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James Grover Franciscus (January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991) was an American actor, known for his roles in feature films and in six television series: Mr. Novak, Naked City, The Investigators, Longstreet, Doc Elliot, and Hunter.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1957 | Four Boys and a Gun | Johnny Doyle | |
| 1958 | The Mugger | Eddie Baxter | |
| 1960 | I Passed for White | Rick Leyton | |
| 1961 | The Outsider | Private James B. Sorenson | |
| 1963 | Miracle of the White Stallions | Major Hoffman | |
| 1964 | Youngblood Hawke | Youngblood Hawke | |
| 1968 | Snow Treasure | Second Lieutenant H. Kalasch | |
| 1969 | The Valley of Gwangi | Tuck Kirby | |
| Marooned | Clayton Stone | ||
| The Great Sex War | Unknown | ||
| 1970 | Hell Boats | Lieutenant Commander Jeffords, R.N.V.R. | |
| Beneath the Planet of the Apes | Brent | ||
| 1971 | The Cat o' Nine Tails | Carlo Giordani | |
| Kidnapped | — | Uncredited producer | |
| 1973 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Jonathan Livingston Seagull (voice) | |
| 1974 | Aloha Means Goodbye | Dr. Lawrence Maddox | |
| 1976 | The Amazing Dobermans | Lucky | |
| 1978 | Good Guys Wear Black | Conrad Morgan | |
| The Greek Tycoon | President James Cassidy | ||
| 1979 | Concorde Affaire '79 | Moses Brody | |
| City on Fire | Jimbo | ||
| Killer Fish | Paul Diller | ||
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out... | Bob Spangler | |
| Nightkill | Steve Fulton | ||
| 1981 | The Last Shark | Peter Benton | |
| 1982 | Butterfly | Moke Blue | |
| 1983 | Great Transport | John Mason | |
| 1991 | 29th Street | — | Associate producer and story writer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1957 | Studio One | Brass | Episode: "A Walk in the Forest" |
| 1958 | |||
| Norstad | Episode: "Kurishiki Incident" | ||
| Johnny | Episode: "The Strong Man" | ||
| Have Gun – Will Travel | Tom Nelson | Episode: "Deliver the Body" | |
| The Silent Service | Lieutenant John R. Bertrand | Episode: "The Bowfin Story" | |
| 1958–1959 | Naked City | Detective Jimmy Halloran | Main role; 39 episodes |
| 1959 | Tales of Wells Fargo | Joe Braddock | Episode: "The Stage Line" |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Clay Darrow | Episode: "Six Guns for Donegan" | |
| Whirlybirds | Jerry Lambert / Tom Drake | Episode: "Dead Wrong" | |
| The Twilight Zone | Lieutenant Mueller | Episode: "Judgment Night" | |
| Father Knows Best | Bill Shappard | Episode: "Bud, the Willing Worker" | |
| The Rifleman | Philip Simmons | Episode: "The Legacy" | |
| Death Valley Days | Mike Ward | Episode: "Lady of the Press" | |
| 1960 | The Millionaire | Tom Doane | Episode: "The Story of Margaret Stoneham" |
| Wagon Train | John Colter | Episode: "The Benjamin Burns Story" | |
| Hennesey | Williams | Episode: "The Annapolis Man" | |
| Black Saddle | Quinn Jackson | Episode: "The Penalty" | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | William Tyre | Season 5 Episode 28: "Forty Detectives Later" | |
| Rawhide | Andy Nye | S2:E28, "Incident of the Murder Steer" | |
| The Deputy | William Emerson Stanhope / Billy Bart | Episode: "Mother and Son" | |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ben Kendall | Season 6 Episode 15: "Summer Shade" |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Tom Grover | Episode: "The Guilty Heart" | |
| General Electric Theater | Bill Taylor | Episode: "Love Is a Lion's Roar" | |
| The Americans | Lieutenant Hannon | Episode: "The Invaders" | |
| The Investigators | Russ Andrews | Main role; 13 episodes | |
| 1962 | Ben Casey | John Wickware | Episode: "So Oft It Chances in Particular Men" |
| 1963 | Dr. Kildare | Stan Fisher | Episode: "Jail Ward" |
| The Eleventh Hour | Mike Norris | Episode: "Hang by One Hand" | |
| 1963–1965 | Mr. Novak | John Novak | Main role; 60 episodes |
| 1965 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Larry Martin | Episode: "Escape into Jeopardy" |
| 1966 | 12 O'Clock High | Captain Tom Carpenter | Episode: "Cross-Hairs on Death" |
| Combat! | Private First Class Charles Harris | Episode: "Decision" | |
| 1967 | The F.B.I. | Charles Burnett | Episode: "Force of Nature" |
| 1968 | Judd, for the Defense | Father William Chitwood | Episode: "The Devil's Surrogate" |
| Shadow Over Elveron | Dr. Matthew Tregaskis | Television film | |
| The F.B.I. | Mitchell Flynn | Episode: "Out of Control" | |
| Heidi | — | Television film; also producer | |
| 1969 | Trial Run | Louis Coleman | Television film |
| 1970 | Night Slaves | Clay Howard | Television film |
| Jane Eyre | — | Television film; also producer | |
| 1971–1972 | Longstreet | Mike Longstreet | Main role; 24 episodes |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | Paul Dover | Episode: "At the Cradle Foot" |
| 1973 | The 500 Pound Jerk | Gil Davenport | Television film |
| The Red Pony | — | Television film; also producer | |
| 1973–1974 | Doc Elliot | Dr. Benjamin Elliot | Main role; 15 episodes |
| 1975 | The Dream Makers | Sammy Stone | Television film |
| The Trial of Chaplain Jensen | Chaplain Andrew Jensen | Television film | |
| Insight | The Psychiatrist | Episode: "The Man from Inner Space" |