Arthur Franz: Arthur Franz. Actor: The Caine Mutiny. Arthur Scofield Franz was born in Perth Amboy, NJ, to Dorothy and Gustav Franz, German immigrants. He was a reliable character actor in many 1940s and 1950s "B" pictures, often cast as a friendly small-town businessman or professional (as in The Doctor and the Girl (1949)) or the lead's sympathetic friend (as in Invaders from Mars (1953)). He wasn't confined to just "B" pictures,...
Known For: The Caine Mutiny (Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.), Monster on the Campus (Professor Donald Blake), Flight to Mars (Dr. Jim Barker), Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (Tommy Nelson)