited) ★ 6.1 The Great Flamarion 1945
Stage Manager (uncredited) ★ 5.3 Dick Tracy 1945
Bystander at Murder (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Going My Way 1944
Church Usher (uncredited) ★ 5.9 The Great Moment 1944
Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited) ★ 6.7 The White Cliffs of Dover 1944
Ball Guest (uncredited) ★ 5.8 In Society 1944
Proprietor of Diner Stand (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Hail the Conquering Hero 1944
Town Councilman (uncredited) ★ 6.9 I Married a Witch 1942
★ 7.3 The Lady Eve 1941
Tailor in Montage (uncredited) ★ 7.3 Meet John Doe 1941
(uncredited) ★ 6.8 Buck Privates 1941
Officer (uncredited) ★ 6.4 In the Navy 1941
Military Officer (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Johnny Eager 1941
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Charlie Chan in Panama 1940
Marine Officer ★ 7 Boom Town 1940
Alarmed Townsman (uncredited) ★ 6.4 North West Mounted Police 1940
Townsman (uncredited) ★ 7.6 Stagecoach 1939
Deputy Frank (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Cowboy and the Lady 1938
Cowboy (uncredited) ★ 7 Vivacious Lady 1938
Train Conductor #2 (uncredited) ★ 6.7 History Is Made at Night 1937
★ 7.1 You Only Live Once 1937
Plainclothesman (uncredited) ★ 6.7 The Life of Emile Zola 1937
(uncredited) ★ 6.4 Charlie Chan at the Circus 1936
Mike - Ticket Taker ★ 6.5 Gold Diggers of 1935 1935
Bartender (uncredited) 
