Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor, star of many successful films and television series throughout his career, such as
Bonanza,
Wagon Train,
The Twilight Zone,
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Midshipman Roger Byam in
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), starring alongside
Clark Gable and
Charles Laughton.