Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Acting

Birthday

1920/02/29

Day of death

2006/06/16 (86 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Also know as

Arthur Sofield 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...Read more

Acting
The Caine Mutiny
7.2

(1954) The Caine Mutiny

as Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
6.9

(1956) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

as Bob Hale

Invaders from Mars
5.9

(1953) Invaders from Mars

as Dr. Stuart Kelston

0.0

(1949) The Price of Freedom

as Fred Vollmer

The Human Factor
5.7

(1975) The Human Factor

as Gen. Fuller

The Sniper
6.6

(1952) The Sniper

as Eddie Miller

The Unholy Wife
4.6

(1957) The Unholy Wife

as Father Stephen Hochen

Red Light
5.5

(1949) Red Light

as Fr. Jess Torno

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
6.4

(1951) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

as Tommy Nelson

Monster on the Campus
6.1

(1958) Monster on the Campus

as Donald Blake

The Young Lions
6.8

(1958) The Young Lions

as Lt. Green

Flight to Mars
5.3

(1951) Flight to Mars

as Dr. Jim Barker

Three Secrets
6.4

(1950) Three Secrets

as Paul Radin

The Atomic Submarine
5.3

(1959) The Atomic Submarine

as Richard "Reef" Holloway

New Orleans Uncensored
4.5

(1955) New Orleans Uncensored

as Dan Corbett

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
0.0

(1979) Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

as Dick Leonard

Sisters of Death
3.9

(1976) Sisters of Death

as Edmond Clybourn

Sands of Iwo Jima
6.3

(1950) Sands of Iwo Jima

as Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
3.5

(1975) F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

as Man at Party

Hellcats of the Navy
4.3

(1957) Hellcats of the Navy

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

Bad for Each Other
5.7

(1953) Bad for Each Other

as Dr. Jim Crowley

Tarnished
5.8

(1950) Tarnished

as Bud Dolliver

Bobby Ware Is Missing
7.0

(1955) Bobby Ware Is Missing

as George Ware

Submarine Command
5.6

(1951) Submarine Command

as Lt. Arnie Carlson

The Steel Cage
0.0

(1954) The Steel Cage

as Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"

