Francis Morgan Farley (October 3, 1898 – October 11, 1988) was an American actor on the stage and in films and television.

Career

His theatrical career began in 1917 in the stage adaptation of

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's '' Seventeen''. He recreated the role of Joe Bullitt in

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's '' Mercury Theatre on the Air'' adaptation of the story that aired October 16, 1938. He gained a whole new generation of followers as a result of his guest spots on the original ''

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'' series in the 1960s in the episodes "

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" and " The Omega Glory". In 1967 he appeared as Paco on the TV western series ''

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'' in the episode titled "Days of Grace". He played the counterfeiter Harry Holmes in ''

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'' S3 E9 "The Night of the Circus of Death" which aired 11/2/1967. Morgan Farley also appeared in the ''

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'' episode titled, "See Some Evil...Do Some Evil" (4/8/1973). Olive Borden-Morgan Farley in Half Marriage

Farley played a large number of mostly small parts in movies, television and Broadway, including the church minister in ''

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''; and a juror permitted to ask questions in '' Angel Face''. He also served in

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. He was an openly homosexual actor and was an activist in the early movement to gain civil and equal rights for homosexual Americans. He was a member of the board of

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, the first public LGBT organization and publication (''ONE Magazine''). His contribution is covered in a book by Joseph Hansen on ''ONE Magazines main editor, Don Slater, titled ''A Few Doors West of Hope'', published by the Homosexual Information Center. (Information on HIC can be found on the website, tangentgroup.org) He died on October 11, 1988, eight days after his 90th birthday.Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 14682-14683). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition. His ashes were scattered in the rose garden at

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, North Hollywood, California.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Love Doctor ''The Love Doctor'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown and written by Guy Bolton, Herman J. Mankiewicz, and J. Walter Ruben based upon a play by Victor Mapes and Winchell Smith. The film stars Richard Dix, June ...

'' (1929) - Bud Woodbridge * '' The Greene Murder Case'' (1929) - Rex Greene * '' Half Marriage'' (1929) - Dickie Carroll * ''

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'' (1929) - Jerry Patterson * '' Slightly Scarlet'' (1930) - Malatroff's Victim * '' Only the Brave'' (1930) - Lt. Tom Wendell * ''

Men Are Like That ''Men Are Like That'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Marion Dix, based on the George Kelly play ''The Show-Off'', which had already been the source material for a 1926 si ...

'' (1930) - Joe Fisher * '' The Devil's Holiday'' (1930) - Monkey McConnell * ''

A Man from Wyoming ''A Man from Wyoming'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code war romance film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Gary Cooper, June Collyer, and Regis Toomey. Written by Albert S. Le Vino and John V.A. Weaver, the film is about a man from Wyoming ...

'' (1930) - Lt. Lee * '' Beloved'' (1934) - Eric Hausmann * ''

Gentleman's Agreement ''Gentleman's Agreement'' is a 1947 American drama film based on Laura Z. Hobson's best-selling 1947 novel of the same title. The film is about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who pretends to be Jewish to research an exposé on the wid ...

'' (1947) - Resort Clerk * '' You Were Meant for Me'' (1948) - Ticket Taker * ''

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'' (1948) - Larry Mitchell * '' The Winner's Circle'' (1948) - Gus * '' The Walls of Jericho'' (1948) - Proprietor * ''

Hollow Triumph ''Hollow Triumph'' (working title ''The Man Who Murdered Himself'', reissued in the United States as ''The Scar'') is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Steve Sekely starring Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett and Leslie Brooks. It was rele ...

'' (1948) - Howard Anderson * ''

MacBeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

'' (1948) - Doctor * ''

Behind Locked Doors ''Behind Locked Doors'' is a 1948 film noir directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson and Tor Johnson. The title "Human Gorilla" for this movie can be found on various copies of this movie. Although the film fe ...

'' (1948) - Mr. Topper - a Patient * ''

Bride of Vengeance ''Bride of Vengeance'' is a 1949 American historical drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Paulette Goddard, John Lund and Macdonald Carey. Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is set in the Italian Renaissance era. R ...

'' (1949) - Treasurer * '' Flamingo Road'' (1949) - Link Niles * '' Manhandled'' (1949) - Doc, Police Lab Man * ''

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'' (1949) - Dr. Jerome Bowen * ''

Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff ''Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff'' is a 1949 horror comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Abbott and Costello and Boris Karloff. In 1956, the film was re-released by Realart Pictures as a double feature wit ...

