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James Franciscus
ACTOR

James Franciscus

Known for The Twilight Zone · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Have Gun, Will Travel

James Grover Franciscus (January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991) was an American actor, known for his roles in feature films and in four television series: Mr. Novak, The Naked City, The Investigators, and Longstreet. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Franciscus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
Jan 31, 1934
Died
Jul 8, 1991
Birthplace
Clayton, Missouri, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

James Grover Franciscus (January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991) was an American actor, known for his roles in feature films and in four television series: Mr. Novak, The Naked City, The Investigators, and Longstreet.

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

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Known For

TVThe Twilight Zone
The Twilight ZoneLt. Mueller · 1959
★ 8.5
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1962
★ 7.6
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will TravelTom Nelson · 1957
★ 7.3
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1961
★ 5.8

Filmography

Movies

Four Boys and a GunJohnny Doyle
1957
The MuggerEddie Baxter
1958
I Passed for WhiteRick Leyton
1960
The OutsiderPvt. James B. Sorenson
1961
Miracle of the White StallionsMaj. Hoffman
1963
Youngblood HawkeYoungblood Hawke
1964
HeidiProducer
1968
Shadow Over ElveronDr. Matthew Tregaskis
1968
Snow Treasure2nd Lt. H. Kalasch
1968
MaroonedClayton Stone
1969
The Valley of GwangiTuck Kirby
1969
Trial RunLouis Coleman
1969
Beneath the Planet of the ApesBrent
1970
Hell BoatsLt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R.
1970
Jane EyreProducer
1970
Night SlavesClay Howard
1970
KidnappedProducer
1971
LongstreetMike Longstreet
1971
The Cat o' Nine TailsCarlo Giordani
1971
Jonathan Livingston SeagullJonathan Livingston Seagull (voice)
1973
The 500 Pound JerkGil Davenport
1973
UT
Under the Law: The Hitchhike
1973
Aloha Means GoodbyeDr. Lawrence Maddox
1974
The Dream MakersSammy Stone
1975
The Trial of Chaplain JensenChaplain Andrew Jensen
1975
One of My Wives Is MissingDaniel Corban
1976
The Amazing DobermansLucky
1976
The Man InsideRush
1977
Good Guys Wear BlackConrad Morgan
1978
PuzzleHarry Scott
1978
Secrets of Three Hungry WivesMark Powers
1978
The Greek TycoonPresident James Cassidy
1978
City on FireJimbo
1979
Concorde AffairMoses Brody
1979
Killer FishPaul Diller
1979
NightkillSteve Fulton
1980
When Time Ran Out...Bob Spangler
1980
Jacqueline Bouvier KennedyJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy
1981
The Last SharkPeter Benton
1981
ButterflyMoke Blue
1982
Great TransportJohn Mason
1983
Secret WeaponsVictor Khudenko
1985
29th StreetStory
1991
29th StreetAssociate Producer
1991
La Classe américaineProfessor Hammond (archive footage)
1993
His Master's VoiceNasa Archive Storyteller (archive footage from 'Seeds of Discovery', 1970)
2018

Television

Studio OneBrass · 1 eps
1948
Studio OneJohnny · 1 eps
1948
Studio OneNorstad · 1 eps
1948
General Electric TheaterBill Taylor · 1 eps
1953
Father Knows Best1 eps
1954
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWilliam Tyre · 1 eps
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsBen Kendall · 1 eps
1955
The MillionaireTom Doane · 1 eps
1955
Have Gun, Will TravelTom Nelson · 1 eps
1957
Naked CityJimmy Halloran · 39 eps
1958
The Rifleman1 eps
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1 eps
1958
Black SaddleQuinn Jackson · 1 eps
1959
Rawhide
1959
The DuPont Show with June AllysonTom Grover · 1 eps
1959
The Twilight ZoneLt. Mueller · 1 eps
1959
Ben Casey1 eps
1961
Dr. KildareStan Fisher · 1 eps
1961
The InvestigatorsRuss Andrews · 13 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
Combat!Pfc. Charles Harris · 1 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 3 eps
1962
BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreLarry Martin · 1 eps
1963
Mr. NovakJohn Novak · 60 eps
1963
The F.B.I.Charles Burnett · 1 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Mitchell Flynn · 1 eps
1965
Judd, for the Defense1 eps
1967
LongstreetMike Longstreet · 23 eps
1971
Ghost StoryPaul Dover · 1 eps
1972
Doc ElliotBenjamin Elliot · 14 eps
1973
Dinah!Self · 1 eps
1974
Hunter9 eps
1977
The PirateDick Carriage · 2 eps
1977
Ciné regardsSelf · 1 eps
1978
The Great TransportJohn Mason · 1 eps
1983

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