Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Actor, Director, Producer

Born February 27, 1905 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA

President of the Dramatic Club at Cornell University, Franchot Tone gave up the family business for acting, making his Broadway debut in "The Age of Innocence". Tone then went into movies for MGM, making his film debut (at Paramount Pictures) in The Wiser Sex (1932). With his theatrical background, Tone became one of the most talented movie actors in Hollywood.

Top titles

  • Quality Street (1937)
  • Dangerous
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
  • Twilight Zone Season 1
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 1
  • Days Of Wine & Roses - Cliff Robertson & Piper Laurie, "Playhouse 90" Original TV Version
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: The Man in the Funny Suit
  • Two Sharp Knives
  • Suspense
  • In Harm's Way
  • Lorne Greene's Holiday Special - A Bonanza Of Christmas Cheer
  • Five Graves to Cairo
  • Phantom Lady
  • Three Comrades (1938)
  • Bombshell
  • Bridge Of San Luis Rey, The
  • A Child is Born - A Christmas Story Presented By Ronald Reagan
  • Sadie McKee
  • Dancing Lady

Filmography

  • 1965
    In Harm's Way
  • Mickey One
  • 1962
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  • 1959
    Twilight Zone Season 1
  • Lorne Greene's Holiday Special - A Bonanza Of Christmas Cheer
  • 1958
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: The Man in the Funny Suit
  • 1957
    Bridge Of San Luis Rey, The
  • 1956
    Days Of Wine & Roses - Cliff Robertson & Piper Laurie, "Playhouse 90" Original TV Version
  • 1955
    The Battler (1955)
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 1
  • 1954
    Climax
  • 1953
    A Child is Born - A Christmas Story Presented By Ronald Reagan
  • 1952
    Four Star Playhouse: Dark Meeting
  • 1951
    Tales of Tomorrow
  • Here Comes The Groom
  • 1949
    How to Boost Your Physical and Mental Energy
  • Without Honor
  • Jigsaw (1949)
  • Suspense
  • 1948
    Every Girl Should Be Married
  • Two Sharp Knives
  • 1947
    Lost Honeymoon
  • 1944
    Phantom Lady
  • 1943
    Five Graves to Cairo
  • 1938
    Three Comrades (1938)
  • Three Loves Has Nancy
  • 1937
    Quality Street (1937)
  • The Bride Wore Red
  • 1936
    Exclusive Story
  • The Unguarded Hour (1936)
  • Love on the Run
  • 1935
    Reckless (1935)
  • Dangerous
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
  • 1934
    World Moves On
  • Sadie McKee
  • The Girl from Missouri
  • 1933
    Bombshell
  • Gabriel over the White House
  • Today We Live
  • Dancing Lady

Connections

  • Charles Bickford

    Charles Bickford

  • Helen Kleeb

    Helen Kleeb

  • Kim Hunter

    Kim Hunter

  • Nehemiah Persoff

    Nehemiah Persoff

  • Tom Palmer

    Tom Palmer

  • Paul Lambert

    Paul Lambert

  • Malcolm Atterbury

    Malcolm Atterbury

  • Burgess Meredith

    Burgess Meredith

Genres

  • Thriller
  • Action & Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Horror
  • Western
  • Military & War
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Musical