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.
Acted in 117
1980s
- 1982
That Championship Season
Macken
- 1980
Bogie
Dr. Bogart
1970s
- 1979
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Dick Leonard
- 1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Barnes · 2 episodes
- 1976
- 1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Man at Party
- 1974
Murder or Mercy
Dr. Raymond Eckworth
- 1973
So Long, Blue Boy
Ed Rilke
- 1972
- 1971
Primus
TV
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
The Sweet Ride
Army Psychiatrist
- 1967
Custer
TV
- 1966
Alvarez Kelly
Capt. Towers
- 1965
- 1964
The Bing Crosby Show
TV
- 1963
- 1962
Saints and Sinners
Everett Harper · 1 episode
- 1961
Ichabod and Me
TV
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
World of Giants
TV
- 1958
The Flame Barrier
Dave Hollister
- 1957
The Devil's Hairpin
Danny Rhinegold
Back from the Dead
Dick Anthony
The Unholy Wife
Father Stephen Hochen
Hellcats of the Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
- 1956
The Wild Party
Lt. Arthur Mitchell
Running Target
Scott
Once to Every Woman
David
- 1955
Bobby Ware Is Missing
George Ware
Crossroads
Father Robert W. Greene · 1 episode
New Orleans Uncensored
Dan Corbett
Battle Taxi
Lt. Pete Stacey
- 1954
The Steel Cage
Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"
With This Ring
Frederick Miller
- 1953
The Eddie Cantor Story
Harry Harris
Bad for Each Other
Dr. Jim Crowley
Flight Nurse
Capt. Mike Barnes
- 1952
The Member of the Wedding
Jarvis Addams
Eight Iron Men
Carter
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Phil Young
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Henry Ford, Hack Wiles · 1 episode
Submarine Command
Lt. Arnie Carlson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Steve Jordan, Larry Fleming, Chris Grine, Sgt. Douglas Renfrew, Chris Mather · 1 episode
Strictly Dishonorable
Henry Greene
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Tommy Nelson
- 1950
Three Secrets
Paul Radin
Tarnished
Bud Dolliver
1940s
- 1949
Roseanna McCoy
Thad Wilkins
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Thad Avery
- 1948
Jungle Patrol
Lt. 'Mace' Willard
- 1947
Appearances1
1970s
- 1976
The Legend of Loch Ness
Narrator (voice)