Edward Arnold
Known for Acting · 122 credits
- Born
- 1890-02-17
- Died
- 1956-04-26
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider
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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (114)
Miami Exposé
1956
as Oliver Tubbs
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Jim Taylor
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Anthony P. Kirby
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
Unknown Blonde
1934
as Frank Rodie
Duck Soup
1933
as Politician (uncredited)
Her Bodyguard
1933
as Orson Bitzer
The Youngest Profession
1943
as Burton V. Lyons
Living It Up
1954
as The Mayor of New York
Meet John Doe
1941
as D.B. Norton
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
Crime and Punishment
1935
as Inspector Porfiry
I'm No Angel
1933
as Big Bill Barton
Command Decision
1948
as Congressman Arthur Malcolm
Nothing but the Truth
1941
as T.T. Ralston
The Despoiler
1916
as Richard Warner
Big Jack
1949
as Mahoney
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Adm. Homer Thorndyke
Vultures of Society
1916
as Joseph Gripp
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Daniel Webster
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
as (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Robert Cain Sr.
Eyes in the Night
1942
as Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
John Loves Mary
1949
as Sen. James McKinley
Secret of the Blue Room
1933
as Commissioner Forster
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Elliot Fulton
The Hucksters
1947
as David 'Dave' Lash
Meet Nero Wolfe
1936
as Nero Wolfe
Main Street After Dark
1945
as Lt. Lorrgan
Diamond Jim
1935
as Diamond Jim
Come and Get It
1936
as Barney Glasgow
The Houston Story
1956
as Paul Atlas
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949
as Joe Lorgan
The Toast of New York
1937
as Jim Fisk
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Martin Edley
Easy Living
1937
as J.B. Ball
Land of Liberty
1939
as Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
as Doctor Remezov
Belles on Their Toes
1952
as Sam Harper
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Theodore Findley
Unholy Partners
1941
as Merrill Lambert
Okay, America!
1932
as Duke Morgan
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Robert Nelson
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Three on a Match
1932
as Ace
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Achille Weber
Mrs. Parkington
1944
as Amory Stilham
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
as Martin Creavy
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933
as Inspector Ennis
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956
as Ambassador William Fisk
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Dear Wife
1949
as Judge Wilkins
City That Never Sleeps
1953
as Penrod Biddel
Slightly Honorable
1939
as Vincent Cushing
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
Thirty Day Princess
1934
as Richard M. Gresham
Johnny Eager
1941
as John Benson Farrell
Design for Scandal
1941
as Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Jig Skelli
The Misleading Lady
1916
as Sidney Parker
The Hidden Eye
1945
as Capt. Duncan Maclain
Lillian Russell
1940
as Diamond Jim Brady
Phil-for-Short
1919
as Tom Wentworth
The Barbarian
1933
as Achmed Pasha
Madame Spy
1934
as Schultz
No Leave, No Love
1946
as Hobart Canford Stiles
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Roman Scandals
1933
as Emperor Valerius
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #10
The Mighty McGurk
1947
as Mike Glenson
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Jim Cain
Hide-Out
1934
as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
Remember Last Night?
1935
as Danny Harrison
The President Vanishes
1934
as Secretary of War Wardell
Sadie McKee
1934
as Brennan
Jennie Gerhardt
1933
as Sen. Brander
A Broadway Saint
1919
as Mr. Frewen
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Louis XIII
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
as Pawnee Bill
Dear Ruth
1947
as Judge Harry Wilkins
The Higher Destiny
1916
as John Standing
The White Sister
1933
as Father Saracinesca
Million Dollar Ransom
1934
as Vincent Shelton
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as James 'Jim' Cork
Sutter's Gold
1936
as Johan (John) Sutter
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
as Self
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Jim Knox
Ellis in Freedomland
1952
as The Range (voice)
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
The Glass Key
1935
as Paul Madvig
Standing Room Only
1944
as T.J. Todd
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self
Blossoms On Broadway
1937
as Ira Collins
Sherlock Holmes
1916
as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
Janie Gets Married
1946
as Charles Conway
Dear Brat
1951
as Senator Wilkins
Janie
1944
as Charles Conway
Big City
1948
as Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Man of Conflict
1953
as J.R. Compton
Wednesday's Child
1934
as Ray Phillips
Man About Town
1939
as Sir John Arlington
Whistling in the Dark
1933
as Dillon
The Penalty
1941
as Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe
Murder in the Pullman
1932
Kismet
1944
as The Grand Vizier
John Meade's Woman
1937
as John Meade
Inflation
1942
as The Devil
Wallflower
1948
as Andrew J. Linnett
The Cost
1920
as Hampden Scarborough
The Return of Eve
1916
as Seymour Purchwell
About Edward Arnold
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. With 122 credits spanning from 1916 to 2013, Edward Arnold has appeared in 114 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Edward Arnold Movies
- Miami Exposé (1956) — as Oliver Tubbs
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Jim Taylor
- That's Entertainment! (1974) — as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Anthony P. Kirby
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) — as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
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