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Arthur Franz (I) (1920–2006)

Actor

Reliable character actor in many '50s B pictures, often cast as a friendly small-town businessman or professional (as in The Doctor and the Girl) or the lead's sympathetic friend (as in 1953's Invaders from Mars). However, in The Sniper, he turned in an outstanding performance as a mentally unstable ex-soldier who... See full bio »

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in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

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(age 86) in Oxnard, California, USA
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1982 That Championship Season
Macken
 
1980 Bogie (TV movie)
Dr. Bogart
 
1979 Jennifer: A Woman's Story (TV movie)
Dick Leonard
 
1977 The Last Hurrah (TV movie)
Hack Wiles
 
1977 The Waltons (TV series)
Police Chief Moresdale
– The Seashore (1977) … Police Chief Moresdale
 
1977 Sisters of Death
Edmond Clybourn
 
1977 The Amazing Howard Hughes (TV movie)
Barnes
 
1976 The Quest (TV series)
Charles Minter
– Portrait of a Gunfighter (1976) … Charles Minter
 
1976 F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (TV movie)
Man at party
 
1976 Medical Story (TV series)
– The Quality of Mercy (1976)
 
1976 King Monster
Narrator
 
1975 The 'Human' Factor
Gen. Fuller
 
1974 The Missiles of October (TV movie)
Congressman Charles A. Halleck
 
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Dr. Wayne Carlton
– Stranger in Broken Folk (1974) … Dr. Wayne Carlton
 
1974 The Rookies (TV series)
Vic Phillips
– The Old Neighborhood (1974) … Vic Phillips
 
1974 Murder or Mercy (TV movie)
Dr. Raymond Eckworth
 
1974 Police Story (TV series)
Professor
– Wyatt Earp Syndrome (1974) … Professor
 
1974 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Morgan Walding
– A Gold Record for Murder (1974) … Morgan Walding
 
1973 So Long, Blue Boy
Ed Rilke
 
1973 The New Perry Mason (TV series)
Dave Wallant
– The Case of the Wistful Widower (1973) … Dave Wallant
 
1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
– The Pool House (1973)
 
1970-1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Dr. Adler / First Minister Andre Picard
– Crack-Up (1972) … Dr. Adler
– The Choice (1970) … First Minister Andre Picard
 
1972 Primus (TV series)
McKeldy
– The Black Hole (1972) … McKeldy
 
1972 McCloud (TV series)
Charlie Harrington
– Give My Regrets to Broadway (1972) … Charlie Harrington
 
1972 Cannon (TV series)
Steven Carr
– To Kill a Guinea Pig (1972) … Steven Carr
 
1967-1971 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Carl / John Caldwell / Joseph Daly / …
– The Recruiter (1971)
– The Architect (1970) … Stacy Merriman
– Scapegoat (1969) … Carl
– Region of Peril (1968) … Joseph Daly
– The Conspirators (1967) … John Caldwell
 
1971 Mannix (TV series)
Father Vale
– To Save a Dead Man (1971) … Father Vale
 
1968-1971 Mod Squad (TV series)
Arthur Westphal / Dr. Sam Berger / Jeffers Sr. / …
– The Sands of Anger (1971) … Jeffers Sr.
– The Hot, Hot Car (1971) … Sims
– Lisa (1969) … Dr. Sam Berger
– Love (1968) … Arthur Westphal
 
1971 The Million Dollar Duck
Prosecutor (uncredited)
 
1971 Men at Law (TV series)
Henry Millett
– Hostage (1971) … Henry Millett
 
1970 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Del Enright
– The One with the Gun (1970) … Del Enright
 
1970 Dream No Evil
Psychiatrist
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
Sheriff Platt
– Devil's Blessing (1969) … Sheriff Platt
 
1969 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Dr. Franzen
– Target: Earth (1969) … Dr. Franzen
 
