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Carl Franklin -LRB- born April 11 , 1949 -RRB- is an American actor , screenwriter , producer , film and television director .. actor. actor. screenwriter. screenwriter. film. Film director. television director. television director. Franklin is a graduate of University of California , Berkeley , and continued his education at the AFI Conservatory , where he graduated with an M.F.A. degree in directing in 1986 .. AFI Conservatory. AFI Conservatory. M.F.A. degree. Master of Fine Arts. Franklin is most noted for Devil in a Blue Dress , which was based on the book by Walter Mosley and starred Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle .. Devil in a Blue Dress. Devil in a Blue Dress ( film ). book. Devil in a Blue Dress. Walter Mosley. Walter Mosley. Denzel Washington. Denzel Washington. Don Cheadle. Don Cheadle