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.
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Perry Mason
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Perry Mason
Richard Vanaman
Perry Mason
Mayor James M. Henderson
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Bonanza
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Mission: Impossible
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Lassie
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Hawaii Five-O
Del Enright
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Wayne Carlton
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Gunsmoke
Red
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Lee Brand
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Dr. Craig's Son
Climax!
Dick Crosby
Climax!
Dr. Joyce
Climax!
Walt
Climax!
Franco
Wanted: Dead or Alive
John Garth
Cannon
The F.B.I.
John Caldwell
The F.B.I.
Joseph Daly
The F.B.I.
Carl Stokely
The F.B.I.
Stacy Merriman
The F.B.I.
Neil
Rawhide
Sheriff Art Harris
Rawhide
Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper
The Philco Television Playhouse
Norman
Four Star Playhouse
Richard
Four Star Playhouse
David
The Lone Ranger
Nat Parker
The Invaders
Capt. Jim Trent
77 Sunset Strip
Dr. Alex Conley
77 Sunset Strip
Lieutenant Rudy
Barnaby Jones
Morgan Walding
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Archer
Hawaiian Eye
Harry Lytton
Hawaiian Eye
Paul Hoyt
McCloud
The Rookies
Land of the Giants
Dr. Franzen
The Member of the Wedding
Jarvis Addams
Monster on the Campus
Donald Blake
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
Joe Newbury
The Ford Television Theatre
David Chandler
One Step Beyond
Kevin Stacy
Kraft Television Theatre
Back from the Dead
Dick Anthony
Lancer
Checkmate
Tarzan
The Millionaire
Carl Nelson
The Millionaire
Frank Harrigan
Police Story
The Mod Squad
Dr. Sam Berger
The Mod Squad
Arthur Westphal
The Mod Squad
Sims
The Mod Squad
William Jeffers Sr.
Three Lives
Self
Studio 57
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Howard Boulder
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Ben Macready
The Flame Barrier
Dave Hollister
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Caroll Shaw
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Laird Holden
The Atomic Submarine
Richard "Reef" Holloway
The Young Lions
Lt. Green
Bourbon Street Beat
Mr. Novak
Det. Sgt. Sol Moss
The Deputy
Herb Caldwell
Dream No Evil
John
Profiles in Courage
James Madison
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
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Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Phil Young
The Outcasts
Cavalcade of America
Dr. William Gorgas
Cavalcade of America
Casimir Pulaski
Hellcats of the Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
Bad for Each Other
Dr. Jim Crowley
The Price of Freedom
Fred Vollmer
The Alaskans
Once to Every Woman
David
The Whistler
The Unholy Wife
Father Stephen Hochen
The Devil's Hairpin
Danny Rhinegold
Sisters of Death
Edmond Clybourn
The Sweet Ride
Army Psychiatrist
The Sniper
Eddie Miller
Flight Nurse
Capt. Mike Barnes
The Carpetbaggers
Morrissey
The Bing Crosby Show
The Human Factor
Gen. Fuller
Men Into Space
The Caine Mutiny
Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
The Steel Cage
Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"
Saints and Sinners
Everett Harper
Custer
The Chevy Mystery Show
Simon Dow
Flight to Mars
Dr. Jim Barker
Primus
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Henry Ford
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hack Wiles
Ichabod and Me
World of Giants
Bogie
Dr. Bogart
Eight Iron Men
Carter
Jungle Patrol
Lt. 'Mace' Willard
Alvarez Kelly
Capt. Towers
With This Ring
Frederick Miller
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Steve Jordan
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Larry Fleming
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Chris Grine
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sgt. Douglas Renfrew
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Chris Mather
Anzio
Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
Sands of Iwo Jima
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
Roseanna McCoy
Thad Wilkins
Red Light
Fr. Jess Torno
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Tommy Nelson
Invaders from Mars
Dr. Stuart Kelston
Tarnished
Bud Dolliver
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Barnes
That Championship Season
Macken
The Million Dollar Duck
Prosecutor (uncredited)
New Orleans Uncensored
Dan Corbett
Three Secrets
Paul Radin
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Bob Hale
The Legend of Loch Ness
Narrator (voice)
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Man at Party
Submarine Command
Lt. Arnie Carlson
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Dick Leonard
The Wild Party
Lt. Arthur Mitchell
The Eddie Cantor Story
Harry Harris
Murder or Mercy
Dr. Raymond Eckworth
Running Target
Scott
Strictly Dishonorable
Henry Greene
Battle Taxi
Lt. Pete Stacey
Bobby Ware Is Missing
George Ware
So Long, Blue Boy
Ed Rilke
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Thad Avery
Omnibus
Omnibus
Fred