Born: January 8, 1882 – Died: October 12, 1947
Jim Farley, an American actor, was born on January 8, 1882, in Waldron, Arkansas, USA. With notable works such as "The General" (1926), "Captain January" (1936), and "The Devil Within" (1921), Farley made a significant impact on the entertainment industry. Farley's talent and dedication propelled him to become a respected actor. He sadly passed away on October 12, 1947, in Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, USA. Throughout his career, Farley left a lasting legacy through his memorable performances, showcasing his versatility and skill in the realm of acting.
Early Life and Career
Farley had a successful career in acting, with notable roles in films such as "The General" (1926), "Captain January" (1936), and "The Devil Within" (1921). These projects showcased his talent and established him as a respected actor in the industry.
Farley's contributions to Hollywood and the entertainment industry are undeniable. His memorable performances and versatile acting skills left a lasting impact on audiences and solidified his place as a notable figure in the history of film.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | The Man from Texas | Stranger (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Curley | First Baggage Man (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Time Out of Mind | Retired Sea Captain (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Bank Guard #2 (uncredited) |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Passenger on Trolley (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Ladies' Man | Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Abie's Irish Rose | American General (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Warden (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Murder in the Music Hall | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Man in Window (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Leave Her to Heaven | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Strange Mr. Gregory | Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited) |
| 1945 | They Were Expendable | (uncredited) |
| 1945 | State Fair | Ticket-Taker (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Mama Loves Papa | City Official (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Wonder Man | Stage Hand (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Cisco Kid in Old New Mexico | Hank (as James Farley) |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Roughly Speaking | Gateman (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Gentle Annie | Second Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Heavenly Days | Senator (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent | Train Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Hail the Conquering Hero | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Jury Member (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Home in Indiana | Jim - Seated Left of Ed in Bar (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | Prospector (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Gambler's Choice | Politician (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Lucky Cowboy (Short) | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| 1944 | What a Man! | Roberts - Office Worker |
| 1944 | Marshal of Gunsmoke | Clem Anderson (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Northern Pursuit | Turnkey (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Frontier Law | Jed Bates (as James Farley) |
| 1943 | Gangway for Tomorrow | Worker (uncredited) |
| 1943 | I Dood It | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Sleepy Lagoon | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Hitler's Madman | Town Crier (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Hot Foot (Short) | Office Worker |
| 1943 | Two Weeks to Live | Gossiper (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Quiet Please: Murder | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Northwest Rangers | Miner (uncredited) |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever | Ticket Seller (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Silver Bullet | Sheriff Sam (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees | Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Little Tokyo, U.S.A. | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1942 | In Old California | Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob (uncredited) |
| 1942 | This Gun for Hire | Night Watchman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Bashful Bachelor | Trainer of 'Brown Bess' (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Yokel Boy | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Pacific Blackout | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Glamour Boy | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Look Who's Laughing | First Officer (scenes deleted) |
| 1941 | Miss Polly | Jim Pennywinkle (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Among the Living | Neighbor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Bandit Trail | John Davis (uncredited) |
| 1941 | We Go Fast | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Nothing But the Truth | Watchman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Badlands of Dakota | Councilman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | World Premiere | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Richest Man in Town | Elderly Man (uncredited) |
| 1941 | My Life with Caroline | Railroad Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Rawhide Rangers | Banker (as James Farley) |
