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Carl Franklin
Directing
Born: 1949
Richmond, California, USA
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Biography
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.
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Known For
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Executive Producer
2025 · US
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Director, Executive Producer
2024 · US
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
Director, Executive Producer
2024 · US
Manhunt
Director, Executive Producer
2024 · US
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Director, Executive Producer
2022 · US
I Am the Night
Director
2019 · US
MINDHUNTER
Director
2017 · US
Ten Days in the Valley
Director
2017 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Monster: The Ed Gein Story | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | 2024 | Director, Executive Producer |
| American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez | 2024 | Director, Executive Producer |
| Manhunt | 2024 | Director, Executive Producer |
| DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | 2022 | Director, Executive Producer |
| I Am the Night | 2019 | Director |
| MINDHUNTER | 2017 | Director |
| Ten Days in the Valley | 2017 | Director |
| 13 Reasons Why | 2017 | Director |
| Good Behavior | 2016 | Director |
| Vinyl | 2016 | Director |
| Bloodline | 2015 | Director |
| The Leftovers | 2014 | Director |
| House of Cards | 2013 | Director |
| The Newsroom | 2012 | Director |
| Magic City | 2012 | Director |
| The Riches | 2007 | Director |
| Rome | 2005 | Director |
| ALF | 1986 | Dr. Willoughby |
| The A-Team | 1983 | Captain Crane |
| Hill Street Blues | 1981 | Contributor |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1979 | Contributor |
| The Incredible Hulk | 1977 | Crosby |
| Lou Grant | 1977 | Contributor |
| The Fantastic Journey | 1977 | Dr. Fred Walters |
| Quincy, M.E. | 1976 | Contributor |
| The Rockford Files | 1974 | Roger Orloff |
| Good Times | 1974 | Contributor |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1972 | Contributor |
| Cannon | 1971 | Contributor |