Cast & creator
Arthur Franz
Best known for Perry Mason, Perry Mason, Perry Mason
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.
Also known as: Arthur Sofield Franz
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film credits
101
television credits
156
1947–1982 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (156)
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Perry Mason
Danny Harrison
1957Perry Mason
Richard Vanaman
1957Perry Mason
Mayor James M. Henderson
1957Perry Mason
Evans
1957Perry Mason
Ray Ogilvie
1957
Bonanza
Asa Moran
1959
Hawaii Five-O
Del Enright
1969
Wagon Train
Nathan Forge
1957Wagon Train
Dan Highet
1957
The Fugitive
Bus Driver
1963
Mannix
Father Vale
1967
Mission: Impossible
First Minister Andre Picard
1966Mission: Impossible
Dr. Adler
1966
Climax!
Dick Crosby
1954Climax!
Dr. Joyce
1954Climax!
Walt
1954Climax!
Franco
1954
The Waltons
Police Chief Moresdale
1972
Cannon
1971
Four Star Playhouse
Richard
1952Four Star Playhouse
David
1952
Lassie
Professor Standish
1954
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Wayne Carlton
1974
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
Dr. Craig's Son
1950
The Virginian
Fitz Warren
1962The Virginian
Sheriff Mike Miller
1962
Studio One
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Norman
1948
The F.B.I.
John Caldwell
1965The F.B.I.
Joseph Daly
1965The F.B.I.
Carl Stokely
1965The F.B.I.
Stacy Merriman
1965The F.B.I.
Neil
1965
Rawhide
Sheriff Art Harris
1959Rawhide
Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
John Garth
1958
The Lone Ranger
Nat Parker
1949
Barnaby Jones
Morgan Walding
1973
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Lee Brand
1956
The Rookies
1972
Gunsmoke
Red
1955
McCloud
1970
Omnibus
1952Omnibus
Fred
1952
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Hawaiian Eye
Harry Lytton
1959Hawaiian Eye
Paul Hoyt
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Dr. Alex Conley
195877 Sunset Strip
Lieutenant Rudy
1958
One Step Beyond
Kevin Stacy
1959
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Howard Boulder
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
Ben Macready
1955
The Invaders
Capt. Jim Trent
1967
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Archer
1964
The Ford Television Theatre
1952The Ford Television Theatre
Joe Newbury
1952The Ford Television Theatre
David Chandler
1952
Police Story
1973
The Mod Squad
Dr. Sam Berger
1968The Mod Squad
Arthur Westphal
1968The Mod Squad
Sims
1968The Mod Squad
William Jeffers Sr.
1968
Studio 57
1954
The Millionaire
Carl Nelson
1955The Millionaire
Frank Harrigan
1955
Checkmate
1960
Mr. Novak
Det. Sgt. Sol Moss
1963
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Caroll Shaw
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Laird Holden
1971
The Deputy
Herb Caldwell
1959
Land of the Giants
Dr. Franzen
1968
Lancer
1968
Tarzan
1966
Cavalcade of America
Dr. William Gorgas
1952Cavalcade of America
Casimir Pulaski
1952
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Sen. Jones
1976
The Alaskans
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959Profiles in Courage
James Madison
1964
Crossroads
Father Robert W. Greene
1955
The Outcasts
1968
The Chevy Mystery Show
Simon Dow
1960
Men Into Space
1959
The Whistler
1954
Medical Story
Crowell
1975
Custer
1967
Saints and Sinners
Everett Harper
1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Henry Ford
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hack Wiles
1951
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
Primus
1971
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Barnes
1977
The Caine Mutiny
Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
1954
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Steve Jordan
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Larry Fleming
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Chris Grine
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sgt. Douglas Renfrew
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Chris Mather
1951
The Young Lions
Lt. Green
1958
Ichabod and Me
1961
Anzio
Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
1968
Sands of Iwo Jima
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
1950
The Million Dollar Duck
Prosecutor (uncredited)
1971
World of Giants
1959
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Bob Hale
1956
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Tommy Nelson
1951
Alvarez Kelly
Capt. Towers
1966
The Sniper
Eddie Miller
1952
Invaders from Mars
Dr. Stuart Kelston
1953
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Barnes
1977
Hellcats of the Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
1957
Bad for Each Other
Dr. Jim Crowley
1953
The Carpetbaggers
Morrissey
1964
That Championship Season
Macken
1982
The Steel Cage
Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"
1954
Submarine Command
Lt. Arnie Carlson
1951
The Unholy Wife
Father Stephen Hochen
1957
The Member of the Wedding
Jarvis Addams
1952
Back from the Dead
Dick Anthony
1957
Tarnished
Bud Dolliver
1950
Sisters of Death
Edmond Clybourn
1976
Monster on the Campus
Donald Blake
1958
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Dick Leonard
1979
Dream No Evil
John
1970
Eight Iron Men
Carter
1952
The Eddie Cantor Story
Harry Harris
1953
Bobby Ware Is Missing
George Ware
1955
The Atomic Submarine
Richard "Reef" Holloway
1959
The Human Factor
Gen. Fuller
1975
The Wild Party
Lt. Arthur Mitchell
1956
Three Secrets
Paul Radin
1950
New Orleans Uncensored
Dan Corbett
1955
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Man at Party
1975
The Devil's Hairpin
Danny Rhinegold
1957
Murder or Mercy
Dr. Raymond Eckworth
1974
Flight to Mars
Dr. Jim Barker
1951
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Phil Young
1952The Price of Freedom
Fred Vollmer
1949
Roseanna McCoy
Thad Wilkins
1949
The Sweet Ride
Army Psychiatrist
1968
With This Ring
Frederick Miller
1954
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Thad Avery
1949Three Lives
Self
1953
So Long, Blue Boy
Ed Rilke
1973
Bogie
Dr. Bogart
1980
Strictly Dishonorable
Henry Greene
1951
Running Target
Scott
1956
Once to Every Woman
David
1956
The Legend of Loch Ness
Narrator (voice)
1976
Flight Nurse
Capt. Mike Barnes
1953
Red Light
Fr. Jess Torno
1949
Battle Taxi
Lt. Pete Stacey
1955
Jungle Patrol
Lt. 'Mace' Willard
1948
The Flame Barrier
Dave Hollister
1958