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Mike Frankovich Jr.(1942-2007)

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Mike Frankovich Jr. was born on 13 August 1942. Mike was a production manager and assistant director, known for Kojak (1973), Purple Rain (1984) and The Incredible Hulk (1977). Mike was married to Mary Jane Mangler. Mike died on 11 December 2007 in Glendale, California, USA.
BornAugust 13, 1942
DiedDecember 11, 2007(65)
BornAugust 13, 1942
DiedDecember 11, 2007(65)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
Kojak
7.1
TV Series
  • Production Management
Prince and Apollonia Kotero in Purple Rain (1984)
Purple Rain
6.5
  • Production Management
  • 1984
Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk (1977)
The Incredible Hulk
7.0
TV Series
  • Production Management
Lost Horizon (1973)
Lost Horizon
5.3
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1973

Credits

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Production Management

  • Lydie Denier in Satan's Princess (1989)
    Satan's Princess
    4.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1989
  • Prince and Apollonia Kotero in Purple Rain (1984)
    Purple Rain
    6.5
    • production manager
    • 1984
  • Project U.F.O. (1978)
    Project U.F.O.
    7.1
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1978–1979
  • Greg Evigan in B.J. and the Bear (1978)
    B.J. and the Bear
    6.4
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1979
  • Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
    Battlestar Galactica
    7.2
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1978
  • Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk (1977)
    The Incredible Hulk
    7.0
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1978
  • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
    Kojak
    7.1
    TV Series
    • unit manager
    • 1974–1978
  • Mayday at 40, 000 Feet! (1976)
    Mayday at 40, 000 Feet!
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1976
  • From Noon Till Three (1976)
    From Noon Till Three
    6.5
    • unit production manager
    • 1976
  • Report to the Commissioner (1975)
    Report to the Commissioner
    6.7
    • unit production manager
    • 1975
  • 40 Carats (1973)
    40 Carats
    6.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1973
  • Butterflies Are Free (1972)
    Butterflies Are Free
    7.2
    • unit manager
    • 1972
  • A Time for Killing (1967)
    A Time for Killing
    5.4
    • production manager (as M. Frankovich Jr.)
    • 1967
  • James Coburn in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
    Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
    5.9
    • unit production manager (as M. Frankovich Jr.)
    • 1966

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Kim Evenson and Lance Sloane in The Big Bet (1987)
    The Big Bet
    4.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1987
  • Salvage 1 (1979)
    Salvage 1
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
    Kojak
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1973–1974
  • Lost Horizon (1973)
    Lost Horizon
    5.3
    • second assistant director
    • 1973
  • A Reflection of Fear (1972)
    A Reflection of Fear
    5.8
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Sean Connery, Jill St. John, and Lana Wood in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Diamonds Are Forever
    6.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Doctors' Wives (1971)
    Doctors' Wives
    4.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1971

Writer

  • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
    Kojak
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • M. Frankovich Jr.
  • Born
    • August 13, 1942
  • Died
    • December 11, 2007
    • Glendale, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Mary Jane ManglerSeptember 9, 1967 - August 26, 1980 (divorced)
  • Parents
      Binnie Barnes
  • Relatives
    • Peter Frankovich(Sibling)

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  • Trivia
    Brother of producer Peter Frankovich.

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