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Franklin Heller(1911-1997)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Franklin Heller was born on 15 September 1911 in Randolph, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Web (1950), The Front Page (1949) and The Earl Wrightson Show (1948). He died on 10 July 1997 in North Branford, Connecticut, USA.
BornSeptember 15, 1911
DiedJuly 10, 1997(85)
BornSeptember 15, 1911
DiedJuly 10, 1997(85)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

The Web (1950)
The Web
6.9
TV Series
  • Director
The Front Page
6.3
TV Series
  • Director
The Earl Wrightson Show
TV Series
  • Director
Snap Judgment (1967)
Snap Judgment
4.3
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director



  • ABC Late Night (1973)
    ABC Late Night
    8.1
    TV Series
    • sequences 1950-1967
    • 1975
  • Snap Judgment (1967)
    Snap Judgment
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Bennett Cerf, John Daly, Arlene Francis, and Dorothy Kilgallen in What's My Line? (1950)
    What's My Line?
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1950–1967
  • I've Got a Secret (1952)
    I've Got a Secret
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956–1963
  • To Tell the Truth (1956)
    To Tell the Truth
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956–1962
  • Bud Collyer in Beat the Clock (1950)
    Beat the Clock
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955–1956
  • The Name's the Same (1951)
    The Name's the Same
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1953
  • The Web (1950)
    The Web
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1950
  • The Earl Wrightson Show
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1949–1950
  • The Front Page
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1949–1950

Producer



  • The Web (1950)
    The Web
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1950–1954
  • Danger (1950)
    Danger
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1953
  • The Earl Wrightson Show
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1950
  • The Trap (1950)
    The Trap
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1950

Actor



  • Tuesday Weld in Mr. Broadway (1964)
    Mr. Broadway
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Joe
    • 1964

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 15, 1911
    • Randolph, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • July 10, 1997
    • North Branford, Connecticut, USA(natural causes)

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    Frank Heller was a close friend of novelist Richard Condon. Condon usually named one character in each of his books "Frank Heller".

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