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Franchot Tone (I) (1905–1968)

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Franchot Tone was born into a well-to-do upstate New York family. Tone traveled the world with his parents and attended various schools, including The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, from which he was dismissed "for being a subtle influence for disorder throughout the fall term." He entered Cornell University... See full bio »

Born:

Stanislas Pascal Franchot Tone
in Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Died:

(age 63) in New York City, New York, USA
Still of Franchot Tone and Loretta Young in Midnight Mary Still of Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone and Loretta Young in Midnight Mary Still of Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone in Mutiny on the Bounty
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1968 The High Commissioner
Ambassador Townsend
 
1968 Shadow Over Elveron (TV movie)
Barney Conners
 
1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Judge Taliaferro Wilson
– Tell It Like It Is (1967) … Judge Taliaferro Wilson
 
1962-1966 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Daniel Niles Freeland / Robert Ashton
– Then, Suddenly, Panic (1966) … Dr. Daniel Niles Freeland
– Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes, Here Comes the Cold Wind of Truth (1966) … Dr. Daniel Niles Freeland
– Twenty Six Ways to Spell Heartbreak: A, B, C, D... (1966) … Dr. Daniel Niles Freeland
– Where Did All the Roses Go? (1966) … Dr. Daniel Niles Freeland
– Lullaby for a Wind-Up Toy (1966) … Dr. Daniel Niles Freeland
See all 27 episodes »
 
1965 Mickey One
Ruby Lopp
 
1965 In Harm's Way
CINCPAC I
 
1965 The Virginian (TV series)
Murdock
– Old Cowboy (1965) … Murdock
 
1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Rudolph Bitzner
– Final Performance (1965) … Rudolph Bitzner
 
1964 The Reporter (TV series)
Jay Jay Jordan
– The Man Behind the Man (1964) … Jay Jay Jordan
 
1964 See How They Run (TV movie)
Baron Frood
 
1962-1964 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Inspector / Sen. Grady Lyons
– Jeremy Rabbitt - The Secret Avenger (1964) … Sen. Grady Lyons
– The Betrayal (1962) … Inspector
 
1964 La bonne soupe
John K. Montasy Jr
 
1962 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Leo Haynes
– Along About Late in the Afternoon (1962) … Leo Haynes
 
1962 Advise & Consent
The President
 
1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
Malachi Hobart
– The Malachi Hobart Story (1962) … Malachi Hobart
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Col. Archie Taylor
– The Silence (1961) … Col. Archie Taylor
 
1960 Bonanza (TV series)
Denver McKee
– Denver McKee (1960) … Denver McKee
 
1956-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Allen Grant / Avery Yarbrough / Frank James / …
– The Shape of the River (1960) … Mark Twain
– The Hidden Image (1959) … Avery Yarbrough
– A Quiet Game of Cards (1959) … Raymond
– Bitter Heritage (1958) … Frank James
– The Thundering Wave (1957) … Allen Grant
See all 6 episodes »
 
1960 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Martin Galt
– The Ticket (1960) … Martin Galt
 
1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– Body and Soul (1959)
 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Oliver Mathews
– The Impossible Dream (1959) … Oliver Mathews
 
1958 Pursuit (TV series)
– The Last Night in August (1958)
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Candy Lombe
– The Crazy Hunter (1958) … Candy Lombe
 
1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Joe
– Time of Your Life (1958) … Joe
 
1958 Bitter Heritage (TV movie)
Frank James
 
1950-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Bill Gibson / Douglas Thompson / Juror #3 / …
– Ticket to Tahiti (1958) … Bill Gibson
– Trial by Slander (1958) … Douglas Thompson
– Bend in the Road (1957) … Rev. Lockman
– Twelve Angry Men (1954) … Juror #3
– Walk the Dark Streets (1950)
 
1957 Uncle Vanya
Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff
 
1954-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Dr. Ken Jaynes / Henry Hutton / Kurt Baumann / …
– The Largest City in Captivity (1957) … Kurt Baumann/Scott Malone
– Silent Decision (1955) … Dr. Ken Jaynes
– The Gioconda Smile (1954) … Henry Hutton
 
1956-1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Prince / Sheriff Converse
– Night (1957) … Prince
– Even the Weariest River (1956) … Sheriff Converse
 
1957 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV series)
Arthur Baldwin
– Throw Me a Rope (1957) … Arthur Baldwin
 
1956 The Little Foxes (TV movie)
Horace
 
1954-1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Armstrong / Charles Burnett / Sandy Morton
– Survival (1956) … Armstrong
– Red Gulch (1955) … Sandy Morton
– The Fifth Wheel (1954) … Charles Burnett
 
1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
– Steinmetz (1956) … Charles Proteus Steinmetz
 
1955 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
Jason
– The Sound and the Fury (1955) … Jason
 
1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Man Lost (1955)
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Ben Chaney
– Award (1955) … Ben Chaney
 
1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Actor
– The Guardsman (1955) … Actor
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Mike Ramsay
– Too Old for Dolls (1955) … Mike Ramsay
 
1955 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Will L'Hommedieu
– Days of Grace (1955) … Will L'Hommedieu
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Sketch Actor
– Episode dated 23 January 1955 (1955) … Sketch Actor
 
1953 The Philip Morris Playhouse (TV series)
– Temptation (1953)
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– One Summer's Rain (1953)
 
1953 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
– Legal Affair (1953)
 
1950-1952 Suspense (TV series)
Markheim
– All Hallow's Eve (1952) … Markheim
– Black Bronze (1950)
 
1952 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Martenson
– The Horn (1952) … Martenson
– The Diamond Lens (1952)
 
1952 Lights Out (TV series)
– Blood Relation (1952)
 
1951 Here Comes the Groom
Wilbur Stanley
 
1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
– Lunch at Disalvo's (1951)
 
