Arthur Franz

Biography

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

Perry Mason

The Fugitive

Robert Montgomery Presents

All Movies (55)

That Championship Season1982 · as Macken
Bogie1980 · as Dr. Bogart
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story1979 · as Dick Leonard
The Amazing Howard Hughes1977 · as Barnes
Sisters of Death1976 · as Edmond Clybourn
The Legend of Loch Ness1976 · as Narrator (voice)
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood1975 · as Man at Party
The Human Factor1975 · as Gen. Fuller
Murder or Mercy1974 · as Dr. Raymond Eckworth
So Long, Blue Boy1973 · as Ed Rilke
The Million Dollar Duck1971 · as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Dream No Evil1970 · as John
Anzio1968 · as Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
The Sweet Ride1968 · as Army Psychiatrist
Alvarez Kelly1966 · as Capt. Towers
The Carpetbaggers1964 · as Morrissey
The Atomic Submarine1959 · as Richard "Reef" Holloway
Monster on the Campus1958 · as Donald Blake
The Young Lions1958 · as Lt. Green
The Flame Barrier1958 · as Dave Hollister
The Devil's Hairpin1957 · as Danny Rhinegold
Back from the Dead1957 · as Dick Anthony
The Unholy Wife1957 · as Father Stephen Hochen
Hellcats of the Navy1957 · as Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
The Wild Party1956 · as Lt. Arthur Mitchell
Running Target1956 · as Scott
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt1956 · as Bob Hale
Once to Every Woman1956 · as David
Bobby Ware Is Missing1955 · as George Ware
New Orleans Uncensored1955 · as Dan Corbett
Battle Taxi1955 · as Lt. Pete Stacey
The Steel Cage1954 · as Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"
The Caine Mutiny1954 · as Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
With This Ring1954 · as Frederick Miller
The Eddie Cantor Story1953 · as Harry Harris
Bad for Each Other1953 · as Dr. Jim Crowley
Flight Nurse1953 · as Capt. Mike Barnes
Three Lives1953 · as Self
Invaders from Mars1953 · as Dr. Stuart Kelston
The Member of the Wedding1952 · as Jarvis Addams
Eight Iron Men1952 · as Carter
The Sniper1952 · as Eddie Miller
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder1952 · as Phil Young
Flight to Mars1951 · as Dr. Jim Barker
Submarine Command1951 · as Lt. Arnie Carlson
Strictly Dishonorable1951 · as Henry Greene
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951 · as Tommy Nelson
Three Secrets1950 · as Paul Radin
Tarnished1950 · as Bud Dolliver
Sands of Iwo Jima1950 · as Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
Roseanna McCoy1949 · as Thad Wilkins
Red Light1949 · as Fr. Jess Torno
Red Stallion In The Rockies1949 · as Thad Avery
The Price of Freedom1949 · as Fred Vollmer
Jungle Patrol1948 · as Lt. 'Mace' Willard

All TV Shows (100)

The Amazing Howard Hughes1977 · as Barnes
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II1976 · as Sen. Jones
Medical Story1975 · as Crowell
The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · as Dr. Wayne Carlton
Police Story1973
Barnaby Jones1973 · as Morgan Walding
The Waltons1972 · as Police Chief Moresdale
The Rookies1972
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · as Laird Holden
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · as Caroll Shaw
Primus1971
Cannon1971
McCloud1970
The Mod Squad1968 · as Dr. Sam Berger
Lancer1968
The Mod Squad1968 · as William Jeffers Sr.
The Mod Squad1968 · as Arthur Westphal
The Mod Squad1968 · as Sims
The Outcasts1968
Land of the Giants1968 · as Dr. Franzen
Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Del Enright
Mannix1967 · as Father Vale
Custer1967
The Invaders1967 · as Capt. Jim Trent
Mission: Impossible1966 · as First Minister Andre Picard
Mission: Impossible1966 · as Dr. Adler
Tarzan1966
The F.B.I.1965 · as John Caldwell
The F.B.I.1965 · as Joseph Daly
The F.B.I.1965 · as Carl Stokely
The F.B.I.1965 · as Stacy Merriman
The F.B.I.1965 · as Neil
Profiles in Courage1964 · as James Madison
The Bing Crosby Show1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1964 · as Archer
Mr. Novak1963 · as Det. Sgt. Sol Moss
The Fugitive1963 · as Bus Driver
The Virginian1962 · as Fitz Warren
The Virginian1962 · as Sheriff Mike Miller
Saints and Sinners1962 · as Everett Harper
Ichabod and Me1961
Checkmate1960
The Chevy Mystery Show1960 · as Simon Dow
Hawaiian Eye1959 · as Paul Hoyt
Hawaiian Eye1959 · as Harry Lytton
Bourbon Street Beat1959
The Alaskans1959
Men Into Space1959
Bonanza1959 · as Asa Moran
The Deputy1959 · as Herb Caldwell
World of Giants1959
One Step Beyond1959 · as Kevin Stacy
Rawhide1959 · as Sheriff Art Harris
Rawhide1959 · as Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper
77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Lieutenant Rudy
77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Dr. Alex Conley
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as John Garth
Perry Mason1957 · as Danny Harrison
Perry Mason1957 · as Richard Vanaman
Perry Mason1957 · as Mayor James M. Henderson
Perry Mason1957 · as Evans
Perry Mason1957 · as Ray Ogilvie
Wagon Train1957 · as Nathan Forge
Wagon Train1957 · as Dan Highet
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Lee Brand
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Ben Macready
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Howard Boulder
Gunsmoke1955 · as Red
The Millionaire1955 · as Carl Nelson
The Millionaire1955 · as Frank Harrigan
Climax!1954 · as Dick Crosby
Climax!1954 · as Dr. Joyce
Climax!1954 · as Walt
Climax!1954 · as Franco
Studio 571954
Lassie1954 · as Professor Standish
The Whistler1954
Omnibus1952
Omnibus1952 · as Fred
The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as David Chandler
The Ford Television Theatre1952
The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Joe Newbury
Cavalcade of America1952 · as Dr. William Gorgas
Cavalcade of America1952 · as Casimir Pulaski
Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Richard
Four Star Playhouse1952 · as David
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Henry Ford
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Hack Wiles
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Steve Jordan
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Larry Fleming
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Chris Grine
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Sgt. Douglas Renfrew
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Chris Mather
Robert Montgomery Presents1950
Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · as Dr. Craig's Son
The Lone Ranger1949 · as Nat Parker
Studio One1948
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Norman
Kraft Television Theatre1947