Dustin Farnum
Birthday: 1874-05-27 | Place of Birth: Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USAFrom 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
Acting
Role
as Sledge
as Chic Shelby
as Don Buckner
as Riley Sinclairl
as Wild Bill
as Angus MacDonald
as Dave Malkern
as Jim Thorpe
as Lawrence Bradbury
as Tom Curtis
as Brian Wayne
as Captain Briggs
as John Dant / James Dant
as Louis de Franchi / Fabien de Franchi
as Roger Carr
as Sailor Jesse
as Gene Stewart
as 'Roaring Bill' Wagstaff
as Dick Durand
as Mark Quaintance
as Sir Percy Blakeney
as Ben Blair
as David Garrick
as Davy Crockett
as Dennis O'Hara
as Reverand Philip Pharo
as Samson South
as John Harkless
as Leonardo Davis (Captain Courtesy)
as The Virginian
