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Franklin Dennis Jones(1944-2015)

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  • Writer
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Franklin Dennis Jones
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Franklin Dennis Jones was born on 26 March 1944 in Danville, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Reindeer Games (2000), Nebraska (2013) and Impostor (2001). He died on 15 February 2015 in Austin, Texas, USA.
BornMarch 26, 1944
DiedFebruary 15, 2015(70)
BornMarch 26, 1944
DiedFebruary 15, 2015(70)
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Known for

Charlize Theron and Ben Affleck in Reindeer Games (2000)
Reindeer Games
5.8
  • Security Boss(as Frank Jones)
  • 2000
Bruce Dern in Nebraska (2013)
Nebraska
7.7
  • Uncle Cecil
  • 2013
Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, and Mekhi Phifer in Impostor (2001)
Impostor
6.2
  • Additional Crew(as Frank Jones)
  • 2001
Steve Carell in Evan Almighty (2007)
Evan Almighty
5.5
  • Committee Member
  • 2007

Credits

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Actor

  • Sovereign (2015)
    Sovereign
    3.8
    Short
    • CIA Deputy Director
    • 2015
  • Rya Kihlstedt in The Atticus Institute (2015)
    The Atticus Institute
    5.5
    • Robert Koepp
    • 2015
  • Sean Astin, Danny Glover, and Vinnie Jones in Extraction (2013)
    Extraction
    4.6
    • The President
    • 2013
  • Bruce Dern in Nebraska (2013)
    Nebraska
    7.7
    • Uncle Cecil
    • 2013
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams in The Master (2012)
    The Master
    7.1
    • Judge (uncredited)
    • 2012
  • Janeane Garofalo, Forest Whitaker, Michael Kelly, Beau Garrett, and Matt Ryan in Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
    Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Man
    • 2011
  • Ghost Whisperer (2005)
    Ghost Whisperer
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Priest
    • 2008
  • Nathan Fillion, Michelle Monaghan, and Jimmy Bennett in Trucker (2008)
    Trucker
    6.5
    • Jonnie
    • 2008
  • Journeyman (2007)
    Journeyman
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Cigarette Man
    • 2007
  • Steve Carell in Evan Almighty (2007)
    Evan Almighty
    5.5
    • Committee Member
    • 2007
  • Melanie Lynskey, Charles Martin Smith, Kristin Lehman, Dylan Baker, Nathan Fillion, Michael Hyatt, Taryn Manning, Riley Smith, Kevin Alejandro, JD Pardo, Emma Stone, Rochelle Aytes, and Mircea Monroe in Drive (2007)
    Drive
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Major Lowell Hyatt
    • 2007
  • Robert Patrick, Scott Foley, Max Martini, and Dennis Haysbert in The Unit (2006)
    The Unit
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Base Commander
    • 2006
  • Oded Fehr and Michael Ealy in Sleeper Cell (2005)
    Sleeper Cell
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Tim larkin (uncredited)
    • 2005
  • Path of Destruction (2005)
    Path of Destruction
    3.6
    TV Movie
    • Colonel Thomas Miller
    • 2005
  • RewinD (2005)
    RewinD
    Short
    • Father
    • 2005

Additional Crew

  • Path to War (2002)
    Path to War
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • military advisor (as Franklin Jones)
    • 2002
  • Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, and Mekhi Phifer in Impostor (2001)
    Impostor
    6.2
    • technical advisor: military (as Frank Jones)
    • 2001
  • Charlize Theron and Ben Affleck in Reindeer Games (2000)
    Reindeer Games
    5.8
    • weapons consultant (as Frank Jones)
    • 2000

Writer

  • Guarding Charlie (2014)
    Guarding Charlie
    Short
    • story
    • 2014

Videos6

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Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Franklin Jones
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • March 26, 1944
    • Danville, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 15, 2015
    • Austin, Texas, USA(cancer)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Touchstone Energy Cooperative (2003)

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