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Franklin J. Schaffner

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Franklin J. Schaffner

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Franklin J. Schaffner

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
Born: 30 May 1920
Died: 2 Jul 1989
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Planet of the Apes1968
Papillon1973

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Patton1970

The Boys from Brazil1978

Nicholas and Alexandra1971

Director
Writer
Actor

Welcome Home1989
Lionheart1987
Yes, Giorgio1982
Sphinx1981
The Boys from Brazil1978
Islands in the Stream1977
Papillon1973
Nicholas and Alexandra1971
Patton1970
Planet of the Apes1968
The Double Man1967
ABC Stage 671966
ABC Stage 67
Season 1
S1E25The Wide Open Door
Planet of the Apes Test Reel1966
The War Lord1965
The Best Man1964
The Stripper1963
A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy1962
The DuPont Show of the Week1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
Season 2
S2E10Windfall
S2E14The Shark
S2E17The Legend of Lylah Clare
Season 3
S3E12Jeremy Rabbitt -- The Secret Avenger
The Defenders1961
The Defenders
Season 1
S1E13The Attack
S1E15Gideon's Follies
S1E2Killer Instinct
S1E26The Tarnished Cross
S1E29Reunion with Death
S1E6The Boy Between
Startime1959
Startime
Season 1
S1E6The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks
The Velvet Alley1959
The Great Gatsby1958
Nightmare at Ground Zero1958
Panic Button1957
The Clouded Image1957
The Playroom1957
Playhouse 901956
Playhouse 90
Season 2
S2E28The Right Hand Man
Season 3
S3E34The Rank and File
Season 4
S4E11The Cruel Day
High Tor1956
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial1955
Producers' Showcase1954
Producers' Showcase
Season 3
S3E9The Great Sebastians
Twelve Angry Men1954
The Strike1954
Dark Possession1954
Mark of Cain1953
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus1952
The Kill1952
Pontius Pilate1952
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland1950
The Man Who Had Influence1950
Miracle in the Rain1950
Jane Eyre1949
Studio One1948
Studio One
Season 2
S2E10Two Sharp Knives
S2E12At Mrs. Beam's
S2E14Jane Eyre
S2E16The Inner Light
S2E18Beyond Reason
S2E2The Rival Dummy
S2E20The Rockingham Tea Set
S2E22The Loud Red Patrick
S2E24The Wisdom Tooth
S2E26The Dreams of Jasper Hornby
S2E28The Survivors
S2E30The Scarlet Letter
S2E32Torrents of Spring
S2E34Miracle in the Rain
S2E36The Ambassadors
S2E38The Man Who Had Influence
S2E4Mrs. Moonlight
S2E42My Granny Van
Season 3
S3E1Zone Four
S3E27The Ambassadors
Season 4
S4E10The King in Yellow
S4E12Mutiny on the Nicolette
S4E14The Innocence of Pastor Muller
S4E16The Paris Feeling
S4E18Waterfront Boss
S4E2The Little Black Bag
S4E20Burden of Guilt
S4E22Pagoda
S4E24Letter from an Unknown Woman
S4E26The Wings of the Dove
S4E28Miss Hargreaves
S4E30Pontius Pilate
S4E32Lily, the Queen of the Movies
S4E34Treasure Island
S4E36A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
S4E38Captain-General of the Armies
S4E4Mighty Like A Rogue
S4E40International Incident
S4E6Macbeth
S4E7They Serve the Muses
S4E8The Hero
Season 5
S5E1The Kill
S5E11The Hospital
S5E13The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
S5E15Black Rain
S5E17Signal Thirty-Two
S5E19Mark of Cain
S5E21The Walsh Girls
S5E23My Beloved Husband
S5E25A Breath of Air
S5E27At Midnight on the Thirty-First of March
S5E29The Magic Lantern
S5E3The Doctor's Wife
S5E31Along Came a Spider
S5E33King Coffin
S5E35Fly with the Hawk
S5E37Conflict
S5E5The Great Conspiracy
S5E7The Incredible Mr. Glencannon
S5E9The Formula
Season 6
S6E10Buffalo Bill is Dead
S6E12Dry Run
S6E14Cinderella '53
S6E16The Runaway
S6E18A Criminal Design
S6E2Hound-Dog Man
S6E20Herman Came By Bomber
S6E22Dark Possession
S6E24Side Street
S6E26Thunder on Sycamore Street
S6E28Paul's Apartment
S6E30Jack Sparling, Forty-Six
S6E32Romney
S6E34Fear Is No Stranger
S6E36A Man and Two Gods
S6E38The Strike
S6E4Music and Mrs. Pratt
S6E6Another Caesar
S6E8Camille
Season 7
S7E1Twelve Angry Men
S7E11The Deserter
S7E1312:32 A.M.
S7E15The Cuckoo in Spring
S7E17Grandma Rolled Her Own
S7E19It Might Happen Tomorrow
S7E21A Stranger May Die
S7E23The Eddie Chapman Story
S7E25Millions of Georges
S7E28Dominique
S7E3Prelude to Murder
S7E30Passage of Arms
S7E35Strange Companion
S7E37Operation Home
S7E39The Incredible World of Horace Ford
S7E5The Boy Who Changed the World
S7E7The Man Who Owned the Town
S7E9Let Me Go, Lover
Season 8
S8E11The Man Who Caught the Ball at Coogan's Bluff
S8E14Miracle at Potter's Farm
S8E17The Talented Mr. Ripley
S8E2Three Empty Rooms
S8E20My Son Johnny
S8E23Circle of Guilt
S8E26Flower of Pride
S8E28The Tale of St. Emergency
S8E30The Arena
S8E33The Drop of a Hat
S8E36Family Protection
S8E5A Most Contagious Game
S8E8Shakedown Cruise
The Ford Theatre Hour1948
Ford Theatre1948
Ford Theatre
Season 3
S3E1The Traitor