Occupation Actor Years active 1918–81 | Name Morgan Farley Role Actor | |
Full Name Francis Morgan Farley Born October 3, 1898 ( 1898-10-03 ) Mamaroneck, New York, U.S. Died October 11, 1988, San Pedro, California, United States Resting place Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Movies High Noon, Half Marriage, Macbeth, Angel Face, The Last Tycoon Similar People Eve McVeagh, Harry Shannon, Charles Barton, Edward Ludwig, Fred Zinnemann | ||
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Francis Morgan Farley (October 3, 1898 – October 11, 1988) was an American actor on the stage and in films and television.
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Career
His theatrical career began in 1918 in the stage adaptation of Booth Tarkington's Seventeen. He recreated the role of Joe Bullitt in Orson Welles'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 Star Trek series in the 1960s, in "The Return of the Archons" and "The Omega Glory".
Farley played a large number of mostly small parts in movies, television and Broadway, including the church minister in High Noon. He also served in World War II.
He was an out actor and was an activist in the early movement to gain civil/equal rights for homosexual Americans. He was a member of the board of ONE, Inc, the first public organization and publication (ONE Magazine). His contribution is covered in a book by Joseph Hansen on ONE Magazine's 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)
His ashes were scattered in the rose garden at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, North Hollywood, California.
Filmography
Actor
1981
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (TV Movie) as
Fraiser (as Morgan Farlay)
1979
Orphan Train (TV Movie) as
Mr. McGarrity
1979
Valentine (TV Movie) as
Mason
1979
Beane's of Boston (TV Movie) as
Mr. Granger
1979
Dreamer as
Old Timer
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as
Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
Heaven Can Wait as
Middleton
1977
The Tony Randall Show (TV Series) as
Harvey Patterson
- The Prodigal Father Returns (1977) - Harvey Patterson
1977
A Killing Affair (TV Movie) as
Mr. Macy
1977
Enigma (TV Movie)
1977
Police Story (TV Series) as
Mr. Farrell
- The Six Foot Stretch (1977) - Mr. Farrell
1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (TV Movie) as
Bill Plog
1977
Phyllis (TV Series) as
Keith Stone
- Audrey's New Life (1977) - Keith Stone
1976
Nickelodeon as
Movie Fanatic
1976
The Last Tycoon as
Marcus
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as
Old Man in Back of Bus With Hat (uncredited)
1976
Switch (TV Series) as
Dr. Schneider
- Ain't Nobody Here Named Barney (1976) - Dr. Schneider
1975
Cannon (TV Series) as
Priest
- The Star (1975) - Priest
1975
At Long Last Love as
Third Man (Racquet Club)
1974
Apple's Way (TV Series) as
Phelps
- The Christmas Party (1974) - Phelps
1973
Soylent Green as
Book #1
1973
Scorpio (uncredited)
1973
Barnaby Jones (TV Series)
- See Some Evil- Do Some Evil (1973)
1972
The F.B.I. (TV Series)
- The Gopher (1972)
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks as
Old Piano Player (uncredited)
1971
The Barefoot Executive as
Advertising Executive
1971
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Dr. Milton Wyatt
- Cat's Paw (1971) - Dr. Milton Wyatt
1970
Night Gallery (TV Series) as
Charles (segment "Room with a View")
- Room with a View/The Little Black Bag/The Nature of the Enemy (1970) - Charles (segment "Room with a View")
1969
Hello, Dolly! as
Workman / Onlooker (uncredited)
1968
The Man from the 25th Century (TV Short) as
Alien Councilman #1 (uncredited)
1966
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
Curator / Harry Holmes / Mudjaz
- The Night of the Egyptian Queen (1968) - Curator
- The Night of the Circus of Death (1967) - Harry Holmes
- The Night of the Golden Cobra (1966) - Mudjaz
1967
Star Trek (TV Series) as
Yang Scholar / Hacom
- The Omega Glory (1968) - Yang Scholar
- The Return of the Archons (1967) - Hacom
1967
Mannix (TV Series) as
Neiman
- The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher (1967) - Neiman (uncredited)
1966
The Big Valley (TV Series) as
Paco / Morelos
- Days of Grace (1967) - Paco
- Legend of a General: Part II (1966) - Morelos
1954
Jivaro as
Vinny
1954
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (TV Series)
- This Day Is Yours (1954)
1951
Racket Squad (TV Series) as
Martin Kelso
- Sale Value (1953) - Martin Kelso
- The Diamond That Wasn't (1951)
1953
Remains to Be Seen as
Kyle Manning
1953
Julius Caesar as
Artemidorus
1953
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Dr. Kane
- Big Jim's Boy (1953) - Dr. Kane
1953
Cavalcade of America (TV Series)
- Experiment at Monticello (1953)
1952
Angel Face as
Juror
1952
Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) as
Emerson Noble
- The Nobles (1952) - Emerson Noble
1952
My Wife's Best Friend as
Dr. McCurran (uncredited)
1952
Gruen Guild Theater (TV Series)
- The Corner Shop (1952)
1952
High Noon as
Dr. Mahin
1952
Sky King (TV Series) as
Penwick
- Carrier Pigeon (1952) - Penwick
1952
Love Is Better Than Ever as
Joe (uncredited)
1952
The Wild North as
Father Simon
1951
The Strange Door as
Renville
1951
The Lady from Texas as
Lucian Haddon
1951
Tomorrow Is Another Day as
Doctor (uncredited)
1951
Goodbye, My Fancy as
Doctor Pitt
1951
Sealed Cargo as
Caleb
1951
Double Crossbones as
Caleb Nicholas
1950
The Man Who Cheated Himself as
Rushton
1950
Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- The Amber Gods (1950)
1950
Barricade as
The Judge
1950
Guilty of Treason as
Doctor
1949
That Forsyte Woman as
Bookseller (uncredited)
1949
Top o' the Morning as
Edwin Livesley
1949
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff as
Gregory Milford
1949
Special Agent as
Dr. Jerome Bowen (uncredited)
1949
Manhandled as
Doc, Police Lab Man (uncredited)
1949
Flamingo Road as
Link Niles (uncredited)
1949
Bride of Vengeance as
Treasurer (uncredited)
1948
Behind Locked Doors as
Mr. Topper - a Patient (uncredited)
1948
Macbeth as
Doctor
1948
Hollow Triumph as
Howard Anderson
1948
The Walls of Jericho as
Proprietor (uncredited)
1948
The Winner's Circle as
Gus
1948
Open Secret as
Larry Mitchell
1948
You Were Meant for Me as
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1947
Gentleman's Agreement as
Resort Clerk (uncredited)
1934
Beloved as
Eric Hausmann
1930
A Man from Wyoming as
Lt. Lee
1930
The Devil's Holiday as
Monkey McConnell
1930
Men Are Like That as
Joe Fisher
1930
Only the Brave as
Lt. Tom Wendell
1930
Slightly Scarlet as
Malatroff's Victim (uncredited)
1929
The Mighty as
Jerry Patterson
1929
Half Marriage as
Dick Carroll
1929
The Greene Murder Case as
Rex Greene
1929
The Love Doctor as
Bud Woodbridge
Miscellaneous
1946
Little Miss Big (dialogue director)
1946
The Time of Their Lives (dialogue director)
Archive Footage
1973
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Advertising Executive
- The Barefoot Executive: Part 2 (1973) - Advertising Executive
- The Barefoot Executive: Part 1 (1973) - Advertising Executive
References
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