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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 27, 1874
Died
July 3, 1929
Place of Birth
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USA
Also Known As
- Dustin Lancy Farnum
Dustin Farnum
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Biography
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.
Known For
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Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
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General George Armstrong Custer
The Flaming Frontier
1926
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Wild Bill
The Man Who Won
1923
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Bill Coryell
The Buster
1923
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Riley Sinclairl
Three Who Paid
1923
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Tom Curtis
Iron to Gold
1922
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Captain Briggs
The Devil Within
1921
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Brian Wayne
The Primal Law
1921
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Louis de Franchi / Fabien de Franchi
The Corsican Brothers
1920
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Roger Carr
A Man's Fight
1919
Credits
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
1942
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The Flaming Frontier
as General George Armstrong Custer
1926
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The Man Who Won
as Wild Bill
1923
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The Buster
as Bill Coryell
1923
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Three Who Paid
as Riley Sinclairl
1923
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Iron to Gold
as Tom Curtis
1922
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The Devil Within
as Captain Briggs
1921
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The Primal Law
as Brian Wayne
1921
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The Corsican Brothers
as Louis de Franchi / Fabien de Franchi
1920
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A Man's Fight
as Roger Carr
1919
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A Man in the Open
as Sailor Jesse
1919
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The Light of Western Stars
as Gene Stewart
1918
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The Spy
as Mark Quaintance
1917
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Durand of the Bad Lands
as Dick Durand
1917
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A Son of Erin
as Dennis O'Hara
1916
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The Parson of Panamint
as Reverand Philip Pharo
1916
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Davy Crockett
as Davy Crockett
1916
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David Garrick
as David Garrick
1916
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Ben Blair
as Ben Blair
1916
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The Call of the Cumberlands
as Samson South
1916
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The Gentleman from Indiana
as John Harkless
1915
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The Iron Strain
as 'Chuck' Hemingway
1915
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Captain Courtesy
as Leonardo Davis (Captain Courtesy)
1915
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Cameo Kirby
as 'Cameo' Kirby
1914
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The Virginian
as The Virginian
1914
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The Squaw Man
as Capt. James Wynnegate
1914
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The Lightning Conductor
1914
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