Acting
Arthur Franz
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
That Championship Season
Film · 1982
Bogie
Film · 1980
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Film · 1979
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Film · 1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Series · 1977
Sisters of Death
Film · 1976
The Legend of Loch Ness
Film · 1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Series · 1976
The Human Factor
Film · 1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Film · 1975
Medical Story
Series · 1975
Murder or Mercy
Film · 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
Series · 1974
So Long, Blue Boy
Film · 1973
Police Story
Series · 1973
Barnaby Jones
Series · 1973
The Rookies
Series · 1972
The Waltons
Series · 1972
The Million Dollar Duck
Film · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Primus
Series · 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Series · 1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Series · 1971
Dream No Evil
Film · 1970
McCloud
Series · 1970
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Anzio
Film · 1968
The Sweet Ride
Film · 1968
Land of the Giants
Series · 1968
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
The Outcasts
Series · 1968
Lancer
Series · 1968
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
Mannix
Series · 1967
Custer
Series · 1967
The Invaders
Series · 1967
Alvarez Kelly
Film · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Tarzan
Series · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The Carpetbaggers
Film · 1964
Profiles in Courage
Series · 1964
The Bing Crosby Show
Series · 1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Series · 1964
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
Mr. Novak
Series · 1963
Saints and Sinners
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
Ichabod and Me
Series · 1961
Checkmate
Series · 1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
Series · 1960
The Atomic Submarine
Film · 1959
Bourbon Street Beat
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
One Step Beyond
Series · 1959
Men Into Space
Series · 1959
The Alaskans
Series · 1959
World of Giants
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The Deputy
Series · 1959
Hawaiian Eye
Series · 1959
Hawaiian Eye
Series · 1959
Monster on the Campus
Film · 1958
The Young Lions
Film · 1958
The Flame Barrier
Film · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
The Unholy Wife
Film · 1957
Hellcats of the Navy
Film · 1957
Back from the Dead
Film · 1957
The Devil's Hairpin
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Film · 1956
The Wild Party
Film · 1956
Running Target
Film · 1956
Once to Every Woman
Film · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
New Orleans Uncensored
Film · 1955
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Film · 1955
Battle Taxi
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Crossroads
Series · 1955
The Caine Mutiny
Film · 1954
The Steel Cage
Film · 1954
With This Ring
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
The Whistler
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Lassie
Series · 1954
Studio 57
Series · 1954
Invaders from Mars
Film · 1953
Bad for Each Other
Film · 1953
Flight Nurse
Film · 1953
The Eddie Cantor Story
Film · 1953
Three Lives
Film · 1953
The Sniper
Film · 1952
Eight Iron Men
Film · 1952
The Member of the Wedding
Film · 1952
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Film · 1952
Omnibus
Series · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
Omnibus
Series · 1952
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Film · 1951
Flight to Mars
Film · 1951
Submarine Command
Film · 1951
Strictly Dishonorable
Film · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Three Secrets
Film · 1950
Sands of Iwo Jima
Film · 1950
Tarnished
Film · 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
The Price of Freedom
Film · 1949
Red Light
Film · 1949
Roseanna McCoy
Film · 1949
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Film · 1949
The Lone Ranger
Series · 1949
Jungle Patrol
Film · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
Kraft Television Theatre
Series · 1947