![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: February 29, 1920 in Perth Amboy, NJ Death: June 17, 2006 in Oxnard, CA Biography:Armed with extensive radio and stage credits, "Arthur Franz" made his first film appearance in 1948's "Jungle Patrol". Franz has been prominently featured in a number of "fantastic" films: he played one-third of the title role in "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" (1951), and had leads in "Flight to Mars" (1952), Invaders From Mars (1953), and "The Atomic Submarine" (1960). He has also thrived in military characterizations in films like "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949), "Submarine Command" (1951), and "The Caine Mutiny" (1954). His finest screen portrayal was as the psychopathic "hero" of "Stanley Kramer"'s "The Sniper" (1952). "Arthur Franz" flourished as a character actor into the 1980s, retiring from films after appearing in "That Championship Season" (1982). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| ||||||||||||
| advertisement |