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Robert Farfan(1908-1992)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
  • Production Manager
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Robert Farfan was born on 30 July 1908 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Get Smart (1965) and Hitler: Dead or Alive (1942). He was married to Margaret Marion Bancroft, Edith Lillian Yeomans and Lorena Carr. He died on 31 May 1992 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 30, 1908
DiedMay 31, 1992(83)
BornJuly 30, 1908
DiedMay 31, 1992(83)
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Known for

James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause
7.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1955
Don Adams in Get Smart (1965)
Get Smart
8.2
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
Ward Bond, Paul Fix, Warren Hymer, Fay Wall, Dorothy Tree, and Bobby Watson in Hitler: Dead or Alive (1942)
Hitler: Dead or Alive
4.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Bob Farfan)
  • 1942
Evelyn Ankers, Micheline Cheirel, Inez Cooper, Jerome Cowan, Alan Curtis, and Jack Holt in Flight to Nowhere (1946)
Flight to Nowhere
4.5
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1946

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • Soul Hustler (1973)
    Soul Hustler
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Michael Callan, Katherine Justice, Malachi Throne, Neil, and Shurze in Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (1973)
    Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
    5.7
    • second assistant director
    • 1973
  • Telly Savalas, Ivan Dixon, John Marley, and Tom Stern in Clay Pigeon (1971)
    Clay Pigeon
    5.0
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • Richard Egan, Sonny Liston, and Charles Napier in Moonfire (1970)
    Moonfire
    4.6
    • assistant director
    • 1970
  • The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969)
    The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals
    3.3
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • A Time for Dying (1969)
    A Time for Dying
    5.7
    • assistant director (as Bob Farfan)
    • 1969
  • Premiere (1968)
    Premiere
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Don Adams in Get Smart (1965)
    Get Smart
    8.2
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1965–1966
  • Michael Rennie in The Third Man (1959)
    The Third Man
    7.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1962–1965
  • The Sergeant Was a Lady (1961)
    The Sergeant Was a Lady
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Andrew Duggan, Arlene Howell, Richard Long, and Van Williams in Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
    Bourbon Street Beat
    7.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1959–1960
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Sugarfoot (1957)
    Sugarfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1958–1959
  • Wayde Preston in Colt .45 (1957)
    Colt .45
    7.2
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1958–1959

Actor

  • Norman Foster and Winnie Lightner in Play Girl (1932)
    Play Girl
    6.0
    • First Boy (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Richard Barthelmess, Michael Curtiz, and Marian Marsh in Alias the Doctor (1932)
    Alias the Doctor
    6.1
    • Franz - Lottie's Friend (uncredited)
    • 1932

Production Management

  • Frank Albertson, Johnny Calkins, Barbara Read, and Napoleon in Ginger (1946)
    Ginger
    • production manager (as Bob Farfan)
    • 1946
  • The Irish Gringo (1935)
    The Irish Gringo
    3.5
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Robert Bennett
  • Born
    • July 30, 1908
    • Mexico City, Mexico
  • Died
    • May 31, 1992
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Margaret Marion BancroftDecember 1945 - April 3, 1965 (her death)

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