Portrait of James Franciscus

Acting

James Franciscus

Career

Active from 1957 to 1991, busiest in 1978 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for One of My Wives Is Missing
One of My Wives Is Missing
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Franciscus Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Suspenseful 4
  • Social Realism 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Creature Feature 2
  • Blind Detective 2
  • Classic TV Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Spectacle-Driven 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Human Resilience 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 53
His Master's Voice
His Master's Voice (2018)
GoodWatch score 53

as Nasa Archive Storyteller (archive footage from 'Seeds of Discovery', 1970)

1990s

2 titles · average score 75
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

as Professor Hammond (archive footage)

29th Street
29th Street (1991)
GoodWatch score 74

Associate Producer, Story

1980s

8 titles · average score 49
Secret Weapons
Secret Weapons (1985)
GoodWatch score 58

as Victor Khudenko

Great Transport
Great Transport (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

as John Mason

The Great Transport
The Great Transport (1983)

TV show · as John Mason

Butterfly
Butterfly (1982)
GoodWatch score 43

as Moke Blue

The Last Shark
The Last Shark (1981)
GoodWatch score 44

as Peter Benton

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

as John Fitzgerald Kennedy

When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out... (1980)
GoodWatch score 21

as Bob Spangler

Nightkill
Nightkill (1980)
GoodWatch score 43

as Steve Fulton

1970s

27 titles · average score 52
Killer Fish
Killer Fish (1979)
GoodWatch score 36

as Paul Diller

Concorde Affair
Concorde Affair (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

as Moses Brody

Hunter
Hunter (1977)

TV show

One of My Wives Is Missing
One of My Wives Is Missing (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

as Daniel Corban

The Amazing Dobermans
The Amazing Dobermans (1976)
GoodWatch score 49

as Lucky

Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
GoodWatch score 33

as Jonathan Livingston Seagull (voice)

Doc Elliot
Doc Elliot (1973)

TV show · as Benjamin Elliot

The Cat o' Nine Tails
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Carlo Giordani

Longstreet
Longstreet (1971)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Mike Longstreet

Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
GoodWatch score 47

as Brent

Hell Boats
Hell Boats (1970)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lt. Comdr. Jeffords, R.N.V.R.

Night Slaves
Night Slaves (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

as Clay Howard

1960s

18 titles · average score 66
The Valley of Gwangi
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tuck Kirby

Marooned
Marooned (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Clayton Stone

Trial Run
Trial Run (1969)

as Louis Coleman

Shadow Over Elveron
Shadow Over Elveron (1968)

as Dr. Matthew Tregaskis

Snow Treasure
Snow Treasure (1968)

as 2nd Lt. H. Kalasch

Youngblood Hawke
Youngblood Hawke (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

as Youngblood Hawke

Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as John Novak

Miracle of the White Stallions
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Maj. Hoffman

Combat!
Combat! (1962)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Pfc. Charles Harris

The Investigators
The Investigators (1961)

TV show · as Russ Andrews

The Outsider
The Outsider (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

as Pvt. James B. Sorenson

I Passed for White
I Passed for White (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

as Rick Leyton

1950s

13 titles · average score 70
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Lt. Mueller

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Tom Grover

Black Saddle
Black Saddle (1959)

TV show · as Quinn Jackson

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Jimmy Halloran

The Mugger
The Mugger (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

as Eddie Baxter

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)

TV show

Four Boys and a Gun
Four Boys and a Gun (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

as Johnny Doyle

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Tom Nelson

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as William Tyre / Ben Kendall

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Tom Doane

Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

1940s

1 title · average score 65
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Johnny / Brass