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Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Acting

Born: February 29, 1920Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

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
Filmography
That Championship Season

That Championship Season

Macken

1982
Bogie

Bogie

Dr. Bogart

1980
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

Dick Leonard

1979
The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes

Barnes

1977
Sisters of Death

Sisters of Death

Edmond Clybourn

1976
The Legend of Loch Ness

The Legend of Loch Ness

Narrator (voice)

1976
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

Man at Party

1975
The Human Factor

The Human Factor

Gen. Fuller

1975
Murder or Mercy

Murder or Mercy

Dr. Raymond Eckworth

1974
So Long, Blue Boy

So Long, Blue Boy

Ed Rilke

1973
The Million Dollar Duck

The Million Dollar Duck

Prosecutor (uncredited)

1971
Dream No Evil

Dream No Evil

John

1970
Anzio

Anzio

Maj. Gen. Luke Howard

1968
The Sweet Ride

The Sweet Ride

Army Psychiatrist

1968
Alvarez Kelly

Alvarez Kelly

Capt. Towers

1966
The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

Morrissey

1964
The Atomic Submarine

The Atomic Submarine

Richard "Reef" Holloway

1959
Monster on the Campus

Monster on the Campus

Donald Blake

1958
The Flame Barrier

The Flame Barrier

Dave Hollister

1958
The Young Lions

The Young Lions

Lt. Green

1958
The Devil's Hairpin

The Devil's Hairpin

Danny Rhinegold

1957
Back from the Dead

Back from the Dead

Dick Anthony

1957
The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife

Father Stephen Hochen

1957
Hellcats of the Navy

Hellcats of the Navy

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

1957
The Wild Party

The Wild Party

Lt. Arthur Mitchell

1956
Running Target

Running Target

Scott

1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Bob Hale

1956
Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

David

1956
Bobby Ware Is Missing

Bobby Ware Is Missing

George Ware

1955
New Orleans Uncensored

New Orleans Uncensored

Dan Corbett

1955
Battle Taxi

Battle Taxi

Lt. Pete Stacey

1955
The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"

1954
The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.

1954
With This Ring

With This Ring

Frederick Miller

1954
The Eddie Cantor Story

The Eddie Cantor Story

Harry Harris

1953
Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

Dr. Jim Crowley

1953
Flight Nurse

Flight Nurse

Capt. Mike Barnes

1953

Three Lives

Self

1953
Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

Dr. Stuart Kelston

1953
The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

Jarvis Addams

1952
Eight Iron Men

Eight Iron Men

Carter

1952
The Sniper

The Sniper

Eddie Miller

1952
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

Phil Young

1952
Flight to Mars

Flight to Mars

Dr. Jim Barker

1951
Submarine Command

Submarine Command

Lt. Arnie Carlson

1951
Strictly Dishonorable

Strictly Dishonorable

Henry Greene

1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Tommy Nelson

1951
Three Secrets

Three Secrets

Paul Radin

1950
Tarnished

Tarnished

Bud Dolliver

1950
Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator

1950
Roseanna McCoy

Roseanna McCoy

Thad Wilkins

1949
Red Light

Red Light

Fr. Jess Torno

1949
Red Stallion In The Rockies

Red Stallion In The Rockies

Thad Avery

1949

The Price of Freedom

Fred Vollmer

1949
Jungle Patrol

Jungle Patrol

Lt. 'Mace' Willard

1948