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name: "James Franciscus"
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born: "31 January 1934"
died: "8 July 1991"
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# James Franciscus

Actor. Born 31 January 1934 in Clayton, Missouri, USA. Died 8 July 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 January 1934, Clayton, Missouri, USA
- **Died:** 8 July 1991
- **Also known as:** James Grover Franciscus, James Francicus, Jim Franciscus, جیمز فرانسیسکوس
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Franciscus, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955219, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002082/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18643

## Biography

James Grover Franciscus was an American actor. Born on 31 January 1934 in Clayton, Missouri, he graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1957 with a degree in English and theatre arts.

Franciscus appeared in feature films and several television series. He is known for his role as Brent in *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), as well as starring roles in the series *Mr. Novak* (1963–65), *The Naked City*, *The Investigators* and *Longstreet* (1971–72). He also appeared in *The Twilight Zone*, *The Cat o' Nine Tails* (1971) and *Marooned* (1969).

Franciscus was married to Kathleen Wellman, daughter of director William A. Wellman. He died on 8 July 1991 in North Hollywood, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), Fi1m 50, as Brent — [page](https://film.one/film/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)

## Complete filmography (71)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *His Master's Voice* (2018), as Nasa Archive Storyteller (archive footage from 'Seeds of Discovery', 1970)
- *La Classe américaine* (1993), as Professor Hammond (archive footage)
- *29th Street* (1991), Story, Associate Producer
- *Secret Weapons* (1985), as Victor Khudenko
- *Great Transport* (1983), as John Mason
- *The Great Transport* (1983), series, as John Mason
- *Butterfly* (1982), as Moke Blue
- *Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy* (1981), as John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- *The Last Shark* (1981), as Peter Benton
- *Nightkill* (1980), as Steve Fulton
- *When Time Ran Out...* (1980), as Bob Spangler
- *Killer Fish* (1979), as Paul Diller
- *City on Fire* (1979), as Jimbo
- *Concorde Affair* (1979), as Moses Brody
- *Puzzle* (1978), as Harry Scott
- *Secrets of Three Hungry Wives* (1978), as Mark Powers
- *Good Guys Wear Black* (1978), as Conrad Morgan
- *The Greek Tycoon* (1978), as President James Cassidy
- *The Pirate* (1977), series, as Dick Carriage
- *The Man Inside* (1977), as Rush
- *Hunter* (1977), series, Actor
- *The Amazing Dobermans* (1976), as Lucky
- *One of My Wives Is Missing* (1976), as Daniel Corban
- *The Trial of Chaplain Jensen* (1975), as Chaplain Andrew Jensen
- *The Dream Makers* (1975), as Sammy Stone
- *Aloha Means Goodbye* (1974), as Dr. Lawrence Maddox
- *Jonathan Livingston Seagull* (1973), as Jonathan Livingston Seagull (voice)
- *Doc Elliot* (1973), series, as Benjamin Elliot
- *The 500 Pound Jerk* (1973), as Gil Davenport
- *Under the Law: The Hitchhike* (1973), Actor
- *Ghost Story* (1972), series, as Paul Dover
- *Kidnapped* (1971), Producer
- *Longstreet* (1971), series, as Mike Longstreet
- *Longstreet* (1971), as Mike Longstreet
- *The Cat o' Nine Tails* (1971), as Carlo Giordani
- *Jane Eyre* (1970), Producer
- *Night Slaves* (1970), as Clay Howard
- *Beneath the Planet of the Apes* (1970), as Brent — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Hell Boats* (1970), as Lt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R.
- *Marooned* (1969), as Clayton Stone
- *The Valley of Gwangi* (1969), as Tuck Kirby
- *Trial Run* (1969), as Louis Coleman
- *Heidi* (1968), Producer
- *Snow Treasure* (1968), as 2nd Lt. H. Kalasch
- *Shadow Over Elveron* (1968), as Dr. Matthew Tregaskis
- *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Charles Burnett, Mitchell Flynn
- *Youngblood Hawke* (1964), as Youngblood Hawke
- *Mr. Novak* (1963), series, as John Novak
- *Miracle of the White Stallions* (1963), as Maj. Hoffman
- *Combat!* (1962), series, as Pfc. Charles Harris
- *The Outsider* (1961), as Pvt. James B. Sorenson
- *The Investigators* (1961), series, as Russ Andrews
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Stan Fisher
- *I Passed for White* (1960), as Rick Leyton
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Lt. Mueller — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *The DuPont Show with June Allyson* (1959), series, as Tom Grover
- *Black Saddle* (1959), series, as Quinn Jackson
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, Actor
- *The Mugger* (1958), as Eddie Baxter
- *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, Actor
- *The Rifleman* (1958), series, Actor
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Jimmy Halloran
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, as Tom Nelson
- *Four Boys and a Gun* (1957), as Johnny Doyle
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as William Tyre, Ben Kendall
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Tom Doane
- *Father Knows Best* (1954), series, Actor
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Bill Taylor
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Brass, Norstad, Johnny

## Gallery

- ![Photo of Horace McMahon, James Franciscus and Suzanne Storrs from the television series Naked City. (1959)](https://film.one/media/person/1097647/gallery-c326dcf24fb7.jpg) Photo of Horace McMahon, James Franciscus and Suzanne Storrs from the television series Naked City. (1959) — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Horace_McMahon_James_Franciscus_Suzanne_Storrs_Naked_City_1959.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of James Franciscus and Dean Jagger from the television series Mr. Novak.](https://film.one/media/person/1097647/gallery-f4625eaa0bdd.jpg) Photo of James Franciscus and Dean Jagger from the television series Mr. Novak. — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/James_Franciscus_Dean_Jagger_Mr._Novak_1964.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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