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Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Acting·1905–1968·83 films

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.

As Actor

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)Roger Byam
In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way (1965)CINCPAC I
Five Graves to Cairo
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady (1944)John 'Jack' Marlow
Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent (1962)The President
Bombshell
Bombshell (1933)Gifford Middleton
Dangerous
Dangerous (1935)Don Bellows
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)Forsythe
Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men (1954)Juror #3
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady (1933)Tod Newton
Mickey One
Mickey One (1965)Rudy Lopp
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
Three Comrades
Three Comrades (1938)Otto Koster
The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Return (1933)Guy Crane
Every Girl Should Be Married
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)Roger Sanford
Suzy
Suzy (1936)Terry
Dark Waters
Dark Waters (1944)Dr. George Grover
Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary (1933)Tom
Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee (1934)Michael
Nobody Runs Forever
Nobody Runs Forever (1968)Ambassador Townsend
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)Johann Radek
Jigsaw
Jigsaw (1949)Howard Malloy
The Bride Wore Red
The Bride Wore Red (1937)Giulio
I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble (1948)Stuart Bailey
Quality Street
Quality Street (1937)Dr. Valentine Brown
Today We Live
Today We Live (1933)Ronnie Boyce-Smith
Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom (1951)Wilbur Stanley
Without Honor
Without Honor (1949)Dennis Williams
Love on the Run
Love on the Run (1936)Barnabus Pells
The World Moves On
The World Moves On (1934)Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914
The Girl from Missouri
The Girl from Missouri (1934)T.R. Paige, Jr.
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)John H. Eaton
Reckless
Reckless (1935)Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr.
Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President
Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious (1939)Joel Sloane
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)John
The King Steps Out
The King Steps Out (1936)Emperor Franz Josef
The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairs (1938)Paul Wagner
Pilot #5
Pilot #5 (1943)George Braynor Collins
How to Make a French Dish
How to Make a French Dish (1964)John K. Montasy Jr
No More Ladies
No More Ladies (1935)Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister (1943)Charles Gerard
Three Loves Has Nancy
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)Robert 'Bob' Hanson
This Woman Is Mine
This Woman Is Mine (1941)Robert Stevens
Man-Proof
Man-Proof (1938)Jimmy Kilmartin
The Hour Before the Dawn
The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)Jim Hetherton
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Her Husband's Affairs
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)William Weldon
Lost Honeymoon
Lost Honeymoon (1947)Johnny Gray
Because of Him
Because of Him (1946)Paul Taylor
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)
Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron (1968)Barney Conners
They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)James 'Jimmy' Davis
Honeymoon
Honeymoon (1947)David Flanner
Exclusive Story
Exclusive Story (1936)Dick Parton
She Knew All the Answers
She Knew All the Answers (1941)Mark Willows
Between Two Women
Between Two Women (1937)Allan Meighan
The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)Christopher Reynolds
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge (1934)Douglas Hall
The Unguarded Hour
The Unguarded Hour (1936)Sir Alan Dearden
Nice Girl?
Nice Girl? (1941)Richard Calvert
True to Life
True to Life (1943)Fletcher Marvin
Love Is a Headache
Love Is a Headache (1938)Peter Lawrence
The Voice That Thrilled the World
The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)Self (archive footage)
Gentlemen Are Born
Gentlemen Are Born (1934)Bob Bailey
See How They Run
See How They Run (1964)Baron Frood
Stage Mother
Stage Mother (1933)Warren Foster
Straight Is the Way
Straight Is the Way (1934)Benny
The Wiser Sex
The Wiser Sex (1932)Phil Long
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)Self (archive footage)
The Romance of Celluloid
The Romance of Celluloid (1937)Self (archive footage)
One New York Night
One New York Night (1935)Foxhall Ridgeway
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya (1957)Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff
Trail of the Vigilantes
Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)Kansas
Bitter Heritage
Bitter Heritage (1958)Frank James
That Night with You
That Night with You (1945)Paul Renaud
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles (1961)Your Host
Rendezvous in Black
Rendezvous in Black (1956)Hugh Strickland
Too Old for Dolls
Too Old for Dolls (1955)Mike Ramsay
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 (1938)Self
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1956)Horace

As Director