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Franchot Tone was an American film director and actor who worked in stage, film, and television. Born Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone in Niagara Falls, New York, in 1905, he was educated at Cornell University. His professional career began in 1926 and continued until his death in 1968. He spoke English and held United States citizenship.
Tone was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was married to Joan Crawford, Jean Wallace, Barbara Payton, and Dolores Dorn. He died of lung cancer, a natural cause, in New York City on September 18, 1968.
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Film & TV
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Joan Crawford: Always the Star — Self (archive footage)1996
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker — actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)1991
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre — Self1989
- That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory — Self (archive footage)1972
- Brasileiros em Hollywood — Self (archive footage)1970
- Nobody Runs Forever — Ambassador Townsend1968
- Shadow Over Elveron — Barney Conners1968
- Mickey One — Rudy Lopp1965
- In Harm's Way — CINCPAC I1965
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Key facts
- Born
- Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone , ( 1905-02-27 ) February 27, 1905, Niagara Falls, New York , U.S.
- Died
- September 18, 1968 (1968-09-18) (aged 63), New York City , New York , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Cornell University
- Occupations
- Actor producer director
- Years active
- 1926–1968
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pascal
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Niagara Falls
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Dolores Dorn
- Occupation
- producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Franchot Tone Twilight Zone 1961.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1905-02-27
- date of death
- 1968-09-18
- cause of death
- lung cancer
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- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- start of work period
- 1926-00-00
- end of work period
- 1968-09-18
- birth name
- Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone
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Encyclopedic overview
Hollywood Walk of Fame star at 6558 Hollywood Blvd.
Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television. He was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known for his gentlemanly sophisticate roles, with supporting roles by the 1950s. His acting crossed many genres including pre-Code romantic leads to noir layered roles and World War I films. He appeared as a guest star in episodes of several golden age television series, including The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour while continuing to act and produce in the theater and movies throughout the 1960s.
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