| 1941 | They Meet Again | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Riders of Death Valley | Graham (Ch's 1 & 15) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | In the Navy | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Sky Raiders | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | I Wanted Wings | Fire Chief (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Brewer - Armory Hostage (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Trail of the Vigilantes | Rancher (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Junior G-Men | Accusing Pedestrian [Ch. 1] (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Stranger on the Third Floor | Policeman at Accident (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Boys of the City | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Sky Bandits | Inspector Warner |
| 1940 | Winners of the West | Greely [Ch. 6] (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob | Paymaster (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Virginia City | Southerner (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The House Across the Bay | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| 1940 | East Side Kids | Police Capt. Moran (as James Farley) |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet | Police Captain [Ch. 7] (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Reno | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Call a Messenger | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Full Confession | Tavern Owner (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Mutiny on the Blackhawk | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Forgotten Woman | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Union Pacific | Laborer-Grader (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Zenobia | Juryman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | First Offenders | Lt. Glascow (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Dodge City | Engineer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Risky Business | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Phantom Creeps | Skipper [Ch. 9] (as James Farley) |
| 1938 | Sweethearts | Carriage Starter (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Angels with Dirty Faces | Railroad Yard Watchman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | His Exciting Night | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Exposed | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Crime Ring | Turnkey (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Flaming Frontiers | Hawkins (Chs. 1-6) (as James Farley) |
| 1938 | Professor Beware | Fire Chief (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Girl of the Golden West | Man in Sheriff's Office (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It | Miner (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Love Is a Headache | Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Crashing Hollywood | Dining Car Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Quick Money | Sheriff Mart (as James Farley) |
| 1937 | Submarine D-1 | Father on Pier (uncredited) |
| 1937 | A Girl with Ideas | Private Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Stand-In | Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Californian | Sheriff Stanton (as James Farley) |
| 1937 | San Quentin | Sheriff (scenes deleted) |
| 1937 | The Hit Parade | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Let Them Live | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Man Who Found Himself | Railroad Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Green Light | (scenes deleted) |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley | Jones - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Breezing Home | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1937 | She's Dangerous | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Mysterious Crossing | Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1936 | We Who Are About to Die | Police Officer Johnson (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Opera | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1936 | California Mail | Dan Tolliver (as James Farley) |
| 1936 | Great Guy | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Bride Walks Out | Store Detective (uncredited) |
| 1936 | San Francisco | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Dancing Pirate | Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Captain January | Deputy Sheriff (as James Farley) |
| 1936 | The Milky Way | Promoter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Song of the Saddle | Tom Coburn (as James Farley) |
| 1936 | The Petrified Forest | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Frisco Kid | Vigilante (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Midnight Phantom | Chief James A. Sullivan (as James Farley) |
| 1935 | I Live for Love | Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Diamond Jim | Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Westward Ho | Lafe Gordon (as James Farley) |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Silk Hat Kid | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Arizonian | Posse Member (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Flame Within | Policeman in Bar (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Air Hawks | Mr. Harrington (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Hold 'Em Yale | (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Princess O'Hara | Trainer (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Transient Lady | Harold (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Carnival | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1935 | A Notorious Gentleman | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Bachelor of Arts | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Jealousy | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Captain Hates the Sea | Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Death on the Diamond | Charlie - Policeman at St. Louis Stadium (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Here Comes the Groom | Third Cop |
