Acting
James Franciscus
Born 1934-01-31
Clayton, Missouri, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
James Grover Franciscus (January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991) was an American actor, known for his roles in feature films and in four television series: Mr. Novak, The Naked City, The Investigators, and Longstreet. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Franciscus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring James Franciscus
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
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The Twilight Zone
1959
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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The Rifleman
1958
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The Cat o' Nine Tails
1971
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
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Father Knows Best
1954
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Dr. Kildare
1961
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Combat!
1962
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (81 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | His Master's Voice | Nasa Archive Storyteller (archive footage from 'Seeds of Discovery', 1970) | Movie | 2018 |
 | La Classe américaine | Professor Hammond (archive footage) | Movie | 1993 |
 | 29th Street | Story | Movie | 1991 |
| 29th Street | Associate Producer | Movie | 1991 |
 | Secret Weapons | Victor Khudenko | Movie | 1985 |
 | Great Transport | John Mason | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Great Transport | John Mason | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Butterfly | Moke Blue | Movie | 1982 |
 | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | John Fitzgerald Kennedy | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Last Shark | Peter Benton | Movie | 1981 |
 | Nightkill | Steve Fulton | Movie | 1980 |
 | When Time Ran Out... | Bob Spangler | Movie | 1980 |
 | Killer Fish | Paul Diller | Movie | 1979 |
 | City on Fire | Jimbo | Movie | 1979 |
 | Concorde Affair | Moses Brody | Movie | 1979 |
 | Puzzle | Harry Scott | Movie | 1978 |
 | Secrets of Three Hungry Wives | Mark Powers | Movie | 1978 |
 | Good Guys Wear Black | Conrad Morgan | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Greek Tycoon | President James Cassidy | Movie | 1978 |
 | Ciné regards | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Pirate | Dick Carriage | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Man Inside | Rush | Movie | 1977 |
 | Hunter | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Amazing Dobermans | Lucky | Movie | 1976 |
 | One of My Wives Is Missing | Daniel Corban | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Trial of Chaplain Jensen | Chaplain Andrew Jensen | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Dream Makers | Sammy Stone | Movie | 1975 |
 | Dinah! | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Aloha Means Goodbye | Dr. Lawrence Maddox | Movie | 1974 |
 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Jonathan Livingston Seagull (voice) | Movie | 1973 |
 | Doc Elliot | Benjamin Elliot | TV Series | 1973 |
 | The 500 Pound Jerk | Gil Davenport | Movie | 1973 |
| Under the Law: The Hitchhike | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 | |
 | Ghost Story | Paul Dover | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Kidnapped | Producer | Movie | 1971 |
 | Longstreet | Mike Longstreet | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Longstreet | Mike Longstreet | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Cat o' Nine Tails | Carlo Giordani | Movie | 1971 |
 | Jane Eyre | Producer | Movie | 1970 |
 | Night Slaves | Clay Howard | Movie | 1970 |
 | Beneath the Planet of the Apes | Brent | Movie | 1970 |
 | Hell Boats | Lt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R. | Movie | 1970 |
 | Marooned | Clayton Stone | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Valley of Gwangi | Tuck Kirby | Movie | 1969 |
 | Trial Run | Louis Coleman | Movie | 1969 |
 | Heidi | Producer | Movie | 1968 |
 | Snow Treasure | 2nd Lt. H. Kalasch | Movie | 1968 |
 | Shadow Over Elveron | Dr. Matthew Tregaskis | Movie | 1968 |
 | Judd, for the Defense | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The F.B.I. | Charles Burnett | TV Series | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Mitchell Flynn | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Youngblood Hawke | Youngblood Hawke | Movie | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Larry Martin | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | Mr. Novak | John Novak | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Miracle of the White Stallions | Maj. Hoffman | Movie | 1963 |
 | Combat! | Pfc. Charles Harris | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Outsider | Pvt. James B. Sorenson | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Investigators | Russ Andrews | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Ben Casey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Dr. Kildare | Stan Fisher | TV Series | 1961 |
 | I Passed for White | Rick Leyton | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Twilight Zone | Lt. Mueller | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Tom Grover | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Black Saddle | Quinn Jackson | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Rawhide | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Mugger | Eddie Baxter | Movie | 1958 |
 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Rifleman | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Naked City | Jimmy Halloran | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Tom Nelson | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Four Boys and a Gun | Johnny Doyle | Movie | 1957 |
 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | William Tyre | TV Series | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ben Kendall | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Millionaire | Tom Doane | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Father Knows Best | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1954 |
 | General Electric Theater | Bill Taylor | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Studio One | Brass | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Norstad | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Johnny | TV Series | 1948 |