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