Arthur Franz

Known For: Acting
Born: February 29, 1920
Place of Birth: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Died: June 16, 2006

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 studen…

Filmography

That Championship Season

1982 · Macken

Bogie

1980 · Dr. Bogart

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

1979 · Dick Leonard

The Amazing Howard Hughes

1977 · Barnes

The Amazing Howard Hughes

1977 · Barnes

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

1976 · Sen. Jones

Sisters of Death

1976 · Edmond Clybourn

The Legend of Loch Ness

1976 · Narrator (voice)

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

1975 · Man at Party

The Human Factor

1975 · Gen. Fuller

Medical Story

1975 · Crowell

Murder or Mercy

1974 · Dr. Raymond Eckworth

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974 · Dr. Wayne Carlton

So Long, Blue Boy

1973 · Ed Rilke

Police Story

1973

Barnaby Jones

1973 · Morgan Walding

The Waltons

1972 · Police Chief Moresdale

The Rookies

1972

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971 · Laird Holden, Caroll Shaw

Primus

1971

Cannon

1971

The Million Dollar Duck

1971 · Prosecutor (uncredited)

McCloud

1970

Dream No Evil

1970 · John

The Mod Squad

1968 · Dr. Sam Berger, Sims, William Jeffers Sr., Arthur Westphal

Lancer

1968

The Outcasts

1968

Land of the Giants

1968 · Dr. Franzen

Hawaii Five-O

1968 · Del Enright

Anzio

1968 · Maj. Gen. Luke Howard

The Sweet Ride

1968 · Army Psychiatrist

Mannix

1967 · Father Vale

Custer

1967

The Invaders

1967 · Capt. Jim Trent

Alvarez Kelly

1966 · Capt. Towers

Mission: Impossible

1966 · First Minister Andre Picard, Dr. Adler

Tarzan

1966

The F.B.I.

1965 · John Caldwell, Joseph Daly, Carl Stokely, Stacy Merriman, Neil

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

1964 · James Madison

The Bing Crosby Show

1964

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964 · Archer

The Carpetbaggers

1964 · Morrissey

Mr. Novak

1963 · Det. Sgt. Sol Moss

The Fugitive

1963 · Bus Driver

The Virginian

1962 · Fitz Warren, Sheriff Mike Miller

Saints and Sinners

1962 · Everett Harper

Ichabod and Me

1961

Checkmate

1960

The Chevy Mystery Show

The Chevy Mystery Show

1960 · Simon Dow

The Atomic Submarine

1959 · Richard "Reef" Holloway

Hawaiian Eye

1959 · Harry Lytton, Paul Hoyt

Bourbon Street Beat

1959

The Alaskans

1959

Men Into Space

1959

Bonanza

1959 · Asa Moran

The Deputy

1959 · Herb Caldwell

World of Giants

1959

One Step Beyond

1959 · Kevin Stacy

Rawhide

1959 · Sheriff Art Harris, Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper

Monster on the Campus

1958 · Donald Blake

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Dr. Alex Conley, Lieutenant Rudy

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958 · John Garth

The Young Lions

1958 · Lt. Green

The Flame Barrier

1958 · Dave Hollister

The Devil's Hairpin

1957 · Danny Rhinegold

Perry Mason

1957 · Danny Harrison, Richard Vanaman, Mayor James M. Henderson, Evans, Ray Ogilvie

Wagon Train

1957 · Dan Highet, Nathan Forge

Back from the Dead

1957 · Dick Anthony

The Unholy Wife

1957 · Father Stephen Hochen

Hellcats of the Navy

1957 · Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)

The Wild Party

1956 · Lt. Arthur Mitchell

Running Target

1956 · Scott

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Lee Brand

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956 · Bob Hale

Once to Every Woman

1956 · David

Bobby Ware Is Missing

1955 · George Ware

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955 · Howard Boulder, Ben Macready

Gunsmoke

1955 · Red

New Orleans Uncensored

1955 · Dan Corbett

The Millionaire

1955 · Carl Nelson, Frank Harrigan

Battle Taxi

1955 · Lt. Pete Stacey

The Steel Cage

1954 · Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"

Climax!

1954 · Dick Crosby, Dr. Joyce, Walt, Franco

Studio 57

1954

Lassie

1954 · Professor Standish

The Whistler

1954

The Caine Mutiny

1954 · Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.

With This Ring

1954 · Frederick Miller

The Eddie Cantor Story

1953 · Harry Harris

Bad for Each Other

1953 · Dr. Jim Crowley

Flight Nurse

1953 · Capt. Mike Barnes

Three Lives

1953 · Self

Invaders from Mars

1953 · Dr. Stuart Kelston

The Member of the Wedding

1952 · Jarvis Addams

Eight Iron Men

1952 · Carter

Omnibus

1952 · , Fred

The Ford Television Theatre

1952 · David Chandler, Joe Newbury

Cavalcade of America

1952 · Dr. William Gorgas, Casimir Pulaski

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · David, Richard

The Sniper

1952 · Eddie Miller

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

1952 · Phil Young

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Henry Ford, Hack Wiles

Flight to Mars

1951 · Dr. Jim Barker

Submarine Command

1951 · Lt. Arnie Carlson

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Steve Jordan, Larry Fleming, Chris Grine, Sgt. Douglas Renfrew, Chris Mather

Strictly Dishonorable

1951 · Henry Greene

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951 · Tommy Nelson

Three Secrets

1950 · Paul Radin

Tarnished

1950 · Bud Dolliver

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 · , Dr. Craig's Son

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950 · Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator

Roseanna McCoy

1949 · Thad Wilkins

Red Light

1949 · Fr. Jess Torno

The Lone Ranger

1949 · Nat Parker

Red Stallion In The Rockies

1949 · Thad Avery

The Price of Freedom

The Price of Freedom

1949 · Fred Vollmer

Studio One

1948

Jungle Patrol

1948 · Lt. 'Mace' Willard

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 · Norman

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

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