Randall Franks - TV and Movies

TV and Movies

After taking a hiatus (2001-2009) from film and dramatic television, he returned in 2009 as attorney Alvin Potter for Robert Townsend's Musical Theater of Hope.

Franks came to television as a youth performing on variety shows as a musician and singer. Franks began his movie career in 1988 with a singing role in the movie Desperate For Love appearing with Christian Slater, Brian Bloom and Tammy Lauren. Like many actors his early appearances were in bit roles such as a sports reporter in "Blind Side" in 1988 and as a wealthy wrestling enthusiast in Hulk Hogan's "No Holds Barred" before landing his break through role on network television on "In the Heat of the Night."

Best known as:

• Officer Randy Goode (1988-1993) in the television series In the Heat of the Night

Other roles:

• Lukewarm as Pastor John Keebley in 2012 starring with John Schneider, Nicole Gale Anderson, Bill Cobbs, Jeremy Jones and Jenna Von Oy
• The Solomon Bunch as Edgar Albert in 2012
• Principal Nate Foster in the 2011 film Decision starring with Natalie Grant and Billy Dean
• Hallmark Hall of Fame's The Flamingo Rising as Officer Randy Kraft starring with William Hurt, Elizabeth McGovern and Brian Benben
• Starring role as Todd with Stella Parton in the sci-fi thriller Phoenix Falling
• Starring role as Captain Morgan Fairhope in the Vietnam War era action adventure Firebase 9
• He also made a special appearance working alongside Sam Bush in Dolly Parton's Blue Valley Songbird

Franks hosted and directed the PBS documentary Still Ramblin' highlighting the life of Georgia singing cowboy and early Grand Ole Opry star Ramblin' "Doc" Tommy Scott. He served as an Appalachian musician consultant for the 2012 feature Lawless. Franks shares memories, musical performances, visits to movie sets and premieres from his career on his YouTube channel - Randall Franks TV. He appeared on numerous shows as a musical artist, some among them are: the Country Kids TV Series, Nashville Now, Crook and Chase, Miller & Company, Reno's Old Time Music Festival, and HGTV's Extreme Homes.