1963-1968 The Virginian (TV series)
Fitz Warren / Sheriff Mike Miller
– Big Tiny (1968) … Sheriff Mike Miller
– No Tears for Savannah (1963) … Fitz Warren
 
1968 The Outcasts (TV series)
Anse Farnum
– My Name Is Jemal (1968) … Anse Farnum
 
1968 Anzio
Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
 
1968 The Sweet Ride
Army Psychiatrist
 
1968 The Invaders (TV series)
Capt. Jim Trent
– The Life Seekers (1968) … Capt. Jim Trent
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
Bledsoe / Grey Fox
– Massacre (1967) … Grey Fox/Bledsoe
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
Dan Morrisey
– Algie B for Brave (1967) … Dan Morrisey
 
1966 Alvarez Kelly
Capt. Towers
 
1965 The Nurses (TV series)
Hugh McLeod (1965-1967)
 
1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
Bus Driver
– Landscape with Running Figures: Part 1 (1965) … Bus Driver
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
James Madison
– George Mason (1965) … James Madison
 
1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Archer
– The Condemned (1965) … Archer
 
1965 The Bing Crosby Show (TV series)
Fearnley
– The Gifted Child (1965) … Fearnley
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
Morris
– Question: What Did You Do All Day, Mr. Slattery? (1965) … Morris
 
1964 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Sol Moss
– Little Girl Lost (1964) … Det. Sgt. Sol Moss
– With a Hammer in His Hand, Lord, Lord! (1964) … Det. Sgt. Sol Moss
 
1964 Lassie (TV series)
Professor Standish
– Lassie and the Savage (1964) … Professor Standish
 
1964 The Carpetbaggers
Morrissey
 
1958-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Danny Harrison / Evans / Mayor James 'Jim' Henderson / …
– The Case of the Fifty Millionth Frenchman (1964) … Ray Ogilvie
– The Case of the Captain's Coins (1962) … Evans
– The Case of the Larcenous Lady (1960) … Mayor James 'Jim' Henderson
– The Case of the Golden Fraud (1959) … Richard Vanaman
– The Case of the Married Moonlighter (1958) … Danny Harrison
 
1961-1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Dr. Alex Conley / Lieutenant Rudy
– Reunion at Balboa (1963) … Lieutenant Rudy
– The Space Caper (1961) … Dr. Alex Conley
 
1962-1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Dan Highet / Nathan Forge
– The Annie Duggan Story (1963) … Dan Highet
– The Jud Steele Story (1962) … Nathan Forge
 
1962 Saints and Sinners (TV series)
Everett Harper
– Judith Was a Lady (1962) … Everett Harper
 
1960-1962 Rawhide (TV series)
Charles Fredericks / Sheriff Art Harris
– Incident at Sugar Creek (1962) … Sheriff Art Harris
– Incident of the Wanted Painter (1960) … Charles Fredericks
 
1962 Bonanza (TV series)
Asa Moran
– The Lawmaker (1962) … Asa Moran
 
1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Mel Akins
– Portrait of Teresa (1962) … Mel Akins
 
1960-1962 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Matt Warner / Payne Piprim
– Justice at Jackson Creek (1962) … Payne Piprim
– The Young Gun (1960) … Matt Warner
 
1962 Ripcord (TV series)
Dr. Joe Hagen
– Hagen Charm (1962) … Dr. Joe Hagen
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
Paul Landers
– Hired to Die (1961) … Paul Landers
 
1961 Ichabod and Me (TV series)
Rick Norton
– The Phippsboro Story (1961) … Rick Norton
 
1961 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Harry Lytton / Paul Hoyt
– Satan City (1961) … Paul Hoyt
– The Trouble with Murder (1961) … Harry Lytton
 
1961 The Deputy (TV series)
Herb Caldwell
– Past and Present (1961) … Herb Caldwell
 
1960 Checkmate (TV series)
Robert Haskell
– Lady on the Brink (1960) … Robert Haskell
 
1960 Assignment: Underwater (TV series)
Andy Schramm
– The Sea Cave (1960) … Andy Schramm
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Simon Dow
– Fear Is the Parent (1960) … Simon Dow
 
