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Eduard Franz

Eduard Franz

Acting

Born October 31, 1902 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eduard Franz (born Eduard Franz Schmidt; October 31, 1902 – February 10, 1987) was an American actor of theatre, film and television. Franz portrayed King Ahab in the 1953 biblical low-budget film Sins of Jezebel, Jethro in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956), and Jehoam in Henry Koster's The Story of Ruth (1960). By 1936, Franz was a player on the national stage, performing from coast to coast. He became a leading Broadway actor for nearly 30 years, in such plays as First Stop to Heaven and Embezzled Heaven and Conversation At Midnight. He ma…

Known For · 40 titles

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
Mannix

Mannix

1967
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
The Waltons

The Waltons

1972
Climax!

Climax!

1954
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979
Zorro

Zorro

1957
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965
The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

1976
The Invaders

The Invaders

1967
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972
Medical Center

Medical Center

1969
Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

1962
The Rookies

The Rookies

1972
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
Vega$

Vega$

1978
Treasury Men in Action

Treasury Men in Action

1950
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956
The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950
Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

1952
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959
Startime

Startime

1959
Ford Theatre

Ford Theatre

1948
DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

1957
The Case of the Dangerous Robin

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

1960
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983
Panic!

Panic!

1957
Breaking Point

Breaking Point

1963
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1973