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Franklin J. Schaffner

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
4

Gender
Male

Birthday
May 30, 1920 (106 years old)

Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan

Franklin J. Schaffner

Biography

Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920 – July 2, 1989) was an American director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Patton (1970), and is also known for the films Planet of the Apes (1968), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Papillon (1973), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). He served as President of the Directors Guild of America between 1987 and 1989.

Known For

Directing

1989Welcome Home...Director
1987Lionheart...Director
1982Yes, Giorgio...Director
1981Sphinx...Director
1978The Boys from Brazil...Director
1977Islands in the Stream...Director
1973Papillon...Director
1971Nicholas and Alexandra...Director
1970Patton...Director
1968Planet of the Apes...Director
1967The Double Man...Director
1966ABC Stage 67...Director
1966Planet of the Apes Test Reel...Director
1965The War Lord...Director
1964The Best Man...Director
1963The Stripper...Director
1962A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy...Director
1961The DuPont Show of the Week...Director
1961The Defenders...Director
1959Startime...Director
1959The Velvet Alley...Director
1958The Great Gatsby...Director
1958Nightmare at Ground Zero...Director
1957The Clouded Image...Director
1957The Playroom...Director
1956Playhouse 90...Director
1956High Tor...Director
1955The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial...Director
1954Producers' Showcase...Director
1954Twelve Angry Men...Director
1954The Strike...Director
1954Dark Possession...Director
1953Mark of Cain...Director
1952The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus...Director
1952The Kill...Director
1952Pontius Pilate...Director
1950The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland...Director
1950The Man Who Had Influence...Director
1950Miracle in the Rain...Director
1949Jane Eyre...Director
1948Studio One...Director
1948The Ford Theatre Hour...Director
1948Ford Theatre...Director

Production

1981Sphinx...Executive Producer
1973Papillon...Producer
1962Big Deal in Laredo...Executive Producer
1959Startime...Producer

Writing

1955The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial...Screenplay
1955Ford Star Jubilee...Writer

Acting

2023Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteuras Himself
1997Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffneras Self - Director, 1970 (voice)
1973The Magnificent Rebelas Self
1971Film '72as Self