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| birth_name = Charles E. Arnt |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|08|20|mf=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Michigan City, Indiana]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Michigan City, Indiana]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|08|06|1906|08|20|mf=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Orcas Island, Washington]], U.S. |
| death_place = [[Orcas Island, Washington]], U.S. |
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| alma_mater = [[Princeton University]] |
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| yearsactive = 1933-1962 |
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| occupation = Actor |
| occupation = Actor |
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| years_active = 1933–1962 |
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| spouse = Patricia Arnt (3 children)<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/19/obituaries/charles-arnt-is-dead-film-actor-was-83.html</ref> |
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'''Charles Arnt''' (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. |
'''Charles E. Arnt''' (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt appeared as a [[character actor]] in more than 200 films.<ref name="nyt" /> |
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Arnt was born in [[Michigan City, Indiana]], the son of a banker.<ref name="bs">{{cite news|title=Actor Began As Banker In Indiana|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18004994/charles_arnt/|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 15, 1931|location=Maryland, Baltimore|page=51|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = March 5, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> He graduated from [[Phillips Academy]] and Princeton University. While at Princeton, he helped to found the University |
Arnt was born in [[Michigan City, Indiana]], the son of a banker.<ref name="bs">{{cite news|title=Actor Began As Banker In Indiana|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18004994/charles_arnt/|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 15, 1931|location=Maryland, Baltimore|page=51|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = March 5, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> He graduated from [[Phillips Academy]] and Princeton University. While at Princeton, he helped to found the University Players{{clarify|date=August 2019}} and was president of the [[Princeton Triangle Club]] theatrical troupe.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|title=Charles Arnt Is Dead; Film Actor Was 83|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/19/obituaries/charles-arnt-is-dead-film-actor-was-83.html|accessdate=March 5, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=September 19, 1990|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305030739/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/19/obituaries/charles-arnt-is-dead-film-actor-was-83.html|archivedate=March 5, 2018}}</ref> He became a banker after he graduated from college.<ref name=bs/> |
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In the early 1930s, Arnt acted with the University Repertory Theater in Maryland.<ref name="bs" /> On Broadway, he appeared in ''Carry Nation'' (1932), ''Three Waltzes'' (1937), and ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' (1938).<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Arnt|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/charles-arnt-66767|website=Internet Broadway Database|publisher=The Broadway League|accessdate=March 5, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305032024/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/charles-arnt-66767|archivedate=March 5, 2018}}</ref> |
In the early 1930s, Arnt acted with the University Repertory Theater in Maryland.<ref name="bs" /> On Broadway, he appeared in ''Carry Nation'' (1932), ''Three Waltzes'' (1937), and ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' (1938).<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Arnt|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/charles-arnt-66767|website=Internet Broadway Database|publisher=The Broadway League|accessdate=March 5, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305032024/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/charles-arnt-66767|archivedate=March 5, 2018}}</ref> |
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Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films.<ref name="nyt" /> |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
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* ''[[Roman Scandals]]'' (1933) |
* ''[[Roman Scandals]]'' (1933) – Caius, the Food Taster (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Ladies Should Listen]]'' (1934) |