1960 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Red Larner
– Cherry Red (1960) … Red Larner
 
1960 The Alaskans (TV series)
Dr. Jim Manning
– The Silent Land (1960) … Dr. Jim Manning
 
1960 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Dr. Joshua Hart
– Deadly Persuasion (1960) … Dr. Joshua Hart
 
1960 Markham (TV series)
Jerry Clive
– The Last Oasis (1960) … Jerry Clive
 
1960 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Kevin Stacy
– Call from Tomorrow (1960) … Kevin Stacy
 
1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
John Garth
– Most Beautiful Woman (1960) … John Garth
 
1959 The Atomic Submarine
Lt. Cmdr. Richard 'Reef' Holloway
 
1959 World of Giants (TV series)
Bill Winters
– Off Beat (1959) … Bill Winters
– The Pool (1959) … Bill Winters
– Special Agent (1959) … Bill Winters
 
1959 Men Into Space (TV series)
Captain Tom Farrow
– Moonquake (1959) … Captain Tom Farrow
 
1959 Woman Obsessed
Tom Sharron (uncredited)
 
1958 Monster on the Campus
Prof. Donald Blake
 
1955-1958 The Millionaire (TV series)
Carl Nelson / Frank Harrigan
– The Frank Harrigan Story (1958) … Frank Harrigan
– The Carl Nelson Story (1955) … Carl Nelson
 
1958 Target (TV series)
– Once Too Often (1958)
 
1958 The Young Lions
Lt. Green
 
1958 The Flame Barrier
Dave Hollister
 
1958 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Lee Brand
– Man of Fear (1958) … Lee Brand
 
1957 The Devil's Hairpin
Danny Rhinegold
 
1954-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Dick Crosby / Dr. Joyce / Walt
– The Secret of the Red Room (1957)
– Phone Call for Matthew Quade (1956) … Walt
– The Healer (1955) … Dr. Joyce
– The Thirteenth Chair (1954) … Dick Crosby
 
1957 Back from the Dead
Dick Anthony
 
1957 The Unholy Wife
Father Stephen Hochen
 
1957 The George Sanders Mystery Theater (TV series)
– The People vs. Anne Tobin
 
1956-1957 Crossroads (TV series)
Father Robert W. Greene / Rabbi Davis / Rabbi Saul B. Appelbaum
– Deadline (1957) … Rabbi Saul B. Appelbaum
– The Rabbi Davis Story (1956) … Rabbi Davis
– Calvary in China (1956) … Father Robert W. Greene
 
1957 Hellcats of the Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon
 
1955-1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Ben Macready / Howard Boulder
– Deadline Decision (1957) … Ben Macready
– The Late George Apley (1955) … Howard Boulder
 
1952-1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
David Chandler / Joe Newbury
– Mrs. Wane Comes to Call (1957) … David Chandler
– Hanrahan (1955) … Joe Newbury
– The Last Thirty Minutes (1954)
– Junior (1952)
 
1957 Studio 57 (TV series)
– No Sentiment (1957)
 
1956 The Wild Party
Lt. Arthur Mitchell
 
1955-1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Jeff Conover / Fred Strand / George Bascomb / …
– Facsimile (1956) … George Bascomb
– Brain Unlimited (1956) … Dr. Jeff Conover
– The Man Who Didn't Know (1956) … Mark Kendler
– The Strange People at Pecos (1955) … Jeff Jamison
– Marked 'Danger' (1955) … Fred Strand
 
1956 Running Target
Scott
 
1952-1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Casimir Pulaski / Dr. William Gorgas
– Date with a Stranger (1956) … Casimir Pulaski
– No Greater Love (1952) … Dr. William Gorgas
 
