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Edward Arnold (I) (1890–1956)

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Born Gunther Schneider in New York City in 1890, Edward 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... See full bio »

Born:

Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 66) in Encino, California, USA
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1956 Strange Stories (TV series)
Host
 
1956 Miami Expose
Oliver Tubbs
 
1956 Ethel Barrymore Theater (TV series)
– The Victim (1956)
 
1956 The Ambassador's Daughter
Ambassador William Fisk
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Congressman Holman
– Faith (1956) … Congressman Holman
 
1956 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Ben Harvey
– The Last Showdown (1956) … Ben Harvey
 
1956 The Houston Story
Paul Atlas
 
1952-1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Carr / Mr. Evans / Warden Delaney
– Twelve to Eternity (1955) … Warden Delaney
– The Tryst (1954) … Mr. Carr
– Ever Since the Day (1953) … Mr. Evans
– Junior (1952)
 
1955 The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV series)
– And Now from the Audience (1955)
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Jock Fathian / Lieutenant Shipley
– Deal a Blow (1955) … Lieutenant Shipley
– South of the Sun (1955) … Jock Fathian
 
1955 Story of Paul Harris and the Founding of Rotary International (TV movie)
Paul P. Harris
 
1954 You Are There (TV series)
John Sutter
– Sutter Discovers Gold (1954) … John Sutter
 
1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Juror #10
– Twelve Angry Men (1954) … Juror #10
 
1954 Living It Up
The Mayor
 
1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
John Prescott / Mayor Underwood
– Walking John Stopped Here (1954) … John Prescott/Mayor Underwood
 
1953 Man of Conflict
J.R. Compton
 
1953 City That Never Sleeps
Penrod Biddel
 
1952 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
– Thirty Days (1952)
 
1952 Belles on Their Toes
Sam Harper
 
1951 Dear Brat
Senator Wilkins
 
1950 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
George Gibbs
– Our Town (1950) … George Gibbs
 
1950 The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Adm. Homer Thorndyke
 
1950 Annie Get Your Gun
Pawnee Bill
 
1950 The Yellow Cab Man
Martin Creavy
 
1949 Dear Wife
Judge Wilkins
 
1949 Big Jack
Mayor Mahoney
 
1949 Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Joe Lorgan
 
1949 John Loves Mary
Sen. James McKinley
 
1948 Command Decision
Congressman Arthur Malcolm
 
1948 Wallflower
Andrew J. Linnett
 
1948 Big City
Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
 
1948 Three Daring Daughters
Robert Nelson
 
1947 The Hucksters
David 'Dave' Lash
 
1947 Dear Ruth
Judge Harry Wilkins
 
1947 My Brother Talks to Horses
Mr. Bledsoe
 
1947 The Mighty McGurk
Mike Glenson
 
1946 No Leave, No Love
Hobart Canford Stiles
 
1946 Three Wise Fools
Theodore Findley
 
1946 Janie Gets Married
Charles Conway
 
1945 Week-End at the Waldorf
Martin X. Edley
 
1945 The Hidden Eye
Capt. Duncan Maclain
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies
Lawyer ('Pay the Two Dollars')
 