'' (1949) - Gregory Milford * '' Top o' the Morning'' (1949) - Edwin Livesley * ''

That Forsyte Woman ''That Forsyte Woman'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''The Forsyte Saga'') is a 1949 American romantic drama film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Greer Garson, Errol Flynn, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Young and Janet Leigh. It is an a ...

'' (1949) - Bookseller * ''

Guilty of Treason ''Guilty of Treason'' is a 1950 American drama film directed by Felix E. Feist and starring Charles Bickford, Bonita Granville and Paul Kelly. Also known by the alternative title ''Treason'', it is an anti-communist and anti-Soviet film about ...

'' (1950) - Doctor * ''

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'' (1950) - The Judge * '' The Man Who Cheated Himself'' (1950) - Rushton * '' Double Crossbones'' (1951) - Caleb Nicholas * '' Sealed Cargo'' (1951) - Caleb * ''

Goodbye, My Fancy ''Goodbye, My Fancy'' is a 1948 play by Fay Kanin. A comedy in three acts and four scenes, the work premiered at the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario, on October 21, 1948, for tryout performances before the production moved to Broadway in New Yo ...

'' (1951) - Doctor Pitt * '' Tomorrow Is Another Day'' (1951) - Doctor * '' The Lady from Texas'' (1951) - Lucian Haddon * ''

The Strange Door ''The Strange Door'' is a 1951 American horror film, released by Universal Pictures, and starring Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Sally Forrest and Richard Stapley. Karloff's role is actually a supporting one but his name carried significa ...

'' (1951) - Renville * ''

The Wild North ''The Wild North'' (also known as ''The Big North'', ''Constable Pedley'', ''The Constable Pedley Story'', ''The Wild North Country'' and ''North Country'') is a 1952 American Western film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Stewart Granger ...

'' (1952) - Father Simon * ''

Love Is Better Than Ever ''Love Is Better Than Ever'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen from a screenplay by Ruth Brooks Flippen, starring Larry Parks and Elizabeth Taylor. The plot concerns a small-town girl who falls in love with a big-c ...

'' (1952) - Joe, Piano Player * ''

'' (1952) - Dr. Mahin - Minister * ''

My Wife's Best Friend ''My Wife's Best Friend'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Richard Sale, starring Anne Baxter and Macdonald Carey, with Catherine McLeod in the titular role. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Plot Virginia Mason (A ...

'' (1952) - Dr. McCurran * '' Angel Face'' (1953) - Juror * ''

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'' (1953) - Artemidorus * ''

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'' (1953) - Kyle Manning * '' Jivaro'' (1954) - Vinny * '' Hello, Dolly!'' (1969) - Workman / Onlooker * ''

The Barefoot Executive ''The Barefoot Executive'' (also known as ''The Rating Game'') is a 1971 American comedy film starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn (American actor), Joe Flynn, Wally Cox, Heather North, Harry Morgan and John Ritter (in his film debut). The plot conce ...

'' (1971) - Advertising Executive * ''

Bedknobs and Broomsticks ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' is a 1971 American live-action/animated hybrid musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson from a screenplay by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi and with songs written by the Sherman Brothers. It was produced by ...

'' (1971) - Old Piano Player * '' Scorpio'' (1973) * ''

Soylent Green ''Soylent Green'' is a 1973 American dystopian thriller film directed by Richard Fleischer, and starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Edward G. Robinson in his final film role. It is loosely based on the 1966 science-fiction nove ...

'' (1973) - Book #1 * ''

At Long Last Love ''At Long Last Love'' is a 1975 American jukebox musical comedy film written, produced, and directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and featuring 18 songs with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. It stars Burt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, Madeline Kahn, and ...

'' (1975) - Third Man * ''

Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood ''Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood'' is a 1976 American comedy film directed by Michael Winner, and starring Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Teri Garr and Art Carney. Spoofing the craze surrounding Rin Tin Tin, the film is notable for the larg ...

'' (1976) - Old Man in Back of Bus With Hat * ''

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'' (1976) - Marcus * ''

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'' (1976) - Movie Fanatic * '' Heaven Can Wait'' (1978) - Middleton * ''

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' (often referred to simply as ''Sgt. Pepper'') is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released on 26May 1967, ''Sgt. Pepper'' is regarded by musicologists as an early concept ...

'' (1978) - Old Lonely Hearts Club Band * ''

Dreamer The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, known as the DREAM Act, is a United States legislative proposal that would grant temporary #For conditional resident status, conditional residency, with the right to work, for Illegal ...

'' (1979) - Old Timer

References

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