Arthur Franz
Acting
- Born:
- 1920-02-29
- Died:
- 2006-06-16
- Place of birth:
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
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
Filmography
That Championship Season
Bogie
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
The Amazing Howard Hughes
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Sisters of Death
The Legend of Loch Ness
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
The Human Factor
Medical Story
Murder or Mercy
The Six Million Dollar Man
So Long, Blue Boy
Police Story
Barnaby Jones
The Waltons
The Rookies
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Primus
Cannon
The Million Dollar Duck
McCloud
Dream No Evil
Hawaii Five-O
The Mod Squad
Lancer
The Outcasts
Land of the Giants
Anzio
The Sweet Ride
Mannix
Custer
The Invaders
Alvarez Kelly
Mission: Impossible
Tarzan
The F.B.I.
Profiles in Courage
The Bing Crosby Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
The Carpetbaggers
Mr. Novak
The Fugitive
The Virginian
Saints and Sinners
Ichabod and Me
Checkmate
The Chevy Mystery Show
The Atomic Submarine
Hawaiian Eye
Bourbon Street Beat
The Alaskans
Men Into Space
Bonanza
The Deputy
World of Giants
One Step Beyond
Rawhide
Monster on the Campus
77 Sunset Strip
Wanted: Dead or Alive
The Young Lions
The Flame Barrier
The Devil's Hairpin
Perry Mason
Wagon Train
Back from the Dead
The Unholy Wife
Hellcats of the Navy
The Wild Party
Running Target
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Once to Every Woman
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Crossroads
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Gunsmoke
New Orleans Uncensored
The Millionaire
Battle Taxi
The Steel Cage
Climax!
Studio 57
Lassie
The Whistler
The Caine Mutiny
With This Ring
The Eddie Cantor Story
Bad for Each Other
Flight Nurse
Three Lives
Invaders from Mars
The Member of the Wedding
Eight Iron Men
Omnibus
The Ford Television Theatre
Cavalcade of America
Four Star Playhouse
The Sniper
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Flight to Mars
Submarine Command
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Strictly Dishonorable
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Three Secrets
Tarnished
Robert Montgomery Presents
Sands of Iwo Jima
Roseanna McCoy
Red Light
The Lone Ranger
Red Stallion In The Rockies
The Price of Freedom
Studio One
Jungle Patrol
The Philco Television Playhouse
Kraft Television Theatre