Portrait of Charles Arnt

Charles Arnt

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. He graduated from Phillips Academy and Princeton University. While at Princeton, he helped to found the University Playes and was president of the Princeton Triangle Club theatrical troupe. He became a banker after he graduated from college. In the early 1930s, Arnt acted with the University Repertory Theater in Maryland. On Broadway, he appeared in Carry Nation (1932), Three Waltzes (1937), and Knickerbocker Holiday (1938). Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films. In 1962, Arnt retired from acting and began to import and breed Charolais cattle on a ranch in Washington state. Arnt died in Orcas Island, Washington from pancreatic and liver cancer. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren.

Born: August 20, 1906

Place of Birth: Michigan City, Indiana, USA

Filmography

1962
Sweet Bird of Youth

as Mayor Henricks

1961
Wild in the Country

as Mr. Parsons (uncredited)

1960
Harrigan and Son

as Sweetzer

1959
Hawaiian Eye

as Fleems

1959
Black Saddle

as Burnett

1958
The Rifleman

as Wes Tippert

1958
The Texan

as Old Man Blackston

1958
The Texan

as Ed Kingman

1958
The Ed Wynn Show

as Mr. Lagenauer

1958
Flood Tide

as Mr. Appleby

1957
Maverick

as Charlie Mason

1957
Maverick

as Sheriff Charley Peters

1957
Sugarfoot

as Judge Lawson

1954
Lassie

as Ralph Trumble

1953
1950
The Man Who Cheated Himself

as Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)

1950
He's a Cockeyed Wonder

as J.B. Caldwell

1950
The Sun Sets at Dawn

as Reporter, Globe Express

1950
Wabash Avenue

as Horace Carter

1949
1949
Masked Raiders

as Dr. Nichols

1949
Any Number Can Play

as Joe Josephs (uncredited)

1948
1948
Hollow Triumph

as Coblenz

1948
Michael O'Halloran

as Doc Douglas Bruce

1948
Big Town Scandal

as Amos Peabody

1948
Sitting Pretty

as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

1947
High Wall

as Sidney X. Hackle

1947
Big Town After Dark

as Amos Peabody

1947
Saddle Pals

as William Schooler

1947
1947
Fall Guy

as Uncle Jim Grossett

1947
1946
That Brennan Girl

as Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband

1946
Big Town

as Amos Peabody

1946
Somewhere in the Night

as Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)

1946
1946
Blondie's Lucky Day

as Mayor Richard Denby

1946
The Hoodlum Saint

as Cy Nolan - O'Neill's Secretary

1946
1946
Just Before Dawn

as Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)

1946
Miss Susie Slagle's

as Mr. Johnson

1946
Behind Green Lights

as Daniel Boone Wintergreen

1945
Pardon My Past

as Clothes Salesman

1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

1945
Dangerous Intruder

as Max Ducone

1945
Christmas in Connecticut

as Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)

1945
Sudan

as Khafra

1945
Strange Illusion

as Professor Muhlbach

1944
Double Exposure

as Sonny Tucker

1944
1944
1944
My Pal, Wolf

as Papa Eisdaar

1944
The Impatient Years

as Marriage Clerk

1944
Three Little Sisters

as Ezra Larkin

1944
The Seventh Cross

as Herr Binder (uncredited)

1944
Once Upon a Time

as Fred Stacy (uncredited)

1944
Gambler's Choice

as Honest John McGrady

1944
Roaring Guns

as Colonel Chris Ferris

1944
Up in Arms

as Mr. Higginbotham

1943
In Old Oklahoma

as Joe, the Train Conductor

1943
1943
Young Ideas

as Station Master (uncredited)

1943
Gildersleeve's Bad Day

as Judge Horace Hooker

1942
1942
The Great Gildersleeve

as Judge Horace Hooker

1942
1942
1942
Twin Beds

as Manager

1942
This Gun for Hire

as Male Dressmaker

1942
Young America

as Principal Rice

1942
1941
Paris Calling

as Lt. Lantz

1941
Ball of Fire

as McNeary

1941
Great Guns

as Doctor

1941
Hold Back the Dawn

as Mr. MacAdams

1941
We Go Fast

as Refrigerator Salesman

1941
Blossoms in the Dust

as G. Harrington Hedger

1941
Dressed to Kill

as Hal Brennon

1941
Pot o' Gold

as Parks (butler)

1941
Mr. District Attorney

as Herman Winkle

1941
Play Girl

as Grady (uncredited)

1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis

as Mr. Stubbins, Man with Pain

1940
Little Men

as Drunk in Medicine Show

1940
Buyer Beware

as Les Carter (uncredited)

1940
I Love You Again

as Mr. Billings

1940
We Who Are Young

as Eckman (uncredited)

1940
The Shop Around the Corner

as Policeman (uncredited)

1937
Angel's Holiday

as Ralph Everett

1937
Swing High, Swing Low

as Georgie Herman

1936
After the Thin Man

as Drunk (uncredited)

1936
College Holiday

as Ticket Clerk

1936
Sinner Take All

as Lampier's Secretary (uncredited)

1936
Rhythm on the Range

as Dining Car Steward

1936
And Sudden Death

as Archie Sloan

1936
The Witness Chair

as Mr. Henshaw

1935
Spring Night

as The Father

1935
She Married Her Boss

as Victor Jessup

1935
1935
Stolen Harmony

as Clem Walters

1934
1934
Ready for Love

as Sam Gardner

1934
Ladies Should Listen

as Albert, the manservant

1933
Roman Scandals

as Caius - the Food Taster (uncredited)