Edward Arnold
Born: 1890-02-17 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1956-04-26
Known For: Acting
Biography
Edward Arnold (born Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider; February 17, 1890 – April 26, 1956) was an American actor. Arnold began his acting career on the New York stage and became a film actor in 1916. A burly man with a commanding style and superb baritone voice, he was a popular screen personality for decades, and was the star of such film classics as Diamond Jim (1935) (a role he reprised in Le roman de Lillian Russell (1940)) Arnold appeared in over 150 films and was President of The Screen Actors Guild shortly before his death in 1956.
Filmography
2013
- Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored as Self (archive footage)
2008
- Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You as Self (archive footage)
1997
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line as Self (archive footage)
1987
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
1982
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
1974
- That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1956
- Miami Exposé as Oliver Tubbs
- The Ambassador's Daughter as Ambassador William Fisk
- The Houston Story as Paul Atlas
1955
1954
- Climax! as Jock Fathian
- Living It Up as The Mayor of New York
- A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- Twelve Angry Men as Juror #10
1953
- General Electric Theater
- City That Never Sleeps as Penrod Biddel
- Man of Conflict as J.R. Compton
1952
- Cavalcade of America
- Belles on Their Toes as Sam Harper
- Ellis in Freedomland as The Range (voice)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Dear Brat as Senator Wilkins
1950
- What's My Line? as Self
- Annie Get Your Gun as Pawnee Bill
- The Skipper Surprised His Wife as Adm. Homer Thorndyke
- The Yellow Cab Man as Martin Creavy
1949
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game as Joe Lorgan
- Big Jack as Mahoney
- John Loves Mary as Sen. James McKinley
- Dear Wife as Judge Wilkins
1948
- Studio One as Juror #10
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- Command Decision as Congressman Arthur Malcolm
- Three Daring Daughters as Robert Nelson
- Big City as Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
- Wallflower as Andrew J. Linnett
1947
- Blow-Ups of 1947 as Self
- My Brother Talks to Horses as Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe
- The Hucksters as David 'Dave' Lash
- The Mighty McGurk as Mike Glenson
- Dear Ruth as Judge Harry Wilkins
1946
- No Leave, No Love as Hobart Canford Stiles
- Blow-Ups of 1946 as Self
- Three Wise Fools as Theodore Findley
- Janie Gets Married as Charles Conway
1945
- Ziegfeld Follies as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
- Week-End at the Waldorf as Martin Edley
- Main Street After Dark as Lt. Lorrgan
- The Hidden Eye as Capt. Duncan Maclain
1944
- Mrs. Parkington as Amory Stilham
- Kismet as The Grand Vizier
- Janie as Charles Conway
- Standing Room Only as T.J. Todd
1943
- The Youngest Profession as Burton V. Lyons
1942
- Eyes in the Night as Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
- The War Against Mrs. Hadley as Elliot Fulton
- Inflation as The Devil
1941
- Meet John Doe as D.B. Norton
- All That Money Can Buy as Daniel Webster
- Nothing but the Truth as T.T. Ralston
- Johnny Eager as John Benson Farrell
- The Lady from Cheyenne as James 'Jim' Cork
- Unholy Partners as Merrill Lambert
- Design for Scandal as Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
- The Penalty as Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
1940
- The Earl of Chicago as Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
- Johnny Apollo as Robert Cain Sr.
- Lillian Russell as Diamond Jim Brady
1939
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Jim Taylor
- Idiot's Delight as Achille Weber
- Land of Liberty as Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
- Man About Town as Sir John Arlington
- Slightly Honorable as Vincent Cushing
- Let Freedom Ring as Jim Knox
1938
- You Can't Take It with You as Anthony P. Kirby
- The Crowd Roars as Jim Cain
1937
- Easy Living as J.B. Ball
- The Toast of New York as Jim Fisk
- John Meade's Woman as John Meade
- Blossoms On Broadway as Ira Collins
1936
- Come and Get It as Barney Glasgow
- Meet Nero Wolfe as Nero Wolfe
- Sutter's Gold as Johan (John) Sutter
1935
- Biography of a Bachelor Girl as Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
- Crime and Punishment as Inspector Porfiry
- Cardinal Richelieu as Louis XIII
- The Glass Key as Paul Madvig
- Diamond Jim as Diamond Jim
- Remember Last Night? as Danny Harrison
1934
- Sadie McKee as Brennan
- Unknown Blonde as Frank Rodie
- Thirty Day Princess as Richard M. Gresham
- The President Vanishes as Secretary of War Wardell
- Hide-Out as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
- Madame Spy as Schultz
- Wednesday's Child as Ray Phillips
- Million Dollar Ransom as Vincent Shelton
1933
- I'm No Angel as Big Bill Barton
- Duck Soup as Politician (uncredited)
- Secret of the Blue Room as Commissioner Forster
- Her Bodyguard as Orson Bitzer
- The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Inspector Ennis
- Whistling in the Dark as Dillon
- Roman Scandals as Emperor Valerius
- The White Sister as Father Saracinesca
- The Barbarian as Achmed Pasha
- Jennie Gerhardt as Sen. Brander
1932
- Three on a Match as Ace
- Rasputin and the Empress as Doctor Remezov
- Okay, America! as Duke Morgan
- Murder in the Pullman
- Afraid to Talk as Jig Skelli
1924
- He Who Gets Slapped as (uncredited)
1920
- The Cost as Hampden Scarborough
1919
- A Broadway Saint as Mr. Frewen
- Phil-for-Short as Tom Wentworth
1916
- The Despoiler as Richard Warner
- Sherlock Holmes as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
- The Misleading Lady as Sidney Parker
- Vultures of Society as Joseph Gripp
- The Return of Eve as Seymour Purchwell
- The Higher Destiny as John Standing