Carl Franklin: movies and TV shows
Carl Franklin has 80 credits in the archive: 31 films and 49 TV series, from 1971 to 2025. Highest rated: Rome (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1971 – 2025 · busiest year: 1989 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Monster: The Ed Gein Story | TV | 7.2 | 76 | |
| 2024 | Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | TV | 7.6 | 75 | |
| 2024 | Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | TV | 7.6 | 75 | |
| 2024 | American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez | TV | 7.1 | 75 | |
| 2024 | American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez | TV | 7.1 | 75 | |
| 2024 | Manhunt | TV | 6.8 | 75 | |
| 2024 | Manhunt | TV | 6.8 | 75 | |
| 2022 | DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | TV | 8.0 | 73 | |
| 2022 | DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | TV | 8.0 | 73 | |
| 2020 | Dancing with the Devil: Carl Franklin on 'Devil in a Blue Dress' | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 2019 | I Am the Night | TV | 6.5 | 70 | |
| 2017 | 13 Reasons Why | TV | 7.5 | 68 | |
| 2017 | MINDHUNTER | TV | 8.1 | 68 | |
| 2017 | Ten Days in the Valley | TV | 5.6 | 68 | |
| 2016 | Good Behavior | TV | 7.1 | 67 | |
| 2016 | Vinyl | TV | 7.0 | 67 | |
| 2015 | Bloodline | TV | 7.1 | 66 | |
| 2014 | The Leftovers | TV | 7.7 | 65 | |
| 2014 | The Affair | TV | 6.7 | 65 | |
| 2013 | House of Cards | TV | 8.0 | 64 | |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan | TV | 7.5 | 64 | |
| 2013 | Bless Me, Ultima | Film | 6.3 | 64 | |
| 2013 | Bless Me, Ultima | Film | 6.3 | 64 | |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | TV | 8.1 | 63 | |
| 2012 | Magic City | TV | 6.9 | 63 | |
| 2011 | Homeland | TV | 7.6 | 62 | |
| 2011 | Falling Skies | TV | 7.1 | 62 | |
| 2010 | The Pacific | TV | 7.8 | 61 | |
| 2007 | The Riches | TV | 6.9 | 58 | |
| 2006 | Hitchcocked! | Self | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 2006 | Shooting the Police: Cops on Film | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2005 | Rome | TV | 8.2 | 56 | |
| 2003 | Out of Time | Film | 6.4 | 54 | |
| 2002 | High Crimes | Film | 6.4 | 53 | |
| 1998 | One True Thing | Film | 6.5 | 49 | |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Film | 6.5 | 46 | |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Film | 6.5 | 46 | |
| 1995 | Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 1993 | Laurel Avenue | TV | 6.8 | 44 | |
| 1993 | Laurel Avenue | TV | 6.8 | 44 | |
| 1992 | One False Move | Film | 6.7 | 43 | |
| 1992 | In the Heat of Passion | Police Det. Rooker | Film | 3.9 | 43 |
| 1990 | Capital News | Cop | TV | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1990 | Full Fathom Five | Fletcher | Film | 4.0 | 41 |
| 1990 | Full Fathom Five | Film | 4.0 | 41 | |
| 1989 | Last Stand at Lang Mei | Sergeant T. Deveraux | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1989 | Last Stand at Lang Mei | Film | 10.0 | 40 | |
| 1989 | Nowhere to Run | Film | 4.2 | 40 | |
| 1989 | Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy | Col. Rawlins | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1989 | Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy | Film | 7.0 | 40 | |
| 1989 | Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy | Film | 7.0 | 40 | |
| 1988 | Roseanne | TV | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1988 | Too Good to Be True | Dr. Boyd | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1986 | ALF | Dr. Willoughby | TV | 7.6 | 37 |
| 1986 | A Smoky Mountain Christmas | Lt. Danvers | Film | 5.9 | 37 |
| 1986 | Punk | Film | 4.5 | 37 | |
| 1986 | Punk | Film | 4.5 | 37 | |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Andrew T. Wiley | TV | 7.7 | 36 |
| 1984 | Cover Up | TV | 6.9 | 35 | |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Captain Crane | TV | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1983 | One Cooks, the Other Doesn't | Officer Lloyd Green | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | TV | 7.6 | 32 | |
| 1981 | McClain's Law | Det. Jerry Cross | TV | 7.7 | 32 |
| 1980 | Joshua's World | Film | 8.0 | 31 | |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. | TV | 6.6 | 30 | |
| 1979 | The Legend of the Golden Gun | Joshua Brown | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1978 | Loose Change | Ed Thomas | TV | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | TV | 7.3 | 28 | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | Crosby | TV | 7.2 | 28 |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Dr. Fred Walters | TV | 6.2 | 28 |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Dr. Fred Walters | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | TV | 7.5 | 27 | |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Stars | TV | 6.4 | 27 | |
| 1975 | Caribe | Sgt. Mark Walters | TV | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Roger Orloff | TV | 7.6 | 25 |
| 1974 | Good Times | TV | 8.0 | 25 | |
| 1974 | It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy | Hovey | Film | 1.0 | 25 |
| 1973 | Five on the Black Hand Side | Marvin | Film | 7.2 | 24 |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | TV | 7.0 | 23 | |
| 1971 | Cannon | TV | 6.7 | 22 |