Arthur Franz
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.
TV Shows(65)
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Barnes
1977
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Sen. Jones
1976
Medical Story
Crowell
1975
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Wayne Carlton
1974
Police Story
1973
Barnaby Jones
Morgan Walding
1973
The Waltons
Police Chief Moresdale
1972
The Rookies
1972
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Caroll Shaw
1971
Primus
1971
Cannon
1971
McCloud
1970
The Mod Squad
Dr. Sam Berger
1968
Lancer
1968
The Outcasts
1968
Land of the Giants
Dr. Franzen
1968
Hawaii Five-O
Del Enright
1968
Mannix
Father Vale
1967
Custer
1967
The Invaders
Capt. Jim Trent
1967
Mission: Impossible
First Minister Andre Picard
1966
Tarzan
1966
The F.B.I.
John Caldwell
1965
Profiles in Courage
James Madison
1964
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Archer
1964
Mr. Novak
Det. Sgt. Sol Moss
1963
The Fugitive
Bus Driver
1963
The Virginian
Fitz Warren
1962
Saints and Sinners
Everett Harper
1962
Ichabod and Me
1961
Checkmate
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
Simon Dow
1960
Hawaiian Eye
Harry Lytton
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Alaskans
1959
Men Into Space
1959
Bonanza
Asa Moran
1959
The Deputy
Herb Caldwell
1959
World of Giants
1959
One Step Beyond
Kevin Stacy
1959
Rawhide
Sheriff Art Harris
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Dr. Alex Conley
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
John Garth
1958
Perry Mason
Danny Harrison
1957
Wagon Train
Nathan Forge
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Lee Brand
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Howard Boulder
1955
Gunsmoke
Red
1955
The Millionaire
Carl Nelson
1955
Climax!
Dick Crosby
1954
Studio 57
1954
Lassie
Professor Standish
1954
The Whistler
1954
Omnibus
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Cavalcade of America
Dr. William Gorgas
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Richard
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Henry Ford
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Steve Jordan
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Lone Ranger
Nat Parker
1949
Studio One
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Norman
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Movies(55)
That Championship Season
Macken
1982
Bogie
Dr. Bogart
1980
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Dick Leonard
1979
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Barnes
1977
Sisters of Death
Edmond Clybourn
1976
The Legend of Loch Ness
Narrator (voice)
1976
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Man at Party
1975
The Human Factor
Gen. Fuller
1975
Murder or Mercy
Dr. Raymond Eckworth
1974
So Long, Blue Boy
Ed Rilke
1973
The Million Dollar Duck
Prosecutor (uncredited)
1971
Dream No Evil
John
1970
Anzio
Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
1968
The Sweet Ride
Army Psychiatrist
1968
Alvarez Kelly
Capt. Towers
1966
The Carpetbaggers
Morrissey
1964
The Atomic Submarine
Richard "Reef" Holloway
1959
Monster on the Campus
Donald Blake
1958
The Young Lions
Lt. Green
1958
The Flame Barrier
Dave Hollister
1958
The Devil's Hairpin
Danny Rhinegold
1957
Back from the Dead
Dick Anthony
1957
The Unholy Wife
Father Stephen Hochen
1957
Hellcats of the Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
1957
The Wild Party
Lt. Arthur Mitchell
1956
Running Target
Scott
1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Bob Hale
1956
Once to Every Woman
David
1956
Bobby Ware Is Missing
George Ware
1955
New Orleans Uncensored
Dan Corbett
1955
Battle Taxi
Lt. Pete Stacey
1955
The Steel Cage
Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"
1954
The Caine Mutiny
Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
1954
With This Ring
Frederick Miller
1954
The Eddie Cantor Story
Harry Harris
1953
Bad for Each Other
Dr. Jim Crowley
1953
Flight Nurse
Capt. Mike Barnes
1953
Three Lives
Self
1953
Invaders from Mars
Dr. Stuart Kelston
1953
The Member of the Wedding
Jarvis Addams
1952
Eight Iron Men
Carter
1952
The Sniper
Eddie Miller
1952
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Phil Young
1952
Flight to Mars
Dr. Jim Barker
1951
Submarine Command
Lt. Arnie Carlson
1951
Strictly Dishonorable
Henry Greene
1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Tommy Nelson
1951
Three Secrets
Paul Radin
1950
Tarnished
Bud Dolliver
1950
Sands of Iwo Jima
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
1950
Roseanna McCoy
Thad Wilkins
1949
Red Light
Fr. Jess Torno
1949
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Thad Avery
1949
The Price of Freedom
Fred Vollmer
1949
Jungle Patrol
Lt. 'Mace' Willard
1948