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Carl Franklin

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 11, 1949 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Richmond, California, USA

Biography

Carl Franklin  (born April 11, 1949) is an American actor, screenwriter and film and television director. Franklin is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and continued his education at the AFI Conservatory, where he graduated with an M.F.A. degree in directing in 1986. Franklin is most noted for Devil in a Blue Dress, which was based on the book by Walter Mosley and starred Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Franklin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting
2020Dancing with the Devil: Carl Franklin on 'Devil in a Blue Dress'Self
2006Hitchcocked!Self
2006Shooting the Police: Cops on FilmSelf
1995Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film NoirSelf
1992In the Heat of PassionPolice Det. Rooker
1990Full Fathom FiveFletcher
1990Capital NewsCop
1989Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the EnemyCol. Rawlins
1989Last Stand at Lang MeiSergeant T. Deveraux
1988Too Good to Be TrueDr. Boyd
1988Roseanne
1986A Smoky Mountain ChristmasLt. Danvers
1986ALFDr. Willoughby
1985MacGyverAndrew T. Wiley
1984Cover Up
1983One Cooks, the Other Doesn'tOfficer Lloyd Green
1983The A-TeamCaptain Crane
1981Hill Street Blues
1981McClain's LawDet. Jerry Cross
1980Joshua's World
1979The Legend of the Golden GunJoshua Brown
1979Trapper John, M.D.
1978Loose ChangeEd Thomas
1977The Fantastic JourneyDr. Fred Walters
1977Lou Grant
1977The Incredible HulkCrosby
1977The Fantastic JourneyDr. Fred Walters
1976Quincy, M.E.
1976Battle of the Network Stars
1975CaribeSgt. Mark Walters
1974It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer GuyHovey
1974Good Times
1974The Rockford FilesRoger Orloff
1973Five on the Black Hand SideMarvin
1972The Streets of San Francisco
1971Cannon
Production
2025Monster: The Ed Gein StoryExecutive Producer
2024ManhuntExecutive Producer
2024American Sports Story: Aaron HernandezExecutive Producer
2024Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryExecutive Producer
2022DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryExecutive Producer
Directing
2024ManhuntDirector
2024American Sports Story: Aaron HernandezDirector
2024Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryDirector
2022DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryDirector
2019I Am the NightDirector
2017Ten Days in the ValleyDirector
201713 Reasons WhyDirector
2017MINDHUNTERDirector
2016VinylDirector
2015BloodlineDirector
2014The LeftoversDirector
2014The AffairDirector
2013Bless Me, UltimaDirector
2013House of CardsDirector
2013Ray DonovanDirector
2012Magic CityDirector
2012The NewsroomDirector
2011Falling SkiesDirector
2011HomelandDirector
2010The PacificDirector
2007The RichesDirector
2005RomeDirector
2003Out of TimeDirector
2002High CrimesDirector
1998One True ThingDirector
1995Devil in a Blue DressDirector
1993Laurel AvenueDirector
1991One False MoveDirector
1990Full Fathom FiveDirector
1989Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the EnemyDirector
1989Nowhere to RunDirector
1986PunkDirector
Writing
2013Bless Me, UltimaScreenplay
1995Devil in a Blue DressScreenplay
1989Last Stand at Lang MeiWriter
1989Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the EnemyWriter
1986PunkWriter