Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Actor Feb 29 (died age 86) Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA 1947–1982 (35 year career)

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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…

Known For

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.

The Young Lions

The Young Lions

Lt. Green

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Bob Hale

Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator

Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

Dr. Stuart Kelston

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Tommy Nelson

The Sniper

The Sniper

Eddie Miller

The Million Dollar Duck

The Million Dollar Duck

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (119)

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Movies (55)

That Championship Season

That Championship Season

as Macken

Bogie

Bogie

as Dr. Bogart

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

as Dick Leonard

The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes

as Barnes

Sisters of Death

Sisters of Death

as Edmond Clybourn

The Legend of Loch Ness

The Legend of Loch Ness

as Narrator (voice)

The Human Factor

The Human Factor

as Gen. Fuller

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

as Man at Party

Murder or Mercy

Murder or Mercy

as Dr. Raymond Eckworth

So Long, Blue Boy

So Long, Blue Boy

as Ed Rilke

The Million Dollar Duck

The Million Dollar Duck

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

Dream No Evil

Dream No Evil

as John

The Sweet Ride

The Sweet Ride

as Army Psychiatrist

Anzio

Anzio

as Maj. Gen. Luke Howard

Alvarez Kelly

Alvarez Kelly

as Capt. Towers

The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

as Morrissey

The Atomic Submarine

The Atomic Submarine

as Richard "Reef" Holloway

Monster on the Campus

Monster on the Campus

as Donald Blake

The Young Lions

The Young Lions

as Lt. Green

The Flame Barrier

The Flame Barrier

as Dave Hollister

Back from the Dead

Back from the Dead

as Dick Anthony

The Devil's Hairpin

The Devil's Hairpin

as Danny Rhinegold

The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife

as Father Stephen Hochen

Hellcats of the Navy

Hellcats of the Navy

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

Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

as David

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

as Bob Hale

The Wild Party

The Wild Party

as Lt. Arthur Mitchell

Running Target

Running Target

as Scott

New Orleans Uncensored

New Orleans Uncensored

as Dan Corbett

Battle Taxi

Battle Taxi

as Lt. Pete Stacey

Bobby Ware Is Missing

Bobby Ware Is Missing

as George Ware

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

as Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.

The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

as Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"

With This Ring

With This Ring

as Frederick Miller

Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

as Dr. Jim Crowley

Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

as Dr. Stuart Kelston

Three Lives

as Self

Flight Nurse

Flight Nurse

as Capt. Mike Barnes

The Eddie Cantor Story

The Eddie Cantor Story

as Harry Harris

The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

as Jarvis Addams

The Sniper

The Sniper

as Eddie Miller

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

as Phil Young

Eight Iron Men

Eight Iron Men

as Carter

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

as Tommy Nelson

Flight to Mars

Flight to Mars

as Dr. Jim Barker

Strictly Dishonorable

Strictly Dishonorable

as Henry Greene

Submarine Command

Submarine Command

as Lt. Arnie Carlson

Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

as Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator

Tarnished

Tarnished

as Bud Dolliver

Three Secrets

Three Secrets

as Paul Radin

The Price of Freedom

as Fred Vollmer

Red Light

Red Light

as Fr. Jess Torno

Roseanna McCoy

Roseanna McCoy

as Thad Wilkins

Red Stallion In The Rockies

Red Stallion In The Rockies

as Thad Avery

Jungle Patrol

Jungle Patrol

as Lt. 'Mace' Willard

Television (64)

The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes

as Barnes

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Sen. Jones

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Dr. Wayne Carlton

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as Morgan Walding

Police Story

Police Story

The Waltons

The Waltons

as Police Chief Moresdale

The Rookies

The Rookies

Cannon

Cannon

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Caroll Shaw

Primus

Primus

McCloud

McCloud

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as Del Enright

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

as Dr. Franzen

Lancer

Lancer

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as Arthur Westphal

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

Mannix

Mannix

as Father Vale

The Invaders

The Invaders

as Capt. Jim Trent

Custer

Custer

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as First Minister Andre Picard

Tarzan

Tarzan

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as John Caldwell

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Archer

Profiles in Courage

as James Madison

The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as Bus Driver

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

as Det. Sgt. Sol Moss

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Fitz Warren

Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

as Everett Harper

Ichabod and Me

Ichabod and Me

Checkmate

Checkmate

The Chevy Mystery Show

as Simon Dow

Bonanza

Bonanza

as Asa Moran

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as Kevin Stacy

The Alaskans

The Alaskans

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as Harry Lytton

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

The Deputy

The Deputy

as Herb Caldwell

Men Into Space

Men Into Space

World of Giants

World of Giants

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as Dr. Alex Conley

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as John Garth

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as Danny Harrison

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as Nathan Forge

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Lee Brand

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as Carl Nelson

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Red

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Howard Boulder

Climax!

Climax!

as Dick Crosby

Lassie

Lassie

as Professor Standish

Studio 57

Studio 57

The Whistler

Omnibus

Omnibus

as Fred

Four Star Playhouse

as Richard

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as Dr. William Gorgas

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Henry Ford

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Steve Jordan

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as Nat Parker

Studio One

Studio One

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Norman

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre