Arthur Franz
Biography
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
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Bonanza
1959
Mannix
1967
The Fugitive
1963
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Wagon Train
1957
Wagon Train
1957
The Waltons
1972
Filmography
Perry Mason
as Danny Harrison · 1957
Perry Mason
as Richard Vanaman · 1957
Perry Mason
as Mayor James M. Henderson · 1957
Perry Mason
as Evans · 1957
Perry Mason
as Ray Ogilvie · 1957
Bonanza
as Asa Moran · 1959
Mannix
as Father Vale · 1967
The Fugitive
as Bus Driver · 1963
Hawaii Five-O
as Del Enright · 1969
Wagon Train
as Dan Highet · 1957
Wagon Train
as Nathan Forge · 1957
The Waltons
as Police Chief Moresdale · 1972
The Virginian
as Fitz Warren · 1962
The Virginian
as Sheriff Mike Miller · 1962
Mission: Impossible
as First Minister Andre Picard · 1966
Mission: Impossible
as Dr. Adler · 1966
Lassie
as Professor Standish · 1954
Robert Montgomery Presents
· 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Dr. Craig's Son · 1950
Studio One
· 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Norman · 1948
Climax!
as Dick Crosby · 1954
Climax!
as Dr. Joyce · 1954
Climax!
as Walt · 1954
Climax!
as Franco · 1954
Cannon
· 1971
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr. Wayne Carlton · 1974
The F.B.I.
as John Caldwell · 1965
The F.B.I.
as Joseph Daly · 1965
The F.B.I.
as Carl Stokely · 1965
The F.B.I.
as Stacy Merriman · 1965
The F.B.I.
as Neil · 1965
Four Star Playhouse
as David · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
as Richard · 1952
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Lee Brand · 1956
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as John Garth · 1958
Rawhide
as Sheriff Art Harris · 1959
Rawhide
as Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper · 1959
Barnaby Jones
as Morgan Walding · 1973
The Rookies
· 1972
The Invaders
as Capt. Jim Trent · 1967
One Step Beyond
as Kevin Stacy · 1959
Omnibus
· 1952
Omnibus
as Fred · 1952
Hawaiian Eye
as Harry Lytton · 1959
Hawaiian Eye
as Paul Hoyt · 1959
77 Sunset Strip
as Dr. Alex Conley · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
as Lieutenant Rudy · 1958
The Lone Ranger
as Nat Parker · 1949
McCloud
· 1970
Gunsmoke
as Red · 1955
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Archer · 1964
The Ford Television Theatre
as David Chandler · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as Joe Newbury · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
· 1952
Kraft Television Theatre
· 1947
Police Story
· 1973
The Mod Squad
as Dr. Sam Berger · 1968
The Mod Squad
as Sims · 1968
The Mod Squad
as William Jeffers Sr. · 1968
The Mod Squad
as Arthur Westphal · 1968
The Millionaire
as Carl Nelson · 1955
The Millionaire
as Frank Harrigan · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Howard Boulder · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Ben Macready · 1955
Checkmate
· 1960
Land of the Giants
as Dr. Franzen · 1968
Studio 57
· 1954
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Laird Holden · 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Caroll Shaw · 1971
Mr. Novak
as Det. Sgt. Sol Moss · 1963
Tarzan
· 1966
Lancer
· 1968
The Deputy
as Herb Caldwell · 1959
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Sen. Jones · 1976
Cavalcade of America
as Dr. William Gorgas · 1952
Cavalcade of America
as Casimir Pulaski · 1952
The Alaskans
· 1959
Bourbon Street Beat
· 1959
Profiles in Courage
as James Madison · 1964
The Outcasts
· 1968
Crossroads
as Father Robert W. Greene · 1955
Medical Story
as Crowell · 1975
Men Into Space
· 1959
The Whistler
· 1954
The Chevy Mystery Show
as Simon Dow · 1960
Saints and Sinners
as Everett Harper · 1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Henry Ford · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Hack Wiles · 1951
Custer
· 1967
The Young Lions
as Lt. Green · 1958
The Bing Crosby Show
· 1964
Primus
· 1971
World of Giants
· 1959
The Caine Mutiny
as Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr. · 1954
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Steve Jordan · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Larry Fleming · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Chris Grine · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
· 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sgt. Douglas Renfrew · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Chris Mather · 1951
The Million Dollar Duck
as Prosecutor (uncredited) · 1971
Sands of Iwo Jima
as Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator · 1950
Anzio
as Maj. Gen. Luke Howard · 1968
Invaders from Mars
as Dr. Stuart Kelston · 1953
The Amazing Howard Hughes
as Barnes · 1977
The Sniper
as Eddie Miller · 1952
Ichabod and Me
· 1961
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
as Bob Hale · 1956
The Unholy Wife
as Father Stephen Hochen · 1957
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Tommy Nelson · 1951
Alvarez Kelly
as Capt. Towers · 1966
Submarine Command
as Lt. Arnie Carlson · 1951
Three Secrets
as Paul Radin · 1950
Bad for Each Other
as Dr. Jim Crowley · 1953
The Carpetbaggers
as Morrissey · 1964
Back from the Dead
as Dick Anthony · 1957
The Member of the Wedding
as Jarvis Addams · 1952
Monster on the Campus
as Donald Blake · 1958
That Championship Season
as Macken · 1982
Battle Taxi
as Lt. Pete Stacey · 1955
Red Light
as Fr. Jess Torno · 1949
Flight to Mars
as Dr. Jim Barker · 1951
The Amazing Howard Hughes
as Barnes · 1977
The Human Factor
as Gen. Fuller · 1975
The Atomic Submarine
as Richard "Reef" Holloway · 1959
Sisters of Death
as Edmond Clybourn · 1976
Murder or Mercy
as Dr. Raymond Eckworth · 1974
Dream No Evil
as John · 1970
Hellcats of the Navy
as Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish) · 1957
Tarnished
as Bud Dolliver · 1950
The Devil's Hairpin
as Danny Rhinegold · 1957
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
as Man at Party · 1975
New Orleans Uncensored
as Dan Corbett · 1955
Eight Iron Men
as Carter · 1952
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
as Dick Leonard · 1979
Strictly Dishonorable
as Henry Greene · 1951
Roseanna McCoy
as Thad Wilkins · 1949
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
as Phil Young · 1952
The Wild Party
as Lt. Arthur Mitchell · 1956
The Eddie Cantor Story
as Harry Harris · 1953
Bogie
as Dr. Bogart · 1980
With This Ring
as Frederick Miller · 1954
The Sweet Ride
as Army Psychiatrist · 1968
Once to Every Woman
as David · 1956
Bobby Ware Is Missing
as George Ware · 1955
Red Stallion In The Rockies
as Thad Avery · 1949
The Flame Barrier
as Dave Hollister · 1958
Three Lives
as Self · 1953
The Price of Freedom
as Fred Vollmer · 1949
So Long, Blue Boy
as Ed Rilke · 1973
Flight Nurse
as Capt. Mike Barnes · 1953
The Steel Cage
as Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face" · 1954
The Legend of Loch Ness
as Narrator (voice) · 1976
Running Target
as Scott · 1956
Jungle Patrol
as Lt. 'Mace' Willard · 1948