Dustin Farnum

Dustin Farnum

5/27/1874 – 7/3/1929Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dustin Lancy Farnum (May 27, 1874 – July 3, 1929) was an American singer, dancer, and actor on the stage and in silent films. Although he played a wide variety of roles, he tended toward westerns and became one of the biggest stars of the genre. He was born in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, the older brother of actor William Farnum, whom he closely resembled, and the lesser known silent film director Marshall Farnum (died 1917). He married Mary Cromwell in 1909 and they divorced in 1924. He then married Winifred Kingston. Winifred and he were the parents of radio actress Estelle "Dustine" Runyon (1925–1983). After great success in a number of stage roles, Farnum landed his first film role in 1914 in the movie Soldiers of Fortune, and later in Cecil B. DeMille's The Squaw Man. He died of kidney failure on July 3, 1929, in Manhattan, New York City, aged 55.

Filmography (38 titles)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Movie

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Self (archive footage) · 1942

The Flaming Frontier8.0Movie

The Flaming Frontier

General George Armstrong Custer · 1926

8.0Movie

Her Man

Sledge · 1924

Kentucky Days9.0Movie

Kentucky Days

Don Buckner · 1923

The Grail9.0Movie

The Grail

Chic Shelby · 1923

The Man Who Won10.0Movie

The Man Who Won

Wild Bill · 1923

The Buster8.0Movie

The Buster

Bill Coryell · 1923

9.0Movie

Three Who Paid

Riley Sinclairl · 1923

Trail of the Axe9.0Movie

Trail of the Axe

Dave Malkern · 1922

Oath-Bound9.0Movie

Oath-Bound

Lawrence Bradbury · 1922

Strange Idols7.0Movie

Strange Idols

Angus MacDonald · 1922

Iron to Gold9.0Movie

Iron to Gold

Tom Curtis · 1922

The Devil Within9.0Movie

The Devil Within

Captain Briggs · 1921

The Primal Law10.0Movie

The Primal Law

Brian Wayne · 1921

Big Happiness8.0Movie

Big Happiness

John Dant / James Dant · 1920

The Corsican Brothers8.0Movie

The Corsican Brothers

Louis de Franchi / Fabien de Franchi · 1920

A Man's Fight10.0Movie

A Man's Fight

Roger Carr · 1919

A Man in the Open10.0Movie

A Man in the Open

Sailor Jesse · 1919

The Light of Western StarsMovie

The Light of Western Stars

Gene Stewart · 1918

The Scarlet PimpernelMovie

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Sir Percy Blakeney · 1917

North of Fifty-ThreeMovie

North of Fifty-Three

'Roaring Bill' Wagstaff · 1917

The SpyMovie

The Spy

Mark Quaintance · 1917

Durand of the Bad LandsMovie

Durand of the Bad Lands

Dick Durand · 1917

A Son of Erin7.5Movie

A Son of Erin

Dennis O'Hara · 1916

The Parson of PanamintMovie

The Parson of Panamint

Reverand Philip Pharo · 1916

Davy Crockett3.0Movie

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett · 1916

David Garrick1.0Movie

David Garrick

David Garrick · 1916

Ben BlairMovie

Ben Blair

Ben Blair · 1916

The Call of the Cumberlands4.8Movie

The Call of the Cumberlands

Samson South · 1916

The Gentleman from IndianaMovie

The Gentleman from Indiana

John Harkless · 1915