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
1954
- Climax! as Jock Fathian
- A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- Twelve Angry Men as Juror #10
- Living It Up as The Mayor of New York
1953
- City That Never Sleeps as Penrod Biddel
- Man of Conflict as J.R. Compton
- General Electric Theater
1952
- Cavalcade of America
- Belles on Their Toes as Sam Harper
- Ellis in Freedomland as The Range (voice)
1951
- Dear Brat as Senator Wilkins
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
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
- Dear Wife as Judge Wilkins
- Big Jack as Mahoney
- John Loves Mary as Sen. James McKinley
1948
- Studio One as Juror #10
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- Big City as Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
- Command Decision as Congressman Arthur Malcolm
- 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
- No Leave, No Love as Hobart Canford Stiles
- Three Wise Fools as Theodore Findley
- 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
- The Hidden Eye as Capt. Duncan Maclain
- Week-End at the Waldorf as Martin Edley
1944
- Mrs. Parkington as Amory Stilham
- Janie as Charles Conway
- Kismet as The Grand Vizier
- Standing Room Only as T.J. Todd
1943
- The Youngest Profession as Burton V. Lyons
1942
- The War Against Mrs. Hadley as Elliot Fulton
- Eyes in the Night as Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
- Inflation as The Devil
1941
- Johnny Eager as John Benson Farrell
- Meet John Doe as D.B. Norton
- Nothing But the Truth as T.T. Ralston
- Unholy Partners as Merrill Lambert
- The Lady from Cheyenne as James 'Jim' Cork
- The Penalty as Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
- Design for Scandal as Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
- All That Money Can Buy as Daniel Webster
1940
- Johnny Apollo as Robert Cain Sr.
- The Earl of Chicago as Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
- Lillian Russell as Diamond Jim Brady
1939
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Jim Taylor
- Slightly Honorable as Vincent Cushing
- Let Freedom Ring as Jim Knox
- Idiot's Delight as Achille Weber
- Land of Liberty as Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
- 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
- Blossoms On Broadway as Ira Collins
- John Meade's Woman as John Meade
1936
- Sutter's Gold as Johan (John) Sutter
- Come and Get It as Barney Glasgow
- Meet Nero Wolfe as Nero Wolfe
1935
- Cardinal Richelieu as Louis XIII
- Diamond Jim as Diamond Jim
- Crime and Punishment as Inspector Porfiry
- The Glass Key as Paul Madvig
- Remember Last Night? as Danny Harrison
- Biography of a Bachelor Girl as Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
1934
- Sadie McKee as Brennan
- Madame Spy as Schultz
- Million Dollar Ransom as Vincent Shelton
- The President Vanishes as Secretary of War Wardell
- Thirty Day Princess as Richard M. Gresham
- Wednesday's Child as Ray Phillips
- Hide-Out as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
- Unknown Blonde as Frank Rodie
1933
- The Barbarian as Achmed Pasha
- Jennie Gerhardt as Sen. Brander
- Duck Soup as Politician (uncredited)
- Roman Scandals as Emperor Valerius
- Her Bodyguard as Orson Bitzer
- The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Inspector Ennis
- Whistling in the Dark as Dillon
- The White Sister as Father Saracinesca
- Secret of the Blue Room as Commissioner Forster
- I'm No Angel as Big Bill Barton
1932
- Okay, America! as Duke Morgan
- Rasputin and the Empress as Doctor Remezov
- Three on a Match as Ace
- 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
- Sherlock Holmes as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
- The Misleading Lady as Sidney Parker
- The Despoiler as Richard Warner
- The Higher Destiny as John Standing
- The Return of Eve as Seymour Purchwell