* ''[[Ladies Should Listen]]'' (1934) – Albert, the manservant |
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* ''[[Ready for Love (1934 film)|Ready for Love]]'' (1934) |
* ''[[Ready for Love (1934 film)|Ready for Love]]'' (1934) – Sam Gardner |
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* ''[[Here Is My Heart]]'' (1934) |
* ''[[Here Is My Heart]]'' (1934) – Higgins, Paul's Valet |
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* ''[[Stolen Harmony]]'' (1935) |
* ''[[Stolen Harmony]]'' (1935) – Clem Walters |
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* ''[[Two for Tonight]]'' (1935) |
* ''[[Two for Tonight]]'' (1935) – Benny |
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* ''[[She Married Her Boss]]'' (1935) |
* ''[[She Married Her Boss]]'' (1935) – Victor Jessup |
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* ''[[The Witness Chair]]'' (1936) |
* ''[[The Witness Chair]]'' (1936) – Mr. Henshaw |
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* ''[[And Sudden Death]]'' (1936) |
* ''[[And Sudden Death]]'' (1936) – Archie Sloan |
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* ''[[Rhythm on the Range]]'' (1936) |
* ''[[Rhythm on the Range]]'' (1936) – Dining Car Steward (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Wedding Present (film)|Wedding Present]]'' (1936) |
* ''[[Wedding Present (film)|Wedding Present]]'' (1936) – Reporter (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Sinner Take All]]'' (1936) |
* ''[[Sinner Take All]]'' (1936) – Lampier's Secretary (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Mind Your Own Business (film)|Mind Your Own Business]]'' (1936) |
* ''[[Mind Your Own Business (film)|Mind Your Own Business]]'' (1936) – Reporter (uncredited) |
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* ''[[College Holiday]]'' (1936) |
* ''[[College Holiday]]'' (1936) – Ticket Clerk (uncredited) |
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* ''[[After the Thin Man]]'' (1936) |
* ''[[After the Thin Man]]'' (1936) – Drunk Greeting Nick and Nora at Party (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Swing High, Swing Low (film)|Swing High, Swing Low]]'' (1937) |
* ''[[Swing High, Swing Low (film)|Swing High, Swing Low]]'' (1937) – Georgie |
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* ''[[Angel's Holiday]]'' (1937) |
* ''[[Angel's Holiday]]'' (1937) – Ralph Everett |
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* ''[[Mountain Music (film)|Mountain Music]]'' (1937) |
* ''[[Mountain Music (film)|Mountain Music]]'' (1937) – Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
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* ''[[It Happened in Hollywood]]'' (1937) |
* ''[[It Happened in Hollywood]]'' (1937) – Jed Reed |
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* ''[[Remember the Night]]'' (1940) |
* ''[[Remember the Night]]'' (1940) – Tom |
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* ''[[The Shop Around the Corner]]'' (1940) |
* ''[[The Shop Around the Corner]]'' (1940) – Policeman (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Grandpa Goes to Town]]'' (1940) |
* ''[[Grandpa Goes to Town]]'' (1940) – Movie Producer (uncredited) |
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* ''[[We Who Are Young]]'' (1940) |
* ''[[We Who Are Young]]'' (1940) – Eckman (uncredited) |
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* ''[[I Love You Again]]'' (1940) |
* ''[[I Love You Again]]'' (1940) – Billings |
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* ''[[Little Men (1940 film)|Little Men]]'' (1940) |
* ''[[Little Men (1940 film)|Little Men]]'' (1940) – Drunk in Medicine Show (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Dr. Kildare's Crisis]]'' (1940) |
* ''[[Dr. Kildare's Crisis]]'' (1940) – Mr. Stubbins, Man with Pain (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Play Girl]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Play Girl (1941 film)|Play Girl]]'' (1941) – Grady (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Back Street (1941 film)|Back Street]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Back Street (1941 film)|Back Street]]'' (1941) – Mr. Mason (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Mr. District Attorney (1941 film)|Mr. District Attorney]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Mr. District Attorney (1941 film)|Mr. District Attorney]]'' (1941) – Herman Winkle |
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* ''[[Pot o' Gold (film)|Pot o' Gold]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Pot o' Gold (film)|Pot o' Gold]]'' (1941) – Parks |
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* ''[[Tight Shoes (film)|Tight Shoes]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Tight Shoes (film)|Tight Shoes]]'' (1941) – Lawyer Fenwick (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Blossoms in the Dust]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Blossoms in the Dust]]'' (1941) – G. Harrington Hedger |
