Arthur Franz (February 29, 1920 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey โ€“ 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.

Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Acting Born February 29, 1920 – Died June 16, 2006 Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

Arthur Franz (February 29, 1920 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey โ€“ 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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Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

Danny Harrison
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Perry Mason

Richard Vanaman
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Perry Mason

Mayor James M. Henderson
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Perry Mason

Evans
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

Ray Ogilvie
Mannix poster

Mannix

Father Vale
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

Asa Moran
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

Bus Driver
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

Fitz Warren
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

Sheriff Mike Miller
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

First Minister Andre Picard
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

Dr. Adler