LOS ANGELES -- James Franciscus, 57, a handsome leading man who played a police detective in the television series "Naked City" and a blind investigator in "Longstreet," died of emphysema July 8 at a hospital here.
He played an insurance investigator in the 1961 series "The Investigators" on CBS, then moved on to the role that made him a teenage heartthrob: English teacher John Novak in the NBC drama "Mr. Novak." It ran from 1963 to 1965.
He portrayed another insurance investigator, the blind Mike Longstreet, on the 1971 ABC series "Longstreet." That role was among his most challenging, he said, because it was difficult to keep his eyes unfocused.
"You've got to use them, yet not use them," he said. "In the first few shows, my eyes would just go out on me along 2 or 3 o'clock. They'd be bloodshot and watery."
During the 1960s, he produced "Jane Eyre" and "The Red Pony" for television. Mr. Franciscus also starred in the 1970s series "Doc Elliott" on ABC and "Hunter" on CBS. He also had been a regular guest actor on such television series as "The FBI," "Combat," "Father Knows Best" and "The Twilight Zone."
Twice, his rugged good looks landed him presidential roles: as John F. Kennedy and as a chief executive very much like Kennedy. In the 1981 television movie "Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy," he played opposite Jaclyn Smith, the actress in the title role. Three years earlier, he played a president in the film "The Greek Tycoon," with Jacqueline Bisset and Anthony Quinn.
His film credits included "The Outsider" (1962), "Youngblood Hawke" (1963), "Hell Boats" (1968), "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1969) and "Puzzle" (1977).
Mr. Franciscus was a native of Clayton, Mo., and a Yale University graduate. After acting in summer stock theater in Massachusetts, he was cast in a 1956 film "Four Boys and a Gun," which launched his Hollywood career.
Survivors include his second wife, Carla, and four daughters.
JOHN D. CRUMMETT
CIA Physician
John D. Crummett, 60, a retired Central Intelligence Agency staff physician, died of cancer July 8 at his home in Potomac.
Dr. Crummett was born in Washington and graduated from Eastern High School, where he was valedictorian of his class. He received a medical degree from George Washington University in a six-year, accelerated undergraduate and medical program.
He was an Air Force physician from 1956 to 1963, then opened a private medical practice in Washington. From 1970 to 1978, he was a contract physician for the CIA while maintaining his private practice in Washington. In 1978, he closed his private practice and became a full-time staff physician at the CIA. He served there as chief of the selection processing division, chief of the physician services branch and chief of the internal medicine branch before retiring in 1990.
He was a recipient of the Career Intelligence Medal.
Dr. Crummett was a collector of wines and an amateur food critic.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Crummett of Potomac; two children, David Crummett of Fairfax and Laura Thomas of Phoenix; his mother, Ruth Crummett of Washington; and three grandchildren.
RICHARD C. KEYS
IRS Lawyer
Richard C. Keys, 55, a lawyer with the Internal Revenue Service who had done volunteer work with the Boys Club of Georgetown, died of cancer July 8 at Arlington Hospital. He lived in Arlington.
He had worked for the IRS since 1962. At the time of his death, he was a senior technical adviser in the office of the assistant general counsel.
Mr. Keys was born in Takoma Park and grew up in Georgetown. He graduated from Western High School, where he was an all-city football player. He also was a graduate of American University and George Washington University law school.
Survivors include his wife, Chichy, a son, Peter T., and two daughters, Gigi Carlson and Jennifer Keys, all of Arlington; his mother, Mildred G. Keys of Hedgesville, W.Va.; a brother, Thomas, of Stamford, Conn.; a sister, Martha Jones of Springfield; and a grandchild.
JOHN R. MORRISON
Service Station Operator
John R. Morrison, 60, the former owner and operator of Morrison's Auto Service in Alexandria, died July 6 at Fairfax Hospital of complications related to a 1988 heart transplant.
Mr. Morrison was born in Bluefield, W.Va., and moved to the Washington area as a teenager. He graduated from Arlington's Washington-Lee High School and attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute. In 1951, he began working at what was then Morrison's Texaco, a family business. The business closed in 1979, and Mr. Morrison later worked in the purchasing department of First American Bank until retiring in 1988.
He was an amateur airplane pilot.
Survivors include his wife, Terri Morrison of Alexandria; four children, Christine Morrison Varela and Gary Morrison, both of Alexandria, Michael Morrison of Gaithersburg and Patricia Morrison Williams of Wilder, Vt.; his parents, Page and Genevieve Morrison of Fort Myers, Fla.; and four granddaughters.
