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
- Twelve Angry Men as Juror #10
- A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
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
- Dear Wife as Judge Wilkins
- John Loves Mary as Sen. James McKinley
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- Studio One as Juror #10
- 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
- Dear Ruth as Judge Harry Wilkins
- The Hucksters as David 'Dave' Lash
- My Brother Talks to Horses as Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe
- Blow-Ups of 1947 as Self
- The Mighty McGurk as Mike Glenson
1946
- Blow-Ups of 1946 as Self
- Three Wise Fools as Theodore Findley
- Janie Gets Married as Charles Conway
- No Leave, No Love as Hobart Canford Stiles
1945
- Ziegfeld Follies as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
- Week-End at the Waldorf as Martin Edley
- The Hidden Eye as Capt. Duncan Maclain
- Main Street After Dark as Lt. Lorrgan
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
- Inflation as The Devil
- The War Against Mrs. Hadley as Elliot Fulton
1941
- Meet John Doe as D.B. Norton
- All That Money Can Buy as Daniel Webster
- Johnny Eager as John Benson Farrell
- The Lady from Cheyenne as James 'Jim' Cork
- Nothing but the Truth as T.T. Ralston
- The Penalty as Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
- Design for Scandal as Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
- Unholy Partners as Merrill Lambert
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')
- Let Freedom Ring as Jim Knox
- Slightly Honorable as Vincent Cushing
- 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
- Meet Nero Wolfe as Nero Wolfe
- Sutter's Gold as Johan (John) Sutter
1935
- Crime and Punishment as Inspector Porfiry
- Diamond Jim as Diamond Jim
- The Glass Key as Paul Madvig
- Remember Last Night? as Danny Harrison
- Biography of a Bachelor Girl as Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
- Cardinal Richelieu as Louis XIII
1934
- Sadie McKee as Brennan
- Hide-Out as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
- The President Vanishes as Secretary of War Wardell
- Wednesday's Child as Ray Phillips
- Unknown Blonde as Frank Rodie
- Thirty Day Princess as Richard M. Gresham
- Madame Spy as Schultz
- Million Dollar Ransom as Vincent Shelton
1933
- Duck Soup as Politician (uncredited)
- I'm No Angel as Big Bill Barton
- Secret of the Blue Room as Commissioner Forster
- The Barbarian as Achmed Pasha
- Roman Scandals as Emperor Valerius
- Her Bodyguard as Orson Bitzer
- Whistling in the Dark as Dillon
- Jennie Gerhardt as Sen. Brander
- The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Inspector Ennis
- The White Sister as Father Saracinesca
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
- Sherlock Holmes as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
- The Despoiler as Richard Warner
- 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