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Danny Franks(I)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Danny Franks is known for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984), NET Opera Theater (1967) and Great Performances (1971).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984)
    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1984
    Elaine Bonazzi in The Trial of Mary Lincoln (1972)
    NET Opera Theater
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Kathie Lee Gifford in Kathie Lee's Rock n' Tots Cafe: A Christmas 'Giff' (1995)
      Kathie Lee's Rock n' Tots Cafe: A Christmas 'Giff'
      5.2
      Video
      • lighting designer (as Dan Franks)
      • 1995
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • tv lighting designer
      • lighting director
      • lighting designer ...
      • 1982–1991
    • A Walk in the Woods (1989)
      A Walk in the Woods
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • lighting designer
      • 1989
    • Jack Paar Is Alive and Well
      TV Special
      • lighting
      • 1987
    • Dohnanyi and the Cleveland Orchestra
      TV Special
      • lighting director
      • 1987
    • David Letterman in Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
      Late Night with David Letterman
      7.5
      TV Series
      • lighting consultant
      • 1987
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • lighting consultant
      • 1986
    • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
      Live from Lincoln Center
      8.5
      TV Series
      • lighting consultant
      • lighting designer
      • 1983–1986
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • lighting designer
      • 1971–1984
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984)
      Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • lighting designer
      • 1984
    • Medea (1983)
      Medea
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • lighting designer
      • 1983
    • Something's Afoot (1982)
      Something's Afoot
      8.9
      TV Movie
      • lighting consultant
      • 1982
    • The Elephant Man (1982)
      The Elephant Man
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • lighting designer
      • 1982
    • Macbeth (1981)
      Macbeth
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • lighting designer
      • 1981
    • Musical Comedy Tonight II
      8.1
      TV Special
      • lighting design
      • 1981

    Cinematographer

    • Swans Crossing (1992)
      Swans Crossing
      7.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • studio
      • 1992
    • Stations (1982)
      Stations
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1982

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Dan Franks

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