Arthur Franz

Military service 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 later escaped.

Stage Franz's Broadway credits include Command Decision (1947), The Moon Vine (1942), Little Darling (1942), and Hope for a Harvest (1941).

Film Franz made his screen debut in Jungle Patrol (1948). He appeared in Roseanna McCoy (1949), Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951), Eight Iron Men (1952), Invaders From Mars (1953), The Unholy Wife (1957), and Monster on the Campus (1958) among many others. In The Sniper (1952), he played a rare lead in the film's title role as a tormented killer; earlier, he co-starred with John Wayne in the World War II film Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and with Ronald Reagan in Hellcats of the Navy (1957). He married his fourth wife, Sharon, on February 14, 2006.

Selected filmography

Jungle Patrol (1948) as Lt. 'Mace' Willard Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949) as Thad Avery The Doctor and the Girl (1949) as Dr. Harvey L. Kenmore Red Light (1949) as Capt. Jess Torno (Chaplain) Roseanna McCoy (1949) as Thad Wilkins Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) as Cpl. Robert Dunne / Narrator Tarnished (1950) as Bud Dolliver Three Secrets (1950) as Paul Radin Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) as Tommy Nelson Strictly Dishonorable (1951) as Henry Greene Submarine Command (1951) as Lt. Arnie Carlson Flight to Mars (1951) as Dr. Jim Barker The Sniper (1952) as Eddie Miller Castle in the Air (1952) (uncredited). This film was also called "Rainbow Round My Shoulder" starring Frankie Laine. Franz was 3rd billed. Eight Iron Men (1952) as Carter The Member of the Wedding (1952) as Jarvis Addams Invaders from Mars (1953) as Dr. Stuart Kelston/Narrator Flight Nurse (1953) as Capt. Mike Barnes Bad for Each Other (1953) as Dr. Jim Crowley The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) as Harry Harris The Caine Mutiny (1954) as Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr. The Steel Cage (1954) as Chaplain Harvey (segment "The Face") Battle Taxi (1955) as Lt. Pete Stacy New Orleans Uncensored (1955) as Dan Corbett Bobby Ware Is Missing (1955) as George Ware Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) as Bob Hale Running Target (1956) as Scott The Wild Party (1956) as Lt. Arthur Mitchell Hellcats of the Navy (1957) as Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon The Unholy Wife (1957) as Father Stephen Hochen Back from the Dead (1957) as Dick Anthony The Devil's Hairpin (1957) as Danny Rhinegold The Young Lions (1958) as Lt. Green The Flame Barrier (1958) as Dave Hollister Monster on the Campus (1958) as Prof. Donald Blake Woman Obsessed (1959) as Tom Sharron (uncredited) The Atomic Submarine (1959) as Lt. Cmdr. Richard 'Reef' Holloway Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond ('Call from Tomorrow ', episode) (1960) (Series 2, Episode 19) as Kevin Stacy The Carpetbaggers (1964) as Morrissey Alvarez Kelly (1966) as Capt. Towers The Sweet Ride (1968) as Army Psychiatrist Anzio (1968) as Maj. Gen. Luke Howard Dream No Evil (1970) as John, County Psychiatrist Million Dollar Duck (1971) as Prosecutor (uncredited) So Long, Blue Boy (1973) as Ed Rilke The Missiles of October (1974) as Congressman Charles A. Halleck The 'Human' Factor (1975) as Gen. Fuller Sisters of Death (1976) as Edmond Clybourn King Monster (1976) as Narrator Rich Man, Poor Man Book II (1977) as Sen. Jones The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977) as Barnes The Last Hurrah (1977) as Hack Wiles That Championship Season (1982) as Macken (final film role)