Charles Arnt

Born: 1906-08-20 in Michigan City, Indiana, USA

Died: 1990-08-06

Known For: 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.

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
Black Saddle as Burnett
Bourbon Street Beat as Jeff Marshall
The Miracle of the Hills as Fuzzy

1958

The Rifleman as Wes Tippert
The Texan as Old Man Blackston
The Ed Wynn Show as Mr. Lagenauer
Flood Tide as Mr. Appleby

1957

Maverick as Charlie Mason
Sugarfoot as Judge Lawson
The Thin Man

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Wes Tippert
The Gale Storm Show as Mr. Sneed

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mayor

1954

Lassie as Ralph Trumble

1953

The Veils of Bagdad as Zapolya
The Great Sioux Uprising as Gist

1950

The Man Who Cheated Himself as Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)
He's a Cockeyed Wonder as J.B. Caldwell
The Sun Sets at Dawn as Reporter, Globe Express
Wabash Avenue as Horace Carter

1949

Any Number Can Play as Joe Josephs (uncredited)
Bride for Sale as Dobbs
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture as Pop Gerard
Masked Raiders as Dr. Nichols

1948

The Boy with Green Hair as Mr. Hammond
Hollow Triumph as Coblenz
Sitting Pretty as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
Michael O'Halloran as Doc Douglas Bruce
Big Town Scandal as Amos Peabody

1947

My Favorite Brunette as Crawford
Saddle Pals as William Schooler
High Wall as Sidney X. Hackle
Big Town After Dark as Amos Peabody
Fall Guy as Uncle Jim Grossett
Calendar Girl as Olsen

1946

Without Reservations as Salesman
Somewhere in the Night as Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl as Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
The Hoodlum Saint as Cy Nolan - O'Neill's Secretary
Blondie's Lucky Day as Mayor Richard Denby
Big Town as Amos Peabody
Miss Susie Slagle's as Mr. Johnson
Behind Green Lights as Daniel Boone Wintergreen
Just Before Dawn as Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)
Cinderella Jones as Mahoney

1945

Christmas in Connecticut as Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Courage as Butler
Pardon My Past as Clothes Salesman
Sudan as Khafra
She Wouldn't Say Yes as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Strange Illusion as Professor Muhlbach
The Girl of the Limberlost as Hodges
Dangerous Intruder as Max Ducone

1944

Greenwich Village as Author
Once Upon a Time as Fred Stacy (uncredited)
The Seventh Cross as Herr Binder (uncredited)
Up in Arms as Mr. Higginbotham
Roaring Guns as Colonel Chris Ferris
My Pal, Wolf as Papa Eisdaar
The Impatient Years as Marriage Clerk
Gambler's Choice as Honest John McGrady
Dangerous Passage as Daniel
Double Exposure as Sonny Tucker
Three Little Sisters as Ezra Larkin

1943

In Old Oklahoma as Joe, the Train Conductor
Young Ideas as Station Master (uncredited)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day as Judge Horace Hooker
Gangway for Tomorrow as Jim Benson
Henry Aldrich Swings It as Boyle

1942

Twin Beds as Manager
This Gun for Hire as Male Dressmaker
Reunion in France as Honoré
The Great Gildersleeve as Judge Horace Hooker
That Other Woman as Bailey
The Lady Has Plans as Pooly
Young America as Principal Rice
Take a Letter, Darling as Fud Newton

1941

Ball of Fire as McNeary
Paris Calling as Nazi Lt. Lantz
Dressed to Kill as Hal Brennon
Hold Back the Dawn as Mr. MacAdams
Pot o' Gold as Parks (butler)
Blossoms in the Dust as G. Harrington Hedger
Mr. District Attorney as Herman Winkle
Great Guns as Doctor
We Go Fast as Refrigerator Salesman
Play Girl as Grady (uncredited)
Marry the Boss's Daughter as Blodgett

1940

The Shop Around the Corner as Policeman (uncredited)
Remember the Night as Tom
I Love You Again as Mr. Billings
Buyer Beware as Les Carter (uncredited)
We Who Are Young as Eckman (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis as Mr. Stubbins, Man with Pain
Little Men as Drunk in Medicine Show

1937

Swing High, Swing Low as Georgie Herman
It Happened in Hollywood as Jed Reed
Angel's Holiday as Ralph Everett

1936

After the Thin Man as Drunk (uncredited)
Wedding Present
The Witness Chair as Mr. Henshaw
Sinner Take All as Lampier's Secretary (uncredited)
And Sudden Death as Archie Sloan
Rhythm on the Range as Dining Car Steward
College Holiday as Ticket Clerk

1935

She Married Her Boss as Victor Jessup
Spring Night as The Father
Stolen Harmony as Clem Walters
Two for Tonight as Benny

1934

Here Is My Heart as Higgins
Ladies Should Listen as Albert, the manservant
Ready for Love as Sam Gardner

1933

Roman Scandals as Caius - the Food Taster (uncredited)