Personal Info

  • Known For

    Directing

  • Known Credits

    3

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    May 30, 1920 ( 69 years old )

  • Place of Birth

    Tokyo, Japan

  • Also Known As

    Franklin Schaffner

    Franklin James Schaffner

    S. Schaffner

    Frank Schaffner

    Franklin Scaffner

Franklin J. Schaffner

Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920 – July 2, 1989) was an American director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Patton (1970), and is also known for the films Planet of the Apes (1968), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Papillon (1973), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). He served as President of the Directors Guild of America between 1987 and 1989.