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* ''[[Hello, Sucker]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Hello, Sucker]]'' (1941) – Studson (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Dressed to Kill (1941 film)|Dressed to Kill]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Dressed to Kill (1941 film)|Dressed to Kill]]'' (1941) – Hal Brennon |
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* ''[[Hold Back the Dawn]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Hold Back the Dawn]]'' (1941) – Mr. John MacAdams |
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* ''[[We Go Fast]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[We Go Fast]]'' (1941) – Refrigerator Salesman |
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* ''[[Great Guns]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Great Guns]]'' (1941) – Doctor |
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* ''[[Marry the Boss's Daughter]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Marry the Boss's Daughter]]'' (1941) – Blodgett |
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* ''[[Paris Calling]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Paris Calling]]'' (1941) – Lieutenant Lantz |
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* ''[[Ball of Fire]]'' (1941) |
* ''[[Ball of Fire]]'' (1941) – McNeary |
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* ''[[The Lady Has Plans]]'' (1942) |
* ''[[The Lady Has Plans]]'' (1942) – Pooly |
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* ''[[Young America (1942 film)|Young America]]'' (1942) |
* ''[[Young America (1942 film)|Young America]]'' (1942) – Principal Rice |
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* ''[[This Gun for Hire]]'' (1942) |
* ''[[This Gun for Hire]]'' (1942) – Male Dressmaker |
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* ''[[My Gal Sal]]'' (1942) |
* ''[[My Gal Sal]]'' (1942) – Tailor |
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* ''[[Twin Beds (1942 film)|Twin Beds]]'' (1942) |
* ''[[Twin Beds (1942 film)|Twin Beds]]'' (1942) – Manager |
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* ''[[Take a Letter, Darling]]'' (1942) |
* ''[[Take a Letter, Darling]]'' (1942) – Fud Newton |
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* ''[[The Falcon's Brother]]'' (1942) |
* ''[[The Falcon's Brother]]'' (1942) – Pat Moffett (uncredited) |
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* ''[[That Other Woman]]'' (1942) |
* ''[[That Other Woman]]'' (1942) – Bailey |
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* ''[[Pittsburgh (1942 film)|Pittsburgh]]'' (1942) |
* ''[[Pittsburgh (1942 film)|Pittsburgh]]'' (1942) – Building Site Laborer (uncredited) |
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* ''[[The Great Gildersleeve (film)|The Great Gildersleeve]]'' (1942) |
* ''[[The Great Gildersleeve (film)|The Great Gildersleeve]]'' (1942) – Judge Horace Hooker |
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* ''[[Reunion in France]]'' (1942) |
* ''[[Reunion in France]]'' (1942) – Honoré |
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* ''[[Gildersleeve's Bad Day]]'' (1943) |
* ''[[Gildersleeve's Bad Day]]'' (1943) – Judge Horace Hooker |
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* ''[[Henry Aldrich Swings It]]'' (1943) |
* ''[[Henry Aldrich Swings It]]'' (1943) – Boyle |
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* ''[[Young Ideas]]'' (1943) |
* ''[[Young Ideas]]'' (1943) – Station Master (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Gangway for Tomorrow]]'' (1943) |
* ''[[Gangway for Tomorrow]]'' (1943) – Jim Benson |
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* ''[[In Old Oklahoma]]'' (1943) |
* ''[[In Old Oklahoma]]'' (1943) – Joe, Train Conductor (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Up in Arms]]'' (1944) |
* ''[[Up in Arms]]'' (1944) – Mr. Higginbotham |
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* ''[[Gambler's Choice]]'' (1944) |
* ''[[Gambler's Choice]]'' (1944) – Honest John McGrady |
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* ''[[Once Upon a Time (1944 film)|Once Upon a Time]]'' (1944) |
* ''[[Once Upon a Time (1944 film)|Once Upon a Time]]'' (1944) – Fred Stacy, Reporter (uncredited) |
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* ''[[The Seventh Cross (film)|The Seventh Cross]]'' (1944) |
* ''[[The Seventh Cross (film)|The Seventh Cross]]'' (1944) – Herr Binder (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Three Little Sisters]]'' (1944) |
* ''[[Three Little Sisters]]'' (1944) – Ezra Larkin |
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* ''[[The Impatient Years]]'' (1944) |
