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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Acted in
Horrible Horror
1986
as Prof. Donald Blake in 'Monster on the Campus'
That Championship Season
1982
as Macken
Bogie
1980
as Dr. Bogart
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979
as Dick Leonard
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977
as Barnes
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Sen. Jones
Sisters of Death
1976
as Edmond Clybourn
Legend of Loch Ness
1976
as Narrator
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975
as Man at Party
The Human Factor
1975
as Gen. Fuller
Murder or Mercy
1974
as Dr. Raymond Eckworth
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Dr. Wayne Carlton
So Long, Blue Boy
1973
as Ed Rilke
Police Story
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Morgan Walding
The Waltons
1972
as Police Chief Moresdale
The Rookies
1972
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Laird Holden
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Caroll Shaw
Primus
1971
Cannon
1971
The Million Dollar Duck
1971
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
McCloud
1970
Dream No Evil
1970
as John
The Mod Squad
1968
as Dr. Sam Berger
Lancer
1968
The Mod Squad
1968
as William Jeffers Sr.
The Mod Squad
1968
as Arthur Westphal
The Mod Squad
1968
as Sims
The Outcasts
1968
Land of the Giants
1968
as Dr. Franzen
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Del Enright
Anzio
1968
as Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
The Sweet Ride
1968
as Army Psychiatrist
Mannix
1967
as Father Vale
Custer
1967
The Invaders
1967
as Capt. Jim Trent
Alvarez Kelly
1966
as Capt. Towers
Mission: Impossible
1966
as First Minister Andre Picard
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Adler
Tarzan
1966
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 Courage
1964
as James Madison
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Archer
The Carpetbaggers
1964
as Morrissey
Mr. Novak
1963
as Det. Sgt. Sol Moss
The Fugitive
1963
as Bus Driver
The Virginian
1962
as Fitz Warren
The Virginian
1962
as Sheriff Mike Miller
Saints and Sinners
1962
as Everett Harper
Ichabod and Me
1961
Checkmate
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Simon Dow
The Atomic Submarine
1959
as Richard "Reef" Holloway
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Paul Hoyt
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Harry Lytton
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Alaskans
1959
Men into Space
1959
Bonanza
1959
as Asa Moran
The Deputy
1959
as Herb Caldwell
World of Giants
1959
One Step Beyond
1959
as Kevin Stacy
Rawhide
1959
as Sheriff Art Harris
Rawhide
1959
as Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper
Monster on the Campus
1958
as Donald Blake
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Lieutenant Rudy
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Dr. Alex Conley
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as John Garth
The Young Lions
1958
as Lt. Green
The Flame Barrier
1958
as Dave Hollister
The Devil's Hairpin
1957
as Danny Rhinegold
Perry Mason
1957
as Danny Harrison
Perry Mason
1957
as Richard Vanaman
Perry Mason
1957
as Mayor James M. Henderson
Perry Mason
1957
as Evans
Perry Mason
1957
as Ray Ogilvie
Wagon Train
1957
as Nathan Forge
Wagon Train
1957
as Dan Highet
Back from the Dead
1957
as Dick Anthony
The Unholy Wife
1957
as Father Stephen Hochen
Hellcats of the Navy
1957
as Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
The Wild Party
1956
as Lt. Arthur Mitchell
Running Target
1956
as Scott
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Lee Brand
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956
as Bob Hale
Once to Every Woman
1956
as David
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955
as George Ware
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Ben Macready
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Howard Boulder
Gunsmoke
1955
as Red
New Orleans Uncensored
1955
as Dan Corbett
The Millionaire
1955
as Carl Nelson
The Millionaire
1955
as Frank Harrigan
Battle Taxi
1955
as Lt. Pete Stacey
The Steel Cage
1954
as Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"
Climax!
1954
as Dick Crosby
Climax!
1954
as Dr. Joyce
Climax!
1954
as Walt
Climax!
1954
as Franco
Studio 57
1954
Lassie
1954
as Professor Standish
The Whistler
1954
The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
With This Ring
1954
as Frederick Miller
The Eddie Cantor Story
1953
as Harry Harris
Bad for Each Other
1953
as Dr. Jim Crowley
Flight Nurse
1953
as Capt. Mike Barnes
Three Lives
1953
as Self
Invaders from Mars
1953
as Dr. Stuart Kelston
The Member of the Wedding
1952
as Jarvis Addams
Eight Iron Men
1952
as Carter
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as David Chandler
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Joe Newbury
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Dr. William Gorgas
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Casimir Pulaski
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Richard
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as David
The Sniper
1952
as Eddie Miller
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
1952
as Phil Young
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Henry Ford
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Hack Wiles
Flight To Mars
1951
as Dr. Jim Barker
Submarine Command
1951
as Lt. Arnie Carlson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Steve Jordan
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Larry Fleming
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Chris Grine
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Sgt. Douglas Renfrew
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Chris Mather
Strictly Dishonorable
1951
as Henry Greene
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Tommy Nelson
Three Secrets
1950
as Paul Radin
Tarnished
1950
as Bud Dolliver
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Dr. Craig's Son
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
as Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
Roseanna McCoy
1949
as Thad Wilkins
Red Light
1949
as Jess Torno
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Nat Parker
Red Stallion In The Rockies
1949
as Thad Avery
The Price of Freedom
1949
as Fred Vollmer
Studio One
1948
Jungle Patrol
1948
as Lt. 'Mace' Willard
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Norman
Kraft Television Theatre
1947