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