About

Known credits:
84
Birthday:
1905-02-27
Place of birth:
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
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Franchot Tone

Overview

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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Known for

Acting

1996 Joan Crawford: Always the Star Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Actor actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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1989 Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Actor Self N/A
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II Actor (archive footage) 59
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1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1968 Nobody Runs Forever Actor Ambassador Townsend 59
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1968 Shadow Over Elveron Actor Barney Conners 59
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1965 Mickey One Actor Rudy Lopp 58
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1965 In Harm's Way Actor CINCPAC I 60
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1964 See How They Run Actor Baron Frood 58
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1964 The Big Parade of Comedy Actor Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage) 59
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1964 How to Make a French Dish Actor John K. Montasy Jr 58
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1962 Advise & Consent Actor The President 61
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1961 Ben Casey Actor Dr. Daniel Niles Freeland 67
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1961 Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles Actor Your Host 59
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1958 Bitter Heritage Actor Frank James N/A
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1957 Uncle Vanya Actor Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff 59
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1956 The Little Foxes Actor Horace N/A
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1955 Too Old for Dolls Actor Mike Ramsay N/A
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1954 Twelve Angry Men Actor Juror #3 60
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1951 Here Comes the Groom Actor Wilbur Stanley 58
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1949 The Man on the Eiffel Tower Actor Johann Radek 58
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1949 Without Honor Actor Dennis Williams 58
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1949 Jigsaw Actor Howard Malloy 58
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1948 Every Girl Should Be Married Actor Roger Sanford 59
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1948 I Love Trouble Actor Stuart Bailey 59
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1947 Her Husband's Affairs Actor William Weldon 59
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1947 Honeymoon Actor David Flanner 58
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1947 Lost Honeymoon Actor Johnny Gray 59
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1946 Because of Him Actor Paul Taylor 59
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1945 That Night with You Actor Paul Renaud N/A
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1944 Dark Waters Actor Dr. George Grover 59
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1944 The Hour Before the Dawn Actor Jim Hetherton 59
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1944 Phantom Lady Actor John 'Jack' Marlow 61
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1943 True to Life Actor Fletcher Marvin 59
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1943 His Butler's Sister Actor Charles Gerard 59
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1943 The Voice That Thrilled the World Actor Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage) 58
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1943 Pilot #5 Actor George Braynor Collins 59
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1943 Five Graves to Cairo Actor Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos 61
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1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer Actor Christopher Reynolds 59
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1942 Star Spangled Rhythm Actor John 59
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1941 This Woman Is Mine Actor Robert Stevens 58
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1941 She Knew All the Answers Actor Mark Willows 59
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1941 Nice Girl? Actor Richard Calvert 58
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1940 Trail of the Vigilantes Actor Kansas N/A
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1939 Fast and Furious Actor Joel Sloane 58
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1938 The Girl Downstairs Actor Paul Wagner 58
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1938 Three Loves Has Nancy Actor Robert 'Bob' Hanson 58
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1938 Three Comrades Actor Otto Koster 59
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1938 Love Is a Headache Actor Peter Lawrence 58
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1938 Man-Proof Actor Jimmy Kilmartin 58
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1937 The Bride Wore Red Actor Giulio 59
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1937 The Romance of Celluloid Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1937 Between Two Women Actor Allan Meighan 59
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1937 They Gave Him a Gun Actor James 'Jimmy' Davis 58
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1937 Quality Street Actor Dr. Valentine Brown 58
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1936 Love on the Run Actor Barnabus Pells 59
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1936 The Gorgeous Hussy Actor John H. Eaton 58
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1936 Suzy Actor Terry 59
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1936 The King Steps Out Actor Emperor Franz Josef 59
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1936 The Unguarded Hour Actor Sir Alan Dearden 59
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1936 Exclusive Story Actor Dick Parton 59
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1935 Dangerous Actor Don Bellows 59
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1935 Mutiny on the Bounty Actor Roger Byam 64
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1935 No More Ladies Actor Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston 58
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1935 Reckless Actor Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr. 58
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1935 One New York Night Actor Foxhall Ridgeway N/A
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1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Actor Forsythe 59
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1934 Gentlemen Are Born Actor Bob Bailey 59
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1934 Straight Is the Way Actor Benny 59
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1934 The Girl from Missouri Actor T.R. Paige, Jr. 59
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1934 The World Moves On Actor Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914 58
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1934 Sadie McKee Actor Michael Alderson 59
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1934 Moulin Rouge Actor Douglas Hall 59
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1933 Dancing Lady Actor Tod Newton 59
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1933 Bombshell Actor Gifford Middleton 59
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1933 Stage Mother Actor Warren Foster 59
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1933 The Stranger's Return Actor Guy Crane 59
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1933 Midnight Mary Actor Thomas 'Tom' Mannering Jr. 59
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1933 Gabriel Over the White House Actor Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President 59
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1933 Today We Live Actor Ronnie Boyce-Smith 59
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1932 The Wiser Sex Actor Phil Long 59
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Directing

1957 Uncle Vanya Directing Director 59
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Production

1949 The Man on the Eiffel Tower Production Producer 58
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