Franchot Tone

    Franchot Tone

    Acting

    February 27, 1905
    Died September 18, 1968 (63 years old)
    Niagara Falls, New York, USA

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    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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franchot Tone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

    Known For

    Filmography

    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

    1996

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.5
    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    1991

    as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

    8

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

    1989

    as Self

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    1976

    as (archive footage)

    7
    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    1972

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.2
    Brasileiros em Hollywood

    Brasileiros em Hollywood

    1970

    as Self (archive footage)

    Nobody Runs Forever

    Nobody Runs Forever

    1968

    as Ambassador Townsend

    6
    Shadow Over Elveron

    Shadow Over Elveron

    1968

    as Barney Conners

    6.6
    Mickey One

    Mickey One

    1965

    as Rudy Lopp

    5.8
    In Harm's Way

    In Harm's Way

    1965

    as CINCPAC I

    6.6

    The Making of A Movie

    1965

    as Self

    Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

    1965

    as Judge Taliaferro Wilson

    7.1
    See How They Run

    See How They Run

    1964

    as Baron Frood

    6
    How to Make a French Dish

    How to Make a French Dish

    1964

    as John K. Montasy Jr

    4.9
    The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

    1964

    as Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)

    7.2
    Advise & Consent

    Advise & Consent

    1962

    as The President

    7.2
    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    1962

    as Murdoch

    6.5
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    1962

    as Rudolph Bitzner

    7.9
    Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

    Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

    1961

    as Your Host

    6
    Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

    1961

    as Daniel Freeland

    5.9

    The Shape of the River

    1960

    as Mark Twain

    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    1959

    as Col. Archie Taylor

    8.5
    Bonanza

    Bonanza

    1959

    as Denver McKee

    7.5
    Bitter Heritage

    Bitter Heritage

    1958

    as Frank James

    8
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    1958

    as Candy Lombe

    6.3
    Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

    1957

    as Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff

    7
    The Little Foxes

    The Little Foxes

    1956

    as Horace

    Rendezvous in Black

    Rendezvous in Black

    1956

    as Hugh Strickland

    Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

    1956

    as Joe

    6
    Too Old for Dolls

    Too Old for Dolls

    1955

    as Mike Ramsay

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955

    as Oliver Mathews

    7.8
    Twelve Angry Men

    Twelve Angry Men

    1954

    as Juror #3

    7.8
    Climax!

    Climax!

    1954

    as Henry Hutton

    3.8
    Climax!

    Climax!

    1954

    as Dr. Ken Jaynes

    3.8
    Climax!

    Climax!

    1954

    as Kurt Baumann / Scott Malone

    3.8
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    as Charles Proteus Steinmetz

