Actor · Director · Producer
Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone has worked on 76 movies and 19 TV shows, between 1932 and 1968. On Nahoko: 31 movies and 7 TV shows. Best known for Mutiny on the Bounty, Advise & Consent and Five Graves to Cairo.
- Born
- 27 February 1905
- Birthplace
- Niagara Falls, New York, USA
- Died
- 18 September 1968 (aged 63)
- Also known as
- Франшо Тоун, Фрэнчот Тоун, Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone
- Activities
- Actor · Director · Producer
- Nationality
- United States
- Career start
- 1932
- Education
- The Hill School, Cornell University
Known for
★ 7.6Rent/BuyMutiny on the Bounty1935
★ 7.7Advise & Consent1962
★ 7.3Rent/BuyFive Graves to Cairo1943
★ 7.2Rent/BuyPhantom Lady1944
★ 6.8Rent/BuyDangerous1935
★ 7.0The Lives of a Bengal Lancer1935
★ 7.0Rent/BuyBombshell1933
★ 6.8Rent/BuyDancing Lady1933
★ 6.3
Every Girl Should Be Married1948
★ 7.1Rent/BuyThree Comrades1938
★ 6.3Rent/BuyMickey One1965
★ 6.9
Sadie McKee1934Where to watch
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Biography
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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Career in figures
Career
- Active since
- 1932
- Titles on Nahoko
- 31 movies and 7 TV shows
- Main genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
Ratings and box office
- Average rating
- ★ 6.6 IMDb
- Most voted
- Mutiny on the Bounty
- Box office
- $17M, led by Mutiny on the Bounty ($4.5M)
Awards and nominations
1 nomination
- 1936Academy Award for Best Actor · Mutiny on the BountyNominated
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Frequent collaborators
Joan Crawford7 titles together
Jean Harlow4 titles together
Clark Gable3 titles together
Lionel Barrymore3 titles together
Robert Young3 titles together
Charles Laughton3 titles together
Una Merkel2 titles together
May Robson2 titles togetherFilmography 38
1968
- The High CommissionerMovieMovie · as Ambassador Townsend★ 6.1
1965
- In Harm's WayMovieMovie · as CINCPAC I
★ 7.3 - Mickey OneMovieMovie · as Rudy LoppRent/Buy★ 6.3
1962
- Advise & ConsentMovieMovie · as The President★ 7.7
- The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV showTV show · as Rudolph Bitzner · 1 episode
★ 8.5 - The VirginianTV showTV show · as Murdoch · 1 episode★ 7.6
1961
- Ben CaseyTV showTV show · as Daniel Freeland · 26 episodes★ 7.1
1959
- The Twilight ZoneTV showTV show · as Col. Archie Taylor · 1 episode
★ 9.0 - BonanzaTV showTV show · as Denver McKee · 1 episode★ 7.3
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV showTV show · as Oliver Mathews · 1 episode★ 8.5
1951
- Here Comes the GroomMovieMovie · as Wilbur Stanley
★ 6.3
1950
- The Colgate Comedy HourTV showTV show · as themselves · 1 episode
★ 7.7
1949
- The Man on the Eiffel TowerMovieMovie · as Johann Radek · Producer★ 5.8
- JigsawMovieMovie · as Howard Malloy
★ 5.6
1948
- Every Girl Should Be MarriedMovieMovie · as Roger Sanford★ 6.3
- I Love TroubleMovieMovie · as Stuart Bailey
★ 6.7
1944
- Phantom LadyMovieMovie · as John 'Jack' MarlowRent/Buy★ 7.2
- Dark WatersMovieMovie · as Dr. George Grover★ 6.5
1943
- Five Graves to CairoMovieMovie · as Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul DavosRent/Buy★ 7.3
1938
- Three ComradesMovieMovie · as Otto KosterRent/Buy★ 7.1
1937
- Quality StreetMovieMovie · as Dr. Valentine Brown
★ 6.2 - The Bride Wore RedMovieMovie · as GiulioRent/Buy★ 6.3
1936
- SuzyMovieMovie · as Terry★ 6.4
- The Gorgeous HussyMovieMovie · as John H. Eaton★ 5.6
- Love on the RunMovieMovie · as Barnabus PellsRent/Buy★ 6.0
1935
- Mutiny on the BountyMovieMovie · as Roger ByamRent/Buy★ 7.6
- DangerousMovieMovie · as Don BellowsRent/Buy★ 6.8
- The Lives of a Bengal LancerMovieMovie · as Forsythe★ 7.0
- RecklessMovieMovie · as Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr.Rent/Buy★ 6.4
- No More LadiesMovieMovie · as Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston★ 6.1
1934
- Sadie McKeeMovieMovie · as Michael★ 6.9