* ''[[The Impatient Years]]'' (1944) – Marriage Clerk (uncredited) |
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* ''[[My Pal Wolf]]'' (1944) |
* ''[[My Pal Wolf]]'' (1944) – Papa Eisdaar |
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* ''[[Greenwich Village (film)|Greenwich Village]]'' (1944) |
* ''[[Greenwich Village (film)|Greenwich Village]]'' (1944) – Author with Letter (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Dangerous Passage]]'' (1944) |
* ''[[Dangerous Passage]]'' (1944) – Daniel Bergstrom |
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* ''[[Double Exposure (1944 film)|Double Exposure]]'' (1944) |
* ''[[Double Exposure (1944 film)|Double Exposure]]'' (1944) – Sonny Tucker |
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* ''[[Together Again (film)|Together Again]]'' (1944) |
* ''[[Together Again (film)|Together Again]]'' (1944) – Clerk (uncredited) |
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* ''[[The Crime Doctor's Courage]]'' (1945) |
* ''[[The Crime Doctor's Courage]]'' (1945) – Butler |
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* ''[[Without Love (film)|Without Love]]'' (1945) |
* ''[[Without Love (film)|Without Love]]'' (1945) – Colonel Braden (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Strange Illusion]]'' (1945) |
* ''[[Strange Illusion]]'' (1945) – Professor Muhlbach |
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* ''[[Sudan (film)|Sudan]]'' (1945) |
* ''[[Sudan (film)|Sudan]]'' (1945) – Khafra |
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* ''[[Christmas in Connecticut]]'' (1945) |
* ''[[Christmas in Connecticut]]'' (1945) – Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Dangerous Intruder]]'' (1945) |
* ''[[Dangerous Intruder]]'' (1945) – Max Ducone |
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* ''[[The Girl of the Limberlost]]'' (1945) |
* ''[[The Girl of the Limberlost]]'' (1945) – Hodges |
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* ''[[She Wouldn't Say Yes]]'' (1945) |
* ''[[She Wouldn't Say Yes]]'' (1945) – Train Conductor (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Pardon My Past]]'' (1945) |
* ''[[Pardon My Past]]'' (1945) – Clothes Salesman |
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* ''[[Miss Susie Slagle's]]'' (1946) |
* ''[[Miss Susie Slagle's]]'' (1946) – Mr. Johnson |
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* ''[[Behind Green Lights]]'' (1946) |
* ''[[Behind Green Lights]]'' (1946) – Daniel Boone Wintergreen (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Just Before Dawn (1946 film)|Just Before Dawn]]'' (1946) |
* ''[[Just Before Dawn (1946 film)|Just Before Dawn]]'' (1946) – Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Cinderella Jones]]'' (1946) |
* ''[[Cinderella Jones]]'' (1946) – Mahoney |
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* ''[[The Hoodlum Saint]]'' (1946) |
* ''[[The Hoodlum Saint]]'' (1946) – Cy Nolan, O'Neill's Secretary |
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* ''[[Blondie's Lucky Day]]'' (1946) |
* ''[[Blondie's Lucky Day]]'' (1946) – Mayor Richard Denby |
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* ''[[Without Reservations]]'' (1946) |
* ''[[Without Reservations]]'' (1946) – Salesman |
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* ''[[Somewhere in the Night (film)|Somewhere in the Night]]'' (1946) |
* ''[[Somewhere in the Night (film)|Somewhere in the Night]]'' (1946) – Little Man with Glasses (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Big Town (film)|Big Town]]'' (1946) |
* ''[[Big Town (1947 film)|Big Town]]'' (1946) – Amos Peabody |
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* ''[[That Brennan Girl]]'' (1946) |
* ''[[That Brennan Girl]]'' (1946) – Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband |
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* ''[[Calendar Girl (1947 film)|Calendar Girl]]'' (1947) |
* ''[[Calendar Girl (1947 film)|Calendar Girl]]'' (1947) – Captain Olsen |
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* ''[[That Way with Women]]'' (1947) |
* ''[[That Way with Women]]'' (1947) – Harry Miller |
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* ''[[Fall Guy (1947 film)|Fall Guy]]'' (1947) |
* ''[[Fall Guy (1947 film)|Fall Guy]]'' (1947) – Uncle Jim Grossett |
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* ''[[My Favorite Brunette]]'' (1947) |
* ''[[My Favorite Brunette]]'' (1947) – Crawford |
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* ''[[Saddle Pals (film)|Saddle Pals]]'' (1947) |
* ''[[Saddle Pals (film)|Saddle Pals]]'' (1947) – William Schooler |
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* ''[[Big Town After Dark]]'' (1947) |
* ''[[Big Town After Dark]]'' (1947) – Amos Peabody |
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* ''[[High Wall]]'' (1947) |
* ''[[High Wall]]'' (1947) – Sidney X. Hackle |
