Arthur Franz
Arthur Franz (February 29, 1920 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey – June 17, 2006) was a B-movie actor whose most notable role was as Lieutenant, Junior Grade H. Paynter, Jr. in The Caine Mutiny. He also appeared in Roseanna McCoy (1949), Invaders from Mars (1953), Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) and The Unholy Wife (1957), among others. In The Sniper (1952), he played a rare movie lead in the film's title role as a tormented killer. In addition to films, Franz was a familiar face on American television, appearing on dozen of television programs including Crossroads, Perry Mason, The F.B.I., The Mod Squad, Custer, The Virginian and Rawhide. Franz portrayed Congressman Charles A. Halleck in the 1974, made for TV film, The Missiles of October. Franz's last film role was in That Championship Season in 1982. Franz's interest in acting developed when he was a high school student. During World War II, Franz served as a B-24 Liberator navigator in the United States Army Air Forces. He was shot down over Romania and incarcerated in a POW camp, from which he escaped. Franz died in Oxnard, California at the age of 86 from emphysema and heart disease. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Franz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1986 · Horrible Horror as Prof. Donald Blake in 'Monster on the Campus'
- 1982 · That Championship Season as Macken
- 1980 · Bogie as Dr. Bogart
- 1979 · Jennifer: A Woman’s Story as Dick Leonard
- 1977 · The Amazing Howard Hughes as Barnes
- 1976 · Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II as Sen. Jones
- 1976 · Sisters of Death as Edmond Clybourn
- 1976 · Legend of Loch Ness as Narrator
- 1975 · F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood as Man at Party
- 1975 · The Human Factor as Gen. Fuller
- 1974 · Murder or Mercy as Dr. Raymond Eckworth
- 1974 · The Six Million Dollar Man as Dr. Wayne Carlton
- 1973 · So Long, Blue Boy as Ed Rilke
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Morgan Walding
- 1972 · The Waltons as Police Chief Moresdale
- 1972 · The Rookies as
- 1971 · Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Laird Holden
- 1971 · Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Caroll Shaw
- 1971 · Primus as
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · The Million Dollar Duck as Prosecutor (uncredited)
- 1970 · McCloud as
- 1970 · Dream No Evil as John
- 1968 · Lancer as
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as Dr. Sam Berger
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as Sims
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as William Jeffers Sr.
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as Arthur Westphal
- 1968 · The Outcasts as
- 1968 · Land of the Giants as Dr. Franzen
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Del Enright
- 1968 · Anzio as Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
- 1968 · The Sweet Ride as Army Psychiatrist
- 1967 · Mannix as Father Vale
- 1967 · Custer as
- 1967 · The Invaders as Capt. Jim Trent
- 1966 · Alvarez Kelly as Capt. Towers
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as First Minister Andre Picard
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Dr. Adler
- 1966 · Tarzan as
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as John Caldwell
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Joseph Daly
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Carl Stokely
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Stacy Merriman
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Neil
- 1964 · Profiles in Courage as James Madison
- 1964 · Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Archer
- 1964 · The Bing Crosby Show as
- 1964 · The Carpetbaggers as Morrissey
- 1963 · Mr. Novak as Det. Sgt. Sol Moss
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Bus Driver
- 1962 · The Virginian as Fitz Warren
- 1962 · The Virginian as Sheriff Mike Miller
- 1962 · Saints and Sinners as Everett Harper
- 1961 · Ichabod and Me as
- 1960 · Checkmate as
- 1960 · The Chevy Mystery Show as Simon Dow
- 1959 · The Atomic Submarine as Richard "Reef" Holloway
- 1959 · Hawaiian Eye as Harry Lytton
- 1959 · Hawaiian Eye as Paul Hoyt
- 1959 · Bourbon Street Beat as
- 1959 · The Alaskans as
- 1959 · Men into Space as
- 1959 · Bonanza as Asa Moran
- 1959 · The Deputy as Herb Caldwell
- 1959 · World of Giants as
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Kevin Stacy
- 1959 · Rawhide as Sheriff Art Harris
- 1959 · Rawhide as Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper
- 1958 · Monster on the Campus as Donald Blake
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as Dr. Alex Conley
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as Lieutenant Rudy
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as John Garth
- 1958 · The Young Lions as Lt. Green
- 1958 · The Flame Barrier as Dave Hollister
- 1957 · The Devil's Hairpin as Danny Rhinegold
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Danny Harrison
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Richard Vanaman
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Mayor James M. Henderson
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Evans
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Ray Ogilvie
- 1957 · Wagon Train as Dan Highet
- 1957 · Wagon Train as Nathan Forge
- 1957 · Back from the Dead as Dick Anthony
- 1957 · The Unholy Wife as Father Stephen Hochen
- 1957 · Hellcats of the Navy as Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
- 1956 · The Wild Party as Lt. Arthur Mitchell
- 1956 · Running Target as Scott
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Lee Brand
- 1956 · Beyond a Reasonable Doubt as Bob Hale
- 1956 · Once to Every Woman as David
- 1955 · Bobby Ware Is Missing as George Ware
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as Howard Boulder
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as Ben Macready
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Red
- 1955 · New Orleans Uncensored as Dan Corbett
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Carl Nelson
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Frank Harrigan
- 1955 · Battle Taxi as Lt. Pete Stacey
- 1954 · The Steel Cage as Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"
- 1954 · Climax! as Dick Crosby
- 1954 · Climax! as Dr. Joyce
- 1954 · Climax! as Walt
- 1954 · Climax! as Franco
- 1954 · Studio 57 as
- 1954 · Lassie as Professor Standish
- 1954 · The Whistler as
- 1954 · The Caine Mutiny as Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
- 1954 · With This Ring as Frederick Miller
- 1953 · The Eddie Cantor Story as Harry Harris
- 1953 · Bad for Each Other as Dr. Jim Crowley
- 1953 · Flight Nurse as Capt. Mike Barnes
- 1953 · Three Lives as Self
- 1953 · Invaders from Mars as Dr. Stuart Kelston
- 1952 · The Member of the Wedding as Jarvis Addams
- 1952 · Eight Iron Men as Carter
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as David Chandler
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Joe Newbury
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Dr. William Gorgas
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Casimir Pulaski
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as David
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Richard
- 1952 · The Sniper as Eddie Miller
- 1952 · Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder as Phil Young
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Henry Ford
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Hack Wiles
- 1951 · Flight To Mars as Dr. Jim Barker
- 1951 · Submarine Command as Lt. Arnie Carlson
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Steve Jordan
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Larry Fleming
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Chris Grine
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sgt. Douglas Renfrew
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Chris Mather
- 1951 · Strictly Dishonorable as Henry Greene
- 1951 · Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man as Tommy Nelson
- 1950 · Three Secrets as Paul Radin
- 1950 · Tarnished as Bud Dolliver
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as Dr. Craig's Son
- 1950 · Sands of Iwo Jima as Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
- 1949 · Roseanna McCoy as Thad Wilkins
- 1949 · Red Light as Jess Torno
- 1949 · The Lone Ranger as Nat Parker
- 1949 · Red Stallion In The Rockies as Thad Avery
- 1949 · The Price of Freedom as Fred Vollmer
- 1948 · Studio One as
- 1948 · Jungle Patrol as Lt. 'Mace' Willard
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Norman
- 1947 · Kraft Television Theatre as