8.5
TV
Acting
Franchot Tone
- Born
- Died
- (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- Niagara Falls, New York, USA
- Credits
- 108 titles
Biography
Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor, star of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and many other films through the 1960s. In the early 1960s Tone appeared in character roles on TV dramas like Bonanza, Wagon Train, The Twilight Zone, and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
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Signature work
Known For
8.5
TV
7.5
TV
Bonanza
7.4
Movie
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
6.6
Movie
In Harm's Way
7.0
Movie
Five Graves to Cairo
6.9
Movie
Phantom Lady
7.2
Movie
Advise & Consent
7.9
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
6.6
Movie
Dangerous
6.5
Movie
Bombshell
6.6
Movie
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
7.8
Movie
Twelve Angry Men
5.8
Movie
Mickey One
6.9
Movie
Dancing Lady
7.2
Movie
Three Comrades
6.2
Movie
The Stranger's Return
6.5
TV
The Virginian
Acting credits 108
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Joan Crawford: Always the Star Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Film | actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Film | Self |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II Film | (archive footage) |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1970 | Brasileiros em Hollywood Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1968 | Nobody Runs Forever Film | Ambassador Townsend |
| 1968 | Shadow Over Elveron Film | Barney Conners |
| 1965 | Mickey One Film | Rudy Lopp |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life TV | Judge Taliaferro Wilson (1 ep) |
| 1965 | In Harm's Way Film | CINCPAC I |
| 1965 | The Making of A Movie Film | Self |
| 1964 | See How They Run Film | Baron Frood |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy Film | Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage) |
| 1964 | How to Make a French Dish Film | John K. Montasy Jr |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV | Rudolph Bitzner (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Virginian TV | Murdoch (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent Film | The President |
| 1961 | Ben Casey TV | Daniel Freeland (26 ep) |
| 1961 | Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles Film | Your Host |
| 1960 | The Shape of the River Film | Mark Twain |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone TV | Col. Archie Taylor (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Bonanza TV | Denver McKee (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV | Candy Lombe (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Bitter Heritage Film | Frank James |
| 1957 | Uncle Vanya Film | Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff |
| 1957 | The Thundering Wave Film | Allen Grant |
| 1956 | The Little Foxes Film | Horace |
| 1956 | Rendezvous in Black Film | Hugh Strickland |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre TV | Joe (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Oliver Mathews (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Too Old for Dolls Film | Mike Ramsay |
| 1954 | Climax! TV | Henry Hutton, Dr. Ken Jaynes, Kurt Baumann / Scott Malone (1 ep) |
| 1954 | Twelve Angry Men Film | Juror #3 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater TV | Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse TV | Ben (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom Film | Wilbur Stanley |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow TV | (2 ep) |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre TV | Meredith Whitehouse (1 ep) |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents TV | (1 ep) |
| 1949 | The Man on the Eiffel Tower Film | Johann Radek |
| 1949 | Without Honor Film | Dennis Williams |
| 1949 | Lights Out TV | (1 ep) |
| 1949 | Jigsaw Film | Howard Malloy |
| 1949 | Suspense TV | Markheim (1 ep) |
| 1948 | Every Girl Should Be Married Film | Roger Sanford |
| 1948 | Studio One TV | Juror #3, Rev. Lockman, Douglas Thompson, Bill Gibson (1 ep) |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse TV | (1 ep) |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1948 | I Love Trouble Film | Stuart Bailey |
| 1947 | Her Husband's Affairs Film | William Weldon |
| 1947 | Honeymoon Film | David Flanner |
| 1947 | Lost Honeymoon Film | Johnny Gray |
| 1946 | Because of Him Film | Paul Taylor |
| 1945 | That Night with You Film | Paul Renaud |
| 1944 | Dark Waters Film | Dr. George Grover |
| 1944 | The Hour Before the Dawn Film | Jim Hetherton |
| 1944 | Phantom Lady Film | John 'Jack' Marlow |
| 1943 | True to Life Film | Fletcher Marvin |
Crew credits 2
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Uncle Vanya Film | Director, Producer |
| 1949 | The Man on the Eiffel Tower Film | Producer |