Carl Franklin Biography (1949-)

Full name, Carl Michael Franklin; born April 11, 1949, in Richmond, CA; married twice (divorced); married Jesse Beaton (a producer), 2000; children: (fromprevious marriages) two. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, actor, writer
Birth Details: April 11, 1949; Richmond, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Punk (short film), 1986
Eye of the Eagle II: Inside the Enemy (also known as KIA),Concorde, 1989
Nowhere to Run, Concorde, 1989
Full Fathom Five, Concorde, 1990
One False Move, IRS, 1992
Devil in a Blue Dress (also known as Le diable en robe bleue), TriStar, 1995
One True Thing, Universal, 1998
High Crimes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
Out of Time, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003
Film Appearances
(As Carl Mikal Franklin) Marvin, Five on the Black Hand Side, 1973
The Laughing Policeman, 1973
Colonel Rawlins, Eye of the Eagle II: Inside the Enemy (also knownas KIA), Concorde, 1989
Fletcher, Full Fathom Five, Concorde, 1990
Sergeant Devereux, Eye of the Eagle 3 (also known as Last Standat Lang Mei), Concorde, 1990
Detective Rooker, In the Heat of Passion, 1992
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies (also known as The Century of Cinema), Miramax, 1995
Television Director
Miniseries
Laurel Avenue (also known as Rondo: Scenes of a Weekend), HBO, 1993
Episodic
Partners, 1999
Television Appearances
Series
Sergeant Mark Walters, Caribe, ABC, 1975
Dr. Fred Walters, The Fantastic Journey, NBC, 1977
Detective Jerry Cross, McClain's Law, NBC, 1981-1982
Captain Crane, The A-Team, 1983-1986
Movies
Hovey, It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy, 1974
Book-Joshua Brown, The Legend of the Golden Gun, 1979

Officer Lloyd Gree, One Cooks, the Other Doesn't, 1983
Dr. Boyd, Too Good to Be True (also known as Leave Her to Heaven), NBC, 1990
Ricardo, Flying Blind, NBC, 1990
Episodic
Wilson Haggarty, "A Killing in the Family," Cannon, CBS, 1974
"Flags of Terror," Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1974
Garth Raymond, "To Still the Voice," Cannon, CBS, 1975
Mark Seagert, "Flight to Danger," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1975
Larry Walters, "Love in the Ghetto," Good Times, 1975
Larry Walters, "The Break Up," Good Times, CBS, 1976
Most Wanted, ABC, 1976
David Burrell, "Scenes from the Middle Class," Visions, 1976
Doctor in O.R., "Life and Death," The Incredible Hulk, 1978
Roger Orloff, "Black Mirror," The Rockford Files, 1978
Lonie, "A Few Good Men," The White Shadow, CBS, 1980
"Deadly Exposure," Trapper John M.D., CBS, 1980
Milt, "Streets," Lou Grant, CBS, 1980
Willie Evans, "Focus on Fear," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1980
"Deadly Protection," Quincy, M.E., 1982
Paul Cooper, "Murder Offshore," Cover-Up, CBS, 1985
U.S. Marshal Andrew T. Wiley, "The Prodigal," MacGyver, ABC, 1985
Ray, "Requiem for Icarus," Riptide, NBC, 1985
"Das Blues," Hill Street Blues, 1986
Father Phil, "Disengaged," Frank's Place, CBS, 1987
Dr. Willoughby, "ALF's Special Christmas: Parts 1 & 2," Alf, NBC, 1987
Officer Robbins, "Tolerate Thy Neighbor," Roseanne, ABC, 1991
Gil, "Terms of Engagement: Parts 1 & 2," Roseanne, ABC, 1992
Also appeared in an episode of American Cinema, PBS.
Specials
Monkey in the Middle, 1976
NBC Team Member, Battle of the Network Stars II, 1977
Lieutenant Danvers, A Smoky Mountain Christmas, ABC, 1986
Miniseries
Ed Thomas, Loose Change, 1978
Beckworth, Centennial, 1978
Pilots
Nathaniel, Joshua's World, 1980
Nick Fontenot, Steel Magnolias, CBS, 1990
Stage Appearances
Appeared in Cymbeline, Timon of Athens, Twelfth Night, all New York City productions; in Saint Joan and In the Belly ofthe Beast, both Los Angeles productions.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Punk (short film), 1986
Eye of the Eagle II: Inside the Enemy (also known as KIA),Concorde, 1989
Full Fathom Five, Concorde, 1990
Eye of the Eagle 3 (also known as Last Stand at Lang Mei),Concorde, 1990
Devil in a Blue Dress (adapted from Walter Mosely's book of the same title; also known as Le diable en robe bleue), TriStar, 1995
Poetry
Portrait of Man, Exposition Press, 1952

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Esquire, September, 1998, pp. 74-77
Jet, October 12, 1998, pp. 38-40

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