About

Known credits:
40
Birthday:
1949-04-11
Place of birth:
Richmond, California, USA
Website:
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Carl Franklin

Overview

Carl Franklin  (born April 11, 1949) is an American actor, screenwriter and film and television director. Franklin is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and continued his education at the AFI Conservatory, where he graduated with an M.F.A. degree in directing in 1986. Franklin is most noted for Devil in a Blue Dress, which was based on the book by Walter Mosley and starred Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle.

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Known for

Acting
2020 Dancing with the Devil: Carl Franklin on 'Devil in a Blue Dress' Actor Self N/A
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2006 Hitchcocked! Actor Self N/A
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2006 Shooting the Police: Cops on Film Actor Self N/A
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1999 The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman Actor Self 59
Average
1995 Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir Actor Self N/A
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1992 In the Heat of Passion Actor Police Det. Rooker 58
Average
1990 Full Fathom Five Actor Fletcher 58
Average
1989 Last Stand at Lang Mei Actor Sergeant T. Deveraux 59
Average
1989 Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy Actor Col. Rawlins 59
Average
1988 Too Good to Be True Actor Dr. Boyd 58
Average
1987 ALF’s Special Christmas Actor Dr. Willoughby 59
Average
1986 A Smoky Mountain Christmas Actor Lt. Danvers 59
Average
1983 One Cooks, the Other Doesn't Actor Officer Lloyd Green N/A
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1981 McClain's Law Actor 69
Fair
1980 Joshua's World Actor N/A
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1979 The Legend of the Golden Gun Actor Joshua Brown 58
Average
1978 Loose Change Actor Ed Thomas N/A
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1977 The Fantastic Journey Actor Dr. Fred Walters 68
Fair
1975 Caribe Actor Sgt. Mark Walters 69
Fair
1974 It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy Actor Hovey 58
Average
1973 Five on the Black Hand Side Actor Marvin 59
Average

Directing
2013 Bless Me, Ultima Directing Director 59
Average
2003 Out of Time Directing Director 61
Fair
2002 High Crimes Directing Director 61
Fair
1998 One True Thing Directing Director 60
Fair
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress Directing Director 61
Fair
1993 Laurel Avenue Directing Director 69
Fair
1991 One False Move Directing Director 60
Fair
1990 Full Fathom Five Directing Director 58
Average
1989 Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy Directing Director 59
Average
1989 Nowhere to Run Directing Director 58
Average
1986 Punk Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2013 Bless Me, Ultima Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1989 Last Stand at Lang Mei Writing Writer 59
Average
1989 Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy Writing Writer 59
Average
1986 Punk Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
2024 Monsters Production Executive Producer 74
Good
2024 American Sports Story Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2024 Manhunt Production Executive Producer 69
Fair