Paul Schrader replaced him. About a month later he died suddenly in Los Angeles, California, from a stroke due to complications following spinal surgery at the age of 72. The moving image collection of John Frankenheimer is held at the Academy Film Archive. British Academy Film Awards  Cannes Film Festival  New York Film Critics Circle Award  Venice Film Festival  Frankenheimer is also a member of the Television Hall of Fame, and was inducted in 2002.