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Charles Arnt | |
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_5.jpg) Arnt in
My Favorite Brunette (1947) | |
| Born | Charles E. Arnt August 20, 1906
Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 1990 (aged 83)
Orcas Island, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1933–1962 |
| Spouse | Patricia Arnt |
| Children | 3 |
Charles E. Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films. [1]
Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. [2] He graduated from Phillips Academy and Princeton University. While at Princeton, he helped to found the University Players[ clarification needed] and was president of the Princeton Triangle Club theatrical troupe. [1] He became a banker after he graduated from college. [2]
In the early 1930s, Arnt acted with the University Repertory Theater in Maryland. [2] On Broadway, he appeared in Carry Nation (1932), Three Waltzes (1937), and Knickerbocker Holiday (1938). [3]
In 1962, Arnt retired from acting and began to import and breed Charolais cattle on a ranch in Washington state. [1] Arnt died in Orcas Island, Washington from pancreatic and liver cancer. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren. [1]
Selected filmography
- Roman Scandals (1933) – Caius – the Food Taster (uncredited)
- Ladies Should Listen (1934) – Albert, the manservant
- Ready for Love (1934) – Sam Gardner
- Here Is My Heart (1934) – Higgins – Paul's Valet
- Stolen Harmony (1935) – Clem Walters
- Two for Tonight (1935) – Benny
- She Married Her Boss (1935) – Victor Jessup
- The Witness Chair (1936) – Mr. Henshaw
- And Sudden Death (1936) – Archie Sloan
- Rhythm on the Range (1936) – Dining Car Steward (uncredited)
- Wedding Present (1936) – Reporter (uncredited)
- Sinner Take All (1936) – Lampier's Secretary (uncredited)
- Mind Your Own Business (1936) – Reporter (uncredited)
- College Holiday (1936) – Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
- After the Thin Man (1936) – Drunk Greeting Nick and Nora at Party (uncredited)
- Swing High, Swing Low (1937) – Georgie
- Angel's Holiday (1937) – Ralph Everett
- Mountain Music (1937) – Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- It Happened in Hollywood (1937) – Jed Reed
- Remember the Night (1940) – Tom
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940) – Policeman (uncredited)
- Grandpa Goes to Town (1940) – Movie Producer (uncredited)
- We Who Are Young (1940) – Eckman (uncredited)
- I Love You Again (1940) – Billings
- Little Men (1940) – Drunk in Medicine Show (uncredited)
- Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) – Mr. Stubbins, Man with Pain (uncredited)
- Play Girl (1941) – Grady (uncredited)
- Back Street (1941) – Mr. Mason (uncredited)
- Mr. District Attorney (1941) – Herman Winkle
- Pot o' Gold (1941) – Parks
- Tight Shoes (1941) – Lawyer Fenwick (uncredited)
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941) – G. Harrington Hedger
- Hello, Sucker (1941) – Studson (uncredited)
- Dressed to Kill (1941) – Hal Brennon
- Hold Back the Dawn (1941) – Mr. John MacAdams
- We Go Fast (1941) – Refrigerator Salesman
- Great Guns (1941) – Doctor
- Marry the Boss's Daughter (1941) – Blodgett
- Paris Calling (1941) – Lt. Lantz
- Ball of Fire (1941) – McNeary
- The Lady Has Plans (1942) – Pooly
- Young America (1942) – Principal Rice
- This Gun for Hire (1942) – Male Dressmaker
- My Gal Sal (1942) – Tailor
- Twin Beds (1942) – Manager
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942) – Fud Newton
- The Falcon's Brother (1942) – Pat Moffett (uncredited)
- That Other Woman (1942) – Bailey
- Pittsburgh (1942) – Building Site Laborer (uncredited)
- The Great Gildersleeve (1942) – Judge Horace Hooker
- Reunion in France (1942) – Honoré
- Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) – Judge Horace Hooker
- Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943) – Boyle
- Young Ideas (1943) – Station Master (uncredited)
- Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) – Jim Benson
- In Old Oklahoma (1943) – Joe – Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Up in Arms (1944) – Mr. Higginbotham
- Gambler's Choice (1944) – Honest John McGrady
- Once Upon a Time (1944) – Fred Stacy – Reporter (uncredited)
- The Seventh Cross (1944) – Herr Binder (uncredited)
- Three Little Sisters (1944) – Ezra Larkin
- The Impatient Years (1944) – Marriage Clerk (uncredited)
- My Pal Wolf (1944) – Papa Eisdaar
- Greenwich Village (1944) – Author with Letter (uncredited)
- Dangerous Passage (1944) – Daniel Bergstrom
- Double Exposure (1944) – Sonny Tucker
- Together Again (1944) – Clerk (uncredited)
- The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945) – Butler
- Without Love (1945) – Col. Braden (uncredited)
- Strange Illusion (1945) – Professor Muhlbach
- Sudan (1945) – Khafra
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945) – Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
- Dangerous Intruder (1945) – Max Ducone
- The Girl of the Limberlost (1945) – Hodges
- She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) – Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Pardon My Past (1945) – Clothes Salesman
- Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) – Mr. Johnson
- Behind Green Lights (1946) – Daniel Boone Wintergreen (uncredited)
- Just Before Dawn (1946) – Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)
- Cinderella Jones (1946) – Mahoney
- The Hoodlum Saint (1946) – Cy Nolan – O'Neill's Secretary
- Blondie's Lucky Day (1946) – Mayor Richard Denby
- Without Reservations (1946) – Salesman
- Somewhere in the Night (1946) – Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)
- Big Town (1946) – Amos Peabody
- That Brennan Girl (1946) – Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
- Calendar Girl (1947) – Capt. Olsen
- That Way with Women (1947) – Harry Miller
- Fall Guy (1947) – Uncle Jim Grossett
- My Favorite Brunette (1947) – Crawford
- Saddle Pals (1947) – William Schooler
- Big Town After Dark (1947) – Amos Peabody
- High Wall (1947) – Sidney X. Hackle
- Sitting Pretty (1948) – Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
- Big Town Scandal (1948) – Amos Peabody
- Michael O'Halloran (1948) – Doc Douglas Bruce
- Hollow Triumph (1948) – Coblenz
- The Boy with Green Hair (1948) – Mr. Hammond
- That Wonderful Urge (1948) – Mr. Bissell (uncredited)
- Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949) – Pop Gerard
- Any Number Can Play (1949) – Joe Josephs (uncredited)
- Masked Raiders (1949) – Dr. W.J. Nichols
- Bride for Sale (1949) – Dobbs
- Wabash Avenue (1950) – Horace Carter
- He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950) – J.B. Caldwell
- The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) – Reporter, Globe Express
- The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) – Ernest Quimby
- The Great Sioux Uprising (1953) – Gist
- The Veils of Bagdad (1953) – Zapolya
- Flood Tide (1958) – Mr. Appleby – Grocer
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958) – Mr. Simms aka Pop (uncredited)
- The Miracle of the Hills (1959) – Fuzzy
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 38: "Ambition") as George the Mayor
- Wild in the Country (1961) – Mr. Parsons (uncredited)
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) – Mayor Henricks)
References
- ^ a b c d "Charles Arnt Is Dead; Film Actor Was 83". The New York Times. September 19, 1990. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^
a
b
c
"Actor Began As Banker In Indiana". The Baltimore Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. November 15, 1931. p. 51. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charles Arnt". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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Arnt in
My Favorite Brunette (1947) | |
| Born | Charles E. Arnt August 20, 1906
Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 1990 (aged 83)
Orcas Island, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1933–1962 |
| Spouse | Patricia Arnt |
| Children | 3 |
Charles E. Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films. [1]
Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. [2] He graduated from Phillips Academy and Princeton University. While at Princeton, he helped to found the University Players[ clarification needed] and was president of the Princeton Triangle Club theatrical troupe. [1] He became a banker after he graduated from college. [2]
In the early 1930s, Arnt acted with the University Repertory Theater in Maryland. [2] On Broadway, he appeared in Carry Nation (1932), Three Waltzes (1937), and Knickerbocker Holiday (1938). [3]
In 1962, Arnt retired from acting and began to import and breed Charolais cattle on a ranch in Washington state. [1] Arnt died in Orcas Island, Washington from pancreatic and liver cancer. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren. [1]
Selected filmography
- Roman Scandals (1933) – Caius – the Food Taster (uncredited)
- Ladies Should Listen (1934) – Albert, the manservant
- Ready for Love (1934) – Sam Gardner
- Here Is My Heart (1934) – Higgins – Paul's Valet
- Stolen Harmony (1935) – Clem Walters
- Two for Tonight (1935) – Benny
- She Married Her Boss (1935) – Victor Jessup
- The Witness Chair (1936) – Mr. Henshaw
- And Sudden Death (1936) – Archie Sloan
- Rhythm on the Range (1936) – Dining Car Steward (uncredited)
- Wedding Present (1936) – Reporter (uncredited)
- Sinner Take All (1936) – Lampier's Secretary (uncredited)
- Mind Your Own Business (1936) – Reporter (uncredited)
- College Holiday (1936) – Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
- After the Thin Man (1936) – Drunk Greeting Nick and Nora at Party (uncredited)
- Swing High, Swing Low (1937) – Georgie
- Angel's Holiday (1937) – Ralph Everett
- Mountain Music (1937) – Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- It Happened in Hollywood (1937) – Jed Reed
- Remember the Night (1940) – Tom
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940) – Policeman (uncredited)
- Grandpa Goes to Town (1940) – Movie Producer (uncredited)
- We Who Are Young (1940) – Eckman (uncredited)
- I Love You Again (1940) – Billings
- Little Men (1940) – Drunk in Medicine Show (uncredited)
- Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) – Mr. Stubbins, Man with Pain (uncredited)