    6.8
    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    1952

    as Ben

    6.8
    Here Comes the Groom

    Here Comes the Groom

    1951

    as Wilbur Stanley

    5.4
    Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

    1951

    6.4
    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    1950

    as Self

    6.9
    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    1950

    6

    Lux Video Theatre

    1950

    as Meredith Whitehouse

    6.7
    Jigsaw

    Jigsaw

    1949

    as Howard Malloy

    5
    Without Honor

    Without Honor

    1949

    as Dennis Williams

    4.7
    The Man on the Eiffel Tower

    The Man on the Eiffel Tower

    1949

    as Johann Radek

    5.2
    Lights Out

    Lights Out

    1949

    6
    Suspense

    Suspense

    1949

    as Markheim

    5.1
    Every Girl Should Be Married

    Every Girl Should Be Married

    1948

    as Roger Sanford

    5.9
    I Love Trouble

    I Love Trouble

    1948

    as Stuart Bailey

    6.5
    Studio One

    Studio One

    1948

    as Juror #3

    5.4
    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    1948

    6.6
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948

    as Self

    6.8
    Studio One

    Studio One

    1948

    as Rev. Lockman

    5.4
    Studio One

    Studio One

    1948

    as Douglas Thompson

    5.4
    Studio One

    Studio One

    1948

    as Bill Gibson

    5.4
    Studio One

    Studio One

    1948

    5.4
    Her Husband's Affairs

    Her Husband's Affairs

    1947

    as William Weldon

    5.6
    Lost Honeymoon

    Lost Honeymoon

    1947

    as Johnny Gray

    5.9
    Honeymoon

    Honeymoon

    1947

    as David Flanner

    6.5
    Because of Him

    Because of Him

    1946

    as Paul Taylor

    6.3
    That Night with You

    That Night with You

    1945

    as Paul Renaud

    10
    Dark Waters

    Dark Waters

    1944

    as Dr. George Grover

    6
    Phantom Lady

    Phantom Lady

    1944

    as John 'Jack' Marlow

    7
    The Hour Before the Dawn

    The Hour Before the Dawn

    1944

    as Jim Hetherton

    6.4
    Five Graves to Cairo

    Five Graves to Cairo

    1943

    as Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

    7
    His Butler's Sister

    His Butler's Sister

    1943

    as Charles Gerard

    7.2
    Pilot #5

    Pilot #5

    1943

    as George Braynor Collins

    6
    True to Life

    True to Life

    1943

    as Fletcher Marvin

    8
    The Voice That Thrilled the World

    The Voice That Thrilled the World

    1943

    as Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

    6
    Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

    1942

    as John

    6.2
    The Wife Takes a Flyer

    The Wife Takes a Flyer

    1942

    as Christopher Reynolds

    5.5
    Nice Girl?

    Nice Girl?

    1941

    as Richard Calvert

    6.4
    She Knew All the Answers

    She Knew All the Answers

    1941

    as Mark Willows

    6.6
    This Woman Is Mine

    This Woman Is Mine

    1941

    as Robert Stevens

    4.5
    Trail of the Vigilantes

    Trail of the Vigilantes

    1940

    as Kansas

    10
    Fast and Furious

    Fast and Furious

    1939

    as Joel Sloane

    5.2
    Three Loves Has Nancy

    Three Loves Has Nancy

    1938

    as Robert 'Bob' Hanson

    4.2
    Three Comrades

    Three Comrades

    1938

    as Otto Koster

    7.2
    The Girl Downstairs

    The Girl Downstairs

    1938

    as Paul Wagner

    4.7
    Man-Proof

    Man-Proof

    1938

    as Jimmy Kilmartin

    5.2
    Love Is a Headache

    Love Is a Headache

    1938

    as Peter Lawrence

    6.5
    Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

    Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

    1938

    as Self

    Quality Street

    Quality Street

    1937

    as Dr. Valentine Brown

    5.8
    They Gave Him a Gun

    They Gave Him a Gun

    1937

    as James 'Jimmy' Davis

    6.7
    The Bride Wore Red

    The Bride Wore Red

    1937

    as Giulio

    6.7
    Between Two Women

    Between Two Women

    1937

    as Allan Meighan

    6
    The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

    1937

    as Self (archive footage)

    7
    Love on the Run

    Love on the Run

    1936

    as Barnabus Pells

    6.5
    Suzy

    Suzy

    1936

    as Terry

    5.9
    The Gorgeous Hussy

    The Gorgeous Hussy

    1936

    as John H. Eaton

    5.5
    Exclusive Story

    Exclusive Story

    1936

    as Dick Parton

    7.2
    The King Steps Out

    The King Steps Out

    1936

    as Emperor Franz Josef

    6
    The Unguarded Hour

    The Unguarded Hour

    1936

    as Sir Alan Dearden

    6.4
    Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    1935

    as Roger Byam

    7.4
    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    1935

    as Forsythe

    6.6
    Reckless

    Reckless

    1935

    as Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr.

    5.1
    Dangerous

    Dangerous

    1935

    as Don Bellows

    6.6
    No More Ladies

    No More Ladies

    1935

    as Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston

    5
    One New York Night

    One New York Night

    1935

    as Foxhall Ridgeway

    7.5
    Sadie McKee

    Sadie McKee

    1934

    as Michael

    7
    Moulin Rouge

    Moulin Rouge

    1934

    as Douglas Hall

    7
    Gentlemen Are Born

    Gentlemen Are Born

    1934

    as Bob Bailey

    7.3
    The Girl from Missouri

    The Girl from Missouri

    1934

    as T.R. Paige, Jr.

    7.4
    The World Moves On

    The World Moves On

    1934

    as Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914

    5.9
    Straight Is the Way

    Straight Is the Way

    1934

    as Benny

    6.3
    Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

    1933

    as Tod Newton

    6.9
    Bombshell

    Bombshell

    1933

    as Gifford Middleton

    6.5
    Midnight Mary

    Midnight Mary

    1933

    as Tom

    6.8
    Gabriel Over the White House

    Gabriel Over the White House

    1933

    as Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President

    6.9
    Today We Live

    Today We Live

    1933

    as Ronnie Boyce-Smith

    6.3
    The Stranger's Return

    The Stranger's Return

    1933

    as Guy Crane

    6.2
    Stage Mother

    Stage Mother

    1933

    as Warren Foster

    6.3
    The Wiser Sex

    The Wiser Sex

    1932

    as Phil Long

    7.5