Franchot Tone
Known for
Acting
Life
1905 – 1968 (aged 63)
Born in
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Credits
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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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Known For
The Twilight Zone
02 Oct 1959
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
Mutiny on the Bounty
22 Nov 1935
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
In Harm's Way
06 Apr 1965
Five Graves to Cairo
26 May 1943
Phantom Lady
28 Jan 1944
Advise & Consent
06 Jun 1962
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Filmography
1991
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
- That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage)
1968
- Nobody Runs Foreveras Ambassador Townsend
- Shadow Over Elveronas Barney Conners
1965
- Mickey Oneas Rudy Lopp
- Run for Your Lifeas Judge Taliaferro Wilson1 episode
- In Harm's Wayas CINCPAC I
1964
- See How They Runas Baron Frood
- The Big Parade of Comedyas Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)
- How to Make a French Dishas John K. Montasy Jr
1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Rudolph Bitzner1 episode
- The Virginianas Murdoch1 episode
- Advise & Consentas The President
1961
- Ben Caseyas Daniel Freeland26 episodes
- Witchcraft: The Doll in Bramblesas Your Host
1960
- The Shape of the Riveras Mark Twain
1959
- The Twilight Zoneas Col. Archie Taylor1 episode
- Bonanzaas Denver McKee1 episode
1958
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseas Candy Lombe1 episode
- Bitter Heritageas Frank James
1957
- Uncle Vanyaas Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff
1956
- The Little Foxesas Horace
- Rendezvous in Blackas Hugh Strickland
- Armchair Theatreas Joe1 episode
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Oliver Mathews1 episode
- Too Old for Dollsas Mike Ramsay
1954
- Climax!as Kurt Baumann1 episode
- Twelve Angry Menas Juror #3
1953
- General Electric Theateras Charles Proteus Steinmetz1 episode
1952
- Four Star Playhouseas Ben1 episode
1951
- Here Comes the Groomas Wilbur Stanley
- Tales of Tomorrow2 episodes
1950
- Lux Video Theatreas Meredith Whitehouse1 episode
- Robert Montgomery Presents1 episode
1949
- The Man on the Eiffel Toweras Johann Radek
- Without Honoras Dennis Williams
- Lights Out1 episode
- Jigsawas Howard Malloy
- Suspenseas Markheim1 episode
1948
- Every Girl Should Be Marriedas Roger Sanford
- Studio One1 episode
- The Philco Television Playhouse1 episode
- I Love Troubleas Stuart Bailey
1947
- Her Husband's Affairsas William Weldon
- Honeymoonas David Flanner
- Lost Honeymoonas Johnny Gray
1946
- Because of Himas Paul Taylor
1945
- That Night with Youas Paul Renaud
1944
- Dark Watersas Dr. George Grover
- The Hour Before the Dawnas Jim Hetherton
- Phantom Ladyas John 'Jack' Marlow
1943
- True to Lifeas Fletcher Marvin
- His Butler's Sisteras Charles Gerard
- Pilot #5as George Braynor Collins
- Five Graves to Cairoas Cpl. John J. Bramble
1942
- The Wife Takes a Flyeras Christopher Reynolds
- Star Spangled Rhythmas John
1941
- This Woman Is Mineas Robert Stevens
- She Knew All the Answersas Mark Willows
- Nice Girl?as Richard Calvert
1940
- Trail of the Vigilantesas Kansas
1939
- Fast and Furiousas Joel Sloane
1938
- The Girl Downstairsas Paul Wagner
- Three Loves Has Nancyas Robert 'Bob' Hanson
- Three Comradesas Otto Koster
- Love Is a Headacheas Peter Lawrence
- Man-Proofas Jimmy Kilmartin
1937
- The Bride Wore Redas Giulio
- Between Two Womenas Allan Meighan
- They Gave Him a Gunas James 'Jimmy' Davis
- Quality Streetas Dr. Valentine Brown
1936
- Love on the Runas Barnabus Pells
- The Gorgeous Hussyas John H. Eaton
- Suzyas Terry
- The King Steps Outas Emperor Franz Josef
- The Unguarded Houras Sir Alan Dearden
- Exclusive Storyas Dick Parton
1935
- Dangerousas Don Bellows
- Mutiny on the Bountyas Roger Byam
- No More Ladiesas Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston
- Recklessas Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr.
- One New York Nightas Foxhall Ridgeway
- The Lives of a Bengal Lanceras Forsythe
1934
- Gentlemen Are Bornas Bob Bailey
- Straight Is the Wayas Benny
- The Girl from Missourias T.R. Paige, Jr.
- The World Moves Onas Richard Girard - 1825
- Sadie McKeeas Michael
- Moulin Rougeas Douglas Hall
1933
- Dancing Ladyas Tod Newton
- Bombshellas Gifford Middleton
- Stage Motheras Warren Foster
- The Stranger's Returnas Guy Crane
- Midnight Maryas Tom
- Gabriel Over the White Houseas Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President
- Today We Liveas Ronnie Boyce-Smith
1932
- The Wiser Sexas Phil Long