- Play Girl (1941) – Grady (uncredited)
- Back Street (1941) – Mr. Mason (uncredited)
- Mr. District Attorney (1941) – Herman Winkle
- Pot o' Gold (1941) – Parks
- Tight Shoes (1941) – Lawyer Fenwick (uncredited)
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941) – G. Harrington Hedger
- Hello, Sucker (1941) – Studson (uncredited)
- Dressed to Kill (1941) – Hal Brennon
- Hold Back the Dawn (1941) – Mr. John MacAdams
- We Go Fast (1941) – Refrigerator Salesman
- Great Guns (1941) – Doctor
- Marry the Boss's Daughter (1941) – Blodgett
- Paris Calling (1941) – Lt. Lantz
- Ball of Fire (1941) – McNeary
- The Lady Has Plans (1942) – Pooly
- Young America (1942) – Principal Rice
- This Gun for Hire (1942) – Male Dressmaker
- My Gal Sal (1942) – Tailor
- Twin Beds (1942) – Manager
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942) – Fud Newton
- The Falcon's Brother (1942) – Pat Moffett (uncredited)
- That Other Woman (1942) – Bailey
- Pittsburgh (1942) – Building Site Laborer (uncredited)
- The Great Gildersleeve (1942) – Judge Horace Hooker
- Reunion in France (1942) – Honoré
- Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) – Judge Horace Hooker
- Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943) – Boyle
- Young Ideas (1943) – Station Master (uncredited)
- Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) – Jim Benson
- In Old Oklahoma (1943) – Joe – Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Up in Arms (1944) – Mr. Higginbotham
- Gambler's Choice (1944) – Honest John McGrady
- Once Upon a Time (1944) – Fred Stacy – Reporter (uncredited)
- The Seventh Cross (1944) – Herr Binder (uncredited)
- Three Little Sisters (1944) – Ezra Larkin
- The Impatient Years (1944) – Marriage Clerk (uncredited)
- My Pal Wolf (1944) – Papa Eisdaar
- Greenwich Village (1944) – Author with Letter (uncredited)
- Dangerous Passage (1944) – Daniel Bergstrom
- Double Exposure (1944) – Sonny Tucker
- Together Again (1944) – Clerk (uncredited)
- The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945) – Butler
- Without Love (1945) – Col. Braden (uncredited)
- Strange Illusion (1945) – Professor Muhlbach
- Sudan (1945) – Khafra
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945) – Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
- Dangerous Intruder (1945) – Max Ducone
- The Girl of the Limberlost (1945) – Hodges
- She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) – Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Pardon My Past (1945) – Clothes Salesman
- Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) – Mr. Johnson
- Behind Green Lights (1946) – Daniel Boone Wintergreen (uncredited)
- Just Before Dawn (1946) – Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)
- Cinderella Jones (1946) – Mahoney
- The Hoodlum Saint (1946) – Cy Nolan – O'Neill's Secretary
- Blondie's Lucky Day (1946) – Mayor Richard Denby
- Without Reservations (1946) – Salesman
- Somewhere in the Night (1946) – Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)
- Big Town (1946) – Amos Peabody
- That Brennan Girl (1946) – Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
- Calendar Girl (1947) – Capt. Olsen
- That Way with Women (1947) – Harry Miller
- Fall Guy (1947) – Uncle Jim Grossett
- My Favorite Brunette (1947) – Crawford
- Saddle Pals (1947) – William Schooler
- Big Town After Dark (1947) – Amos Peabody
- High Wall (1947) – Sidney X. Hackle
- Sitting Pretty (1948) – Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
- Big Town Scandal (1948) – Amos Peabody
- Michael O'Halloran (1948) – Doc Douglas Bruce
- Hollow Triumph (1948) – Coblenz
- The Boy with Green Hair (1948) – Mr. Hammond
- That Wonderful Urge (1948) – Mr. Bissell (uncredited)
- Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949) – Pop Gerard
- Any Number Can Play (1949) – Joe Josephs (uncredited)
- Masked Raiders (1949) – Dr. W.J. Nichols
- Bride for Sale (1949) – Dobbs
- Wabash Avenue (1950) – Horace Carter
- He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950) – J.B. Caldwell
- The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) – Reporter, Globe Express
- The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) – Ernest Quimby
- The Great Sioux Uprising (1953) – Gist
- The Veils of Bagdad (1953) – Zapolya
- Flood Tide (1958) – Mr. Appleby – Grocer
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958) – Mr. Simms aka Pop (uncredited)
- The Miracle of the Hills (1959) – Fuzzy
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 38: "Ambition") as George the Mayor
- Wild in the Country (1961) – Mr. Parsons (uncredited)
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) – Mayor Henricks)
References
- ^ a b c d "Charles Arnt Is Dead; Film Actor Was 83". The New York Times. September 19, 1990. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^
a
b
c
"Actor Began As Banker In Indiana". The Baltimore Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. November 15, 1931. p. 51. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charles Arnt". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Charles Arnt.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |