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Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Acting

Born: February 27, 1905Niagara Falls, New York, USA

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

Self (archive footage)

1996
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

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

1991

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Self

1989
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

1972
Brasileiros em Hollywood

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1970
Nobody Runs Forever

Nobody Runs Forever

Ambassador Townsend

1968
Shadow Over Elveron

Shadow Over Elveron

Barney Conners

1968
Mickey One

Mickey One

Rudy Lopp

1965
In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

CINCPAC I

1965

The Making of A Movie

Self

1965
See How They Run

See How They Run

Baron Frood

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)

1964
How to Make a French Dish

How to Make a French Dish

John K. Montasy Jr

1964
Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

The President

1962
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

Your Host

1961

The Shape of the River

Mark Twain

1960
Bitter Heritage

Bitter Heritage

Frank James

1958
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff

1957
The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

Horace

1956
Rendezvous in Black

Rendezvous in Black

Hugh Strickland

1956
Too Old for Dolls

Too Old for Dolls

Mike Ramsay

1955
Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men

Juror #3

1954
Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

Wilbur Stanley

1951
The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

Johann Radek

1949
Without Honor

Without Honor

Dennis Williams

1949
Jigsaw

Jigsaw

Howard Malloy

1949
Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married

Roger Sanford

1948
I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

Stuart Bailey

1948
Her Husband's Affairs

Her Husband's Affairs

William Weldon

1947
Honeymoon

Honeymoon

David Flanner

1947
Lost Honeymoon

Lost Honeymoon

Johnny Gray

1947
Because of Him

Because of Him

Paul Taylor

1946
That Night with You

That Night with You

Paul Renaud

1945
Dark Waters

Dark Waters

Dr. George Grover

1944
The Hour Before the Dawn

The Hour Before the Dawn

Jim Hetherton

1944
Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

John 'Jack' Marlow

1944
True to Life

True to Life

Fletcher Marvin

1943
His Butler's Sister

His Butler's Sister

Charles Gerard

1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

1943
Pilot #5

Pilot #5

George Braynor Collins

1943
Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo

Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

1943
The Wife Takes a Flyer

The Wife Takes a Flyer

Christopher Reynolds

1942
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

John

1942
This Woman Is Mine

This Woman Is Mine

Robert Stevens

1941
She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers

Mark Willows

1941
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

Richard Calvert

1941
Trail of the Vigilantes

Trail of the Vigilantes

Kansas

1940
Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious

Joel Sloane

1939
The Girl Downstairs

The Girl Downstairs

Paul Wagner

1938
Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy

Robert 'Bob' Hanson

1938
Three Comrades

Three Comrades

Otto Koster

1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

Self

1938
Love Is a Headache

Love Is a Headache

Peter Lawrence

1938
Man-Proof

Man-Proof

Jimmy Kilmartin

1938
The Bride Wore Red

The Bride Wore Red

Giulio

1937
The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid

Self (archive footage)

1937
Between Two Women

Between Two Women

Allan Meighan

1937
They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

James 'Jimmy' Davis

1937
Quality Street

Quality Street

Dr. Valentine Brown

1937
Love on the Run

Love on the Run

Barnabus Pells

1936
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

John H. Eaton

1936
Suzy

Suzy

Terry

1936
The King Steps Out

The King Steps Out

Emperor Franz Josef

1936
The Unguarded Hour

The Unguarded Hour

Sir Alan Dearden

1936
Exclusive Story

Exclusive Story

Dick Parton

1936
Dangerous

Dangerous

Don Bellows

1935
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

Roger Byam

1935
No More Ladies

No More Ladies

Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston

1935
Reckless

Reckless

Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr.

1935
One New York Night

One New York Night

Foxhall Ridgeway

1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

Forsythe

1935
Gentlemen Are Born

Gentlemen Are Born

Bob Bailey

1934
Straight Is the Way

Straight Is the Way

Benny

1934
The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri

T.R. Paige, Jr.

1934
The World Moves On

The World Moves On

Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914

1934
Sadie McKee

Sadie McKee

Michael

1934
Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

Douglas Hall

1934
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

Tod Newton

1933
Bombshell

Bombshell

Gifford Middleton

1933
Stage Mother

Stage Mother

Warren Foster

1933
The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return

Guy Crane

1933
Midnight Mary

Midnight Mary

Tom

1933
Gabriel Over the White House

Gabriel Over the White House

Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President

1933
Today We Live

Today We Live

Ronnie Boyce-Smith

1933
The Wiser Sex

The Wiser Sex

Phil Long

1932