FILM DIRECTOR

John Frankenheimer

1930 - 2002

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John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits are Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate (both 1962), Seven Days in May, The Train (both 1964), Seconds, Grand Prix (both 1966), French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Ronin (1998) and Reindeer Games (2000). He won four Emmy Awards – three consecutive – in the 1990s for directing the television movies Against the Wall, The Burning Season, Andersonville, and George Wallace, the last of which also received a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Frankenheimer is the 288th most popular film director (down from 262nd in 2019), the 2,241st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,716th in 2019) and the 81st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Frankenheimer ranks 288 out of 2,041. Before him are Mikhail Kalatozov, Gabriel Axel, Wes Anderson, Elem Klimov, George Stevens, and Tsui Hark. After him are Youssef Chahine, Frank Darabont, Leonid Gaidai, Sam Raimi, Frank Borzage, and Stanley Donen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, John Frankenheimer ranks 122. Before him are J. G. Ballard, Greg Bell, Dündar Ali Osman, Robert Atkins, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, and Rahmon Nabiyev. After him are Harvey Milk, Walter Bonatti, Vilma Espín, Barbara, Ilon Wikland, and Don L. Lind. Among people deceased in 2002, John Frankenheimer ranks 70. Before him are Song Hye-rim, Stephen Jay Gould, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Sohn Kee-chung, Abba Eban, and Katy Jurado. After him are Joaquín Balaguer, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Kim Hunter, Henri Verneuil, Joe Strummer, and Velibor Vasović.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Frankenheimer ranks 2,241 out of 20,380. Before him are Piper Laurie (1932), Christopher A. Sims (1942), Chris Kyle (1974), George Stevens (1904), Dorothea Tanning (1910), and Lance Armstrong (1971). After him are Michael McDonald (1952), John Carradine (1906), Daniel Bell (1919), H. Robert Horvitz (1947), Cindy Crawford (1966), and Don Budge (1915).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Frankenheimer ranks 81. Before him are John Sturges (1910), Roger Corman (1926), Gus Van Sant (1952), Andrew Davis (1946), Wes Anderson (1969), and George Stevens (1904). After him are Sam Raimi (1959), Frank Borzage (1894), Stanley Donen (1924), Tobe Hooper (1943), Raoul Walsh (1887), and Michael Bay (1965).

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