Franchot Tone: movies and TV shows
Franchot Tone has 116 credits in the archive: 89 films and 27 TV series, from 1932 to 1996. Highest rated: The Twilight Zone (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1932 – 1996 · busiest year: 1948 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Joan Crawford: Always the Star | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 91 |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 86 |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self | Film | — | 84 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 67 |
| 1970 | Brasileiros em Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 65 |
| 1968 | Nobody Runs Forever | Ambassador Townsend | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1968 | Shadow Over Elveron | Barney Conners | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Judge Taliaferro Wilson | TV | 7.1 | 60 |
| 1965 | In Harm's Way | CINCPAC I | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1965 | Mickey One | Rudy Lopp | Film | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1965 | The Making of A Movie | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1964 | See How They Run | Baron Frood | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1964 | How to Make a French Dish | John K. Montasy Jr | Film | 4.9 | 59 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Murdoch | TV | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Rudolph Bitzner | TV | 7.8 | 57 |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | The President | Film | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | Daniel Freeland | TV | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1961 | Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles | Your Host | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1960 | The Shape of the River | Mark Twain | Film | — | 55 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Denver McKee | TV | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Col. Archie Taylor | TV | 8.5 | 54 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Candy Lombe | TV | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1958 | Bitter Heritage | Frank James | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1957 | Uncle Vanya | Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1957 | Uncle Vanya | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 1957 | Uncle Vanya | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Joe | TV | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1956 | Rendezvous in Black | Hugh Strickland | Film | — | 51 |
| 1956 | The Little Foxes | Horace | Film | — | 51 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Oliver Mathews | TV | 7.8 | 50 |
| 1955 | Too Old for Dolls | Mike Ramsay | Film | — | 50 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Henry Hutton | TV | 3.8 | 49 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Dr. Ken Jaynes | TV | 3.8 | 49 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Kurt Baumann / Scott Malone | TV | 3.8 | 49 |
| 1954 | Twelve Angry Men | Juror #3 | Film | 7.9 | 49 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Charles Proteus Steinmetz | TV | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Ben | TV | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | TV | 6.4 | 46 | |
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom | Wilbur Stanley | Film | 5.4 | 46 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | TV | 6.0 | 45 | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 45 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Meredith Whitehouse | TV | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1949 | Suspense | Markheim | TV | 5.1 | 44 |
| 1949 | Lights Out | TV | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 1949 | The Man on the Eiffel Tower | Johann Radek | Film | 5.2 | 44 |
| 1949 | The Man on the Eiffel Tower | Film | 5.2 | 44 | |
| 1949 | Jigsaw | Howard Malloy | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1949 | Without Honor | Dennis Williams | Film | 4.7 | 44 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Juror #3 | TV | 5.4 | 43 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Rev. Lockman | TV | 5.4 | 43 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Douglas Thompson | TV | 5.4 | 43 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Bill Gibson | TV | 5.4 | 43 |
| 1948 | Studio One | TV | 5.4 | 43 | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 43 | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1948 | I Love Trouble | Stuart Bailey | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1948 | Every Girl Should Be Married | Roger Sanford | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1947 | Her Husband's Affairs | William Weldon | Film | 5.6 | 42 |
| 1947 | Honeymoon | David Flanner | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1947 | Lost Honeymoon | Johnny Gray | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1946 | Because of Him | Paul Taylor | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1945 | That Night with You | Paul Renaud | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1944 | Phantom Lady | John 'Jack' Marlow | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1944 | Dark Waters | Dr. George Grover | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1944 | The Hour Before the Dawn | Jim Hetherton | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1943 | Five Graves to Cairo | Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1943 | His Butler's Sister | Charles Gerard | Film | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1943 | Pilot #5 | George Braynor Collins | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1943 | The Voice That Thrilled the World | Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1943 | True to Life | Fletcher Marvin | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | John | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1942 | The Wife Takes a Flyer | Christopher Reynolds | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 1941 | Nice Girl? | Richard Calvert | Film | 6.4 | 36 |
| 1941 | She Knew All the Answers | Mark Willows | Film | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1941 | This Woman Is Mine | Robert Stevens | Film | 4.5 | 36 |
| 1940 | Trail of the Vigilantes | Kansas | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1939 | Fast and Furious | Joel Sloane | Film | 5.2 | 34 |
| 1938 | Three Comrades | Otto Koster | Film | 7.3 | 33 |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy | Robert 'Bob' Hanson | Film | 4.2 | 33 |
| 1938 | The Girl Downstairs | Paul Wagner | Film | 4.7 | 33 |
| 1938 | Man-Proof | Jimmy Kilmartin | Film | 5.2 | 33 |
| 1938 | Love Is a Headache | Peter Lawrence | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1938 | Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 | Self | Film | — | 33 |
| 1937 | Quality Street | Dr. Valentine Brown | Film | 5.8 | 32 |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun | James 'Jimmy' Davis | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1937 | The Romance of Celluloid | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1937 | The Bride Wore Red | Giulio | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1937 | Between Two Women | Allan Meighan | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy | John H. Eaton | Film | 5.5 | 31 |
| 1936 | Exclusive Story | Dick Parton | Film | 7.2 | 31 |
| 1936 | Suzy | Terry | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1936 | The King Steps Out | Emperor Franz Josef | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1936 | Love on the Run | Barnabus Pells | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1936 | The Unguarded Hour | Sir Alan Dearden | Film | 6.4 | 31 |
| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Roger Byam | Film | 7.4 | 30 |
| 1935 | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Forsythe | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1935 | Dangerous | Don Bellows | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1935 | Reckless | Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr. | Film | 5.1 | 30 |
| 1935 | One New York Night | Foxhall Ridgeway | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1935 | No More Ladies | Jim 'Jimsy Boysie' Salston | Film | 5.0 | 30 |
| 1934 | Gentlemen Are Born | Bob Bailey | Film | 7.3 | 29 |
| 1934 | Sadie McKee | Michael | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1934 | The World Moves On | Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914 | Film | 5.9 | 29 |
| 1934 | The Girl from Missouri | T.R. Paige, Jr. | Film | 7.4 | 29 |
| 1934 | Straight Is the Way | Benny | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1934 | Moulin Rouge | Douglas Hall | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1933 | Dancing Lady | Tod Newton | Film | 6.9 | 28 |
| 1933 | Bombshell | Gifford Middleton | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1933 | Midnight Mary | Tom | Film | 6.8 | 28 |
| 1933 | Stage Mother | Warren Foster | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1933 | Gabriel Over the White House | Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President | Film | 6.9 | 28 |
| 1933 | Today We Live | Ronnie Boyce-Smith | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1933 | The Stranger's Return | Guy Crane | Film | 6.2 | 28 |
| 1932 | The Wiser Sex | Phil Long | Film | 7.5 | 27 |