James Franciscus Autographs
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.
Franciscus was born in Clayton, Missouri, to Lorraine (née Grover) and John Allen Franciscus, who was killed during World War II when James was nine. In 1957, Franciscus received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and theatre arts from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he graduated magna cum laude. He was a classmate of Dick Cavett and Bill Hinnant. At Yale, he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
His first major role was as Detective Jim Halloran in the half-hour version of ABC's Naked City. Franciscus guest starred on the CBS military comedy–drama Hennesey, starring Jackie Cooper, and on the NBC drama about family conflicts in the American Civil War entitled The Americans. CBS soon cast him in the lead in the 13-week series The Investigators, which aired from October 5 to December 28, 1961. He played the insurance investigator Russ Andrews, with James Philbrook as a co-star. Franciscus was also cast in the role of Tom Grover in the 1961 episode "The Empty Heart" of the CBS anthology series The DuPont Show with June Allyson. He performed in many feature films and television programs throughout the 1960s and 1970s, preceded by a minor role in an episode of The Twilight Zone titled "Judgment Night" in 1959, and a major role in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Forty Detectives Later" in 1960, and "Summer Shade" in 1961.
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Traded items with a signature of James Franciscus
The most expensive item with a signature of James Franciscus (JAMES FRANCISCUS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/07/1964) was sold in April 2021 for $160.00 while the cheapest item (JAMES FRANCISCUS PLANET OF THE APES UNCOMMON IN-PERSON SIGNED CARD dec. 1991) found a new owner for $4.95 in October 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2026 with an average selling price of $20.00 for an autographed item of James Franciscus. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2021 with $160.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.95 was October 2016. In average, an autographed item from James Franciscus is worth $29.56.
Most recently, these items with a signature of James Franciscus were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | ? James Franciscus Signed 3x5 Index Card Autograph Beneath Planet of the Apes? | $15.00 |  |
 | Autographed James Franciscus index card PSA authenticated | $50.99 | |
| FRED ASTAIRE BILLY BARTY JAMES FRANCISCUS PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 PHOTO | $50.00 | |
 | James Franciscus (d. 1991) Signed Autographed Vintage "Lucky" Glossy 8x10 Photo | $99.99 | |
| James Franciscus (d. 1991) Signed Autographed Vintage Glossy 8x10 Photo | $99.99 | |
| James Franciscus - Original Autograph Photo - Authentic Hand Signed 8x10 #165 | $20.00 | |
| James Franciscus - Original Autograph Photo - Authentic Hand Signed 8x10 #166 | $20.00 | |
 | James Franciscus - Signed Autograph Book Page - Beneath the Planet of the Apes | $70.98 | |
 | James Franciscus - Signed Autograph Book Page - Beneath the Planet of the Apes | $70.98 | |
| James Franciscus Actor Signed 3x5 Index Card JSA Authenticated Personalized | $64.99 | |
| James Franciscus Autograph 3x5 Index Card Beneath The Planet Of The Apes | $30.00 | |
| JAMES FRANCISCUS BENEATH PLANET OF APES UNCOMMON SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO d. 1991 | $14.90 | |
| James Franciscus Signed Index Card | $25.00 | |
| James Franciscus Signed Valley of Gwangi Beneath Planet of Apes Harryhausen | $50.00 | |
| SIGNED James Franciscus 8x10 Photo AUTOGRAPH | $29.00 | |
