John Frankenheimer

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-02-19 (72 years old)

Deathday

2002-07-06

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

John Frankenheimer

Biography

John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas. He won four consecutive Emmy Awards in the 1990s for the television movies Against the Wall, The Burning Season, Andersonville and George Wallace, which also received a Golden Globe award. He was considered one of the last remaining directors who insisted on having complete control over all elements of production, making his style unique in Hollywood. His 30 feature films and over 50 plays for television were notable for their influence on contemporary thought. He became a pioneer of the "modern-day political th...

Production

1962

2000

Reindeer Games

as Director

1996

Andersonville

as Director

1964

The Train

as Director

1989

Dead Bang

as Director

1966

Grand Prix

as Director

1975

1966

Seconds

as Director

2003

Path to War

as Director

1994

Against the Wall

as Director

1998

Ronin

as Director

1964

1979

Prophecy

as Director

1991

Year of the Gun

as Director

1985

1973

2001

Ambush

as Director

1997

George Wallace

as Director

1982

The Challenge

as Director

1969

The Gypsy Moths

as Director

1986

52 Pick-Up

as Director

1971

The Horsemen

as Director

1977

Black Sunday

as Director

1974

1990

The Fourth War

as Director

1964

Seven Days in May

as Co-Executive Producer

1970

I Walk the Line

as Director

1968

The Fixer

as Director

1962

All Fall Down

as Director

1961

1957

1960

The Fifth Column

as Director

1973

1994

1966

Seconds

as Co-Executive Producer

1987

Riviera

as Director

1956

Forbidden Area

as Director

1996

Andersonville

as Executive Producer

1957

1958

Bomber's Moon

as Director

1966

Grand Prix

as Writer

1966

Grand Prix

as Executive Producer

1958

1997

George Wallace

as Producer

1971

The Horsemen

as Producer

1956

Eloise

as Director

1957

The Last Tycoon

as Director

1958

Old Man

as Director

1957

The Comedian

as Director

1982

The Rainmaker

as Director

1957

The Ninth Day

as Director

1989

Dead Bang

as Screenplay

1994

2003

Path to War

as Executive Producer

2004

2006

The Butterfly Effect 2

as In Memory Of

1956

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