Charles Arnt
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-08-20
Day of Death
1990-08-06 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Michigan City, Indiana, USA
Charles Arnt
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.
Known For
Acting
(1962)
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Mayor Henricks
(1961)
Wild in the Country
as Mr. Parsons (uncredited)
(1959)
The Miracle of the Hills
as Fuzzy
(1958)
Flood Tide
as Mr. Appleby
(1953)
The Great Sioux Uprising
as Gist
(1953)
The Veils of Bagdad
as Zapolya
(1950)
Wabash Avenue
as Horace Carter
(1950)
The Man Who Cheated Himself
as Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)
(1950)
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
as J.B. Caldwell
(1950)
The Sun Sets at Dawn
as Reporter, Globe Express
(1949)
Any Number Can Play
as Joe Josephs (uncredited)
(1949)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Pop Gerard
(1949)
Masked Raiders
as Dr. Nichols
(1949)
Bride for Sale
as Dobbs
(1948)
Sitting Pretty
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
(1948)
The Boy with Green Hair
as Mr. Hammond
(1948)
Hollow Triumph
as Coblenz
(1948)
Big Town Scandal
as Amos Peabody
(1948)
Michael O'Halloran
as Doc Douglas Bruce
(1947)
High Wall
as Sidney X. Hackle
(1947)
My Favorite Brunette
as Crawford
(1947)
Big Town After Dark
as Amos Peabody
(1947)
Saddle Pals
as William Schooler
(1947)
Fall Guy
as Uncle Jim Grossett
(1947)
Calendar Girl
as Olsen
(1946)
Behind Green Lights
as Daniel Boone Wintergreen
(1946)
Somewhere in the Night
as Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Salesman
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Cy Nolan - O'Neill's Secretary
(1946)
Blondie's Lucky Day
as Mayor Richard Denby
(1946)
Just Before Dawn
as Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)
(1946)
That Brennan Girl
as Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
(1946)
Cinderella Jones
as Mahoney
(1946)
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Mr. Johnson
(1946)
Big Town
as Amos Peabody
(1945)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
(1945)
Sudan
as Khafra
(1945)
The Crime Doctor's Courage
as Butler
(1945)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1945)
Strange Illusion
as Professor Muhlbach
(1945)
Pardon My Past
as Clothes Salesman
(1945)
Dangerous Intruder
as Max Ducone
(1945)
The Girl of the Limberlost
as Hodges
(1944)
Up in Arms
as Mr. Higginbotham
(1944)
The Seventh Cross
as Herr Binder (uncredited)
(1944)
Dangerous Passage
as Daniel
(1944)
Gambler's Choice
as Honest John McGrady
(1944)
Once Upon a Time
as Fred Stacy (uncredited)
(1944)
Greenwich Village
as Author
(1944)
Roaring Guns
as Colonel Chris Ferris
(1944)
My Pal, Wolf
as Papa Eisdaar
(1944)
The Impatient Years
as Marriage Clerk
(1944)
Double Exposure
as Sonny Tucker
(1944)
Three Little Sisters
as Ezra Larkin
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as Joe, the Train Conductor
(1943)
Henry Aldrich Swings It
as Boyle
(1943)
Young Ideas
as Station Master (uncredited)
(1943)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Judge Horace Hooker
(1943)
Gangway for Tomorrow
as Jim Benson
(1942)
This Gun for Hire
as Male Dressmaker
(1942)
The Lady Has Plans
as Pooly
(1942)
Reunion in France
as Honoré
(1942)
The Great Gildersleeve
as Judge Horace Hooker
(1942)
Take a Letter, Darling
as Fud Newton
(1942)
Young America
as Principal Rice
(1942)
Twin Beds
as Manager
(1942)
That Other Woman
as Bailey
(1941)
Ball of Fire
as McNeary
(1941)
Pot o' Gold
as Parks (butler)
(1941)
Blossoms in the Dust
as G. Harrington Hedger
(1941)
Hold Back the Dawn
as Mr. MacAdams
(1941)
Great Guns
as Doctor
(1941)
Mr. District Attorney
as Herman Winkle
(1941)
Dressed to Kill
as Hal Brennon
(1941)
Paris Calling
as Lt. Lantz
(1941)
We Go Fast
as Refrigerator Salesman
(1941)
Play Girl
as Grady (uncredited)
(1941)
Marry the Boss's Daughter
as Blodgett
(1940)
The Shop Around the Corner
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as Eckman (uncredited)
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Mr. Stubbins, Man with Pain
(1940)
Little Men
as Drunk in Medicine Show
(1940)
I Love You Again
as Mr. Billings
(1940)
Remember the Night
as Tom
(1940)
Buyer Beware
as Les Carter (uncredited)
(1937)
Swing High, Swing Low
as Georgie Herman
(1937)
It Happened in Hollywood
as Jed Reed
(1937)
Angel's Holiday
as Ralph Everett
(1936)
The Witness Chair
as Mr. Henshaw
(1936)
(1936)
After the Thin Man
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1936)
Rhythm on the Range
as Dining Car Steward
(1936)
College Holiday
as Ticket Clerk
(1936)
And Sudden Death
as Archie Sloan
(1936)
Sinner Take All
as Lampier's Secretary (uncredited)
(1935)
Stolen Harmony
as Clem Walters
(1935)
She Married Her Boss
as Victor Jessup
(1935)
Two for Tonight
as Benny
(1935)
Spring Night
as The Father
(1934)
Ladies Should Listen
as Albert, the manservant
(1934)
Ready for Love
as Sam Gardner
(1934)
Here Is My Heart
as Higgins
(1933)
Roman Scandals
as Caius - the Food Taster (uncredited)