Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

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

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 • as Col. Archie Taylor

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 • as Self

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 • as Denver McKee

Studio One

Studio One

1948 • as Juror #3

Filmography

1996

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/30/1996

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/28/1991

1989

Movie
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/26/1989

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/16/1976

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/10/1972

1968

Nobody Runs Forever
Nobody Runs Forever
as Ambassador Townsend
Movie - Released: 8/22/1968
Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron
as Barney Conners
Movie - Released: 3/5/1968

1965

Mickey One
Mickey One
as Rudy Lopp
Movie - Released: 9/27/1965
In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way
as CINCPAC I
Movie - Released: 4/6/1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Judge Taliaferro Wilson
TV - Released: 9/13/1965

1964

See How They Run
See How They Run
as Baron Frood
Movie - Released: 10/7/1964
How to Make a French Dish
How to Make a French Dish
as John K. Montasy Jr
Movie - Released: 1/29/1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/2/1964

1962

Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent
as The President
Movie - Released: 6/6/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Murdoch
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Rudolph Bitzner
TV - Released: 9/20/1962

1961

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
as Your Host
Movie - Released: 1/1/1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
as Dr. Daniel Niles Freeland
TV - Released: 10/2/1961

1959

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Col. Archie Taylor
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Denver McKee
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1958

Bitter Heritage
Bitter Heritage
as Frank James
Movie - Released: 8/7/1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Candy Lombe
TV - Released: 10/6/1958

1957

Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
as Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff
Movie - Released: 12/13/1957

1956

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
as Horace
Movie - Released: 12/16/1956

1955

Too Old for Dolls
Too Old for Dolls
as Mike Ramsay
Movie - Released: 2/24/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Oliver Mathews
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1954

Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #3
Movie - Released: 9/20/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Henry Hutton
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Dr. Ken Jaynes
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Kurt Baumann / Scott Malone
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Charles Proteus Steinmetz
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

TV
Four Star Playhouse
as Ben
TV - Released: 9/25/1952

1951

Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom
as Wilbur Stanley
Movie - Released: 9/20/1951
Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow
TV - Released: 8/3/1951

1950

TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Meredith Whitehouse
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV - Released: 1/30/1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 9/10/1950

1949

Jigsaw
Jigsaw
as Howard Malloy
Movie - Released: 3/11/1949
Without Honor
Without Honor
as Dennis Williams
Movie - Released: 10/26/1949
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
as Johann Radek
Movie - Released: 12/12/1949
Suspense
Suspense
as Markheim
TV - Released: 1/6/1949
Lights Out
Lights Out
TV - Released: 7/19/1949

1948

Every Girl Should Be Married
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Roger Sanford
Movie - Released: 12/25/1948
I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble
as Stuart Bailey
Movie - Released: 1/15/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Juror #3
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Rev. Lockman
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Douglas Thompson
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Bill Gibson
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
Studio One
Studio One
TV - Released: 11/7/1948

1947

Her Husband's Affairs
Her Husband's Affairs
as William Weldon
Movie - Released: 11/12/1947
Lost Honeymoon
Lost Honeymoon
as Johnny Gray
Movie - Released: 3/29/1947
Honeymoon
Honeymoon
as David Flanner
Movie - Released: 5/17/1947

1946

Because of Him
Because of Him
as Paul Taylor
Movie - Released: 1/18/1946

1945

That Night with You
That Night with You
as Paul Renaud
Movie - Released: 9/28/1945

1944

Dark Waters
Dark Waters
as Dr. George Grover
Movie - Released: 11/21/1944
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
as John 'Jack' Marlow
Movie - Released: 1/28/1944
The Hour Before the Dawn
The Hour Before the Dawn
as Jim Hetherton
Movie - Released: 5/10/1944

1943

Five Graves to Cairo
Five Graves to Cairo
as Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos
Movie - Released: 5/26/1943
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister
as Charles Gerard
Movie - Released: 11/26/1943
Pilot #5
Pilot #5
as George Braynor Collins
Movie - Released: 6/24/1943
True to Life
True to Life
as Fletcher Marvin
Movie - Released: 12/24/1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/16/1943

