Arthur Franz
Acting
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
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movieBogie
1980
Dr. Bogart
movieJennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979
Dick Leonard
tvRich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
Sen. Jones
movieSisters of Death
1976
Edmond Clybourn
movieThe Legend of Loch Ness
1976
Narrator (voice)
movieF. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975
Man at Party
movieThe Human Factor
1975
Gen. Fuller
tvMedical Story
1975
Crowell
movieMurder or Mercy
1974
Dr. Raymond Eckworth
tvThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Dr. Wayne Carlton
movieSo Long, Blue Boy
1973
Ed Rilke
tvBarnaby Jones
1973
Morgan Walding
tvThe Waltons
1972
Police Chief Moresdale
tvOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Laird Holden / Caroll Shaw
movieThe Million Dollar Duck
1971
Prosecutor (uncredited)
tvThe Mod Squad
1968
Dr. Sam Berger / William Jeffers Sr. / Arthur Westphal / Sims
tvLand of the Giants
1968
Dr. Franzen
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Del Enright
movieAnzio
1968
Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
movieThe Sweet Ride
1968
Army Psychiatrist
tvMannix
1967
Father Vale
tvThe Invaders
1967
Capt. Jim Trent
movieAlvarez Kelly
1966
Capt. Towers
tvMission: Impossible
1966
First Minister Andre Picard / Dr. Adler
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
John Caldwell / Joseph Daly / Carl Stokely / Stacy Merriman / Neil
Profiles in Courage
1964
James Madison
movieThe Carpetbaggers
1964
Morrissey
tvMr. Novak
1963
Det. Sgt. Sol Moss
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Bus Driver
tvThe Virginian
1962
Fitz Warren / Sheriff Mike Miller
tvSaints and Sinners
1962
Everett Harper
movieThe Atomic Submarine
1959
Richard "Reef" Holloway
tvHawaiian Eye
1959
Paul Hoyt / Harry Lytton
tvBonanza
1959
Asa Moran
tvThe Deputy
1959
Herb Caldwell
tvOne Step Beyond
1959
Kevin Stacy
tvRawhide
1959
Sheriff Art Harris / Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper
movieMonster on the Campus
1958
Donald Blake
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Lieutenant Rudy / Dr. Alex Conley
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
John Garth
movieThe Young Lions
1958
Lt. Green
movieThe Flame Barrier
1958
Dave Hollister
movieThe Devil's Hairpin
1957
Danny Rhinegold
tvPerry Mason
1957
Danny Harrison / Richard Vanaman / Mayor James M. Henderson / Evans / Ray Ogilvie
tvWagon Train
1957
Nathan Forge / Dan Highet
movieBack from the Dead
1957
Dick Anthony
movieThe Unholy Wife
1957
Father Stephen Hochen
movieHellcats of the Navy
1957
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
movieThe Wild Party
1956
Lt. Arthur Mitchell
movieBobby Ware Is Missing
1955
George Ware
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Ben Macready / Howard Boulder
movieNew Orleans Uncensored
1955
Dan Corbett
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Carl Nelson / Frank Harrigan
movieBattle Taxi
1955
Lt. Pete Stacey
movieThe Steel Cage
1954
Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"
tvClimax!
1954
Dick Crosby / Dr. Joyce / Walt / Franco
tvLassie
1954
Professor Standish
movieThe Caine Mutiny
1954
Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
movieWith This Ring
1954
Frederick Miller
movieThe Eddie Cantor Story
1953
Harry Harris
movieBad for Each Other
1953
Dr. Jim Crowley
movieFlight Nurse
1953
Capt. Mike Barnes
movieInvaders from Mars
1953
Dr. Stuart Kelston
movieThe Member of the Wedding
1952
Jarvis Addams
movieEight Iron Men
1952
Carter
tvOmnibus
1952
Fred
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
David Chandler / Joe Newbury
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Dr. William Gorgas / Casimir Pulaski
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Richard / David
movieThe Sniper
1952
Eddie Miller
movieRainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952
Phil Young
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Henry Ford / Hack Wiles
movieFlight to Mars
1951
Dr. Jim Barker
movieSubmarine Command
1951
Lt. Arnie Carlson
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Steve Jordan / Larry Fleming / Chris Grine / Sgt. Douglas Renfrew / Chris Mather
movieStrictly Dishonorable
1951
Henry Greene
movieThree Secrets
1950
Paul Radin
movieTarnished
1950
Bud Dolliver
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
Dr. Craig's Son
movieSands of Iwo Jima
1950
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
movieRoseanna McCoy
1949
Thad Wilkins
movieRed Light
1949
Fr. Jess Torno
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949
Nat Parker
movieRed Stallion In The Rockies
1949
Thad Avery
movieJungle Patrol
1948
Lt. 'Mace' Willard
