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Overview
Mini Biography:
Franklin J. Schaffner was one of the most innovative creative minds in... moreTrivia:
Schaffner was a member of the Directors Guild of America (president 1987-89)... moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations moreAlternate Names:
Franklin Scaffner | Franklin S. Schaffner | Franklin Schaffner | Frank Schaffner | S. SchaffnerFilmography
Director:
- Welcome Home (1989)
- Lionheart (1987)
... aka Lionheart: The Children's Crusade (USA) - Yes, Giorgio (1982)
- Sphinx (1981)
- The Boys from Brazil (1978)
... aka Boys from the Brussel (Philippines: English title) - Islands in the Stream (1977)
- Papillon (1973)
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
- Patton (1970)
... aka Blood and Guts (UK)
... aka Patton: A Salute to a Rebel
... aka Patton: Lust for Glory (UK) - Planet of the Apes (1968)
... aka Monkey Planet - The Double Man (1967)
- "ABC Stage 67" (1 episode, 1967)
- The Wide Open Door (1967) TV episode - The War Lord (1965) (as Franklin S. Schaffner)
- "The DuPont Show of the Week" (10 episodes, 1962-1964)
- Ambassador at Large (1964) TV episode
- Don't Go Upstairs (1964) TV episode
- More, More, More, More (1964) TV episode
- Jeremy Rabbitt - The Secret Avenger (1964) TV episode
- The Legend of Lylah Clare (1963) TV episode
(5 more) - Ambassador at Large (1964) (TV)
- The Best Man (1964)
... aka Gore Vidal's The Best Man (USA: complete title) - The Stripper (1963)
... aka Woman of Summer (UK) - "The Defenders" (6 episodes, 1961-1962)
- Reunion with Death (1962) TV episode
- The Tarnished Cross (1962) TV episode
- Gideon's Follies (1961) TV episode
- The Attack (1961) TV episode
- The Boy Between (1961) TV episode
(1 more) - Tour of the White House (1962) (TV)
- World's Greatest Robbery (1962) (TV)
- Cry Vengeance! (1961) (TV)
- "Playhouse 90" (19 episodes, 1957-1960)
- The Cruel Day (1960) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- The Silver Whistle (1959) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- The Rank and the File (1959) TV episode
- Dark December (1959) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- In Lonely Expectation (1959) TV episode
(14 more) - "Startime" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (1959) TV episode - The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (1959) (TV) (as Franklin Schaffner)
- "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1957)
- The Great Sebastians (1957) TV episode - "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (6 episodes, 1956-1957)
- So Short a Season (1957) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- The Rag Jungle (1956) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- Angel's Ransom (1956) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
- Antigone (1956) TV episode
- Roar of the Lion (1956) TV episode (as Franklin Schaffner)
(1 more) - "Studio One" (111 episodes, 1949-1956)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Family Protection (1956) TV episode
- The Drop of a Hat (1956) TV episode
- The Arena (1956) TV episode
- The Tale of St. Emergency (1956) TV episode
- Flower of Pride (1956) TV episode
(106 more) - "Ford Star Jubilee" (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
- High Tor (1956) TV episode
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955) TV episode - "The Best of Broadway" (1 episode, 1955)
- Broadway (1955) TV episode - "Person to Person" (1953) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title) - "Tales of Tomorrow" (1951) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Ford Theatre Hour" (22 episodes, 1948-1951)
- The Ghost Patrol (1951) TV episode
- Night over London (1951) TV episode
- Three in a Room (1951) TV episode
- Peter Ibbetson (1951) TV episode
- Dead on the Vine (1951) TV episode
(17 more)
Producer:
- Sphinx (1981) (executive producer)
- Papillon (1973) (producer)
- Ambassador at Large (1964) (TV) (producer)
- "The DuPont Show of the Week" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1962)
- Big Deal in Laredo (1962) TV episode (executive producer) - "Startime" (producer) (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (1959) TV episode (producer) - "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (producer) (1 episode, 1956)
- Angel's Ransom (1956) TV episode (producer)
Actor:
- The Double Man (1967) (uncredited) .... Man at Station
Writer:
- "Ford Star Jubilee" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955) TV episode (adaptation)
Thanks:
- And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (1973) (thanks: for your support)
- The Magnificent Rebel (1973) (thanks)
Self:
- Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner (1997) (V) (voice) .... Himself - Director, 1970
- The Magnificent Rebel (1973) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (1995) (V) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
In 1966, he produced an unsold adventure pilot called "One-Eyed Jacks Are Wild" starring George Grizzard as an American who is asked to impersonate a murdered European monarch because of their uncanny resemblance. morePublicity Listings:
1 Print Biography moreSTARmeter: 
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