John Frankenheimer

Career Overview

John Frankenheimer has 88 screen credits in a career dating back to 1948. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Butterfly Effect with 1 titles. Signature works include Reindeer Games, Ronin, The Island of Dr. Moreau. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 88
Birth Date: 1930-02-19
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

The Butterfly Effect (1 titles)
The Exorcist (1 titles)
French Connection Films (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Clarence Williams III (2 collaborations)
Danny Trejo (2 collaborations)
Ron Perkins (2 collaborations)
Whit Bissell (2 collaborations)
Raoul Freeman (2 collaborations)
Ben Affleck (1 collaborations)
Charlize Theron (1 collaborations)
Gary Sinise (1 collaborations)
Dennis Farina (1 collaborations)
Donal Logue (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (14 credits)
- Val
  Self (archive)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
  Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
  Self (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Jazz Seen
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- The General's Daughter
  General Sonnenberg
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- The Sky Divers
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1969
- Lionpower from MGM
  Self (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1967
- Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1966
crew (2 credits)
- The Butterfly Effect 2
  in memory of
  
  crew
  
  2006
- Exorcist: The Beginning
  in memory of
  
  crew
  
  2004
directing (61 credits)
- Path to War
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Ambush
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Reindeer Games
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Ronin
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- The Island of Dr. Moreau
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- Andersonville
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- The Burning Season
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Against the Wall
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Year of the Gun
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- The Fourth War
  director
  
  directing
  
  1990
- Dead Bang
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Tales from the Crypt
  
  - Maniac At Large (1992) ... director directing
  
  1989
- Riviera
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- 52 Pick-Up
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- The Holcroft Covenant
  director
  
  directing
  
  1985
- The Rainmaker
  director
  
  directing
  
  1982
- The Challenge
  director
  
  directing
  
  1982
- Prophecy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1979
- Black Sunday
  director
  
  directing
  
  1977
- French Connection II
  director
  
  directing
  
  1975
- 99 and 44/100% Dead
  director
  
  directing
  
  1974
- The Iceman Cometh
  director
  
  directing
  
  1973
- Impossible Object
  director
  
  directing
  
  1973
- The Horsemen
  director
  
  directing
  
  1971
- I Walk the Line
  director
  
  directing
  
  1970
- The Gypsy Moths
  director
  
  directing
  
  1969
- The Extraordinary Seaman
  director
  
  directing
  
  1969
- The Fixer
  director
  
  directing
  
  1968
- Grand Prix
  director
  
  directing
  
  1966
- Seconds
  director
  
  directing
  
  1966
- The Train
  director
  
  directing
  
  1964
- Seven Days in May
  director
  
  directing
  
  1964
- The Manchurian Candidate
  director
  
  directing
  
  1962
- Birdman of Alcatraz
  director
  
  directing
  
  1962
- All Fall Down
  director
  
  directing
  
  1962
- The Young Savages
  director
  
  directing
  
  1961
- Journey to the Day
  director
  
  directing
  
  1960
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro
  director
  
  directing
  
  1960
- The Fifth Column
  director
  
  directing
  
  1960
- The Turn of the Screw
  director
  
  directing
  
  1959
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
  director
  
  directing
  
  1959
- Old Man
  director
  
  directing
  
  1958
- Days of Wine and Roses
  director
  
  directing
  
  1958
- Bomber's Moon
  director
  
  directing
  
  1958
- A Town Has Turned to Dust
  director
  
  directing
  
  1958
- The Troublemakers
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- A Sound of Different Drummers
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- The Death of Manolete
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- The Fabulous Irishman
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- Clash by Night
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- If You Knew Elizabeth
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- The Last Tycoon
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- The Comedian
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- The Young Stranger
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- The Ninth Day
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- The Family Nobody Wanted
  director
  
  directing
  
  1956
- Eloise
  director
  
  directing
  
  1956
- Rendezvous in Black
  director
  
  directing
  
  1956
- Forbidden Area
  director
  
  directing
  
  1956
- Climax!
  
  - To Scream at Midnight (1956) ... director directing
  
  - Figures in Clay (1956) ... director directing
  
  - Flame-Out on T-6 (1956) ... director directing
  
  - Sit Down with Death (1956) ... director directing
  
  - Spin into Darkness (1956) ... director directing
  
  1954
- Studio One
  
  - The Last Summer (1958) ... director directing
  
  1948
production (9 credits)
- Path to War
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2003
- Andersonville
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1996
- The Burning Season
  producer
  
  production
  
  1994
- The Horsemen
  producer
  
  production
  
  1971
- Grand Prix
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1966
- Seconds
  co-executive producer
  
  production
  
  1966
- Seven Days in May
  co-executive producer
  
  production
  
  1964
- The Manchurian Candidate
  producer
  
  production
  
  1962
- The Turn of the Screw
  producer
  
  production
  
  1959
writing (2 credits)
- Dead Bang
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1989
- Grand Prix
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1966