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