Franklin J. Schaffner

Franklin J. Schaffner

DirectorProducerActor
Born
May 30, 1920
Died
July 2, 1989

Franklin J. Schaffner was one of the most innovative creative minds in the early days of American network television, utilizing a moving camera in the days when most television directors kept the camera static. His eye for visuals was developed in the dozens of live television programs he directed…

Writer

Ford Star Jubilee(1955)

Actor

The Double Man(1967)as Man at Station

Set Decorator

Studio One(1948)

Self

Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner(1997)as Self - Director, 1970
The Magnificent Rebel(1973)as Self
The David Frost Show(1969)as Self - Guest
Cinema(1964)as Self
Film '72(1971)as Self