| 1934 | Let's Talk It Over | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Two Alone | 1st Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Chief | Arresting Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | A Shriek in the Night | Detective Jim Brown (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Afraid to Talk | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Flaming Gold | Board Member (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Speak Easily | Station Agent (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Back Street | Horsecar Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Unashamed | Courtroom Police Officer (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Young Bride | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | High Speed | Head of Board of Directors (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Scandal for Sale | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Bar Proprietor (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Texas Cyclone | Webb Oliver (as James Farley) |
| 1931 | The Deadline | Cassidy (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Caught Plastered | Clancy - a Policeman (as James Farley) |
| 1931 | Night Nurse | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Not Exactly Gentlemen | Marshal Dunn |
| 1931 | Fighting Caravans | Amos (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Danger Lights | Joe Geraghty (as James Farley) |
| 1930 | Road to Paradise | Police Officer Farley (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Lucky Larkin | Martin Brierson (as James Farley) |
| 1929 | Courtin' Wildcats | The Doctor (as James Farley) |
| 1929 | Dynamite | Death Row Police Officer (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Dance of Life | Champ Melvin |
| 1929 | The Voice of the City | Police Inspector Wilmot (as James Farley) |
| 1929 | Weary River | Plainclothesman with Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1928 | In Old Arizona | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Shady Lady | Unknown |
| 1928 | The Godless Girl | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Perfect Crime | Jones (as James Farley) |
| 1928 | The Racket | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Grip of the Yukon | Sheriff (as James Farley) |
| 1928 | Mad Hour | Police Inspector (as James Farley) |
| 1928 | A Woman Against the World | Detective |
| 1927 | The Battle of the Century (Short) | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| 1927 | Chicago | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1927 | Fighting Fathers (Short) | Captain |
| 1927 | Love 'em and Feed 'em (Short) | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| 1927 | The Tired Business Man | Sergeant (as James Farley) |
| 1927 | The King of Kings | Executioner |
| 1926 | The General | General Thatcher |
| 1926 | The Lodge in the Wilderness | Bill Duncan (as James Farley) |
| 1925 | Strong for Love (Short) | Unknown |
| 1925 | A Son of His Father | Indian Pete (as James Farley) |
| 1924 | The City That Never Sleeps | Mike (as James Farley) |
| 1923 | Wild Bill Hickok | Jack McQueen (as James Farley) |
| 1923 | The Woman with Four Faces | Morton (as James Farley) |
| 1923 | Trifling with Honor | Murray Jessop |
| 1922 | Little Wildcat | Pete (as James Farley) |
| 1922 | When Danger Smiles | Jacob Holmar (as James Farley) |
| 1922 | My Wild Irish Rose | Corry Kinchella (as James Farley) |
| 1922 | Travelin' on | Dandy Dan McGee (as James Farley) |
| 1922 | Boy Crazy | Kidnapper (as James Farley) |
| 1922 | Gleam O'Dawn | Caleb Thomas (as James Farley) |
| 1921 | The Devil Within | Scurlock |
| 1921 | Bucking the Line | Watrous Dunham (as James Farley) |
| 1921 | Bar Nothing | Bill Harliss |
| 1921 | The One-Man Trail | Jim Crenshaw (as James Farley) |
| 1920 | The Challenge of the Law | Pere Du Barre (as James Farley) |
| 1920 | The Fourteenth Man | Monk Brady |
| 1920 | The Girl in the Rain | Max Williams (as James Farley) |
| 1920 | That Something | Unknown |
| 1920 | Alias Jimmy Valentine | Cotton |
| 1919 | Nugget Nell | Badman #1 (as James Farley) |
| 1919 | An Innocent Adventuress | Brogan's Accomplice |
| 1919 | Rustling a Bride | Sheridan |
| 1919 | You Never Saw Such a Girl | Reagan |
| 1919 | Sue of the South | John Peyton (as James Farley) |
| 1918 | A Lady's Name | Flood (as James Farley) |
| 1918 | Her Country First | Henry - the Chauffeur (as James Farley) |
| 1918 | Desert Law | Deputy (as James Farley) |
| 1918 | The White Lie | 'Bull' McDevitt (as James Farley) |
| 1918 | Believe Me, Xantippe | Detective Thorne (as Jasmes Farley) |
| 1918 | The Spirit of '17 | Carl Bender |
| 1917 | The Stainless Barrier | Williams (as James G. Farley) |
| 1917 | The Bride's Silence | Bull Ziegler (as James Lee Farley) |
| 1917 | The Highway of Hope | Missouri Joe |
| 1917 | The Burning Silence (Short) | Jim Kennedy |
| 1917 | Brute Force (Short) | Lew Sanderson |
| 1916 | Sins of Her Parent | Shorty |
| 1916 | The Shadow Sinister (Short) | Peppo (as James Farley) |
| 1916 | The Girl and the Game | Amos Rhinelander (as J.H. Farley) |
