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John Frankenheimer
Deceased

How Did John Frankenheimer Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn19/02/1930Born inNew York City, New York, USADied06/07/2002 (aged 72)Died inLos AngelesCausestroke, myocardial infarctionWikidataQ262820 ↗TMDb#13776 ↗

John Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director, known both for his social dramas and his action/suspense pictures. Among his best-known theatrical film credits are Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, The Train, Seconds, Grand Prix, The Fixer (1968), The Iceman Cometh (1973), French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), 52 Pick-Up (1986), and Ronin (1998).

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Filmography17 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2021Steve McQueen: The Lost MovieMovieSelf (archive footage)91
2021ValMovieSelf (archive)91
2015Steve McQueen: The Man & Le MansMovieSelf (archive footage)85
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsMovieSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)84
2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauMovieSelf (archive footage)84
2006Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand PrixMovieSelf (archive footage)76
2004Ronin: Filming in the Fast LaneMovieSelf74
2002Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in FilmMovieSelf (uncredited)72
2001Jazz SeenMovieSelf71
1999The General's DaughterMovieGeneral Sonnenberg69
1995Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was KingMovieSelf65
1974Flick FlackSeries—44
1971Samedi soirSeriesSelf41
1969The Sky DiversMovieSelf39
1967Lionpower from MGMMovieSelf (uncredited)37
1966Grand Prix: Challenge of the ChampionsMovieSelf36
1959Whicker's WorldSeries—29