Arthur Franz
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
153
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-02-29
Day of death
2006-06-16 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Arthur Franz
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
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Mannix
Bonanza
Lassie
The Fugitive
The Waltons
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
Hawaii Five-O
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Lone Ranger
Cannon
Gunsmoke
The Philco Television Playhouse
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Rawhide
Rawhide
Studio One
The Invaders
Climax!
Climax!
Climax!
Climax!
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
Barnaby Jones
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
Omnibus
Omnibus
The Rookies
The Whistler
McCloud
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Land of the Giants
One Step Beyond
Checkmate
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
Tarzan
Kraft Television Theatre
Lancer
Studio 57
Mr. Novak
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
Police Story
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
The Deputy
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
The Sniper
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
The Carpetbaggers
Bourbon Street Beat
Flight Nurse
Red Light
The Alaskans
Profiles in Courage
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Strictly Dishonorable
Tarnished
Jungle Patrol
Roseanna McCoy
Custer
Submarine Command
The Million Dollar Duck
The Outcasts
The Caine Mutiny
Bogie
Saints and Sinners
Men Into Space
The Chevy Mystery Show
Three Secrets
Three Lives
Alvarez Kelly
Dream No Evil
The Young Lions
Flight to Mars
Hellcats of the Navy
Sands of Iwo Jima
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Anzio
Monster on the Campus
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Invaders from Mars
The Human Factor
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Primus
The Bing Crosby Show
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
The Member of the Wedding
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Bad for Each Other
The Eddie Cantor Story
Sisters of Death
The Sweet Ride
The Atomic Submarine
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Back from the Dead
The Steel Cage
World of Giants
Eight Iron Men
The Devil's Hairpin
New Orleans Uncensored
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
So Long, Blue Boy
The Flame Barrier
Ichabod and Me
Red Stallion In The Rockies
That Championship Season
The Unholy Wife
The Wild Party
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
With This Ring
The Price of Freedom
Murder or Mercy
Battle Taxi
Once to Every Woman
Running Target
The Legend of Loch Ness
