Jim Farley
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Long careers are rarer than they look, and Jim Farley has become a familiar face who has kept working through several turns of the industry. Most of the work sits in comedy. The count stands at 120 titles, and the range inside it is wide. 'The General' is where the largest audience met him. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know.
Jim Farley
120 Movies
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Jim Farley has become a familiar face who has kept working through several turns of the industry. Most of the work sits in comedy. The count stands at 120 titles, and the range inside it is wide. 'The General' is where the largest audience met him. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know.
Movies
Plays General Thatcher
The General
1926
Plays Skipper
The Phantom Creeps
1939
Plays Executioner
The King of Kings
1927
Plays Juryman
Zenobia
1939
Plays Policeman
Exposed
1938
Plays Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob
In Old California
1942
Plays Miner
Northwest Rangers
1942
Plays Deputy Sheriff
Captain January
1936
Plays Prison Guard
The House Across the Bay
1940
Plays Clancy - a Policeman
Caught Plastered
1931
Plays Tom Coburn
Song of the Saddle
1936
Plays Councilman
Badlands of Dakota
1941
Plays Man in Sheriff's Office
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
Plays Death Row Police Officer
Dynamite
1929
Plays Police Captain
Boys of the City
1940
Plays Lafe Gordon
Westward Ho
1935
Plays Cop
Pacific Blackout
1941
Plays Fire Chief
Professor Beware
1938
Plays Web Oliver
Texas Cyclone
1932
Plays Hawkins
Flaming Frontiers
1938
Plays Detective
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
Plays Joe Geraghty
Danger Lights
1931
Plays Police Captain Moran
East Side Kids
1940
Plays Bartender
Reno
1939
Plays Dan Tolliver
California Mail
1936
Plays Martin Brierson
Lucky Larkin
1930
Plays Inspector Warner
Sky Bandits
1940
Plays Board Member
Flaming Gold
1932
Plays Pere Du Barre
The Challenge of the Law
1920
Plays Sheriff Mart
Quick Money
1937
Plays Chief James A. Sullivan
Midnight Phantom
1935
Plays Dandy Dan McGee
Travelin' On
1922
Plays Sheriff Sam
The Silver Bullet
1942
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Buck Privates Come Home
Full Filmography
Buck Privates Come Home
Bank Guard #2 (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Warden (uncredited)
1946
Film
Leave Her to Heaven
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1945
Film
In Old New Mexico
Hank
1945
Film
Hail the Conquering Hero
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1944
Film
Christmas Holiday
Jury Member (uncredited)
1944
Film
Northern Pursuit
Turnkey (uncredited)
1943
Film
Hitler's Madman
Town Crier (uncredited)
1943
Film
Frontier Law
Jed Bates
1943
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jim Farley still alive?
Jim Farley passed away on October 12, 1947 at age 65.
What are the most famous roles of Jim Farley?
Jim Farley is best known for roles in The General, You Can't Take It with You, The Postman Always Rings Twice.
How many movies has Jim Farley been in?
Over a 32-year career (since 1915), Jim Farley has appeared in 120 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Jim Farley's first movie?
The career of Jim Farley began with The Girl and the Game (1915).
What is Jim Farley's most recent movie or series?
Jim Farley's most recent release is The Phantom Creeps, which premiered on June 6, 1949.
Jim Farley
1882-01-08 · Waldron, Arkansas, USA
James "Jim" Farley was an early film actor, whose career spanned 30 years across the silent and sound film eras. Farley's final film, The Man from Texas (1948), was released after his death in 1947.