Carl Franklin

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Carl Franklin

Directing 77 April 11, 1949

Richmond, California, USA

Carl Franklin  (born April 11, 1949) is an American actor, screenwriter and film and television director. Franklin is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and continue…

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13 Reasons Why

13 Reasons Why

7.5 2017 TV Show
House of Cards

House of Cards

8.0 2013 TV Show
Homeland

Homeland

7.6 2011 TV Show
MINDHUNTER

MINDHUNTER

8.1 2017 TV Show
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

8.0 2022 TV Show
The Pacific

The Pacific

7.8 2010 TV Show
Rome

Rome

8.2 2005 TV Show
The A-Team

The A-Team

7.5 1983 TV Show
Falling Skies

Falling Skies

7.1 2011 TV Show
MacGyver

MacGyver

7.7 1985 TV Show
The Leftovers

The Leftovers

7.7 2014 TV Show
ALF

ALF

7.6 1986 TV Show

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Carl Franklin  (born April 11, 1949) is an American actor, screenwriter and 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. Franklin is most noted for Devil in a Blue Dress, which was based on the book by Walter Mosley and starred Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Franklin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story

    TV show Executive Producer

  2. 2025
    Monster: The Ed Gein Story

    TV show Executive Producer

  3. 2024
    Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

    TV show Director

  4. 2024
    American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

    TV show Executive Producer

  5. 2024
    Manhunt

    TV show Executive Producer

  6. 2022
    DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    TV show Director

  7. 2020
    Dancing with the Devil: Carl Franklin on 'Devil in a Blue Dress'

    Movie Self

  8. 2019
    I Am the Night

    TV show Director

  9. 2017
    MINDHUNTER

    TV show Director

  10. 2017
    Ten Days in the Valley

    TV show Director

  11. 2017
    13 Reasons Why

    TV show Director

  12. 2016
    Good Behavior

    TV show Director

  13. 2016
    Vinyl

    TV show Director

  14. 2015
    Bloodline

    TV show Director

  15. 2014
    The Affair

    TV show Director

  16. 2014
    The Leftovers

    TV show Director

More credits
  1. 2013
    Ray Donovan

    TV show Director

  2. 2013
    Bless Me, Ultima

    Movie Director

  3. 2013
    House of Cards

    TV show Director

  4. 2012
    The Newsroom

    TV show Director

  5. 2012
    Magic City

    TV show Director

  6. 2011
    Homeland

    TV show Director

  7. 2011
    Falling Skies

    TV show Director

  8. 2010
    The Pacific

    TV show Director

  9. 2007
    The Riches

    TV show Director

  10. 2006
    Hitchcocked!

    Movie Self

  11. 2006
    Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

    Movie Self

  12. 2005
    Rome

    TV show Director

  13. 2003
    Out of Time

    Movie Director

  14. 2002
    High Crimes

    Movie Director

  15. 1998
    One True Thing

    Movie Director

  16. 1995
    Devil in a Blue Dress

    Movie Director

  17. 1995
    Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

    Movie Self

  18. 1993
    Laurel Avenue

    TV show Director

  19. 1992
    One False Move

    Movie Director

  20. 1992
    In the Heat of Passion

    Movie Police Det. Rooker

  21. 1990
    Full Fathom Five

    Movie Fletcher

  22. 1990
    Capital News

    TV show Cop

  23. 1989
    Last Stand at Lang Mei

    Movie Sergeant T. Deveraux

  24. 1989
    Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy

    Movie Col. Rawlins