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* ''[[Sitting Pretty (1948 film)|Sitting Pretty]]'' (1948) |
* ''[[Sitting Pretty (1948 film)|Sitting Pretty]]'' (1948) – Mr. Taylor (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Big Town Scandal]]'' (1948) |
* ''[[Big Town Scandal]]'' (1948) – Amos Peabody |
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* ''[[Michael O'Halloran (1948 film)|Michael O'Halloran]]'' (1948) |
* ''[[Michael O'Halloran (1948 film)|Michael O'Halloran]]'' (1948) – Doc Douglas Bruce |
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* ''[[Hollow Triumph]]'' (1948) |
* ''[[Hollow Triumph]]'' (1948) – Coblenz |
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* ''[[The Boy with Green Hair]]'' (1948) |
* ''[[The Boy with Green Hair]]'' (1948) – Mr. Hammond |
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* ''[[That Wonderful Urge]]'' (1948) |
* ''[[That Wonderful Urge]]'' (1948) – Mr. Bissell (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture]]'' (1949) |
* ''[[Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture]]'' (1949) – Pop Gerard |
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* ''[[Any Number Can Play]]'' (1949) |
* ''[[Any Number Can Play]]'' (1949) – Joe Josephs (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Masked Raiders]]'' (1949) |
* ''[[Masked Raiders]]'' (1949) – Dr. W.J. Nichols |
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* ''[[Bride for Sale]]'' (1949) |
* ''[[Bride for Sale]]'' (1949) – Dobbs |
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* ''[[Wabash Avenue (film)|Wabash Avenue]]'' (1950) |
* ''[[Wabash Avenue (film)|Wabash Avenue]]'' (1950) – Horace Carter |
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* ''[[He's a Cockeyed Wonder]]'' (1950) |
* ''[[He's a Cockeyed Wonder]]'' (1950) – J.B. Caldwell |
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* ''[[The Sun Sets at Dawn]]'' (1950) |
* ''[[The Sun Sets at Dawn]]'' (1950) – Reporter, Globe Express |
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* ''[[The Man Who Cheated Himself]]'' (1950) |
* ''[[The Man Who Cheated Himself]]'' (1950) – Ernest Quimby |
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* ''[[The Great Sioux Uprising]]'' (1953) |
* ''[[The Great Sioux Uprising]]'' (1953) – Gist |
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* ''[[The Veils of Bagdad]]'' (1953) |
* ''[[The Veils of Bagdad]]'' (1953) – Zapolya |
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* ''[[Flood Tide (1958 film)|Flood Tide]]'' (1958) |
* ''[[Flood Tide (1958 film)|Flood Tide]]'' (1958) – Mr. Appleby, Grocer |
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* ''[[A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed]]'' (1958) |
* ''[[A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed]]'' (1958) – Mr. Simms aka Pop (uncredited) |
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* ''[[The Miracle of the Hills]]'' (1959) |
* ''[[The Miracle of the Hills]]'' (1959) – Fuzzy |
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* ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1961) (Season 6 Episode 38: "Ambition") as George the Mayor |
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* ''[[Wild in the Country]]'' (1961) – Mr. Parsons (uncredited) |
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* ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film)|Sweet Bird of Youth]]'' (1962) |
* ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film)|Sweet Bird of Youth]]'' (1962) – Mayor Henricks) |
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Charles Arnt | |
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Born | Charles E. Arnt August 20, 1906 Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | August 6, 1990 Orcas Island, Washington, U.S. | (aged 83)
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1933–1962 |
Spouse | Patricia Arnt |
Children | 3 |
Charles E. Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films.[1]
Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker.[2] He graduated from Phillips Academy and Princeton University. While at Princeton, he helped to found the University Players[clarification needed] and was president of the Princeton Triangle Club theatrical troupe.[1] He became a banker after he graduated from college.[2]
In the early 1930s, Arnt acted with the University Repertory Theater in Maryland.[2] On Broadway, he appeared in Carry Nation (1932), Three Waltzes (1937), and Knickerbocker Holiday (1938).[3]
In 1962, Arnt retired from acting and began to import and breed Charolais cattle on a ranch in Washington state.[1] Arnt died in Orcas Island, Washington.[1]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Roman Scandals (1933) – Caius, the Food Taster (uncredited)
- Ladies Should Listen (1934) – Albert, the manservant
- Ready for Love (1934) – Sam Gardner
