Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-02-27

Day of Death

1968-09-18 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Also Known As

Франшо Тоун

Фрэнчот Тоун

Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Franchot Tone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

His Butler's Sister

His Butler's Sister

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

Three Comrades

Three Comrades

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Shadow Over Elveron

Shadow Over Elveron

Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Acting

Jigsaw

1949

Jigsaw

as

Howard Malloy

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

as

Roger Byam

Mickey One

1965

Mickey One

as

Rudy Lopp

Here Comes the Groom

1951

Here Comes the Groom

as

Wilbur Stanley

Nice Girl?

1941

Nice Girl?

as

Richard Calvert

Dark Waters

1944

Dark Waters

as

Dr. George Grover

Five Graves to Cairo

1943

Five Graves to Cairo

as

Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos

Without Honor

1949

Without Honor

as

Dennis Williams

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

Every Girl Should Be Married

as

Roger Sanford

I Love Trouble

1948

I Love Trouble

as

Stuart Bailey

Dancing Lady

1933

Dancing Lady

as

Tod Newton

Bombshell

1933

Bombshell

as

Gifford Middleton

Phantom Lady

1944

Phantom Lady

as

John 'Jack' Marlow

Love on the Run

1936

Love on the Run

as

Barnabus Pells

Sadie McKee

1934

Sadie McKee

as

Michael

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

as

Forsythe

His Butler's Sister

1943

His Butler's Sister

as

Charles Gerard

Because of Him

1946

Because of Him

as

Paul Taylor

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1949

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

as

Johann Radek

Advise & Consent

1962

Advise & Consent

as

The President

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938

Three Loves Has Nancy

as

Robert 'Bob' Hanson

Suzy

1936

Suzy

as

Terry

Reckless

1935

Reckless

as

Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr.

Midnight Mary

1933

Midnight Mary

as

Tom

Dangerous

1935

Dangerous

as

Don Bellows

Quality Street

1937

Quality Street

as

Dr. Valentine Brown

That Night with You

1945

That Night with You

as

Paul Renaud

Nobody Runs Forever

1968

Nobody Runs Forever

as

Ambassador Townsend

Her Husband's Affairs

1947

Her Husband's Affairs

as

William Weldon

Moulin Rouge

1934

Moulin Rouge

as

Douglas Hall

Gabriel Over the White House

1933

Gabriel Over the White House

as

Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President

Pilot #5

1943

Pilot #5

as

George Braynor Collins

Gentlemen Are Born

1934

Gentlemen Are Born

as

Bob Bailey

The Girl from Missouri

1934

The Girl from Missouri

as

T.R. Paige, Jr.

Today We Live

1933

Today We Live

as

Ronnie Boyce-Smith

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

as

John

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

Three Comrades

1938

Three Comrades

as

Otto Koster

The Stranger's Return

1933

The Stranger's Return

as

Guy Crane

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

They Gave Him a Gun

as

James 'Jimmy' Davis

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

as

John H. Eaton

The Bride Wore Red

1937

The Bride Wore Red

as

Giulio

No More Ladies

1935

No More Ladies

as

Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston

The World Moves On

1934

The World Moves On

as

Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914

Exclusive Story

1936

Exclusive Story

as

Dick Parton

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

Trail of the Vigilantes

as

Kansas

Fast and Furious

1939

Fast and Furious

as

Joel Sloane

The King Steps Out

1936

The King Steps Out

as

Emperor Franz Josef

Straight Is the Way

1934

Straight Is the Way

as

Benny

Stage Mother

1933

Stage Mother

as

Warren Foster

The Girl Downstairs

1938

The Girl Downstairs

as

Paul Wagner

The Unguarded Hour

1936

The Unguarded Hour

as

Sir Alan Dearden

Man-Proof

1938

Man-Proof

as

Jimmy Kilmartin

Love Is a Headache

1938

Love Is a Headache

as

Peter Lawrence

Between Two Women

1937

Between Two Women

as

Allan Meighan

Uncle Vanya

1957

Uncle Vanya

as

Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff

One New York Night

1935

One New York Night

as

Foxhall Ridgeway

True to Life

1943

True to Life

as

Fletcher Marvin

Lost Honeymoon

1947

Lost Honeymoon

as

Johnny Gray

See How They Run

1964

See How They Run

as

Baron Frood

Honeymoon

1947

Honeymoon

as

David Flanner

The Hour Before the Dawn

1944

The Hour Before the Dawn

as

Jim Hetherton

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942

The Wife Takes a Flyer

as

Christopher Reynolds

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

as

Self

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

1996

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

as

Self (archive footage)

She Knew All the Answers

1941

She Knew All the Answers

as

Mark Willows

Shadow Over Elveron

1968

Shadow Over Elveron

as

Barney Conners

Twelve Angry Men

1954

Twelve Angry Men

as

Juror #3

The Wiser Sex

1932

The Wiser Sex

as

Phil Long

This Woman Is Mine

1941

This Woman Is Mine

as

Robert Stevens

Bitter Heritage

1958

Bitter Heritage

as

Frank James

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

1961

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

as

Your Host

The Little Foxes

1956

The Little Foxes

as

Horace

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

The Romance of Celluloid

1937

The Romance of Celluloid

as

Self (archive footage)

How to Make a French Dish

1964

How to Make a French Dish

as

John K. Montasy Jr

In Harm's Way

1965

In Harm's Way

as

CINCPAC I

The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943

The Voice That Thrilled the World

as

Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as

actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Too Old for Dolls

1955

Too Old for Dolls

as

Mike Ramsay

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Dr. Daniel Niles Freeland

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Judge Taliaferro Wilson

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Charles Proteus Steinmetz

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Murdoch

Climax!

Climax!

as

Henry Hutton

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Oliver Mathews

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Col. Archie Taylor

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as

Candy Lombe

Lights Out

Lights Out

as

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

as

Studio One

Studio One

as

Juror #3

Suspense

Suspense

as

Markheim

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Meredith Whitehouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Four Star Playhouse

as

Ben

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Studio One

Studio One

as

Rev. Lockman

Studio One

Studio One

as

Douglas Thompson

Studio One

Studio One

as

Bill Gibson

Studio One

Studio One

as

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Denver McKee

Climax!

Climax!

as

Dr. Ken Jaynes

Climax!

Climax!

as

Kurt Baumann / Scott Malone

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Rudolph Bitzner

Production

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1949

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

as

Crew

Directing

Uncle Vanya

1957

Uncle Vanya

as