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Franchot Tone Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1905-02-27

Birthplace:
Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Credits:
113 Total Roles

Franchot Tone

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1996 Joan Crawford: Always the Star MOVIE Self (archive footage)
1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker MOVIE actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1989 Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre MOVIE Self
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II MOVIE (archive footage)
1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory MOVIE Self (archive footage)
1970 Brasileiros em Hollywood MOVIE Self (archive footage)
1968 Nobody Runs Forever MOVIE Ambassador Townsend
1968 Shadow Over Elveron MOVIE Barney Conners
1965 Mickey One MOVIE Rudy Lopp
1965 Run for Your Life TV Judge Taliaferro Wilson

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