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
Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
The Caine Mutiny
Bob Hale
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Dr. Stuart Kelston
Invaders from Mars
Fred Vollmer
The Price of Freedom
Gen. Fuller
The Human Factor
Eddie Miller
The Sniper
Father Stephen Hochen
The Unholy Wife
Fr. Jess Torno
Red Light
Tommy Nelson
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Donald Blake
Monster on the Campus
Lt. Green
The Young Lions
Dr. Jim Barker
Flight to Mars
Paul Radin
Three Secrets
Richard "Reef" Holloway
The Atomic Submarine
Dan Corbett
New Orleans Uncensored
Dick Leonard
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Edmond Clybourn
Sisters of Death
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
Sands of Iwo Jima
Man at Party
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
Hellcats of the Navy
Dr. Jim Crowley
Bad for Each Other
Bud Dolliver
Tarnished
George Ware
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Lt. Arnie Carlson
Submarine Command
Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"
The Steel Cage
Dave Hollister
The Flame Barrier
Dick Anthony
Back from the Dead
Lt. Arthur Mitchell
The Wild Party
Lt. Pete Stacey
Battle Taxi
Thad Wilkins
Roseanna McCoy
Carter
Eight Iron Men
Henry Greene
Strictly Dishonorable
Scott
Running Target
Lt. 'Mace' Willard
Jungle Patrol
Frederick Miller
With This Ring
Capt. Mike Barnes
Flight Nurse
Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
Lo sbarco di Anzio
Army Psychiatrist
The Sweet Ride
Harry Harris
The Eddie Cantor Story
Jarvis Addams
The Member of the Wedding
Danny Rhinegold
The Devil's Hairpin
Morrissey
The Carpetbaggers
Dr. Raymond Eckworth
Murder or Mercy
Dr. Bogart
Bogie
Thad Avery
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Narrator
Legend of Loch Ness
Capt. Towers
Alvarez Kelly
John
Dream No Evil
Phil Young
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
David
Once to Every Woman
Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Million Dollar Duck
Macken
That Championship Season
Self
Three Lives
Barnes
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Ed Rilke
So Long, Blue Boy
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
55
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-02-29
Place of Birth
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Arthur Sofield Franz