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John Franklyn(II)

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John Franklyn was born in 1912 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), The Looking Glass War (1970) and The Flame Is Love (1979). He was previously married to Dorothea Brooking.
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    • Known for

    Vincent Price and Virginia North in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
    The Abominable Dr. Phibes
    7.0
    • Graveyard Attendant
    • 1971
    Pia Degermark and Christopher Jones in The Looking Glass War (1970)
    The Looking Glass War
    5.8
    • Commissionaire
    • 1970
    The Flame Is Love (1979)
    The Flame Is Love
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Verlaine
    • 1979
    Carole Lorimer and Freddie Mills in Whirligig (1950)
    Whirligig
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Dick Turpin
    • The Messenger

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Caught in a Free State
      TV Mini Series
      • Osborne
      • 1983
    • The Year of the French (1982)
      The Year of the French
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Faulkner
      • 1982
    • The Ante Room
      TV Mini Series
      • Sir Godfrey Bartlett Crowe
      • 1981
    • Rod Taylor in Cry of the Innocent (1980)
      Cry of the Innocent
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • Capo
      • 1980
    • Strumpet City (1980)
      Strumpet City
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Silverwater
      • 1980
    • The Flame Is Love (1979)
      The Flame Is Love
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • Verlaine
      • 1979
    • Silverson
      TV Movie
      • Beppo
      • 1974
    • Tom's Midnight Garden (1974)
      Tom's Midnight Garden
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Abel
      • 1974
    • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
      ITV Saturday Night Theatre
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Doctor
      • Mr. Pratley
      • Kilty ...
      • 1969–1973
    • 2nd House (1973)
      2nd House
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Gentleman (in tram shelter) in Clay
      • 1973
    • What Happens When It Snows?
      TV Movie
      • Anderson
      • 1972
    • Vincent Price and Virginia North in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
      The Abominable Dr. Phibes
      7.0
      • Graveyard Attendant
      • 1971
    • Black Beauty (1971)
      Black Beauty
      5.4
      • Coalman
      • 1971
    • Michele Dotrice, Sandor Elès, and Pamela Franklin in And Soon the Darkness (1970)
      And Soon the Darkness
      6.6
      • Old Man
      • 1970
    • A Day at the Beach (1970)
      A Day at the Beach
      6.2
      • Shopkeeper (as John Franklin)
      • 1970

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • John Franklin
    • Born
      • 1912
      • Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Dorothea Brooking1936 - 1951 (divorced)

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