1951 Danger (TV series)
– The Great Filson Bequest (1951)
 
1950 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Meredith Whitehouse
– Goodnight, Please (1950) … Meredith Whitehouse
 
1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Murder at the Stork Club (1950)
 
1949 The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Johann Radek
 
1949 Without Honor
Dennis Williams
 
1949 Jigsaw
Howard Malloy
 
1948 Every Girl Should Be Married
Roger Sanford
 
1948 I Love Trouble
Stuart Bailey
 
1947 Her Husband's Affairs
William Weldon
 
1947 Honeymoon
David Flanner
 
1947 Lost Honeymoon
Johnny Gray
 
1946 Because of Him
Paul Taylor
 
1945 That Night with You
Paul Renaud
 
1944 Dark Waters
Dr. George Grover
 
1944 The Hour Before the Dawn
Jim Hetherton
 
1944 Phantom Lady
Jack Marlow
 
1943 True to Life
Fletcher Marvin
 
1943 His Butler's Sister
Charles Gerard
 
1943 Pilot #5
George Braynor Collins
 
1943 Five Graves to Cairo
Cpl. John J. Bramble/Paul Davos
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
John in Card-Playing Skit
 
1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer
Christopher Reynolds
 
1941 This Woman Is Mine
Robert Stevens
 
1941 She Knew All the Answers
Mark Willows
 
1941 Nice Girl?
Richard Calvert
 
1940 Trail of the Vigilantes
Kansas (Tim Mason)
 
1939 Fast and Furious
Joel Sloane
 
1938 The Girl Downstairs
Paul Wagner
 
1938 Three Loves Has Nancy
Robert 'Bob' Hanson
 
1938 Three Comrades
Otto Koster
 
1938 Love Is a Headache
Peter Lawrence
 
1938 Man-Proof
Jimmy Kilmartin
 
1937 The Bride Wore Red
Giulio
 
1937 Between Two Women
Allan Meighan
 
1937 They Gave Him a Gun
James 'Jimmy' Davis
 
1937 Quality Street
Dr. Valentine Brown
 
1936 Love on the Run
Barnabus Pells
 
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
John Eaton
 
1936 Suzy
Terry Moore
 
1936 The King Steps Out
Emperor Franz Josef
 
1936 The Unguarded Hour
Sir Alan Dearden
 
1936 Exclusive Story
Dick Barton
 
1935 Dangerous
Don Bellows
 
1935 Mutiny on the Bounty
Byam
 
1935 No More Ladies
Jim
 
1935 Reckless
Bob Harrison
 
1935 One New York Night
Foxhall Ridgeway
 
1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Lieutenant Forsythe
 
1934 Gentlemen Are Born
Bob Bailey
 
1934 Straight Is the Way
Benny
 
1934 The Girl from Missouri
T.R. Paige Jr.
 
1934 The World Moves On
Richard Girard - 1825/Richard Girard - 1914
 
1934 Sadie McKee
Michael Alderson
 
1934 Moulin Rouge
Douglas Hall
 
1933 Dancing Lady
Tod Newton
 
1933 Bombshell
Gifford Middleton
 
1933 Stage Mother
Warren Foster
 
1933 The Stranger's Return
Guy
 
1933 Midnight Mary
Tom
 
1933 Gabriel Over the White House
Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President
 
1933 Today We Live
Ronnie
 
1932 The Wiser Sex
Phil Long
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (9 titles)
2009 18 Year Old Virgin (video) (writer: "67 Special", "Salvation Army Girls", "Ganga" / producer: "67 Special", "Salvation Army Girls", "Ganga")
 
2004 A Brokedown Melody (documentary) (writer: "The Cave", "The Count")
 
1938 Three Comrades (performer: "The Comrade Song" 1938 - uncredited)
 
1937 They Gave Him a Gun (performer: "I Don't Want to Get Well" - uncredited)
 
1936 Love on the Run (performer: "She'll be Comin' 'Round the Mountain" - uncredited)
 
1936 Suzy (performer: "The Wedding March" 1842 - uncredited)
 
1935 Mutiny on the Bounty (performer: "Rock-a-Bye Baby" pub. 1765 - uncredited)
 
1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (performer: "Mother Machree" 1910 - uncredited, "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" 1868 - uncredited)
 
1934 The World Moves On (performer: "Should She Desire Me Not" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1957 Uncle Vanya (producer)
 
1949 The Man on the Eiffel Tower (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1957 Uncle Vanya
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1961 Witchcraft (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1958 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 September 1958 (1958) … Himself
 
1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show
– Sizeman and Son (1956) … Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #5.15 (1955) … Himself - Actor
 
1954 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.19 (1954) … Himself
 
1953 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Episode dated 1 September 1953 (1953) … Himself - Contestant
 
1951 General Electric Guest House (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1951) … Himself
 
1950-1951 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.30 (1951) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1950) … Himself
 
1950 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 February 1950 (1950) … Himself
 
1950 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #2.20 (1950) … Himself - Actor
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2010 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
2008 Gable and Crawford (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1983 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Reckless'
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Gifford in 'Bombshell'
 
1943 The Voice That Thrilled the World (documentary short)
Himself (segment "Dangerous") (uncredited)
 

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The House of Connelly (1931). Drama. Written by Paul Green. Directed by Lee Strasberg and Cheryl Crawford. Martin Beck Theatre: 28 Sep 1931- Dec 1931 (closing date unknown/91 performances). As "Will Connelly." See more »

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on his ex-wife, Joan Crawford] "She's like that old joke about Philadelphia: First prize, 4 years with Joan. Second prize, 8 years with her." See more »

Trivia:

Personal favorite of the films he starred in was The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935). See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces