Franklin J. Schaffner
Born: 1920-05-30 in Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1989-07-02
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2023
1997
- Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner as Self - Director, 1970 (voice)
1989
- Welcome Home ... (Director)
1987
- Lionheart ... (Director)
1982
- Yes, Giorgio ... (Director)
1981
- Sphinx ... (Director)
1978
- The Boys from Brazil ... (Director)
1977
- Islands in the Stream ... (Director)
1973
- Papillon ... (Director)
- The Magnificent Rebel as Self
1971
- Nicholas and Alexandra ... (Director)
- Film '72 as Self
1970
- Patton ... (Director)
1968
- Planet of the Apes ... (Director)
1967
- The Double Man ... (Director)
1966
- ABC Stage 67 ... (Director)
- Planet of the Apes Test Reel ... (Director)
1965
- The War Lord ... (Director)
1964
- The Best Man ... (Director)
1963
- The Stripper ... (Director)
1962
- Big Deal in Laredo ... (Executive Producer)
- A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy ... (Director)
1961
- The Defenders ... (Director)
- The DuPont Show of the Week ... (Director)
1959
- The Velvet Alley ... (Director)
1958
- Nightmare at Ground Zero ... (Director)
- The Great Gatsby ... (Director)
1957
- The Playroom ... (Director)
1956
- Playhouse 90 ... (Director)
- High Tor ... (Director)
1955
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial ... (Director)
- Ford Star Jubilee ... (Writer)
1954
- Producers' Showcase ... (Director)
- Twelve Angry Men ... (Director)
- The Strike ... (Director)
- Dark Possession ... (Director)
1953
- Mark of Cain ... (Director)
1952
- Pontius Pilate ... (Director)
- The Kill ... (Director)
- The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus ... (Director)
1950
- The Man Who Had Influence ... (Director)
- Miracle in the Rain ... (Director)
- The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland ... (Director)
1949
- Jane Eyre ... (Director)
1948
- Studio One ... (Director)
- The Ford Theatre Hour ... (Director)
- Ford Theatre ... (Director)