Directed credits
30
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Carl Franklin
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.5
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 20All crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 21712
IMDb ID: nm0002083
Known for: Directing
Born: April 11, 1949
Age: 76
Place of birth: Richmond, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2025
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 7.15
Wikidata: Q643246
Frequent jobs
Director (30)Executive Producer (3)Writer (1)
Biography
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Carl Franklin.
6.3
Bless Me, Ultima
Director
2013 Movie
6.3
Out of Time
Director
2003 Movie
6.3
High Crimes
Director
2002 Movie
6.5
One True Thing
Director
1998 Movie
6.4
Devil in a Blue Dress
Director
1995 Movie
6.6
One False Move
Director
1991 Movie
2.0
Full Fathom Five
Director
1990 Movie
6.7
Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy
Director
1989 Movie
3.6
Nowhere to Run
Director
1989 Movie
1.0
Punk
Director
1986 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Carl Franklin.
7.6
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Director • 2 eps
2024 Series
8.0
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.5
I Am the Night
Director • 6 eps
2019 Series
8.1
MINDHUNTER
Director • 4 eps
2017 Series
5.6
Ten Days in the Valley
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.6
13 Reasons Why
Director • 2 eps
2017 Series
7.0
Vinyl
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Bloodline
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.7
The Affair
Director • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.6
The Leftovers
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
7.5
Ray Donovan
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.0
House of Cards
Director • 4 eps
2013 Series
8.1
The Newsroom
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.9
Magic City
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.6
Homeland
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.1
Falling Skies
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.8
The Pacific
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.8
The Riches
Director • 1 eps
2007 Series
8.2
Rome
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.7
Laurel Avenue
Director • 2 eps
1993 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Carl Franklin.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Carl Franklin.
8.2
Rome
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
MINDHUNTER
Director • 4 eps
2017 Series
8.1
The Newsroom
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.0
House of Cards
Director • 4 eps
2013 Series
8.0
Good Times
2 eps
1974 Series
8.0
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.8
The Pacific
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.7
MacGyver
as Andrew T. Wiley • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.7
ALF
as Dr. Willoughby • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.6
The Leftovers
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Director • 2 eps
2024 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Carl Franklin.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Carl Franklin.
7.6
Homeland
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.5
The A-Team
as Captain Crane • 14 eps
1983 Series
7.7
MacGyver
as Andrew T. Wiley • 1 eps
1985 Series
8.0
House of Cards
Director • 4 eps
2013 Series
7.6
13 Reasons Why
Director • 2 eps
2017 Series
8.0
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.5
Ray Donovan
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.6
The Rockford Files
as Roger Orloff • 2 eps
1974 Series
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
as Crosby • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1 eps
1976 Series
7.6
The Leftovers
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
8.2
Rome
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Carl Franklin.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Carl Franklin.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Carl Franklin.
6.0
Hitchcocked!
as Self
2006 Movie
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
as Self
1995 Movie
3.6
In the Heat of Passion
as Police Det. Rooker
1992 Movie
2.0
Full Fathom Five
as Fletcher
1990 Movie
10.0
Last Stand at Lang Mei
as Sergeant T. Deveraux
1989 Movie
6.7
Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy
as Col. Rawlins
1989 Movie
3.3
Too Good to Be True
as Dr. Boyd
1988 Movie
7.2
ALF’s Special Christmas
as Dr. Willoughby
1987 Movie
5.7
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Lt. Danvers
1986 Movie
One Cooks, the Other Doesn't
as Officer Lloyd Green
1983 Movie
5.0
The Legend of the Golden Gun
as Joshua Brown
1979 Movie
6.0
The Fantastic Journey
as Dr. Fred Walters
1977 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Carl Franklin.
6.0
Capital News
as Cop • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.8
Roseanne
3 eps
1988 Series
7.7
ALF
as Dr. Willoughby • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.7
MacGyver
as Andrew T. Wiley • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.6
Cover Up
1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
The A-Team
as Captain Crane • 14 eps
1983 Series
6.5
McClain's Law
16 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
1981 Series
6.5
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
1979 Series
Loose Change
as Ed Thomas • 3 eps
1978 Series
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
as Crosby • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.3
Lou Grant
1 eps
1977 Series