Arthur Franz
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
ActingBirthday
February 29, 1920Deathday
June 16, 2006Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
56Place of birth
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USAAlso known as
Arthur Sofield Franz![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/fvqixexCQT6y7lF27doLuV7rCwM.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vuO4Z3wOWVlhq35MS9asZeT9rVp.jpg)
The Caine Mutiny
Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/en5rlVq8w4JSrxXForJhMP2S0xY.jpg)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Bob Hale![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bJjikydpyhfFbFWyCagpGeomomH.jpg)
Invaders from Mars
Dr. Stuart Kelston![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7IWD14KhQTjMgGiHH7GZheS6SNU.jpg)
The Human Factor
Gen. Fuller![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/upYwLa9rKoejM79p9DRXuLjYXN7.jpg)
The Sniper
Eddie Miller![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jBM9xGHTLGbh1i5AUylTY4i0Ril.jpg)
The Unholy Wife
Father Stephen Hochen![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5Vs4kB5HD3dIVoPuVNvi9xr9ONI.jpg)
Red Light
Jess Torno![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sGFnr4dCUm1Ro1bZHR5TXHOolXb.jpg)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Tommy Nelson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6ZfcMdPDsocBKSjzZKHFc4wyIxm.jpg)
Monster on the Campus
Donald Blake![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7o0UhkzH01DhAP3JsMLoNPQnoqc.jpg)
The Young Lions
Lt. Green![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/frpl5j2OLXoQKGGky5Z8O5H1VqW.jpg)
Flight To Mars
Dr. Jim Barker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1KtDxzQ1MUKlCCfcNP9UcS4MHId.jpg)
Three Secrets
Paul Radin![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vnofOvxhhG7gwAgSR0XJ9Y6JSMp.jpg)
The Atomic Submarine
Richard "Reef" Holloway![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/etspAH9cGqyj3d5WdOLOFKnqj05.jpg)
New Orleans Uncensored
Dan Corbett![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/juVkFdUYpGMITvnzrKeHdMQDV8d.jpg)
Sisters of Death
Edmond Clybourn![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/utpy9JLuyhsxpw2E3yExw23f3eS.jpg)
Sands of Iwo Jima
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sdt2fdPjhX2NhfpZtRtRPDX65J6.jpg)
Hellcats of the Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/e1D0tqSsqg6KaTbVEMjphzb5V6T.jpg)
Bad for Each Other
Dr. Jim Crowley![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7tRX9P8U0eMVkh1FsO5fuNsFcXp.jpg)
Tarnished
Bud Dolliver![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zYIq7bkamjuxIABmb8b39xVT5mh.jpg)
Bobby Ware Is Missing
George Ware![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/g7kk1zjl1fwlLNlHyj1cqEnEDWj.jpg)
The Steel Cage
Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"