- Born
- Died
- Birth nameArthur Scofield Franz
- Nickname
- Turo
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- 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, however. He had good parts in such major productions as Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and Alvarez Kelly (1966) and acquitted himself well. However, the film he's probably best remembered for is Edward Dmytryk's solid little "B" thriller The Sniper (1952), in which he turned in an outstanding performance as a mentally unstable ex-soldier in San Francisco who, after being rejected by a woman he was interested in, snaps and terrorizes the city by taking out his old army rifle and stalking and picking off women.- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpousesSharon Keyser(February 14, 2006 - June 16, 2006) (his death)Doreen Lang(July 3, 1964 - April 21, 1999) (her death)Adele Longmire(1947 - June 11, 1959) (divorced, 2 children)Anna Minot(October 25, 1942 - 1946) (divorced, 1 child)
- During World War II, he served as a navigator in the US Army Air Forces. He was shot down over Romania and incarcerated in a POW camp, from which he escaped. He retired with the rank of major.
- Lived in New Zealand for many years but wished to return to California during the last stages of emphysema, from which he died in Oxnard, CA, in 2006.
- His interest in acting developed when he was a high school student.
- Had three children: Gina, Melissa and Michael.
- Body Cremated and Ashes given to family or friend.
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