Franklin Hardesty, played by Paul A. Partain, is a character in the 1974 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Franklin is the paraplegic brother of Sally Hardesty. While traveling with three friends—Jerry, Kirk, and Pam—to visit the grave of the Hardesty's grandfather after reports of grave robbing in the area, they pick up a hitchiker. The deranged man takes a picture of Franklin and offers to sell it to him but Franklin declines. The man then cuts Franklin's hand with a pocket knife before they force the man out of the van and drive away.
Afterwards, they decide to visit the old Hardesty family homestead. After they arrive, Kirk, Pam and Jerry are all killed by Leatherface. When Franklin and Sally go searching for their missing friends, Leatherface appears and kills Franklin with a chainsaw while Sally runs to the Sawyer house.