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Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone was an American actor who portrayed lead roles in the 1930s and 1940s, the pre-Code era. He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as Midshipman Roger Byam in 'Mutiny on the Bounty'. A New York native, Tone attended Cornell University and later left the family business to pursue a successful career in the ...
Mar 6, 2007 · Never mind the fact that Franchot Tone appeared in about 60 films, countless plays, and dozens of television shows. Though never a major Hollywood star, Franchot Tone (born in Niagara Falls on Feb. 27, 1905) was a reliable leading man and second lead in numerous motion pictures of the 1930s and 1940s.
Blue-blood, stage-trained actor who made his film debut in 1932. Owing to his upper-class poise and polish, Tone was pigeonholed as a tuxedoed, cafe society sophisticate in a host of mostly MGM comedies and dramas. By 1937 the tall, handsome and sensitive actor was one of Hollywood's most...
Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television. He was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known for his gentlemanly sophisticate roles, with supporting roles by the 1950s.
Franchot Tone was an American actor who had a highly successful career appearing on stage, in movies and on television. He is best known for his role as Midshipman Roger Byam in the 1935 classic movie drama 'Mutiny on the Bounty' with Clark Gable and Charles Laughton for which he received a nomination for the Best Actor Academy Award.
Actor Born Feb. 27, 1905 in Niagara Falls, NY. Died Sept. 18, 1968 of lung cancer in New York, NY. F ranchot Tone played a leading role in 100 films and four marriages. Best known as a Hollywood star, he nevertheless preferred the stage to the screen and New York to Southern California.
Producer. Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor, star of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and many other films through the 1960s. In the early 1960s Tone appeared in character roles on TV dramas like Bonanza, Wagon Train, The Twilight Zone, and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
