Acting
Coleman Francis
Born — Died
1919-01-24 — 1973-01-15
Place of birth
Oklahoma, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
25 titles
In the 1940, Francis headed for Hollywood to start an acting career. His plans were initially interrupted by the Second World War, during which he served in the medical detachment of the 49th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He played minor parts in several films from the late 1940s to early 1970s. In 1959, Francis formed a partnership with Anthony Cardoza, a welder by trade, and together they created three films: The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961), The Skydivers (1963) and Red Zone Cuba (1966). Francis wrote and directed the films, while Cardoza handled production duties.
Known for
6.5Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Dragnet
1951
6.8Sergeant Preston of the Yukon is an American action adventure northwestern television series based on the radio drama Challenge of the Yukon. It was initially broadcast in color on CBS across three seasons from September 29, 1955 to September 25, 1958. Richard Simmons stars as Sergeant William Preston, who patrols the Yukon Territory in search of renegades and outlaws, during the time of the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s.
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
6.1An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970
6.0Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
This Island Earth
1955
6.0A vengeful veterinarian and a grieving widow join forces to track down violent bikers after they commit heinous acts against their loved ones.
Motorpsycho!
1965
6.2The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
Cimarron
1960
Film credits
1970s · 2 titles
6.1An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970
3.5A candidate for California state representative decides he needs the hippie vote to win, so he runs on a platform to legalize marijuana, and sets out to check out the hippie lifestyle.
The Dirtiest Game
1970
1960s · 11 titles
6.0A vengeful veterinarian and a grieving widow join forces to track down violent bikers after they commit heinous acts against their loved ones.
Motorpsycho!
1965
6.2The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
Cimarron
1960
6.7A documentary analyzing the social, political and cultural climate of Hollywood in the mid-1960s.
Mondo Hollywood
1967
2.3A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.
The Beast of Yucca Flats
1961
2.7Griffin escapes from jail and teams up with two local thugs to invade Cuba. However, they're soon captured by a Castro look-alike and receive sub-human treatment. But Griffin hatches a plan- will it be enough to bring peace to Cuba?
Red Zone Cuba
1966
4.8The adventures of the Lemon Grove Kids in a Bowery Boys-inspired kiddie film.
The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters
1968
5.0The film stars Robert Hutton and Mary Castle as a married couple, held hostage in a dismal, deserted town by three escaped convicts. The crooks are looking for a cache of stolen loot, and they intend to keep Hutton and Castle alive long enough to locate and dig up the cash for them.
The Jailbreakers
1960
5.8Set in the sordid underworld of drug trafficking and prostitutes, this story involves Charlie Smith, private eye, whose job it is to find Carrie Friskine and fast! Carrie, a cat burglar, has ripped off the ring-leader of a drug racket and now he's after her blood.
Body Fever
1969
4.2Previously lost semi-documentary on the rise and fall of American hobo culture.
Last of the American Hoboes
1967
5.5Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.
The Thrill Killers
1964
2.6A woman seeks revenge on her former lover, who owns a skydiving business.
The Skydivers
1963
1950s · 3 titles
6.0Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
This Island Earth
1955
5.0Cooperating with the police in order to revenge his father's death, Frank joins a youth syndicate master-minded by the sadistic Alex. When members become suspicious, Frank must cooperate with the gang activities in order to prove his loyalty. Now personally involved and unable to contact the law or his girl friend, Frank's true identity is revealed to brutal leader whose anger he must now face. Meanwhile the selfish disloyalty of the boss is revealed and in bitter hatred the most trusting youth of the syndicate turns on the leader.
T-Bird Gang
1959
6.7Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust.
Stakeout on Dope Street
1958
Series credits
6.5Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Dragnet
1951
6.8Sergeant Preston of the Yukon is an American action adventure northwestern television series based on the radio drama Challenge of the Yukon. It was initially broadcast in color on CBS across three seasons from September 29, 1955 to September 25, 1958. Richard Simmons stars as Sergeant William Preston, who patrols the Yukon Territory in search of renegades and outlaws, during the time of the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s.
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Behind the camera
2.3A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.
The Beast of Yucca Flats
1961
2.3A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.
The Beast of Yucca Flats
1961
2.3A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.
The Beast of Yucca Flats
1961
2.7Griffin escapes from jail and teams up with two local thugs to invade Cuba. However, they're soon captured by a Castro look-alike and receive sub-human treatment. But Griffin hatches a plan- will it be enough to bring peace to Cuba?
Red Zone Cuba
1966
2.7Griffin escapes from jail and teams up with two local thugs to invade Cuba. However, they're soon captured by a Castro look-alike and receive sub-human treatment. But Griffin hatches a plan- will it be enough to bring peace to Cuba?
Red Zone Cuba
1966
2.6A woman seeks revenge on her former lover, who owns a skydiving business.
The Skydivers
1963
2.6A woman seeks revenge on her former lover, who owns a skydiving business.
The Skydivers
1963