Cast & creator
Franklin J. Schaffner
Best known for Studio One, The Defenders, Film '72
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.
Also known as: Franklin Schaffner, Franklin James Schaffner, S. Schaffner, Frank Schaffner, Franklin Scaffner
42
film credits
12
television credits
4
1948–2023 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (54)
Showing 54 of 54 credits
Studio One
Director
1948
The Defenders
Director
1961Film '72
Self
1971
Playhouse 90
Director
1956
Planet of the Apes
Director
1968
Startime
Director
1959Startime
Producer
1959
ABC Stage 67
Director
1966
Papillon
Director
1973Papillon
Producer
1973Producers' Showcase
Director
1954Ford Theatre
Director
1948
Patton
Director
1970
The DuPont Show of the Week
Director
1961
The Boys from Brazil
Director
1978
The Ford Theatre Hour
Director
1948
The War Lord
Director
1965
Nicholas and Alexandra
Director
1971Ford Star Jubilee
Writer
1955
Sphinx
Director
1981Sphinx
Executive Producer
1981
The Best Man
Director
1964
Yes, Giorgio
Director
1982
The Double Man
Director
1967
Islands in the Stream
Director
1977
The Kill
Director
1952
The Playroom
Director
1957Panic Button
Director
1957
Lionheart
Director
1987
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland
Director
1950
Dark Possession
Director
1954
Jane Eyre
Director
1949Nightmare at Ground Zero
Director
1958
The Man Who Had Influence
Director
1950
The Great Gatsby
Director
1958The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Director
1955The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Screenplay
1955Big Deal in Laredo
Executive Producer
1962
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Director
1966
The Magnificent Rebel
Self
1973
Welcome Home
Director
1989
The Velvet Alley
Director
1959
The Stripper
Director
1963
Twelve Angry Men
Director
1954
High Tor
Director
1956A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy
Director
1962
Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner
Self - Director, 1970 (voice)
1997The Clouded Image
Director
1957
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
Director
1952
The Strike
Director
1954Mark of Cain
Director
1953
Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteur
Himself
2023Miracle in the Rain
Director
1950
Pontius Pilate
Director
1952