Charles Arnt
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
Credits
- 1962 · Sweet Bird of Youth as Mayor Henricks
- 1961 · Wild in the Country as Mr. Parsons (uncredited)
- 1960 · Harrigan and Son as Sweetzer
- 1959 · Hawaiian Eye as Fleems
- 1959 · Bourbon Street Beat as
- 1959 · The Miracle of the Hills as Fuzzy
- 1959 · Black Saddle as Burnett
- 1958 · The Rifleman as Wes Tippert
- 1958 · The Texan as Old Man Blackston
- 1958 · The Texan as Ed Kingman
- 1958 · The Ed Wynn Show as Mr. Lagenauer
- 1958 · Flood Tide as Mr. Appleby
- 1957 · Maverick as Charlie Mason
- 1957 · Maverick as Sheriff Charley Peters
- 1957 · The Thin Man as
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Judge Lawson
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Wes Tippert
- 1956 · The Gale Storm Show as Mr. Sneed
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mayor
- 1954 · Lassie as Ralph Trumble
- 1953 · The Veils of Bagdad as Zapolya
- 1953 · The Great Sioux Uprising as Gist
- 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
- 1950 · Wabash Avenue as Horace Carter
- 1949 · Bride for Sale as Dobbs
- 1949 · Masked Raiders as Dr. Nichols
- 1949 · Any Number Can Play as Joe Josephs (uncredited)
- 1949 · Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture as Pop Gerard
- 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
- 1948 · Sitting Pretty as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
- 1947 · High Wall as Sidney X. Hackle
- 1947 · Big Town After Dark as Amos Peabody
- 1947 · Saddle Pals as William Schooler
- 1947 · My Favorite Brunette as Crawford
- 1947 · Fall Guy as Uncle Jim Grossett
- 1947 · Calendar Girl as Olsen
- 1946 · That Brennan Girl as Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
- 1946 · Big Town as Amos Peabody
- 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 · Cinderella Jones as Mahoney
- 1946 · Just Before Dawn as Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)
- 1946 · Miss Susie Slagle's as Mr. Johnson
- 1946 · Behind Green Lights as Daniel Boone Wintergreen
- 1945 · Pardon My Past as Clothes Salesman
- 1945 · She Wouldn't Say Yes as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1945 · The Girl of the Limberlost as Hodges
- 1945 · Dangerous Intruder as Max Ducone
- 1945 · Christmas in Connecticut as Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
- 1945 · Sudan as Khafra
- 1945 · Strange Illusion as Professor Muhlbach
- 1945 · The Crime Doctor's Courage as Butler
- 1944 · Dangerous Passage as Daniel
- 1944 · Double Exposure as Sonny Tucker
- 1944 · Greenwich Village as Author
- 1944 · My Pal, Wolf as Papa Eisdaar
- 1944 · The Impatient Years as Marriage Clerk
- 1944 · Three Little Sisters as Ezra Larkin
- 1944 · The Seventh Cross as Herr Binder (uncredited)
- 1944 · Once Upon a Time as Fred Stacy (uncredited)
- 1944 · Gambler's Choice as Honest John McGrady
- 1944 · Roaring Guns as Colonel Chris Ferris
- 1944 · Up in Arms as Mr. Higginbotham
- 1943 · In Old Oklahoma as Joe, the Train Conductor
- 1943 · Gangway for Tomorrow as Jim Benson
- 1943 · Young Ideas as Station Master (uncredited)
- 1943 · Henry Aldrich Swings It as Boyle
- 1943 · Gildersleeve's Bad Day as Judge Horace Hooker
- 1942 · Reunion in France as Honoré
- 1942 · The Great Gildersleeve as Judge Horace Hooker
- 1942 · That Other Woman as Bailey
- 1942 · Take a Letter, Darling as Fud Newton
- 1942 · Twin Beds as Manager
- 1942 · This Gun for Hire as Male Dressmaker
- 1942 · Young America as Principal Rice
- 1942 · The Lady Has Plans as Pooly
- 1941 · Paris Calling as Lt. Lantz
- 1941 · Ball of Fire as McNeary
- 1941 · Marry the Boss's Daughter as Blodgett
- 1941 · Great Guns as Doctor
- 1941 · Hold Back the Dawn as Mr. MacAdams
- 1941 · We Go Fast as Refrigerator Salesman
- 1941 · Blossoms in the Dust as G. Harrington Hedger
- 1941 · Dressed to Kill as Hal Brennon
- 1941 · Pot o' Gold as Parks (butler)
- 1941 · Mr. District Attorney as Herman Winkle
- 1941 · Play Girl as Grady (uncredited)
- 1940 · Dr. Kildare's Crisis as Mr. Stubbins, Man with Pain
- 1940 · Little Men as Drunk in Medicine Show
- 1940 · Buyer Beware as Les Carter (uncredited)
- 1940 · I Love You Again as Mr. Billings
- 1940 · We Who Are Young as Eckman (uncredited)
- 1940 · Remember the Night as Tom
- 1940 · The Shop Around the Corner as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1937 · It Happened in Hollywood as Jed Reed
- 1937 · Angel's Holiday as Ralph Everett
- 1937 · Swing High, Swing Low as Georgie Herman
- 1936 · College Holiday as Ticket Clerk
- 1936 · Sinner Take All as Lampier's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1936 · Wedding Present as
- 1936 · Rhythm on the Range as Dining Car Steward
- 1936 · And Sudden Death as Archie Sloan
- 1936 · The Witness Chair as Mr. Henshaw
- 1935 · Spring Night as The Father
- 1935 · She Married Her Boss as Victor Jessup
- 1935 · Two for Tonight as Benny
- 1935 · Stolen Harmony as Clem Walters
- 1934 · Here Is My Heart as Higgins
- 1934 · Ready for Love as Sam Gardner
- 1934 · Ladies Should Listen as Albert, the manservant
- 1933 · Roman Scandals as Caius - the Food Taster (uncredited)