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 1918 in the stage adaptation of

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''. He recreated the role of Joe Bullitt in

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'' 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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". In 1967 he appeared as Paco on the TV western series ''

The Big Valley ''The Big Valley'' is an American Western drama television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour e ...

'' in the episode titled "Days of Grace." Morgan Farley also appeared in Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "See Some Evil...Do Some Evil" (4/8/1973). Olive Borden-Morgan Farley in Half Marriage

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

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''. He also served in

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. He was an out 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 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) 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

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood and Burbank, California. The cemetery has an entrance called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for aviation ...

, 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 Colly ...

'' (1929) - Bud Woodbridge * ''

The Greene Murder Case ''The Greene Murder Case'' is a 1928 mystery novel by S. S. Van Dine. It focuses on the murders, one by one, of members of the wealthy and contentious Greene family. This is the third in the series of Philo Vance whodunits, and the first of the ...

'' (1929) - Rex Greene * '' Half Marriage'' (1929) - Dickie Carroll * ''

The Mighty ''The Mighty'' is a 1998 American coming of age buddy comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Charles Leavitt. Based on the book ''Freak the Mighty'' by Rodman Philbrick, the film stars Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, Gillian And ...

'' (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 s ...

'' (1930) - Joe Fisher * ''

The Devil's Holiday ''The Devil's Holiday'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code film starring Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, ZaSu Pitts, James Kirkwood, Sr., Hobart Bosworth, and Ned Sparks, and released by Paramount Pictures. The movie was adapted by Edmund Goulding f ...

'' (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 w ...

'' (1930) - Lt. Lee * ''

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'' (1934) - Eric Hausmann * ''

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

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'' (1948) - Larry Mitchell * ''

The Winner's Circle ''The Winner's Circle'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Felix E. Feist and written by Howard J. Green and Leonard Praskins. The film stars Jean Willes, Morgan Farley, Johnny Longden, Robert S. Howard, William Gould and John Beradino ...

'' (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 rel ...

'' (1948) - Howard Anderson * ''

MacBeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'' (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. At the behest of a pretty reporter, an amorously forward private detective goes undercover as a patient in a ...

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

Bride of Vengeance ''Bride of Vengeance'' is a 1949 adventure film set in the Italian Renaissance era, directed by Mitchell Leisen. Plot Lucrezia Borgia's brother Cesare Borgia has her second husband Prince Bisceglie killed in order to marry her to Alfonso I d' ...

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

'' (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 romance film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Greer Garson, Errol Flynn, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Young and Janet Leigh. It is an adaptation of the ...

'' (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 th ...

'' (1950) - Doctor * ''

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'' (1950) - The Judge * ''

The Man Who Cheated Himself ''The Man Who Cheated Himself'' is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and starring Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt and John Dall. Plot Wealthy socialite Lois Frazer, divorcing her fortune-hunter husband, Howard, finds a gun h ...

'' (1950) - Rushton * ''

Double Crossbones ''Double Crossbones'' is a 1951 American comedy adventure film distributed by Universal International, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Charles Barton, and stars Donald O'Connor and Helena Carter. It was shot in Technicolor and was rel ...

'' (1951) - Caleb Nicholas * '' Sealed Cargo'' (1951) - Caleb * ''

Goodbye, My Fancy ''Goodbye, My Fancy'' is a 1948 play by Fay Kanin. A comedy in 3 Acts and 4 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 York City. ...

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

'' (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 * ''

Remains to Be Seen ''Remains to Be Seen'' is a 1953 crime musical comedy film directed by Don Weis and starring June Allyson, Van Johnson and Louis Calhern. It is based on the 1951 Broadway play ''Remains to Be Seen'' by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay. Plot A g ...

'' (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, Wally Cox, Heather North, Harry Morgan, and John Ritter (in his film debut), about a pet chimpanzee, named Raffles, ...

'' (1971) - Advertising Executive * ''

Bedknobs and Broomsticks ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' is a 1971 American live-action animated musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Bill Walsh for Walt Disney Productions. It is loosely based upon the books '' The Magic Bedknob; or, How to B ...

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

Soylent Green ''Soylent Green'' is a 1973 American Environmental film, ecological 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 t ...

'' (1973) - Book #1 * '' At Long Last Love'' (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 lar ...

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

The Last Tycoon ''The Last Tycoon'' is an unfinished novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In 1941, it was published posthumously under this title, as prepared by his friend Edmund Wilson, a critic and writer. According to ''Publishers Weekly,'' the novel is "generally ...

'' (1976) - Marcus * ''

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'' (1976) - Movie Fanatic * '' Heaven Can Wait'' (1978) - Middleton * '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' (1978) - Old Lonely Hearts Club Band * '' Dreamer'' (1979) - Old Timer

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