ACTOR
Franchot Tone
Known for The Twilight Zone · Bonanza · Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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…
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- Born
- Feb 27, 1905
- Died
- Sep 18, 1968
- Birthplace
- Niagara Falls, New York, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Franchot Tone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Known For
TV
The Twilight ZoneCol. Archie Taylor · 1959
★ 8.5
★ 8.5
TV
BonanzaDenver McKee · 1959
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsOliver Mathews · 1955
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
MOVIE
In Harm's WayCINCPAC I · 1965
★ 6.6
★ 6.6
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock HourRudolph Bitzner · 1962
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
MOVIE
That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) · 1976
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
The VirginianMurdoch · 1962
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
TV
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1948
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
Filmography
Movies
The Wiser SexPhil Long
1932
BombshellGifford Middleton
1933
Dancing LadyTod Newton
1933
Gabriel Over the White HouseHartley Beekman - Secretary to the President
1933
Midnight MaryTom
1933
Stage MotherWarren Foster
1933
The Stranger's ReturnGuy Crane
1933
Today We LiveRonnie Boyce-Smith
1933
Gentlemen Are BornBob Bailey
1934
Moulin RougeDouglas Hall
1934
Sadie McKeeMichael
1934
Straight Is the WayBenny
1934
The Girl from MissouriT.R. Paige, Jr.
1934
The World Moves OnRichard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914
1934
DangerousDon Bellows
1935
Mutiny on the BountyRoger Byam
1935
No More LadiesJim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston
1935
One New York NightFoxhall Ridgeway
1935
RecklessRobert 'Bob' Harrison Jr.
1935
The Lives of a Bengal LancerForsythe
1935
Exclusive StoryDick Parton
1936
Love on the RunBarnabus Pells
1936
SuzyTerry
1936
The Gorgeous HussyJohn H. Eaton
1936
The King Steps OutEmperor Franz Josef
1936
The Unguarded HourSir Alan Dearden
1936
Between Two WomenAllan Meighan
1937
Quality StreetDr. Valentine Brown
1937
The Bride Wore RedGiulio
1937
The Romance of CelluloidSelf (archive footage)
1937
They Gave Him a GunJames 'Jimmy' Davis
1937
Love Is a HeadachePeter Lawrence
1938
Man-ProofJimmy Kilmartin
1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6Self
1938
The Girl DownstairsPaul Wagner
1938
Three ComradesOtto Koster
1938
Three Loves Has NancyRobert 'Bob' Hanson
1938
Fast and FuriousJoel Sloane
1939
Trail of the VigilantesKansas
1940
Nice Girl?Richard Calvert
1941
She Knew All the AnswersMark Willows
1941
This Woman Is MineRobert Stevens
1941
Star Spangled RhythmJohn
1942
The Wife Takes a FlyerChristopher Reynolds
1942
Five Graves to CairoCpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos
1943
His Butler's SisterCharles Gerard
1943
Pilot #5George Braynor Collins
1943
The Voice That Thrilled the WorldSelf (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
1943
True to LifeFletcher Marvin
1943
Dark WatersDr. George Grover
1944
Phantom LadyJohn 'Jack' Marlow
1944
The Hour Before the DawnJim Hetherton
1944
That Night with YouPaul Renaud
1945
Because of HimPaul Taylor
1946
Her Husband's AffairsWilliam Weldon
1947
HoneymoonDavid Flanner
1947
Lost HoneymoonJohnny Gray
1947
Every Girl Should Be MarriedRoger Sanford
1948
I Love TroubleStuart Bailey
1948
JigsawHoward Malloy
1949
The Man on the Eiffel TowerJohann Radek
1949The Man on the Eiffel TowerProducer
1949
Without HonorDennis Williams
1949
Here Comes the GroomWilbur Stanley
1951
Twelve Angry MenJuror #3
1954
Too Old for DollsMike Ramsay
1955
Rendezvous in BlackHugh Strickland
1956
The Little FoxesHorace
1956TT
The Thundering WaveAllen Grant
1957
Uncle VanyaDr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff
1957Uncle VanyaDirector
1957Uncle VanyaProducer
1957
Bitter HeritageFrank James
1958TS
The Shape of the RiverMark Twain
1960
Witchcraft: The Doll in BramblesYour Host
1961
Advise & ConsentThe President
1962
How to Make a French DishJohn K. Montasy Jr
1964
See How They RunBaron Frood
1964
The Big Parade of ComedyGifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)
1964
In Harm's WayCINCPAC I
1965
Mickey OneRudy Lopp
1965TM
The Making of A MovieSelf
1965
Nobody Runs ForeverAmbassador Townsend
1968
Shadow Over ElveronBarney Conners
1968
Brasileiros em HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
1970
Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
1972
That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
1976BD
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf
1989
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeractor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Joan Crawford: Always the StarSelf (archive footage)
1996Television
Studio OneJuror #3 · 1 eps
1948Studio OneRev. Lockman · 1 eps
1948Studio OneDouglas Thompson · 1 eps
1948Studio OneBill Gibson · 1 eps
1948Studio One1 eps
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1 eps
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse1 eps
1948
Lights Out1 eps
1949
SuspenseMarkheim · 1 eps
1949
Lux Video TheatreMeredith Whitehouse · 1 eps
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents1 eps
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 1 eps
1950
Tales of Tomorrow2 eps
1951
Four Star PlayhouseBen · 1 eps
1952
General Electric TheaterCharles Proteus Steinmetz · 1 eps
1953
Climax!Henry Hutton · 1 eps
1954Climax!Dr. Ken Jaynes · 1 eps
1954Climax!Kurt Baumann / Scott Malone · 1 eps
1954
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsOliver Mathews · 1 eps
1955
Armchair TheatreJoe · 1 eps
1956
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseCandy Lombe · 1 eps
1958
BonanzaDenver McKee · 1 eps
1959
The Twilight ZoneCol. Archie Taylor · 1 eps
1959
Ben CaseyDaniel Freeland · 26 eps
1961
The Alfred Hitchcock HourRudolph Bitzner · 1 eps
1962
The VirginianMurdoch · 1 eps
1962
Run for Your LifeJudge Taliaferro Wilson · 1 eps
1965Photos
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