Deceased

How Did Franchot Tone Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 63

Also known asФраншо Тоун, Фрэнчот Тоун, Stanislaus Pascal Franchot ToneGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/02/1905Born inNiagara Falls, New York, USADied18/09/1968 (aged 63)Died inNew York CityCauselung cancerWikidataQ457229 ↗TMDb#72059 ↗

Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone 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.

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Filmography88 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1996	Joan Crawford: Always the StarMovie	Self (archive footage)	91
1989	Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreMovie	Self	84
1976	That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie	(archive footage)	71
1972	Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	67
1970	Brasileiros em HollywoodMovie	Self (archive footage)	65
1968	Nobody Runs ForeverMovie	Ambassador Townsend	63
1968	Shadow Over ElveronMovie	Barney Conners	63
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Judge Taliaferro Wilson	60
1965	Mickey OneMovie	Rudy Lopp	60
1965	In Harm's WayMovie	CINCPAC I	60
1964	The Big Parade of ComedyMovie	Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)	59
1964	How to Make a French DishMovie	John K. Montasy Jr	59
1962	The VirginianSeries	Murdoch	57
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Rudolph Bitzner	57
1962	Advise & ConsentMovie	The President	57
1961	Ben CaseySeries	Daniel Freeland	56
1961	Witchcraft: The Doll in BramblesMovie	Your Host	56
1960	The Shape of the RiverMovie	Mark Twain	55
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Col. Archie Taylor	54
1959	BonanzaSeries	Denver McKee	54
1958	Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries	Candy Lombe	53
1958	Bitter HeritageMovie	Frank James	53
1957	Uncle VanyaMovie	Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astroff	52
1957	The Thundering WaveMovie	Allen Grant	52
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Joe	51
1956	The Little FoxesMovie	Horace	51
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Oliver Mathews	50
1954	Climax!Series	Dr. Ken Jaynes	49
1954	Twelve Angry MenMovie	Juror #3	49
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Charles Proteus Steinmetz	48
1952	Four Star PlayhouseSeries	Ben	47
1951	Tales of TomorrowSeries	—	46
1951	Here Comes the GroomMovie	Wilbur Stanley	46
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	—	45
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Meredith Whitehouse	45
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	45
1949	Lights OutSeries	—	44
1949	SuspenseSeries	Markheim	44
1949	JigsawMovie	Howard Malloy	44
1949	Without HonorMovie	Dennis Williams	44
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	—	43
1948	Studio OneSeries	Juror #3	43
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	43
1948	Every Girl Should Be MarriedMovie	Roger Sanford	43
1948	I Love TroubleMovie	Stuart Bailey	43
1947	HoneymoonMovie	David Flanner	42
1947	Her Husband's AffairsMovie	William Weldon	42
1947	Lost HoneymoonMovie	Johnny Gray	42
1946	Because of HimMovie	Paul Taylor	41
1944	Dark WatersMovie	Dr. George Grover	39
1944	Phantom LadyMovie	John 'Jack' Marlow	39
1944	The Hour Before the DawnMovie	Jim Hetherton	39
1943	True to LifeMovie	Fletcher Marvin	38
1943	Pilot #5Movie	George Braynor Collins	38
1943	The Voice That Thrilled the WorldMovie	Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)	38
1943	Five Graves to CairoMovie	Cpl. John J. Bramble / Paul Davos	38
1943	His Butler's SisterMovie	Charles Gerard	38
1942	Star Spangled RhythmMovie	John	37
1942	The Wife Takes a FlyerMovie	Christopher Reynolds	37
1941	This Woman Is MineMovie	Robert Stevens	36
1941	Nice Girl?Movie	Richard Calvert	36
1940	Trail of the VigilantesMovie	Kansas	35
1939	Fast and FuriousMovie	Joel Sloane	34
1938	Man-ProofMovie	Jimmy Kilmartin	33
1938	Three ComradesMovie	Otto Koster	33
1938	Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6Movie	Self	33
1937	They Gave Him a GunMovie	James 'Jimmy' Davis	32
1937	The Romance of CelluloidMovie	Self (archive footage)	32
1937	The Bride Wore RedMovie	Giulio	32
1937	Between Two WomenMovie	Allan Meighan	32
1936	The Gorgeous HussyMovie	John H. Eaton	31
1936	SuzyMovie	Terry	31
1935	Mutiny on the BountyMovie	Roger Byam	30
1935	DangerousMovie	Don Bellows	30
1935	RecklessMovie	Robert 'Bob' Harrison Jr.	30
1935	One New York NightMovie	Foxhall Ridgeway	30
1934	Sadie McKeeMovie	Michael	29
1934	Gentlemen Are BornMovie	Bob Bailey	29
1934	Moulin RougeMovie	Douglas Hall	29
1934	The World Moves OnMovie	Richard Girard - 1825 / Richard Girard - 1914	29
1934	The Girl from MissouriMovie	T.R. Paige, Jr.	29
1933	Dancing LadyMovie	Tod Newton	28
1933	Gabriel Over the White HouseMovie	Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President	28
1933	Midnight MaryMovie	Tom	28
1933	Stage MotherMovie	Warren Foster	28
1933	BombshellMovie	Gifford Middleton	28
1933	Today We LiveMovie	Ronnie Boyce-Smith	28
1932	The Wiser SexMovie	Phil Long	27