- The Girl from MissouriMovieMovie · as T.R. Paige, Jr.Rent/Buy★ 6.6
1933
- BombshellMovieMovie · as Gifford MiddletonRent/Buy★ 7.0
- Dancing LadyMovieMovie · as Tod NewtonRent/Buy★ 6.8
- Midnight MaryMovieMovie · as Tom
★ 7.0 - Gabriel Over the White HouseMovieMovie · as Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the PresidentRent/Buy★ 6.3
- Today We LiveMovieMovie · as Ronnie Boyce-Smith★ 5.9
- The Stranger's ReturnMovieMovie · as Guy Crane★ 6.9
More credits 61
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1989
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreMovieMovie · as themselves
1968
- Shadow Over ElveronMovieMovie · as Barney Conners
1965
- Run for Your LifeTV showTV show · as Judge Taliaferro Wilson · 1 episode
- The Making of A MovieMovieMovie · as themselves
1964
- How to Make a French DishMovieMovie · as John K. Montasy Jr
- See How They RunMovieMovie · as Baron Frood
1961
- Witchcraft: The Doll in BramblesMovieMovie · as Your Host
1960
- The Shape of the RiverMovieMovie · as Mark Twain
1958
- Bitter HeritageMovieMovie · as Frank James
- Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseTV showTV show · as Candy Lombe · 1 episode
1957
- The Thundering WaveMovieMovie · as Allen Grant
- Uncle VanyaMovieMovie · as Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff · Director · Producer
1956
- Armchair TheatreTV showTV show · as Joe · 1 episode
- Rendezvous in BlackMovieMovie · as Hugh Strickland
- The Little FoxesMovieMovie · as Horace
1955
- Too Old for DollsMovieMovie · as Mike Ramsay
1954
- Climax!TV showTV show · as Henry Hutton / Dr. Ken Jaynes / Kurt Baumann / Scott Malone · 1 episode
- Twelve Angry MenMovieMovie · as Juror #3
1953
- General Electric TheaterTV showTV show · as Charles Proteus Steinmetz · 1 episode
1952
- Four Star PlayhouseTV showTV show · as Ben · 1 episode
1951
- Tales of TomorrowTV showTV show
1950
- Lux Video TheatreTV showTV show · as Meredith Whitehouse · 1 episode
- Robert Montgomery PresentsTV showTV show
1949
- Lights OutTV showTV show
- SuspenseTV showTV show · as Markheim · 1 episode
- Without HonorMovieMovie · as Dennis Williams
1948
- Studio OneTV showTV show · as Juror #3 / Rev. Lockman / Douglas Thompson / Bill Gibson · 1 episode
- The Philco Television PlayhouseTV showTV show
1947
- Her Husband's AffairsMovieMovie · as William Weldon
- HoneymoonMovieMovie · as David Flanner
- Lost HoneymoonMovieMovie · as Johnny Gray
1946
- Because of HimMovieMovie · as Paul Taylor
1945
- That Night with YouMovieMovie · as Paul Renaud
1944
- The Hour Before the DawnMovieMovie · as Jim Hetherton
1943
- His Butler's SisterMovieMovie · as Charles Gerard
- Pilot #5MovieMovie · as George Braynor Collins
- True to LifeMovieMovie · as Fletcher Marvin
1942
- Star Spangled RhythmMovieMovie · as John
- The Wife Takes a FlyerMovieMovie · as Christopher Reynolds
1941
- Nice Girl?MovieMovie · as Richard Calvert
- She Knew All the AnswersMovieMovie · as Mark Willows
- This Woman Is MineMovieMovie · as Robert Stevens
1940
- Trail of the VigilantesMovieMovie · as Kansas
1939
- Fast and FuriousMovieMovie · as Joel Sloane
1938
- Love Is a HeadacheMovieMovie · as Peter Lawrence
- Man-ProofMovieMovie · as Jimmy Kilmartin
- Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6MovieMovie · as themselves
- The Girl DownstairsMovieMovie · as Paul Wagner
- Three Loves Has NancyMovieMovie · as Robert 'Bob' Hanson
1937
- Between Two WomenMovieMovie · as Allan Meighan
- They Gave Him a GunMovieMovie · as James 'Jimmy' Davis
1936
- Exclusive StoryMovieMovie · as Dick Parton
- The King Steps OutMovieMovie · as Emperor Franz Josef
- The Unguarded HourMovieMovie · as Sir Alan Dearden
1935
- One New York NightMovieMovie · as Foxhall Ridgeway
1934
- Gentlemen Are BornMovieMovie · as Bob Bailey
- Moulin RougeMovieMovie · as Douglas Hall
- Straight Is the WayMovieMovie · as Benny
- The World Moves OnMovieMovie · as Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914
1933
- Stage MotherMovieMovie · as Warren Foster
1932
- The Wiser SexMovieMovie · as Phil Long