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 Houston Story as Paul Atlas
- The Ambassador's Daughter as Ambassador William Fisk
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 Yellow Cab Man as Martin Creavy
- The Skipper Surprised His Wife as Adm. Homer Thorndyke
1949
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game as Joe Lorgan
- Big Jack as Mahoney
- Dear Wife as Judge Wilkins
- John Loves Mary as Sen. James McKinley
1948
- Studio One as Juror #10
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- Command Decision as Congressman Arthur Malcolm
- Big City as Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
- Three Daring Daughters as Robert Nelson
- Wallflower as Andrew J. Linnett
1947
- The Hucksters as David 'Dave' Lash
- The Mighty McGurk as Mike Glenson
- My Brother Talks to Horses as Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe
- Blow-Ups of 1947 as Self
- Dear Ruth as Judge Harry Wilkins
1946
- Three Wise Fools as Theodore Findley
- No Leave, No Love as Hobart Canford Stiles
- Janie Gets Married as Charles Conway
- Blow-Ups of 1946 as Self
1945
- Ziegfeld Follies as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
- Main Street After Dark as Lt. Lorrgan
- Week-End at the Waldorf as Martin Edley
- The Hidden Eye as Capt. Duncan Maclain
1944
- Mrs. Parkington as Amory Stilham
- Kismet as The Grand Vizier
- Standing Room Only as T.J. Todd
- Janie as Charles Conway
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
- Johnny Eager as John Benson Farrell
- Nothing but the Truth as T.T. Ralston
- Design for Scandal as Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
- The Lady from Cheyenne as James 'Jim' Cork
- Unholy Partners as Merrill Lambert
- The Penalty as Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
1940
- Johnny Apollo as Robert Cain Sr.
- Lillian Russell as Diamond Jim Brady
- The Earl of Chicago as Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
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')
- Slightly Honorable as Vincent Cushing
- Let Freedom Ring as Jim Knox
- Man About Town as Sir John Arlington
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
- Sutter's Gold as Johan (John) Sutter
- Meet Nero Wolfe as Nero Wolfe
1935
- Crime and Punishment as Inspector Porfiry
- Diamond Jim as Diamond Jim
- The Glass Key as Paul Madvig
- Biography of a Bachelor Girl as Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
- Cardinal Richelieu as Louis XIII
- Remember Last Night? as Danny Harrison
1934
- Unknown Blonde as Frank Rodie
- Thirty Day Princess as Richard M. Gresham
- Sadie McKee as Brennan
- The President Vanishes as Secretary of War Wardell
- Wednesday's Child as Ray Phillips
- Madame Spy as Schultz
- Hide-Out as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
- Million Dollar Ransom as Vincent Shelton
1933
- Duck Soup as Politician (uncredited)
- I'm No Angel as Big Bill Barton
- Roman Scandals as Emperor Valerius
- Her Bodyguard as Orson Bitzer
- The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Inspector Ennis
- Secret of the Blue Room as Commissioner Forster
- The White Sister as Father Saracinesca
- The Barbarian as Achmed Pasha
- Jennie Gerhardt as Sen. Brander
- Whistling in the Dark as Dillon
1932
- Rasputin and the Empress as Doctor Remezov
- Three on a Match as Ace
- Afraid to Talk as Jig Skelli
- Okay, America! as Duke Morgan
- Murder in the Pullman
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 Misleading Lady as Sidney Parker
- The Despoiler as Richard Warner
- Vultures of Society as Joseph Gripp
- Sherlock Holmes as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
- The Higher Destiny as John Standing
- The Return of Eve as Seymour Purchwell