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
- Film '72 as Self
- Nicholas and Alexandra ... (Director)
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
- A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy ... (Director)
- Big Deal in Laredo ... (Executive Producer)
1961
- The Defenders ... (Director)
- The DuPont Show of the Week ... (Director)
1959
- Startime ... (Director)
- The Velvet Alley ... (Director)
1958
- The Great Gatsby ... (Director)
- Nightmare at Ground Zero ... (Director)
1957
- The Playroom ... (Director)
1956
- Playhouse 90 ... (Director)
- High Tor ... (Director)
1955
- Ford Star Jubilee ... (Writer)
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial ... (Director)
1954
- Producers' Showcase ... (Director)
- Twelve Angry Men ... (Director)
- Dark Possession ... (Director)
- The Strike ... (Director)
1953
- Mark of Cain ... (Director)
1952
- The Kill ... (Director)
- Pontius Pilate ... (Director)
- The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus ... (Director)
1950
- The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland ... (Director)
- The Man Who Had Influence ... (Director)
- Miracle in the Rain ... (Director)
1949
- Jane Eyre ... (Director)
1948
- Studio One ... (Director)
- Ford Theatre ... (Director)
- The Ford Theatre Hour ... (Director)