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Carl Franklin is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, 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.
Birth Name
Carl Michael Franklin
Born
Monday, 11 April 1949
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self | 2023 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2014 |
| Hitchcocked! | Himself / Self | 2006 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| Split Screen | Self | 1997 |
| In the Heat of Passion | Police Det. Rooker | 1992 |
| Full Fathom Five | Fletcher | 1990 |
| Capital News | Cop | 1990 |
| Last Stand at Lang Mei | Sgt. T. Deveraux / Sergeant T. Deveraux | 1989 |
| Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy | Col. Rawlins | 1989 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self | 2023 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2014 |
| Hitchcocked! | Himself / Self | 2006 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| Split Screen | Self | 1997 |
| In the Heat of Passion | Police Det. Rooker | 1992 |
| Full Fathom Five | Fletcher | 1990 |
| Capital News | Cop | 1990 |
| Last Stand at Lang Mei | Sgt. T. Deveraux / Sergeant T. Deveraux | 1989 |
| Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy | Col. Rawlins | 1989 |
| Too Good to Be True | Dr. Boyd | 1988 |
| Roseanne | Officer Robbins, Gil | 1988 |
| Frank's Place | Father Phil | 1987 |
| A Smoky Mountain Christmas | Lt. Danvers | 1986 |
| ALF | Dr. Willoughby | 1986 |
| MacGyver | Andrew T. Wiley | 1985 |
| Cover Up | Paul Cooper | 1984 |
| Riptide | Ray | 1984 |
| The A-Team | Captain Crane | 1983 |
| McClain's Law | Det. Cross | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Owen Kessler | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Lucious | 1981 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Steve | 1979 |
| The Legend of the Golden Gun | Joshua Brown | 1979 |
| The White Shadow | Lonie | 1978 |
| Centennial | Beckworth | 1978 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Crosby | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | Milt Carmichael | 1977 |
| The Fantastic Journey | Dr. Fred Walters | 1977 |
| Visions | David Burrell | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Gary Rediford | 1976 |
| Most Wanted | Arthur Tannehill | 1976 |
| Caribe | Mark Walters / Sgt. Mark Walters, Sgt. Mark Walters | 1975 |
| It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy | Hovey | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Roger Orloff | 1974 |
| Good Times | Larry Walters | 1974 |
| Five on the Black Hand Side | Marvin | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Mark Seagert, Willie Evans | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Dallam | 1972 |
| Cannon | Garth Raymond, Wilson Haggarty | 1971 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | 2022 |
| I Am the Night | 2019 |
| Mindhunter | 2017 |
| Ten Days in the Valley | 2017 |
| 13 Reasons Why | 2017 |
| Good Behavior | 2016 |
| Chance | 2016 |
| Vinyl | 2016 |
| Bloodline | 2015 |
| The Affair | 2014 |
| The Leftovers | 2014 |
| Ray Donovan | 2013 |
| Bless Me, Ultima | 2013 |
| House of Cards | 2013 |
| The Newsroom | 2012 |
| Magic City | 2012 |
| Homeland | 2011 |
| Falling Skies | 2011 |
| The Pacific | 2010 |
| The Riches | 2007 |
| Rome | 2005 |
| Out of Time | 2003 |
| Sam Cooke: Legend | 2003 |
| High Crimes | 2002 |
| One True Thing | 1998 |
| Devil in a Blue Dress | 1995 |
| Punk | 1993 |
| Laurel Avenue | 1993 |
| One False Move | 1992 |
| Full Fathom Five | 1990 |
| Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy | 1989 |
| Nowhere to Run | 1989 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominated |
