1920-02-29 Perth 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.
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Horrible Horror | Prof. Donald Blake in 'Monster on the Campus' | 1986-01-01 |
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That Championship Season | Macken | 1982-12-09 |
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Bogie | Dr. Bogart | 1980-03-04 |
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Jennifer: A Woman’s Story | Dick Leonard | 1979-03-05 |
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The Amazing Howard Hughes | Barnes | 1977-04-13 |
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Sisters of Death | Edmond Clybourn | 1976-04-18 |
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Legend of Loch Ness | Narrator | 1976-01-01 |
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F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood | Man at Party | 1975-12-17 |
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The Human Factor | Gen. Fuller | 1975-11-19 |
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Murder or Mercy | Dr. Raymond Eckworth | 1974-04-10 |
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So Long, Blue Boy | Ed Rilke | 1973-11-13 |
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The Million Dollar Duck | Prosecutor (uncredited) | 1971-06-30 |
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Dream No Evil | John | 1970-01-01 |
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Lo sbarco di Anzio | Maj. Gen. Luke Howard | 1968-07-24 |
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The Sweet Ride | Army Psychiatrist | 1968-06-12 |
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Alvarez Kelly | Capt. Towers | 1966-10-06 |
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The Carpetbaggers | Morrissey | 1964-04-08 |
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The Atomic Submarine | Richard "Reef" Holloway | 1959-11-29 |
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The Flame Barrier | Dave Hollister | 1958-04-02 |
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Monster on the Campus | Donald Blake | 1958-12-17 |
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The Young Lions | Lt. Green | 1958-04-02 |
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The Devil's Hairpin | Danny Rhinegold | 1957-10-04 |
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Hellcats of the Navy | Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish) | 1957-05-01 |
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The Unholy Wife | Father Stephen Hochen | 1957-06-24 |
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Back from the Dead | Dick Anthony | 1957-08-12 |
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Bob Hale | 1956-09-13 |
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Once to Every Woman | David | 1956-03-01 |
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Running Target | Scott | 1956-11-01 |
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The Wild Party | Lt. Arthur Mitchell | 1956-12-21 |
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Bobby Ware Is Missing | George Ware | 1955-10-23 |
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New Orleans Uncensored | Dan Corbett | 1955-03-01 |
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Battle Taxi | Lt. Pete Stacey | 1955-01-03 |
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The Caine Mutiny | Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr. | 1954-06-24 |
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The Steel Cage | Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face" | 1954-12-01 |
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With This Ring | Frederick Miller | 1954-01-01 |
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Invaders from Mars | Dr. Stuart Kelston | 1953-04-22 |
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Flight Nurse | Capt. Mike Barnes | 1953-11-15 |
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Bad for Each Other | Dr. Jim Crowley | 1953-12-24 |
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The Eddie Cantor Story | Harry Harris | 1953-12-25 |
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Three Lives | Self | 1953-09-17 |
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Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder | Phil Young | 1952-03-01 |
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The Sniper | Eddie Miller | 1952-05-09 |
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Eight Iron Men | Carter | 1952-12-01 |
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The Member of the Wedding | Jarvis Addams | 1952-12-25 |
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Strictly Dishonorable | Henry Greene | 1951-07-03 |
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Flight To Mars | Dr. Jim Barker | 1951-11-11 |
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Tommy Nelson | 1951-04-12 |
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Submarine Command | Lt. Arnie Carlson | 1951-11-01 |
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Three Secrets | Paul Radin | 1950-10-20 |
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Sands of Iwo Jima | Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator | 1950-01-01 |
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Tarnished | Bud Dolliver | 1950-02-28 |
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Red Stallion In The Rockies | Thad Avery | 1949-05-02 |
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The Price of Freedom | Fred Vollmer | 1949-04-29 |
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Red Light | Jess Torno | 1949-09-30 |
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Roseanna McCoy | Thad Wilkins | 1949-10-12 |
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Jungle Patrol | Lt. 'Mace' Willard | 1948-11-01 |
