From Wikipedia
Dustin Lancy Farnum (May 27, 1874 - July 3, 1929) was an
American singer, dancer, and actor in silent films.
After a great success in a number of stage roles, in 1914
Farnum landed his first film role in the movie Soldiers of Fortune, and later
in Cecil B. DeMille's The Squaw Man. Although he played a wide variety of
roles, he tended toward westerns and became one of the biggest stars of the
genre. He was married to actress Winifred Kingston. He was the older brother of
actor William Farnum, whom he closely resembled, and the lesser known silent
film director Marshall Farnum (died 1917). He also was the father of (with
Winifred Kingston) late radio actress Estelle "Dustine" Runyon
(1925-1983). Modern actor Dustin Hoffman was named after him.
