William Farnum
Acting
Born July 3, 1876 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Farnum (July 4, 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts – June 5, 1953 in Hollywood, California) was a major movie actor. One of three brothers, Farnum grew up in a family of actors. He made his acting debut at the age of ten in Richmond, Virginia in a production of Julius Caesar, with Edwin Booth playing the title character. His first major success was as the title character of Ben-Hur in 1900 though replacing the original actor Edward Morgan who premiered the character in 1899. Later plays Farnum appeared in were the costume epic The Prince of India (1906…
Known For · 40 titles
Samson and Delilah
A Woman's Face
Cleopatra
Sharad of Atlantis
Samson
School for Girls
For Freedom
The Adventurer
Lone Star
Trail of Robin Hood
The Mummy's Curse
The Spoilers
Captain Kidd
The Perils of Pauline
Brass Commandments
Heart Strings
The Corsican Brothers
Convicted Woman
Hollywood Story
Tennessee Johnson
The Crusades
American Empire
The Man from Bitter Roots
Git Along Little Dogies
Adventures of Red Ryder
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Jack and the Beanstalk
Custer's Last Stand
If I Were King
A Soldier's Oath
The Pagan Lady
Last of the Duanes
The Lone Ranger
The Painted Desert
Kit Carson
The Spoilers
The Scarlet Letter
The Battle of Hearts
Maid of Salem