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