Dustin Farnum
Known For
Acting
Born
1874-05-27 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USA
Died
1929-07-03
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.
Most Known For
Her Man
as Sledge
David Garrick
as David Garrick
The Squaw Man
as Capt. James Wynnegate
The Buster
as Bill Coryell
The Grail
as Chic Shelby
Oath-Bound
as Lawrence Bradbury
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
The Devil Within
as Captain Briggs
The Man Who Won
as Wild Bill
The Flaming Frontier
as General George Armstrong Custer
Davy Crockett
as Davy Crockett
The Virginian
as The Virginian
Soldiers of Fortune
as Robert Clay
Iron to Gold
as Tom Curtis
Strange Idols
as Angus MacDonald
The Call of the Cumberlands
as Samson South
Captain Courtesy
as Leonardo Davis (Captain Courtesy)
A Son of Erin
as Dennis O'Hara
Kentucky Days
as Don Buckner
Three Who Paid
as Riley Sinclairl