Franklin Latimore (September 28, 1925 – November 29, 1998) was an American actor.
Life and career
Latimore was born Franklin Latimore Kline in Darien, Connecticut. He came from a well-to-do family, and was able to trace his lineage back to the American Revolutionary War. He ran away from home at an early age, and shortly thereafter got the lead part in a Broadway play. He began his acting career in the 1930s, when he and longtime friend Lloyd Bridges performed in summer stock theater at a playhouse in Weston, Vermont.
Latimore then went to Hollywood where he signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox, and proceeded to appear in such hits as In the Meantime, Darling, The Dolly Sisters, Three Little Girls in Blue, and Shock.
After his years at Fox, he made films in Europe, most of which were swashbucklers such as Balboa, Conquistador of the Pacific, The Golden Falcon, Devil's Cavaliers and many others, including two Zorro films and some westerns. These were starring roles, much bigger than his Hollywood roles, to the effect that he became the darling of the swashbucklers during the late 50s and early 60s. He appeared in the French film Purple Noon, as well as in the Italian melodrama A Woman Has Killed (1952).
Latimore appeared in two soap operas, playing Dr. Ed Coleridge on Ryan's Hope from 1975 to 1976, and Dr. Emmet Scott on Guiding Light from 1976 to 1979. He did some work for PBS, most notably appearing in a film about the Civil War.
He married Rukmini Sukarno, an opera singer who was a daughter of President Sukarno of Indonesia. Their son, Chris Kline, is a journalist.
On November 29, 1998, he died in his sleep, at the age of 73. His remains were cremated and buried beneath a venerable old apple tree on ancestral property in Vermont.
Actor
1977
Guiding Light (TV Series) as
Dr. Emmet Scott #2
- Episode dated 28 December 1982 (1982) - Dr. Emmet Scott #2
- Episode dated 23 November 1977 (1977) - Dr. Emmet Scott #2
1978
Breaking Up (TV Movie) as
Robert Crawford
1976
All the President's Men as
Judge
1975
Ryan's Hope (TV Series) as
Dr. Ed Coleridge
1975
The American Parade (TV Mini Series) as
Col. Warner
- The Case Against Milligan (1975) - Col. Warner
1974
The Girl in Room 2A as
Johnson
1974
Una mujer prohibida as
Jaime
1973
Madigan (TV Series) as
Pench
- The Naples Beat (1973) - Pench
1972
Magic Carpet (TV Movie) as
Henry Toland
1970
Black Lemons as
The American
1970
Rosolino Paternò, soldato... as
American Lieutenant
1970
Patton as
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Davenport
1969
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) as
Peter Sykes
- Flowers from Alexander (1969) - Peter Sykes
1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium as
George (uncredited)
1968
The Sergeant as
Capt. Loring
1966
Cast a Giant Shadow as
1st U.N. Officer (as Frank Lattimore)
1965
Cavalry Charge as
Corporal Paul White
1965
Shoot to Kill as
Lance Thompson
1965
Hotel der toten Gäste as
Larry Cornell
1964
Apache Fury as
Mayor Steve Loman
1963
The Shortest Day as
Soldato Siciliano (uncredited)
1962
Shades of Zorro as
Don José de la Torre - El Zorro
1962
Rosa de Lima as
Don Gil de Cepeda
1962
Zorro the Avenger as
Don José de la Torre - El Zorro
1961
Then There Were Three as
Lt. Willotsky
1961
Capitaine tempête as
Marco
1960
The Gallant Hours as
Halsey's Aide (uncredited)
1960
Seven in the Sun as
Frank
1959
The Devil's Cavaliers as
Capt. Richard Stiller
1959
John Paul Jones as
Lt. Richard Dale
1959
Conspiracy of the Borgias as
Guido di Belmonte
1958
Secretaria para todo as
Carlos García van Waguen
1958
Cuatro en la frontera as
Javier
1958
Historias de la feria as
Alfredo
1956
Lo spadaccino misterioso as
Riccardo Degli Argentari
1955
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Joe Fellowes
- First Day (1956)
- The Hero (1955) - Joe Fellowes
1955
L'ultimo amante as
Giorgio
1955
Il principe dalla maschera rossa as
Masuccio, il principe dalla maschera rossa
1954
Mata Hari's Daughter as
Douglas Kent
1954
Papà Pacifico as
Carlo Torquati
1954
Vestire gli ignudi as
Franco Laspiga
1953
Per salvarti ho peccato as
Reder
1953
Captain Phantom as
Miguel de Cabanil
1953
Napoletani a Milano as
L'.ing. Parenti
1953
Sul ponte dei sospiri as
Capitan Vessillo
1952
Three Forbidden Stories as
Walter (Third segment)
1952
At Sword's Edge as
Don Ruy
1952
Una donna ha ucciso as
Capt. Roy Prescott
1951
The Naked and the Wicked as
Enrico De Marchi
1951
Il caimano del Piave as
Franco
1949
Yvonne la Nuit as
Il tenente Carlo Rutelli
1949
Black Magic as
Gilbert de Rezel
1947
13 Rue Madeleine as
Jeff Lassiter
1946
The Razor's Edge as
Bob MacDonald
1946
Three Little Girls in Blue as
Steve Harrington
1946
Shock as
Lt. Paul Stewart
1945
The Dolly Sisters as
Irving Netcher
1944
In the Meantime, Darling as
Lt. Daniel Ferguson
Miscellaneous
1972
Cut-Throats Nine (voice dubbing - english version, uncredited)
1972
Ettore lo fusto (voice dubbing: Philippe Leroy - US version, uncredited)
1971
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (voice: Aldo Bufi Landi - uncredited)
1971
A Bay of Blood (voice dubbing: Chris Avram - english version, uncredited)
1971
The Designated Victim (voice dubbing - English version, uncredited)
1971
Confessions of a Police Captain (voice dubbing: Franco Nero - US version, uncredited)
1970
The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (voice dubbing: Pier Paolo Capponi - uncredited)