Dustin Farnum
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
David Garrick
David Garrick
Dick Durand
Durand of the Bad Lands
General George Armstrong Custer
The Flaming Frontier
Bill Coryell
The Buster
Reverand Philip Pharo
The Parson of Panamint
The Lightning Conductor
'Chuck' Hemingway
The Iron Strain
The Virginian
The Virginian
Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett
Capt. James Wynnegate
The Squaw Man
Gene Stewart
The Light of Western Stars
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Leonardo Davis (Captain Courtesy)
Captain Courtesy
Wild Bill
The Man Who Won
Mark Quaintance
The Spy
Roger Carr
A Man's Fight
Tom Curtis
Iron to Gold
Captain Briggs
The Devil Within
'Cameo' Kirby
Cameo Kirby
John Harkless
The Gentleman from Indiana
Ben Blair
Ben Blair
Sailor Jesse
A Man in the Open
Samson South
The Call of the Cumberlands
Louis de Franchi / Fabien de Franchi
The Corsican Brothers
Brian Wayne
The Primal Law
Dennis O'Hara
A Son of Erin
Riley Sinclairl
Three Who Paid
Dave Malkern
Trail of the Axe
Sir Percy Blakeney
The Scarlet Pimpernel
'Roaring Bill' Wagstaff
North of Fifty-Three
Robert Clay
Soldiers of Fortune
Sledge
Her Man
Angus MacDonald
Strange Idols
Chic Shelby
The Grail
Lawrence Bradbury
Oath-Bound
John Dant / James Dant
Big Happiness
Don Buckner
Kentucky Days
Jim Thorpe
The Yosemite Trail
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
38
Gender
Male
Birthday
1874-05-27
Place of Birth
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USA
Also Known As
Dustin Lancy Farnum