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm
as John
Movie - Released: 3/5/1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Christopher Reynolds
Movie - Released: 4/28/1942

1941

Nice Girl?
Nice Girl?
as Richard Calvert
Movie - Released: 2/21/1941
She Knew All the Answers
She Knew All the Answers
as Mark Willows
Movie - Released: 5/13/1941
This Woman Is Mine
This Woman Is Mine
as Robert Stevens
Movie - Released: 8/22/1941

1940

Trail of the Vigilantes
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Kansas
Movie - Released: 12/13/1940

1939

Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious
as Joel Sloane
Movie - Released: 10/6/1939

1938

Three Loves Has Nancy
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Robert 'Bob' Hanson
Movie - Released: 9/2/1938
Three Comrades
Three Comrades
as Otto Koster
Movie - Released: 6/2/1938
The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairs
as Paul Wagner
Movie - Released: 12/23/1938
Man-Proof
Man-Proof
as Jimmy Kilmartin
Movie - Released: 1/7/1938
Love Is a Headache
Love Is a Headache
as Peter Lawrence
Movie - Released: 1/14/1938

1937

Quality Street
Quality Street
as Dr. Valentine Brown
Movie - Released: 3/26/1937
They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun
as James 'Jimmy' Davis
Movie - Released: 5/7/1937
The Bride Wore Red
The Bride Wore Red
as Giulio
Movie - Released: 10/8/1937
Between Two Women
Between Two Women
as Allan Meighan
Movie - Released: 7/9/1937
The Romance of Celluloid
The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/27/1937

1936

Love on the Run
Love on the Run
as Barnabus Pells
Movie - Released: 11/20/1936
Suzy
Suzy
as Terry
Movie - Released: 7/20/1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy
as John H. Eaton
Movie - Released: 8/28/1936
Exclusive Story
Exclusive Story
as Dick Parton
Movie - Released: 1/17/1936
The King Steps Out
The King Steps Out
as Emperor Franz Josef
Movie - Released: 5/27/1936
The Unguarded Hour
The Unguarded Hour
as Sir Alan Dearden
Movie - Released: 4/10/1936

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Roger Byam
Movie - Released: 11/22/1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Forsythe
Movie - Released: 1/11/1935
Reckless
Reckless
as Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr.
Movie - Released: 4/19/1935
Dangerous
Dangerous
as Don Bellows
Movie - Released: 12/25/1935
No More Ladies
No More Ladies
as Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston
Movie - Released: 6/14/1935
One New York Night
One New York Night
as Foxhall Ridgeway
Movie - Released: 3/8/1935

1934

Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee
as Michael
Movie - Released: 5/9/1934
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
as Douglas Hall
Movie - Released: 1/10/1934
Gentlemen Are Born
Gentlemen Are Born
as Bob Bailey
Movie - Released: 11/17/1934
The Girl from Missouri
The Girl from Missouri
as T.R. Paige, Jr.
Movie - Released: 8/3/1934
The World Moves On
The World Moves On
as Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914
Movie - Released: 6/27/1934
Straight Is the Way
Straight Is the Way
as Benny
Movie - Released: 8/10/1934

1933

Bombshell
Bombshell
as Gifford Middleton
Movie - Released: 10/13/1933
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady
as Tod Newton
Movie - Released: 11/24/1933
Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary
as Tom
Movie - Released: 6/30/1933
Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House
as Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President
Movie - Released: 3/31/1933
Today We Live
Today We Live
as Ronnie Boyce-Smith
Movie - Released: 3/3/1933
The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Return
as Guy Crane
Movie - Released: 7/28/1933
Stage Mother
Stage Mother
as Warren Foster
Movie - Released: 9/29/1933

1932

The Wiser Sex
The Wiser Sex
as Phil Long
Movie - Released: 3/14/1932