Portrait of James Franciscus

Acting

James Franciscus

Titles
46movies29TV shows
Career

Active from 1957 to 1991, busiest in 1978 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Longstreet
Longstreet
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
James Franciscus Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Suspenseful 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Creature Feature 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Mid-Century Television 2
  • Blind Detective 2
  • Human Resilience 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic TV Drama 2
  • Spectacle-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
TypeAllMovies46TV shows25
RoleAnyActing25Appearances4
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s11950s111960s81970s41980s1
GenreAnyDrama22Action & Adventure5Mystery4Crime4Western3Comedy3War & Politics2Family2Sci-Fi & Fantasy1Talk1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1980s

1 title
Poster for The Great Transport

TV show · as John Mason

1970s

4 titles · average score 73
Poster for Doc Elliot

TV show · as Benjamin Elliot

GoodWatch73
Poster for Ghost Story

TV show · as Paul Dover

GoodWatch73
Poster for Longstreet

TV show · as Mike Longstreet

1960s

8 titles · average score 69
Poster for The F.B.I.

TV show · as Charles Burnett / Mitchell Flynn

GoodWatch69
Poster for Mr. Novak

TV show · as John Novak

GoodWatch80
Poster for Combat!

TV show · as Pfc. Charles Harris

Poster for The Investigators

TV show · as Russ Andrews

GoodWatch62
Poster for Dr. Kildare

TV show · as Stan Fisher

1950s

11 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch87
Poster for The Twilight Zone

TV show · as Lt. Mueller

Poster for Black Saddle

TV show · as Quinn Jackson

Poster for Naked City

TV show · as Jimmy Halloran

GoodWatch79
Poster for Have Gun, Will Travel

TV show · as Tom Nelson

GoodWatch81
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV show · as Ben Kendall / William Tyre

GoodWatch64
Poster for The Millionaire

TV show · as Tom Doane

GoodWatch65
Poster for General Electric Theater

TV show · as Bill Taylor

1940s

1 title · average score 63
GoodWatch63
Poster for Studio One

TV show · as Norstad / Johnny

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