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Carl Franklin

Carl Franklin

Known For Directing
Birthday Apr 11, 1949 (76)
Birthplace Richmond, California, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Carl Franklin  (born April 11, 1949) is an American actor, screenwriter and film and television director. Franklin is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and continued his education at the AFI Conservatory, where he graduated with an M.F.A. degree in directing in 1986. Franklin is most ... noted for Devil in a Blue Dress, which was based on the book by Walter Mosley and starred Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Franklin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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In the Heat of Passion

In the Heat of Passion

1992

as Police Det. Rooker

Full Fathom Five

Full Fathom Five

1990

as Fletcher

Last Stand at Lang Mei

Last Stand at Lang Mei

1989

as Sergeant T. Deveraux

Too Good to Be True

Too Good to Be True

1988

as Dr. Boyd

ALF’s Special Christmas

ALF’s Special Christmas

1987

as Dr. Willoughby

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

1986

as Lt. Danvers

One Cooks, the Other Doesn't

One Cooks, the Other Doesn't

1983

as Officer Lloyd Green

The Legend of the Golden Gun

The Legend of the Golden Gun

1979

as Joshua Brown

Loose Change

Loose Change

1978

as Ed Thomas

Bless Me, Ultima

Bless Me, Ultima

2013

Screenplay

Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995

Screenplay

Punk

Punk

1986

Writer

Bless Me, Ultima

Bless Me, Ultima

2013

Director

Out of Time

Out of Time

2003

Director

High Crimes

High Crimes

2002

Director

One True Thing

One True Thing

1998

Director

Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995

Director

One False Move

One False Move

1991

Director

Full Fathom Five

Full Fathom Five

1990

Director

Nowhere to Run

Nowhere to Run

1989

Director

Punk

Punk

1986

Director

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Television Credits

The A-Team

as Captain Crane

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Jan 23, 1983

Caribe

as Sgt. Mark Walters

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Feb 17, 1975

The Fantastic Journey

as Dr. Fred Walters

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 03, 1977

The Rockford Files

as Roger Orloff

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

The Incredible Hulk

as Crosby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1977

MacGyver

as Andrew T. Wiley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

ALF

as Dr. Willoughby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1986

Capital News

as Cop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1990

McClain's Law

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Nov 20, 1981

Roseanne

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 18, 1988

Good Times

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 08, 1974

Cannon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Lou Grant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

Trapper John, M.D.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1979

Quincy, M.E.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

The Streets of San Francisco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Hill Street Blues

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Cover Up

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1984

Battle of the Network Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 13, 1976

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