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Franchot Tone

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 27, 1905 (Died at 63)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthNiagara Falls, New York, USA
Career Span1932 – 1968
Known Credits105 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1

Franchot Tone

Also known as:Франшо ТоунФрэнчот ТоунStanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone
Total Works

105

84 movies • 21 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Twilight Zone
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959•series
as Col. Archie Taylor
Bonanza
7.5
Bonanza
1959•series
as Denver McKee
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4
as Roger Byam
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
as Oliver Mathews

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 105 titles featuring Franchot Tone

The Twilight Zone
8.5
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1959•series

as Col. Archie Taylor

Bonanza
7.5
1 eps
Bonanza
1959•series

as Denver McKee

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4

as Roger Byam

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
1 eps

as Oliver Mathews

In Harm's Way
6.6
In Harm's Way
1965•movie

as CINCPAC I

Five Graves to Cairo
7.0

as Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

Phantom Lady
6.9
Phantom Lady
1944•movie

as John 'Jack' Marlow

Advise & Consent
7.2
Advise & Consent
1962•movie

as The President

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9
1 eps

as Rudolph Bitzner

Bombshell
6.5
Bombshell
1933•movie

as Gifford Middleton

Dangerous
6.6
Dangerous
1935•movie

as Don Bellows

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
6.6

as Forsythe

Twelve Angry Men
7.8
Twelve Angry Men
1954•movie

as Juror #3

That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

as (archive footage)

Mickey One
5.8
Mickey One
1965•movie

as Rudy Lopp

Dancing Lady
6.9
Dancing Lady
1933•movie

as Tod Newton

Three Comrades
7.2
Three Comrades
1938•movie

as Otto Koster

The Stranger's Return
6.2

as Guy Crane

The Virginian
6.5
1 eps
The Virginian
1962•series

as Murdoch

Every Girl Should Be Married
5.9

as Roger Sanford

Suzy
5.9
Suzy
1936•movie

as Terry

Midnight Mary
6.8
Midnight Mary
1933•movie

as Tom

Dark Waters
6.0
Dark Waters
1944•movie

as Dr. George Grover

Sadie McKee
7.0
Sadie McKee
1934•movie

as Michael

The Man on the Eiffel Tower
5.2

as Johann Radek

Nobody Runs Forever
6.0

as Ambassador Townsend

The Bride Wore Red
6.7
The Bride Wore Red
1937•movie

as Giulio

Jigsaw
5.0
Jigsaw
1949•movie

as Howard Malloy

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

I Love Trouble
6.5
I Love Trouble
1948•movie

as Stuart Bailey

Quality Street
5.8
Quality Street
1937•movie

as Dr. Valentine Brown

Today We Live
6.3
Today We Live
1933•movie

as Ronnie Boyce-Smith

Here Comes the Groom
5.4

as Wilbur Stanley

Without Honor
4.7
Without Honor
1949•movie

as Dennis Williams

Love on the Run
6.5
Love on the Run
1936•movie

as Barnabus Pells

The Girl from Missouri
7.5

as T.R. Paige, Jr.

The Gorgeous Hussy
5.5
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936•movie

as John H. Eaton

The World Moves On
5.9
The World Moves On
1934•movie

as Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914

Gabriel Over the White House
6.8

as Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President

Ben Casey
5.9
26 eps
Ben Casey
1961•series

as Daniel Freeland

Reckless
5.1
Reckless
1935•movie

as Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr.

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
1 eps

as Self

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Juror #3

Climax!
3.8
1 eps
Climax!
1954•series

as Henry Hutton

Suspense
5.1
1 eps
Suspense
1949•series

as Markheim

Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2

as John

Fast and Furious
5.2
Fast and Furious
1939•movie

as Joel Sloane

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
1952•series

as Ben

The King Steps Out
6.0
The King Steps Out
1936•movie

as Emperor Franz Josef

The Girl Downstairs
4.7

as Paul Wagner

Man-Proof
5.2
Man-Proof
1938•movie

as Jimmy Kilmartin

His Butler's Sister
7.2

as Charles Gerard

Pilot #5
6.0
Pilot #5
1943•movie

as George Braynor Collins

No More Ladies
5.0
No More Ladies
1935•movie

as Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston

How to Make a French Dish
4.9

as John K. Montasy Jr

Three Loves Has Nancy
4.2

as Robert 'Bob' Hanson

Her Husband's Affairs
5.6

as William Weldon

The Hour Before the Dawn
6.4

as Jim Hetherton

This Woman Is Mine
4.5
This Woman Is Mine
1941•movie

as Robert Stevens

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
1 eps
Because of Him
6.3
Because of Him
1946•movie

as Paul Taylor

Lost Honeymoon
5.9
Lost Honeymoon
1947•movie

as Johnny Gray

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8.0

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

Run for Your Life
7.1
1 eps
Run for Your Life
1965•series

as Judge Taliaferro Wilson

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Meredith Whitehouse

Tales of Tomorrow
6.4
2 eps
Tales of Tomorrow
1951•series
They Gave Him a Gun
6.7

as James 'Jimmy' Davis

Honeymoon
6.5
Honeymoon
1947•movie

as David Flanner

The Wife Takes a Flyer
5.5

as Christopher Reynolds

Shadow Over Elveron
6.6

as Barney Conners

The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

as Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Charles Proteus Steinmetz

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
1 eps

as Candy Lombe

Armchair Theatre
6.0
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1956•series

as Joe

Nice Girl?
6.4
Nice Girl?
1941•movie

as Richard Calvert

Moulin Rouge
7.0
Moulin Rouge
1934•movie

as Douglas Hall

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.4

as Self (archive footage)

Exclusive Story
7.2
Exclusive Story
1936•movie

as Dick Parton

The Unguarded Hour
6.4
The Unguarded Hour
1936•movie

as Sir Alan Dearden

Between Two Women
6.0
Between Two Women
1937•movie

as Allan Meighan

She Knew All the Answers
6.6

as Mark Willows

The Voice That Thrilled the World
6.0

as Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

Lights Out
6.0
1 eps
Lights Out
1949•series
Love Is a Headache
6.5
Love Is a Headache
1938•movie

as Peter Lawrence

True to Life
8.0
True to Life
1943•movie

as Fletcher Marvin

Gentlemen Are Born
7.3
Gentlemen Are Born
1934•movie

as Bob Bailey

Straight Is the Way
6.3

as Benny

Stage Mother
6.3
Stage Mother
1933•movie

as Warren Foster

See How They Run
6.0
See How They Run
1964•movie

as Baron Frood

Uncle Vanya
7.0
Uncle Vanya
1957•movie

as Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff

One New York Night
7.5
One New York Night
1935•movie

as Foxhall Ridgeway

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
7.5

as Self (archive footage)

The Wiser Sex
7.5
The Wiser Sex
1932•movie

as Phil Long

The Romance of Celluloid
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

That Night with You
10.0

as Paul Renaud

Trail of the Vigilantes
10.0

as Kansas

Bitter Heritage
8.0
Bitter Heritage
1958•movie

as Frank James

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
6.0

as Your Host

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
1956•movie

as Horace

Too Old for Dolls
Too Old for Dolls
1955•movie

as Mike Ramsay

Rendezvous in Black

as Hugh Strickland

Brasileiros em Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)