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Source: www.imdb.com/name/nm0291821/bio
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 (1949)) or the lead's sympathetic friend (as in 1953's Invaders from Mars (1953)). However, in The Sniper (1952), he turned in an outstanding performance as a mentally unstable ex-soldier who, after being rejected by a woman he was interested in, snaps and terrorizes the city of San Francisco by stalking and picking off women.
During World War II, Franz served as a navigator in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He was shot down over Romania and incarcerated in a POW camp, from which he escaped.
Franz's interest in acting developed when he was a high school student.
Lived in New Zealand for many years but wished to return to California during the last stages of his illness.
"Mission: Impossible" .... Dr. Adler / ... (2 episodes, 1970-1972)
- Crack-Up (1972) TV episode .... Dr. Adler
- The Choice (1970) TV episode .... First Minister Andre Picard
"McCloud" .... Police Detective Charlie Harrington (1 episode, 1972)
- Give My Regrets to Broadway (1972) TV episode .... Police Detective Charlie Harrington
"The Mod Squad" .... Arthur Westphal / ... (4 episodes, 1968-1971)
- The Sands of Anger (1971) TV episode
- The Hot, Hot Car (1971) TV episode
- Lisa (1969) TV episode .... Dr. Sam Berger
- Love (1968) TV episode .... Arthur Westphal
"Men at Law" .... Henry Millett (1 episode, 1971)
... aka "Storefront Lawyers" - USA (original title)
- Hostage (1971) TV episode .... Henry Millett
"Hawaii Five-O" .... Del Enright (1 episode, 1970)
... aka "McGarrett" - USA (rerun title)
- The One with the Gun (1970) TV episode .... Del Enright
Dream No Evil (1970) .... Psychiatrist
... aka "The Faith Healer" - USA (alternative title)
"The Virginian" .... Fitz Warren / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1968)
... aka "The Men from Shiloh" - USA (ninth season title)
- Big Tiny (1968) TV episode .... Sheriff Mike Miller
- No Tears for Savannah (1963) TV episode .... Fitz Warren
"Lassie" .... Professor Standish (1 episode, 1964)
... aka "Jeff's Collie" - USA (alternative title)
... aka "Timmy and Lassie" - USA (syndication title)
- Lassie and the Savage (1964) TV episode .... Professor Standish
"Death Valley Days" .... Matt Warner / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
... aka "Call of the West" - USA (syndication title)
... aka "The Pioneers" - USA (syndication title)
... aka "Trails West" - USA (syndication title)
... aka "Western Star Theater" - USA (syndication title)
- Justice at Jackson Creek (1962) TV episode .... Payne Piprim
- The Young Gun (1960) TV episode .... Matt Warner
"Ripcord" .... Dr. Joe Hagen (1 episode, 1962)
- Hagen Charm (1962) TV episode .... Dr. Joe Hagen
The Flame Barrier (1958) .... Dave Hollister
... aka "It Fell from the Flame Barrier" - USA (promotional title)
"Zane Grey Theater" .... Lee Brand (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" - USA (complete title)
... aka "The Westerners" - USA (rerun title)
- Man of Fear (1958) TV episode .... Lee Brand
"Cavalcade of America" .... Casimir Pulaski / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1956)
... aka "DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre" - USA (fourth season title)
... aka "DuPont Theater" - USA (fifth season title)
- Date with a Stranger (1956) TV episode .... Casimir Pulaski
- No Greater Love (1952) TV episode .... Dr. William Gorgas
"Schlitz Playhouse" .... Chris Grine / ... (7 episodes, 1953-1956)
... aka "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" - USA (original title)
... aka "Herald Playhouse" - USA (syndication title)
... aka "The Playhouse" - USA (syndication title)
- The House That Jackson Built (1956) TV episode
- Pattern for Pursuit (1956) TV episode .... Sgt. Douglas Renfrew
- Too Late to Run (1955) TV episode
- Spangal Island (1954) TV episode
- By-Line (1954) TV episode .... Chris Grine
(2 more)
"Kraft Theatre" (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
... aka "Kraft Television Theatre" - USA (original title)
... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" - USA (new title)
- Spur of the Moment (1955) TV episode
- The Picture Window (1954) TV episode
"The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "The Philco Television Playhouse" - USA (original title)
... aka "Arena Theatre" - USA (new title)
... aka "Repertory Theatre" - USA (new title)
- Total Recall (1955) TV episode
Model Consolidated B-24J Liberator Length 67.16 ft | 20.47 m Width 110.01 ft | 33.53 m Height 18.01 ft | 5.49 m Engine(s) 4 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-65 radial piston engines generating 1,200hp. Empty Weight 36,500 lbs | 16,556 kg MTOW 65,001 lbs | 29,484 kg Max Speed 290 mph | 467 km/h | 252 kts Max Range 2,001 miles | 3,220 km Ceiling 28,002 ft | 8,535 m | 5.3 miles Climb Rate 800 ft/min (243.84 m/min) Hardpoints 0 Armament 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in nose assembly. 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in tail assembly. 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in upper-fuselage turret. 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in under-fuselage assembly. 1 x 12.7mm machine gun in left-waist fuselage position. 1 x 12.7mm machine gun in right-waist fuselage position.
Up to 8,800lbs of internal bombs. Accommodations 10 Operators the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
* Model 31 - Flying Boat Model whose wing assembly would become the basis for the B-24 design. * Model 32 - Base B-24 Model Series Designation. * XB-24 - Initial Prototype Model Designation fitted with R-1830-33 radial piston engines generating 1,200hp. * YB-24 - Preproduction Model Designation * B-24A - Fitted with 2 x 7.62mm tail guns, 6 x 12.7mm machine guns in nose assembly, dorsal and waist gun positions. * B-24C - Fitted with turbocharged R-1830-41 engines; 8 x 12.7mm machine guns - nose (single gun), ventral, waist (left and right), dorsal turret (two guns) and tail turret (two guns). * B-24D - Based on the B-24C model but fitted with R-1830-43 engines; later models of this series would feature the twin 12.7mm ball turret gun assembly in the ventral fuselage position; self-sealing fuel tanks; 2,381 produced. * B-24E - Modified propeller systems; 801 produced. * B-24G - Fitted with R-1830-43 engines; powered nose turret with 2 x 12.7mm machine guns. * B-24H - Improved Model with extended nose section; 3,100 produced. * B-24J - Fitted with R-1830-65 engines; improved bombsight; autopilot functionality; 6,678 produced. * B-24L - Based on B-24J model but fitted with hand-operated tail guns; 1,667 produced. * B-24M - Based on B-24J model with lighter mounting for hand-operated tail gun; 2,593 produced. * XB-24Q - General Electric Conversion Model of B-24L model fitted with radio-controlled tail turret. * B-24Q - Final Production Model Designation * B-24Q * LB-30 - Transport Variant * C-87 - Air Force Transport Variant * RY - Navy Transport Variant * C-109 - Fuel Tanking Model * F-7 - Photographic Reconnaissance Model * PB4Y-1 - Patrol Bombing Model * PB4Y-2 - Specialized Model with single vertical tail surface assembly. * GR - British Maritime Reconnaissance Model.