The Flame Barrier
4.2

(1958) The Flame Barrier

as Dave Hollister

Back from the Dead
4.8

(1957) Back from the Dead

as Dick Anthony

The Wild Party
5.8

(1956) The Wild Party

as Lt. Arthur Mitchell

Battle Taxi
5.4

(1955) Battle Taxi

as Lt. Pete Stacey

Roseanna McCoy
6.1

(1949) Roseanna McCoy

as Thad Wilkins

Eight Iron Men
6.8

(1952) Eight Iron Men

as Carter

Strictly Dishonorable
5.2

(1951) Strictly Dishonorable

as Henry Greene

Running Target
5.5

(1956) Running Target

as Scott

Jungle Patrol
5.0

(1948) Jungle Patrol

as Lt. 'Mace' Willard

With This Ring
6.0

(1954) With This Ring

as Frederick Miller

Flight Nurse
5.5

(1953) Flight Nurse

as Capt. Mike Barnes

Lo sbarco di Anzio
5.7

(1968) Anzio

as Maj. Gen. Luke Howard

The Sweet Ride
5.6

(1968) The Sweet Ride

as Army Psychiatrist

The Eddie Cantor Story
5.0

(1953) The Eddie Cantor Story

as Harry Harris

The Member of the Wedding
6.2

(1952) The Member of the Wedding

as Jarvis Addams

The Devil's Hairpin
5.0

(1957) The Devil's Hairpin

as Danny Rhinegold

The Carpetbaggers
5.8

(1964) The Carpetbaggers

as Morrissey

Murder or Mercy
0.0

(1974) Murder or Mercy

as Dr. Raymond Eckworth

Bogie
5.0

(1980) Bogie

as Dr. Bogart

Red Stallion In The Rockies
0.0

(1949) Red Stallion In The Rockies

as Thad Avery

Legend of Loch Ness
5.0

(1976) Legend of Loch Ness

as Narrator

Alvarez Kelly
6.2

(1966) Alvarez Kelly

as Capt. Towers

Dream No Evil
5.7

(1970) Dream No Evil

as John

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
0.0

(1952) Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

as Phil Young

Once to Every Woman
0.0

(1956) Once to Every Woman

as David

The Million Dollar Duck
5.7

(1971) The Million Dollar Duck

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

That Championship Season
5.1

(1982) That Championship Season

as Macken

Three Lives
0.0

(1953) Three Lives

as Self

The Amazing Howard Hughes
6.0

(1977) The Amazing Howard Hughes

as Barnes

So Long, Blue Boy
1.0

(1973) So Long, Blue Boy

as Ed Rilke

The Rookies
6.8

(1972) The Rookies

as ---

Bourbon Street Beat
5.0

(1959) Bourbon Street Beat

as ---

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as John Caldwell

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Del Enright

Checkmate
4.1

(1960) Checkmate

as ---

Omnibus
6.0

(1952) Omnibus

as ---

Land of the Giants
6.7

(1968) Land of the Giants

as Dr. Franzen

Mannix
6.7

(1967) Mannix

as Father Vale

The Mod Squad
6.3

(1968) The Mod Squad

as Dr. Sam Berger

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Red

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Danny Harrison

Saints and Sinners
6.0

(1962) Saints and Sinners

as Everett Harper

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as ---

Mission: Impossible
7.6

(1966) Mission: Impossible

as First Minister Andre Picard

Cannon
6.4

(1971) Cannon

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Henry Ford

The Waltons
7.1

(1972) The Waltons

as Police Chief Moresdale

Ichabod and Me
5.0

(1961) Ichabod and Me

as ---

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Sheriff Art Harris

The Outcasts
5.3

(1968) The Outcasts

as ---

Police Story
6.9

(1973) Police Story

as ---

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Bus Driver

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Carl Nelson

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Fitz Warren

Lancer
4.7

(1968) Lancer

as ---

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Steve Jordan

McCloud
7.1

(1970) McCloud

as ---

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Dick Crosby

One Step Beyond
5.6

(1959) One Step Beyond

as Kevin Stacy

Men Into Space
7.0

(1959) Men Into Space

as ---

5.0

(1964) Profiles in Courage

as James Madison

Tarzan
6.7

(1966) Tarzan

as ---

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Norman

The Alaskans
5.5

(1959) The Alaskans

as ---

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.9

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive

as John Garth

Mr. Novak
6.5

(1963) Mr. Novak

as Det. Sgt. Sol Moss

0.0

(1954) The Whistler

as ---

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as ---

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Dr. William Gorgas

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Lee Brand

The Bing Crosby Show
5.0

(1964) The Bing Crosby Show

as ---

Custer
6.0

(1967) Custer

as ---

The Lone Ranger
6.6

(1949) The Lone Ranger

as Nat Parker

World of Giants
4.0

(1959) World of Giants

as ---

5.0

(1971) Primus

as ---

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Joseph Daly

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Carl Stokely

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Stacy Merriman

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Neil

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Frank Harrigan

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Casimir Pulaski

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Larry Fleming

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Chris Grine

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as ---

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Sgt. Douglas Renfrew

The Six Million Dollar Man
7.2

(1974) The Six Million Dollar Man

as Dr. Wayne Carlton

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
8.6

(1976) Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Sen. Jones

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Richard

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as David

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Dr. Craig's Son

6.0

(1960) The Chevy Mystery Show

as Simon Dow

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Richard Vanaman

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Mayor James M. Henderson

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Evans

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Ray Ogilvie

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Hack Wiles

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Dr. Joyce

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Walt

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Franco

Barnaby Jones
6.9

(1973) Barnaby Jones

as Morgan Walding

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
6.3

(1971) Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Caroll Shaw

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
6.3

(1971) Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Laird Holden

The Mod Squad
6.3

(1968) The Mod Squad

as Arthur Westphal

The Mod Squad
6.3

(1968) The Mod Squad

as Sims

The Mod Squad
6.3

(1968) The Mod Squad

as William Jeffers Sr.

Mission: Impossible
7.6

(1966) Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Adler

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
7.7

(1964) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Archer

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Sheriff Mike Miller

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Asa Moran

The Deputy
6.2

(1959) The Deputy

as Herb Caldwell

Hawaiian Eye
5.2

(1959) Hawaiian Eye

as Harry Lytton

Hawaiian Eye
5.2

(1959) Hawaiian Eye

as Paul Hoyt

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Dr. Alex Conley

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Lieutenant Rudy

Wagon Train
6.3

(1957) Wagon Train

as Nathan Forge

Wagon Train
6.3

(1957) Wagon Train

as Dan Highet

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Howard Boulder

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Ben Macready

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as Professor Standish

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as ---

Kraft Television Theatre
7.3

(1947) Kraft Television Theatre

as ---

The Ford Television Theatre
7.0

(1952) The Ford Television Theatre

as ---

The Ford Television Theatre
7.0

(1952) The Ford Television Theatre

as Joe Newbury

The Ford Television Theatre
7.0

(1952) The Ford Television Theatre

as David Chandler

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Chris Mather

The Invaders
6.8

(1967) The Invaders

as Capt. Jim Trent

Omnibus
6.0

(1952) Omnibus

as Fred