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.

Cast

The Caine Mutiny

(Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.)

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

(Bob Hale)

Invaders from Mars

(Dr. Stuart Kelston)

The Price of Freedom

(Fred Vollmer)

The Human Factor

(Gen. Fuller)

The Sniper

(Eddie Miller)

The Unholy Wife

(Father Stephen Hochen)

Red Light

(Jess Torno)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

(Tommy Nelson)

Monster on the Campus

(Donald Blake)

The Young Lions

(Lt. Green)

Flight To Mars

(Dr. Jim Barker)

Three Secrets

(Paul Radin)

The Atomic Submarine

(Richard "Reef" Holloway)

New Orleans Uncensored

(Dan Corbett)

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

(Dick Leonard)

Sisters of Death

(Edmond Clybourn)

Sands of Iwo Jima

(Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator)

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

(Man at Party)

Hellcats of the Navy

(Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish))

Bad for Each Other

(Dr. Jim Crowley)

Horrible Horror

(Prof. Donald Blake in 'Monster on the Campus')

Tarnished

(Bud Dolliver)

Bobby Ware Is Missing

(George Ware)

Submarine Command

(Lt. Arnie Carlson)

The Steel Cage

(Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face")

The Flame Barrier

(Dave Hollister)

Back from the Dead

(Dick Anthony)

The Wild Party

(Lt. Arthur Mitchell)

Battle Taxi

(Lt. Pete Stacey)

Roseanna McCoy

(Thad Wilkins)

Eight Iron Men

(Carter)

Strictly Dishonorable

(Henry Greene)

Running Target

(Scott)

Jungle Patrol

(Lt. 'Mace' Willard)

With This Ring

(Frederick Miller)

Flight Nurse

(Capt. Mike Barnes)

Anzio

(Maj. Gen. Luke Howard)

The Sweet Ride

(Army Psychiatrist)

The Eddie Cantor Story

(Harry Harris)

The Member of the Wedding

(Jarvis Addams)

The Devil's Hairpin

(Danny Rhinegold)

The Carpetbaggers

(Morrissey)

Murder or Mercy

(Dr. Raymond Eckworth)

Bogie

(Dr. Bogart)

Red Stallion In The Rockies

(Thad Avery)

Legend of Loch Ness

(Narrator)

Alvarez Kelly

(Capt. Towers)

Dream No Evil

(John)

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

(Phil Young)

Once to Every Woman

(David)

The Million Dollar Duck

(Prosecutor (uncredited))

That Championship Season

(Macken)

Three Lives

(Self)

The Amazing Howard Hughes

(Barnes)

So Long, Blue Boy

(Ed Rilke)

The Rookies

Bourbon Street Beat

The F.B.I.

(John Caldwell)

Hawaii Five-O

(Del Enright)

Checkmate

Omnibus

Land of the Giants

(Dr. Franzen)

Mannix

(Father Vale)

The Mod Squad

(Dr. Sam Berger)

Perry Mason

(Danny Harrison)

Gunsmoke

(Red)

Saints and Sinners

(Everett Harper)

Studio One

Mission: Impossible

(First Minister Andre Picard)

Cannon

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Henry Ford)

The Waltons

(Police Chief Moresdale)

Ichabod and Me

Rawhide

(Sheriff Art Harris)

The Outcasts

Police Story

The Fugitive

(Bus Driver)

The Millionaire

(Carl Nelson)

The Virginian

(Fitz Warren)

Lancer

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Steve Jordan)

McCloud

Climax!

(Dick Crosby)

One Step Beyond

(Kevin Stacy)

Men into Space

Profiles in Courage

(James Madison)

Tarzan

The Philco Television Playhouse

(Norman)

The Alaskans

Wanted: Dead or Alive

(John Garth)

Mr. Novak

(Det. Sgt. Sol Moss)

The Whistler

Robert Montgomery Presents

Cavalcade of America

(Dr. William Gorgas)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

(Lee Brand)

The Bing Crosby Show

Custer

The Lone Ranger

(Nat Parker)

World of Giants

Primus

The F.B.I.

(Joseph Daly)

The F.B.I.

(Carl Stokely)

The F.B.I.

(Stacy Merriman)

The F.B.I.

(Neil)

The Millionaire

(Frank Harrigan)

Cavalcade of America

(Casimir Pulaski)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Larry Fleming)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Chris Grine)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Sgt. Douglas Renfrew)

The Six Million Dollar Man

(Dr. Wayne Carlton)

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

(Sen. Jones)

Four Star Playhouse

(Richard)

Four Star Playhouse

(David)

Robert Montgomery Presents

(Dr. Craig's Son)

The Chevy Mystery Show

(Simon Dow)

Perry Mason

(Richard Vanaman)

Perry Mason

(Mayor James M. Henderson)

Perry Mason

(Evans)

Perry Mason

(Ray Ogilvie)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Hack Wiles)

Climax!

(Dr. Joyce)

Climax!

(Walt)

Climax!

(Franco)

The Mod Squad

(William Jeffers Sr.)

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

(Laird Holden)

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

(Caroll Shaw)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

(Archer)

The Mod Squad

(Arthur Westphal)

Barnaby Jones

(Morgan Walding)

The Mod Squad

(Sims)

Mission: Impossible

(Dr. Adler)

Bonanza

(Asa Moran)

Hawaiian Eye

(Paul Hoyt)

77 Sunset Strip

(Lieutenant Rudy)

The Virginian

(Sheriff Mike Miller)

Rawhide

(Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper)

Hawaiian Eye

(Harry Lytton)

The Deputy

(Herb Caldwell)

77 Sunset Strip

(Dr. Alex Conley)

Wagon Train

(Nathan Forge)

The 20th Century Fox Hour

(Ben Macready)

Wagon Train

(Dan Highet)

The 20th Century Fox Hour

(Howard Boulder)

Kraft Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

(David Chandler)

Lassie

(Professor Standish)

The Ford Television Theatre

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Chris Mather)

The Ford Television Theatre

(Joe Newbury)

Studio 57

The Invaders

(Capt. Jim Trent)