Fran Kranz
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Dyed his hair blue for the role of Judas in a high school production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Made his film debut in 2001 cult favorite Donnie Darko. The film's lead, Jake Gyllenhaal, was a high-school classmate of Kranz's. Landed his first regular TV role with CBS sitcom Welcome to the Captain. Frequently works with Joss Whedon, acting in Whedon's Dollhouse, The Cabin in the Woods and Much Ado About Nothing. Played Bernard in Mike Nichols' 2012 Broadway production of Death of a Salesman.
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Highest Rated Movies
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93%
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92%
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91%
Filmography
MOVIES
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93% | Mass |
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— | 2021 |
| 75% | Jungleland |
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— | 2020 |
| 65% | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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— | 2018 |
| 60% | You Might Be the Killer |
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— | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | The Truth About Lies |
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— | 2017 |
| 31% | Mojave |
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— | 2016 |
| 33% | Rebirth |
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— | 2016 |
| 50% | The Living |
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$5.9k | 2015 |
| 67% | Bloodsucking Bastards |
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— | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | Putzel |
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— | 2014 |
| 27% | Murder of a Cat |
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— | 2014 |
| 37% | Before I Disappear |
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$3.2k | 2014 |
| 38% | Last Weekend |
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$3.2k | 2014 |
| 91% | Doc Of The Dead |
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— | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | Lust for Love |
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— | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | Homeland |
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— | 2014 |
| 86% | Much Ado About Nothing |
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$4.2M | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | It's Not You It's Me |
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— | 2013 |
| 92% | The Cabin in the Woods |
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$42.1M | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | Don't Fade Away |
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— | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | Shades of Ray |
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— | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | Careless |
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— | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | Wieners |
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— | 2008 |
| 33% | Rise: Blood Hunter |
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$59.9k | 2007 |
| 64% | The TV Set |
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$35k | 2007 |
| 50% | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas |
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— | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | The Night of the White Pants |
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— | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | WhirlyGirl |
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— | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | Admissions |
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— | 2004 |
| 43% | The Village |
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$114.2M | 2004 |
| 82% | Matchstick Men |
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$36.9M | 2003 |
| 46% | Orange County |
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$41.1M | 2002 |
| 86% | Donnie Darko |
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— | 2001 |
TV
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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| 55% |
The Loudest Voice
2019
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| No Score Yet |
Major Crimes
2012-2018
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| 95% |
Elementary
2012-2019
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| 93% |
The Good Wife
2009-2016
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| 71% |
Dollhouse
2009-2010
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| 35% |
Welcome to the Captain
2008
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| 51% |
Private Practice
2007-2013
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| 93% |
Frasier
1993-2004
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Quotes from Fran Kranz's Characters
| Marty: | Yeah... I had to dismember that guy with a trowel. |
| Marty: | And that makes what kind of sense? |
| Bickford Schmeckler: | Happiness isn't just a switch in your head that you can turn on at will. |
| Ralph: | Yes, it is. |
| Marty: | [scared] I dare you all to go upstairs... |
| Marty: | I dare you all to go upstairs. |
| Marty: | Good work, zombie arm... |
| Marty: | Society needs to crumble. We're all just too chickenshit to let it. |
| Dana: | I'm so sorry I almost shot you. I probably wouldn't have. |
| Marty: | Hey, shh, no. I totally get it. I'm sorry I let you get attacked by a werewolf and then ended the world. |
| Marty: | I thought there'd be stars.... We are abandoned. |
| Marty: | I thought there'd be stars... We are abandoned. |
| Marty: | Ok, I'm drawing a line in the fucking sand. Do NOT read the Latin! |
| Marty: | "Statistical fact; cops will never pull over a man with a huge bong in his car. Why, they fear this man, they know he sees farther than they, and he will bind them with ancient logic's." |
| Marty: | Statistical fact; cops will never pull over a man with a huge bong in his car. Why, they fear this man, they know he sees farther than they, and he will bind them with ancient logic's. |
| Dana: | I'm so sorry I almost shot you. I probably wouldn't have. |
| Marty: | I totally get it. I'm sorry I let you get attacked by a werewolf and then ended the world. |
| Marty: | It WAS pioneer days. People had to make their own interrogation rooms. |
| Marty: | "I'm gunna go read a book with pictures" |
| Marty: | I'm gunna go read a book with pictures. |
| Marty: | "He's got a husband-bulge" |
| Marty: | He's got a husband-bulge. |
| Marty: | Holy fuck! I'm on a reality TV show! |
| Marty: | I thought there'd be stars...we are abandoned... |
| Marty: | I thought there'd be stars... we are abandoned. |
| Marty: | Good work zombie arm. |
| Marty: | No! What are you saying? Huh? What do you want? You think I'm a puppet, huh? Think I'm a puppet, gonna do a little...fucking puppet dance! I'm the boss of my own brain, so give it up! I'm gonna go for walk. |
| Marty: | Jules, I dare yout to make-out with... |
| Curt: | Please say Dana, please say Dana! |
| Marty: | Make-out with... that moose. |
| Marty: | "I'm not a puppet! I think I'm going to go for a walk." |
| Marty: | I'm not a puppet! I think I'm going to go for a walk. |
| Marty: | Good zombie arm. |
| Marty: | I'm drawing a line in the fucking sand here. Don't read the latin! |
| Marty: | Oh my god. I'm on a reality TV show. My parents are gonna think I am such a burnout. |
| Marty: | I'm sorry I let you get attacked by a werewolf, and you know, ended the world. |
| Dana: | I'm so sorry I almost shot you. I probably wouldn't have. |
| Marty: | Hey, shush, no. I totally get it. I'm sorry I let you get attacked by a werewolf and then ended the world. |
| Marty: | Way to go zombie arm... |
| Marty: | Wake up Nemo! |
| Marty: | [Pointing at the Wolf Head] I dare you to kiss that moose! |
| Marty: | [pointing at the Wolf Head] I dare you to kiss that moose! |
| Marty: | I'm sorry I let a werewolf attack you and let the world end. |
| Marty: | I dare you all to go upstairs. |
| Marty: | I'm gonna go for a walk. |
| Marty: | I am going to go read a book with pictures |
| Marty: | I am going to go read a book with pictures. |
| Marty: | yeah... I had to dismember that guy with a trowel... |
| Marty: | Yeah... I had to dismember that guy with a trowel. |
| Marty: | He's got a husband's bulge. |
| Marty: | The drivers in this town are counterintuitive. |
| Dana: | Puppeteers? |
| Marty: | Pop-Tarts? |
| Marty: | Don't read the Latin. . . I draw the line at reading the Latin. |
| Marty: | Jules, truth or dare? |
| Jules: | um..dare. |
| Jules: | Um..dare. |
| Marty: | I dare you to....make out with that moose. |
| Curt: | I think we should split up, we can cover more ground that way! |
| Marty: | Really? |
| Marty: | Do not read the frickin' latin! |
| Marty: | Good job zombie hand. |
| Curt: | We should stick together |
| Curt: | *After being sprayed with something* Maybe we should split up |
| Curt: | [after being sprayed with something] Maybe we should split up |
| Curt: | [after inhaling the pheromone] No, no, this isn't right. We should split up. |
| Marty: | Really?? |
| Marty: | Really? |
| Marty: | I think I can get it to go down. |
| Marty: | Somethin' weird is goin' on. |
| Christop Crane: | She's not going to squeeze my shirt like that, is she? |