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John Frankenheimer

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Biography

John Frankenheimer was made for television in the 1950s. He was a prodigy - joining the TV industry in its infancy as soon as…more

Born

2/19/1930, New York, NY

Birth Name

John Michael Frankenheimer

Gender

Male

Credits

Guest Star (2)

Role
- The Directors
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 12 John Frankenheimer
    4/24/01
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 206 July 20, 1971
    7/20/71
Writer (1)

Role
- Playhouse 90
  Writer
Director (10)

Role
- Tales from the Crypt
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 10 Maniac At Large
    8/19/92
- Playhouse 90
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 14 Journey to the Day
    4/22/60
  - S 3: Ep 24 For Whom the Bell Tolls (Part Two)
    3/19/59
  - S 3: Ep 23 For Whom the Bell Tolls (Part One)
    3/12/59
  - S 3: Ep 15 The Blue Men
    1/15/59
  - S 3: Ep 13 Face of a Hero
    1/1/59
  - + 22 More Credits
- Ford Startime
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Turn of the Screw
    10/20/59
- Sunday Showcase
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 People Kill People Sometimes
    9/20/59
- The DuPont Show Of The Month
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Browning Version
    4/23/59
- Studio One
  Director
  - S 10: Ep 41 The Last Summer
    8/4/58
- Climax!
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 34 To Scream at Midnight
    6/14/56
  - S 2: Ep 32 Figures in Clay
    5/31/56
  - S 2: Ep 30 Flame-Out on T-6
    5/17/56
  - S 2: Ep 28 Sit Down With Death
    4/26/56
  - S 2: Ep 26 Spin Into Darkness
    4/5/56
  - + 21 More Credits
- Danger
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 19 Precinct Girl
    1/4/55
  - S 5: Ep 15 Knife in the Dark
    12/7/54
  - S 5: Ep 11 Padlocks
    11/9/54
- You Are There
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Secret of Sigmund Freud
    10/4/53
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Conquest of Mexico
    4/5/53
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Discovery of Anesthesia
    3/22/53
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Hamilton-Burr Duel at Weehawken Heights
    3/15/53
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Capture of John Dillinger
    2/22/53
- Search for Tomorrow
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 1
    9/3/51
Producer (1)

Role
- Sunday Showcase
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 1 People Kill People Sometimes
    9/20/59
Assistant Director (1)

Role
- You Are There
  Assistant Director
  - S 5: Ep 7 Daniel Webster's Sacrifice to Save the Union
    10/28/56
  - S 5: Ep 5 Mr. Christian Seizes the Bounty
    10/7/56
  - S 5: Ep 3 Decatur's Raid at Tripoli
    9/23/56
  - S 5: Ep 2 The Great Diamond Fraud
    9/9/56
  - S 5: Ep 1 The Fall of Fort Sumter
    9/2/56
  - + 47 More Credits

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Trivia
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- John Frankenheimer was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2002.
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- John Frankenheimer personally drove Robert F. Kennedy to the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968 - the date of his assassination.
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- John Frankenheimer was invited to screen test for the part of James Bond in Dr. No. Frankenheimer had been an actor before switching gears to directing.
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Quotes
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- John Frankenheimer: I've always seemed attracted to material that deals with characters who aren't what they seem to be - whether it's The Manchurian Candidate, or some of the work I've done on television or the novels of John Le Carré or Len Deighton or Richard Condon.
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- John Frankenheimer: I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do their best work. In other words, I have to create an atmosphere where these people feel safe, where they feel respected, and where they feel that they can contribute.
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- John Frankenheimer: It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the commercial movie business. You need to develop material yourself or material is presented to you as an assignment to direct.
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