1945 Main Street After Dark
Lt. Lorrgan
 
1944 Mrs. Parkington
Amory Stilham
 
1944 Kismet
The Grand Vizier
 
1944 Janie
Charles Conway
 
1944 Standing Room Only
T. J. Todd/Todd 'the butler'
 
1943 The Youngest Profession
Burton V. Lyons
 
1942 Eyes in the Night
Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
 
1942 The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Elliott Fulton
 
1942 Inflation (short)
The Devil
 
1941 Design for Scandal
Judson M. 'J.M.'/'Judsy' Blair
 
1941 Johnny Eager
John Benson Farrell
 
1941 Unholy Partners
Merrill Lambert
 
1941 The Devil and Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
 
1941 Nothing But the Truth
T.T. Ralston
 
1941 The Lady from Cheyenne
James 'Jim' Cork
 
1941 The Penalty
Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
 
1941 Meet John Doe
D.B. Norton
 
1940 Lillian Russell
Diamond Jim Brady
 
1940 Johnny Apollo
Robert Cain Sr.
 
1940 The Earl of Chicago
Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
 
1939 Slightly Honorable
Vincent Cushing
 
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jim Taylor
 
1939 Man About Town
Sir John Arlington
 
1939 Let Freedom Ring
Jim Knox
 
1939 Idiot's Delight
Achille Weber
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You
Anthony P. Kirby
 
1938 The Crowd Roars
Jim Cain, aka James W. Carson
 
1937 Blossoms on Broadway
Ira Collins
 
1937 The Toast of New York
Jim Fisk
 
1937 Easy Living
J.B. Ball
 
1937 John Meade's Woman
John Meade
 
1936 Come and Get It
Barney Glasgow
 
1936 Meet Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe
 
1936 Sutter's Gold
Johan (John) Sutter
 
1935 Crime and Punishment
Insp. Porfiry
 
1935 Remember Last Night?
Danny
 
1935 Diamond Jim
James Buchanan Brady aka Diamond Jim
 
1935 The Glass Key
Paul Madvig
 
1935 Cardinal Richelieu
Louis XIII
 
1935 Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
 
1934 The President Vanishes
Secretary of War Wardell
 
1934 Wednesday's Child
Ray Phillips
 
1934 Million Dollar Ransom
Vincent Shelton
 
1934 Hide-Out
Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
 
1934 Thirty Day Princess
Richard M. Gresham
 
1934 Sadie McKee
Jack Brennan
 
1934 Unknown Blonde
Frank Rodie
 
1934 Madame Spy
Schultz
 
1933 Roman Scandals
Emperor Valerius
 
1933 Duck Soup
Politician (uncredited)
 
1933 I'm No Angel
Big Bill Barton
 
1933 Dinner at Eight
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
 
1933 Her Bodyguard
Orson Bitzer
 
1933 Secret of the Blue Room
Commissioner Forster
 
1933 Jennie Gerhardt
Sen. Brander
 
1933 The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Inspector Ennis (uncredited)
 
1933 The Barbarian
Achmed Pasha
 
1933 The White Sister
Father Saracinesca
 
1933 Whistling in the Dark
Dillon
 
1932 Rasputin and the Empress
Doctor Remezov
 
1932 Merry-Go-Round
Jig Skelli
 
1932 Three on a Match
Ace
 
1932 Okay, America!
Duke Morgan
 
1932 Murder in the Pullman (short)
Nick Valentine
 
1932 Free to Talk
 
1924 He Who Gets Slapped
Extra (uncredited)
 
1920 The Cost
Hampden Scarborough (as Ed Arnold)
 
1919 A Broadway Saint
Mr. Frewen
 
1919 Phil-for-Short
Tom Wentworth
 
1917 The Slacker's Heart
Frank Allen
 
1917 Be My Best Man (short)
 
1917 Pass the Hash, Ann (short)
 
1917 Meddling with Marriage (short)
 
1917 The Wifeless Husband (short)
 
1917 The Pallid Dawn (short)
 
1917 The Pulse of Madness (short)
 
1917 The Vanishing Woman (short)
 
1917 The Extravagant Bride (short)
 
1917 Ashes on the Hearthstone (short)
 
1917 Desertion and Non-Support (short)
 
1917 Shifting Shadows (short)
 
1917 The Magic Mirror (short)
 
1917 The Sinful Marriage (short)
 
1917 The Wide, Wrong Way (short)
 
1917 When the Man Speaks (short)
 
1917 The Lighted Lamp (short)
 
1916 Wife in Sunshine (short)
 
1916 Dancing with Folly (short)
 
1916 The Burning Band (short)
 
1916 The Border Line (short)
 
1916 His Moral Code (short)
 
1916 The Heart of Virginia Keep (short)
 
1916 Marooned (short)
 
1916 The Return of Eve
Seymour Purchwell
 
1916 The Greater Obligation (short)
Roger Willard
 
1916 The Higher Destiny (short)
John Standing
 
1916 A Traitor to Art (short)
Arthur Synott
 
1916 A Return to Youth and Trouble (short)
Mr. Wyck
 
1916 The Danger Line (short)
John Herriman
 
1916 The Last Adventure (short)
Arnold Burton
 
1916 I Will Repay (short)
John Shandon - Virginia's Admirer
 
1916 The Despoiler (short)
Richard Warner
 
1916 Vultures of Society
Joseph Gripp
 
1916 The Primitive Strain (short)
John Harris - a Minister
 
1916 The Strange Case of Mary Page
Dr. Foster [Ch. 5]
 
1916 The White Alley (short)
Campbell Crosby - Arnold's Cousin and Attorney
 
1916 The Misleading Lady
Sidney Parker
 
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1937 The Toast of New York ("Yankee Doodle" ca. 1755 - uncredited)
 
1936 Come and Get It (performer: "The Bird on Nellie's Hat" 1906 - uncredited / "Aura Lea" 1861 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
1950-1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #8.21 (1955) … Himself
– Episode #3.42 (1950) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1954 Edward Arnold Theater (TV series)
Himself/Host (1954)
 
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Himself
 
1953 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
– Lost and Found (1953) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1951 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 29 July 1951 (1951) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1950 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.14 (1950) … Himself
 
1950 Screen Actors (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 10 (documentary short)
Himself
 
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2000 Annie Get Your Gun Intro with Susan Lucci (video documentary short)
Pawnee Bill
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "Johnny Eager")
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Clip from 'Idiot's Delight (uncredited)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1939 Land of Liberty
 

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Personal Details

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(1923). Stage Play: The Nervous Wreck. Comedy. Written by Owen Davis from a story by E.J. Rath. Directed by Addison Pitt. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 9 Oct 1923- Jun 1924 (closing date unknown/279 performances). Cast: Edward Arnold, Joseph Brennan, Hobart Cavanaugh (as "Mort"), Albert Hackett, Riley Hatch... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Ed Arnold

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Trivia:

Arnold actually played both the Devil and Daniel Webster in succeeding years, playing Webster in The Devil and Daniel Webster and the Devil in the WWII propaganda short Inflation the following year. The latter film, incidentally, also marked the film debut of Esther Williams. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius