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)
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
as J.B. Caldwell
(1950)
The Sun Sets at Dawn
as Reporter, Globe Express
(1950)
The Man Who Cheated Himself
as Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)
(1949)
Any Number Can Play
as Joe Josephs (uncredited)
(1949)
Masked Raiders
as Dr. Nichols
(1949)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Pop Gerard
(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)
Michael O'Halloran
as Doc Douglas Bruce
(1948)
Big Town Scandal
as Amos Peabody
(1947)
Big Town After Dark
as Amos Peabody
(1947)
High Wall
as Sidney X. Hackle
(1947)
Saddle Pals
as William Schooler
(1947)
Fall Guy
as Uncle Jim Grossett
(1947)
Calendar Girl
as Olsen
(1947)
My Favorite Brunette
as Crawford
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Cy Nolan - O'Neill's Secretary
(1946)
Cinderella Jones
as Mahoney
(1946)
Somewhere in the Night
as Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)
(1946)
Just Before Dawn
as Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)
(1946)
Behind Green Lights
as Daniel Boone Wintergreen
(1946)
Big Town
as Amos Peabody
(1946)
That Brennan Girl
as Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Salesman
(1946)
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Mr. Johnson
(1946)
Blondie's Lucky Day
as Mayor Richard Denby
(1945)
Strange Illusion
as Professor Muhlbach
(1945)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
(1945)
Dangerous Intruder
as Max Ducone
(1945)
Sudan
as Khafra
(1945)
The Girl of the Limberlost
as Hodges
(1945)
Pardon My Past
as Clothes Salesman
(1945)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1945)
The Crime Doctor's Courage
as Butler
(1944)
Double Exposure
as Sonny Tucker
(1944)
Dangerous Passage
as Daniel
(1944)
Up in Arms
as Mr. Higginbotham
(1944)
Once Upon a Time
as Fred Stacy (uncredited)
(1944)
Roaring Guns
as Colonel Chris Ferris
(1944)
Gambler's Choice
as Honest John McGrady
(1944)
The Seventh Cross
as Herr Binder (uncredited)
(1944)
The Impatient Years
as Marriage Clerk
(1944)
My Pal, Wolf
as Papa Eisdaar
(1944)
Greenwich Village
as Author
(1944)
Three Little Sisters
as Ezra Larkin
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as Joe, the Train Conductor
(1943)
Henry Aldrich Swings It
as Boyle
(1943)
Gangway for Tomorrow
as Jim Benson
(1943)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Judge Horace Hooker
(1943)
Young Ideas
as Station Master (uncredited)
(1942)
The Lady Has Plans
as Pooly
(1942)
This Gun for Hire
as Male Dressmaker
(1942)
The Great Gildersleeve
as Judge Horace Hooker
(1942)
Reunion in France
as Honoré
(1942)
Young America
as Principal Rice
(1942)
Take a Letter, Darling
as Fud Newton
(1942)
Twin Beds
as Manager
(1942)
That Other Woman
as Bailey
(1941)
Ball of Fire
as McNeary
(1941)
Paris Calling
as Lt. Lantz
(1941)
Blossoms in the Dust
as G. Harrington Hedger
(1941)
We Go Fast
as Refrigerator Salesman
(1941)
Great Guns
as Doctor
(1941)
Pot o' Gold
as Parks (butler)
(1941)
Hold Back the Dawn
as Mr. MacAdams
(1941)
Dressed to Kill
as Hal Brennon
(1941)
Play Girl
as Grady (uncredited)
(1941)
Mr. District Attorney
as Herman Winkle
(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)
Remember the Night
as Tom
(1940)
I Love You Again
as Mr. Billings
(1940)
Little Men
as Drunk in Medicine Show
(1940)
Buyer Beware
as Les Carter (uncredited)
(1937)
It Happened in Hollywood
as Jed Reed
(1937)
Swing High, Swing Low
as Georgie Herman
(1937)
Angel's Holiday
as Ralph Everett
(1936)
And Sudden Death
as Archie Sloan
(1936)
The Witness Chair
as Mr. Henshaw
(1936)
College Holiday
as Ticket Clerk
(1936)
Rhythm on the Range
as Dining Car Steward
(1936)
(1936)
After the Thin Man
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1936)
Sinner Take All
as Lampier's Secretary (uncredited)
(1935)
Stolen Harmony
as Clem Walters
(1935)
Two for Tonight
as Benny
(1935)
She Married Her Boss
as Victor Jessup
(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)