Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Acting
Born 1920-02-29 - Died 2006-06-16Perth 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.

Movies (55)

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
10.0

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

1952Movie10.0
Sands of Iwo Jima
6.4

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950Movie6.4
The Caine Mutiny
7.2

The Caine Mutiny

1954Movie7.2
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
6.3

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951Movie6.3
The Million Dollar Duck
5.8

The Million Dollar Duck

1971Movie5.8
The Flame Barrier
5.0

The Flame Barrier

1958Movie5.0
Invaders from Mars
5.9

Invaders from Mars

1953Movie5.9
Alvarez Kelly
6.2

Alvarez Kelly

1966Movie6.2
Back from the Dead
5.1

Back from the Dead

1957Movie5.1
The Young Lions
6.8

The Young Lions

1958Movie6.8
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
6.8

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956Movie6.8
The Amazing Howard Hughes
6.4

The Amazing Howard Hughes

1977Movie6.4
The Sniper
6.7

The Sniper

1952Movie6.7
Sisters of Death
4.1

Sisters of Death

1976Movie4.1
The Unholy Wife
4.7

The Unholy Wife

1957Movie4.7
That Championship Season
5.3

That Championship Season

1982Movie5.3
With This Ring
6.0

With This Ring

1954Movie6.0
Tarnished
7.2

Tarnished

1950Movie7.2
Anzio
5.6

Anzio

1968Movie5.6
Three Secrets
6.5

Three Secrets

1950Movie6.5
The Carpetbaggers
5.9

The Carpetbaggers

1964Movie5.9
Bad for Each Other
6.0

Bad for Each Other

1953Movie6.0
Submarine Command
5.8

Submarine Command

1951Movie5.8
Murder or Mercy
10.0

Murder or Mercy

1974Movie10.0
The Human Factor
5.8

The Human Factor

1975Movie5.8
Hellcats of the Navy
4.8

Hellcats of the Navy

1957Movie4.8
The Devil's Hairpin
6.0

The Devil's Hairpin

1957Movie6.0
New Orleans Uncensored
5.3

New Orleans Uncensored

1955Movie5.3
Monster on the Campus
6.1

Monster on the Campus

1958Movie6.1
Flight to Mars
5.2

Flight to Mars

1951Movie5.2
Eight Iron Men
6.6

Eight Iron Men

1952Movie6.6
The Wild Party
6.6

The Wild Party

1956Movie6.6
Red Light
5.9

Red Light

1949Movie5.9
Three Lives
7.5

Three Lives

1953Movie7.5
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
7.0

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

1979Movie7.0
Bogie
6.3

Bogie

1980Movie6.3
Strictly Dishonorable
5.0

Strictly Dishonorable

1951Movie5.0
Dream No Evil
5.7

Dream No Evil

1970Movie5.7
Battle Taxi
5.6

Battle Taxi

1955Movie5.6
Red Stallion In The Rockies
9.0

Red Stallion In The Rockies

1949Movie9.0
The Steel Cage
7.0

The Steel Cage

1954Movie7.0
The Atomic Submarine
5.3

The Atomic Submarine

1959Movie5.3
Flight Nurse
6.0

Flight Nurse

1953Movie6.0
Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

1956Movie
Bobby Ware Is Missing
8.0

Bobby Ware Is Missing

1955Movie8.0
The Sweet Ride
5.1

The Sweet Ride

1968Movie5.1
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
4.0

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

1975Movie4.0
The Member of the Wedding
6.3

The Member of the Wedding

1952Movie6.3
Roseanna McCoy
6.1

Roseanna McCoy

1949Movie6.1
Jungle Patrol
6.7

Jungle Patrol

1948Movie6.7
So Long, Blue Boy
3.0

So Long, Blue Boy

1973Movie3.0
The Eddie Cantor Story
7.5

The Eddie Cantor Story

1953Movie7.5
Running Target
6.3

Running Target

1956Movie6.3
The Price of Freedom
8.0

The Price of Freedom

1949Movie8.0
The Legend of Loch Ness
7.0

The Legend of Loch Ness

1976Movie7.0

TV Shows (66)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Lassie
6.3

Lassie

1954Series6.3
Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1968Series7.2
Wagon Train
6.6

Wagon Train

1957Series6.6
The Waltons
7.2

The Waltons

1972Series7.2
Mission: Impossible
7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966Series7.6
The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963Series7.3
The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962Series6.5
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950Series6.0
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948Series6.6
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974Series7.3
Omnibus
7.0

Omnibus

1952Series7.0
Four Star Playhouse
6.8

Four Star Playhouse

1952Series6.8
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
Climax!
3.8

Climax!

1954Series3.8
The Lone Ranger
6.8

The Lone Ranger

1949Series6.8
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Barnaby Jones
7.1

Barnaby Jones

1973Series7.1
Cannon
6.7

Cannon

1971Series6.7
Tarzan
6.9

Tarzan

1966Series6.9
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series6.2
Land of the Giants
6.8

Land of the Giants

1968Series6.8
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
The Millionaire
5.8

The Millionaire

1955Series5.8
Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958Series7.0
The Invaders
6.9

The Invaders

1967Series6.9
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
7.8

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964Series7.8
One Step Beyond
5.7

One Step Beyond

1959Series5.7
Hawaiian Eye
5.6

Hawaiian Eye

1959Series5.6
The Rookies
6.9

The Rookies

1972Series6.9
77 Sunset Strip
7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958Series7.2
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955Series6.0
McCloud
7.2

McCloud

1970Series7.2
Police Story
7.0

Police Story

1973Series7.0
Kraft Television Theatre
7.8

Kraft Television Theatre

1947Series7.8
The Deputy
6.5

The Deputy

1959Series6.5
Studio 57
7.5

Studio 57

1954Series7.5
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

1952Series7.8
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971Series6.5
Checkmate
4.8

Checkmate

1960Series4.8
The Mod Squad
6.1

The Mod Squad

1968Series6.1
Lancer
5.6

Lancer

1968Series5.6
Mr. Novak
7.3

Mr. Novak

1963Series7.3
Bourbon Street Beat
6.0

Bourbon Street Beat

1959Series6.0
Cavalcade of America
4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952Series4.6
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
8.3

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

1976Series8.3
Saints and Sinners
7.0

Saints and Sinners

1962Series7.0
The Whistler

The Whistler

1954Series
Crossroads
6.8

Crossroads

1955Series6.8
Men Into Space
7.4

Men Into Space

1959Series7.4
The Alaskans
6.7

The Alaskans

1959Series6.7
Medical Story
5.0

Medical Story

1975Series5.0
The Chevy Mystery Show
6.8

The Chevy Mystery Show

1960Series6.8
Profiles in Courage
7.5

Profiles in Courage

1964Series7.5
Custer
6.4

Custer

1967Series6.4
The Outcasts
6.5

The Outcasts

1968Series6.5
The Bing Crosby Show
6.0

The Bing Crosby Show

1964Series6.0
Primus
6.0

Primus

1971Series6.0
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
Ichabod and Me
6.0

Ichabod and Me

1961Series6.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
The Amazing Howard Hughes
6.5

The Amazing Howard Hughes

1977Series6.5
World of Giants
6.3

World of Giants

1959Series6.3