1953-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Chris Grine / Chris Mather / Sgt. Douglas Renfrew
– The House That Jackson Built (1956)
– Pattern for Pursuit (1956) … Sgt. Douglas Renfrew
– Too Late to Run (1955)
– Spangal Island (1954) … Chris Mather
– By-Line (1954) … Chris Grine
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1956 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Bob Hale
 
1955-1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Alphonse Bertillon / Master Sgt. Horst Bock
– The Only Way Out (1956) … Master Sgt. Horst Bock
– Emergency Case (1955)
– France's Greatest Detective (1955) … Alphonse Bertillon
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Arthur Gordon / Dr. Kirk Mitchell
– Girl on the Run (1956) … Dr. Kirk Mitchell
– Shadow of a Thief (1956) … Arthur Gordon
 
1955-1956 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
David / Richard
– Once to Every Woman (1956) … David
– Looking Glass House (1955) … Richard
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– Excuse Me for Living (1956)
 
1955 Bobby Ware Is Missing
George Ware
 
1954-1955 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Spur of the Moment (1955)
– The Picture Window (1954)
 
1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Total Recall (1955)
 
1954-1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Leo / McKelvey / Paul Carter
– An Actor's Life (1955) … Leo
– Borrowed Byline (1955) … McKelvey
– A Trip to Aunt Sarah's (1954) … Paul Carter
 
1953-1955 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Alan
– The 99th Day (1955) … Alan
– No Captain Material (1955)
– Grey Gardens (1953)
 
1955 Justice (TV series)
– Badge of Dishonor (1955)
 
1955 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
– Priceless Cargo (1955)
 
1955 New Orleans Uncensored
Dan Corbett
 
1955 A Story About Henry Ford (TV movie)
Henry Ford
 
1955 Battle Taxi
Lt. Pete Stacy
 
1954 The Steel Cage
Chaplain Harvey (segment "The Face")
 
1954 The Caine Mutiny
Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
 
1954 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Son
– For These Services (1954) … Son
– The Steady Man (1954)
 
1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– Evening Star (1954)
 
1954 The Web (TV series)
– A Handful of Stars (1954)
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Pete Wilson
– Yellow Flag … Pete Wilson
 
1954 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– The Shining Palace (1954)
 
1953 The Eddie Cantor Story
Harry Harris
 
1953 Bad for Each Other
Dr. Jim Crowley
 
1953 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– Dry Run (1953)
– Camille (1953)
 
1953 Flight Nurse
Capt. Mike Barnes
 
1953 Danger (TV series)
– Help Wanted (1953)
 
1953 Invaders from Mars
Dr. Stuart Kelston/Narrator
 
1953 Three Lives (short)
Commentator
 
1952 Eight Iron Men
Carter
 
1952 The Member of the Wedding
Jarvis Addams
 
1952 Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Phil Young
 
1952 The Sniper
Eddie Miller
 
1951 Submarine Command
Lt. Arnie Carlson
 
1951 Flight to Mars
Dr. Jim Barker
 
1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Henry Greene
 
1951 Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Tommy Nelson
 
1950 Three Secrets
Paul Radin
 
1950 Tarnished
Bud Dolliver
 
1949 Sands of Iwo Jima
Cpl. Robert Dunne/Narrator
 
1949 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Nat Parker
– Finders Keepers (1949) … Nat Parker
 
1949 Roseanna McCoy
Thad Wilkins
 
1949 Red Light
Capt. Jess Torno (Chaplain)
 
1949 The Doctor and the Girl
Dr. Harvey L. Kenmore
 
1949 Red Stallion in the Rockies
Thad Avery
 
1949 The Price of Freedom (short)
 
1948 Jungle Patrol
Lt. 'Mace' Willard
 
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1977 Jaws of Death (documentary)
Correspondent
 
1976 Legend of Loch Ness (documentary)
Narrator
 
1953 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Arthur Franz (1953) … Himself
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Mr. Movies (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (TV documentary)
Dr. Jim Baker (uncredited)
 
1959 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 

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Lived in New Zealand for many years but wished to return to California during the last stages of his illness. See more »

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