Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Known for

Acting

Born

February 27, 1905

Birthplace

Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Died

September 18, 1968 (aged 63)

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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Best known work

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

1965

Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo

1943

Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

1944

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

Bombshell

Bombshell

1933

Filmography

1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1970
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1968
Nobody Runs Forever
as Ambassador Townsend
1968
Shadow Over Elveron
as Barney Conners
1965
Mickey One
as Rudy Lopp
1965
Run for Your LifeTV
as Judge Taliaferro Wilson (1 episode)
1965
In Harm's Way
as CINCPAC I
1965
The Making of A Movie
as Self
1964
See How They Run
as Baron Frood
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)
1964
How to Make a French Dish
as John K. Montasy Jr
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
as Rudolph Bitzner (1 episode)
1962
The VirginianTV
as Murdoch (1 episode)
1962
Advise & Consent
as The President
1961
Ben CaseyTV
as Daniel Freeland (26 episodes)
1961
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
as Your Host
1960
The Shape of the River
as Mark Twain
1959
The Twilight ZoneTV
as Col. Archie Taylor (1 episode)
1959
BonanzaTV
as Denver McKee (1 episode)
1958
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseTV
as Candy Lombe (1 episode)
1958
Bitter Heritage
as Frank James