Franklin

"...don't call me Junior!"

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CHARACTER
Franklin
Gender	Male
Death	1957, Doom Town
Nationality	Soviet
Profession(s)	Soldier Driver
Allegiance(s)	Soviet Special Forces

"Franklin" was a Russian soldier who served under Antonin Dovchenko in 1957.

Biography

Franklin was one of the soldiers who accompanied Irina Spalko and Dovchenko to Hangar 51 in Nevada, disguised as an American soldier named Franklin. On the way there, he was goaded into a race with Jimmy Keegan despite "Roosevelt's" objections.

When Indiana Jones made his bid for freedom, it was Franklin's machine gun that he grabbed with his whip and threw to Mac.

Later, Franklin accompanied "Lincoln" and "Hoover" to Doom Town searching for Indy. They heard the air raid siren and Lincoln yelled for them to come on, but as they drove away the nuclear shockwave destroyed their car, killing all three.

Behind the scenes

Franklin was played by an uncredited stuntman, Jon Braver. Like many of the Soviet Special Forces who infiltrated Hangar 51, Frankin shares his name with a United States president.

According to his insignia, "Franklin" was pretending to be a corporal in the U.S. Army.

Appearances

• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (First appearance)
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull novel
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comic