- Here Is My Heart (1934) – Higgins, Paul's Valet
- Stolen Harmony (1935) – Clem Walters
- Two for Tonight (1935) – Benny
- She Married Her Boss (1935) – Victor Jessup
- The Witness Chair (1936) – Mr. Henshaw
- And Sudden Death (1936) – Archie Sloan
- Rhythm on the Range (1936) – Dining Car Steward (uncredited)
- Wedding Present (1936) – Reporter (uncredited)
- Sinner Take All (1936) – Lampier's Secretary (uncredited)
- Mind Your Own Business (1936) – Reporter (uncredited)
- College Holiday (1936) – Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
- After the Thin Man (1936) – Drunk Greeting Nick and Nora at Party (uncredited)
- Swing High, Swing Low (1937) – Georgie
- Angel's Holiday (1937) – Ralph Everett
- Mountain Music (1937) – Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- It Happened in Hollywood (1937) – Jed Reed
- Remember the Night (1940) – Tom
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940) – Policeman (uncredited)
- Grandpa Goes to Town (1940) – Movie Producer (uncredited)
- We Who Are Young (1940) – Eckman (uncredited)
- I Love You Again (1940) – Billings
- Little Men (1940) – Drunk in Medicine Show (uncredited)
- Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) – Mr. Stubbins, Man with Pain (uncredited)
- Play Girl (1941) – Grady (uncredited)
- Back Street (1941) – Mr. Mason (uncredited)
- Mr. District Attorney (1941) – Herman Winkle
- Pot o' Gold (1941) – Parks
- Tight Shoes (1941) – Lawyer Fenwick (uncredited)
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941) – G. Harrington Hedger
- Hello, Sucker (1941) – Studson (uncredited)
- Dressed to Kill (1941) – Hal Brennon
- Hold Back the Dawn (1941) – Mr. John MacAdams
- We Go Fast (1941) – Refrigerator Salesman
- Great Guns (1941) – Doctor
- Marry the Boss's Daughter (1941) – Blodgett
- Paris Calling (1941) – Lieutenant Lantz
- Ball of Fire (1941) – McNeary
- The Lady Has Plans (1942) – Pooly
- Young America (1942) – Principal Rice
- This Gun for Hire (1942) – Male Dressmaker
- My Gal Sal (1942) – Tailor
- Twin Beds (1942) – Manager
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942) – Fud Newton
- The Falcon's Brother (1942) – Pat Moffett (uncredited)
- That Other Woman (1942) – Bailey
- Pittsburgh (1942) – Building Site Laborer (uncredited)
- The Great Gildersleeve (1942) – Judge Horace Hooker
- Reunion in France (1942) – Honoré
- Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) – Judge Horace Hooker
- Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943) – Boyle
- Young Ideas (1943) – Station Master (uncredited)
- Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) – Jim Benson
- In Old Oklahoma (1943) – Joe, Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Up in Arms (1944) – Mr. Higginbotham
- Gambler's Choice (1944) – Honest John McGrady
- Once Upon a Time (1944) – Fred Stacy, Reporter (uncredited)
- The Seventh Cross (1944) – Herr Binder (uncredited)
- Three Little Sisters (1944) – Ezra Larkin
- The Impatient Years (1944) – Marriage Clerk (uncredited)
- My Pal Wolf (1944) – Papa Eisdaar
- Greenwich Village (1944) – Author with Letter (uncredited)
- Dangerous Passage (1944) – Daniel Bergstrom
- Double Exposure (1944) – Sonny Tucker
- Together Again (1944) – Clerk (uncredited)
- The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945) – Butler
- Without Love (1945) – Colonel Braden (uncredited)
- Strange Illusion (1945) – Professor Muhlbach
- Sudan (1945) – Khafra
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945) – Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
- Dangerous Intruder (1945) – Max Ducone
- The Girl of the Limberlost (1945) – Hodges
- She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) – Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Pardon My Past (1945) – Clothes Salesman
- Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) – Mr. Johnson
- Behind Green Lights (1946) – Daniel Boone Wintergreen (uncredited)
- Just Before Dawn (1946) – Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)
- Cinderella Jones (1946) – Mahoney
- The Hoodlum Saint (1946) – Cy Nolan, O'Neill's Secretary
- Blondie's Lucky Day (1946) – Mayor Richard Denby
- Without Reservations (1946) – Salesman
- Somewhere in the Night (1946) – Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)
- Big Town (1946) – Amos Peabody
- That Brennan Girl (1946) – Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
- Calendar Girl (1947) – Captain Olsen
- That Way with Women (1947) – Harry Miller
- Fall Guy (1947) – Uncle Jim Grossett
- My Favorite Brunette (1947) – Crawford
- Saddle Pals (1947) – William Schooler
- Big Town After Dark (1947) – Amos Peabody
- High Wall (1947) – Sidney X. Hackle
- Sitting Pretty (1948) – Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
- Big Town Scandal (1948) – Amos Peabody
- Michael O'Halloran (1948) – Doc Douglas Bruce
- Hollow Triumph (1948) – Coblenz
- The Boy with Green Hair (1948) – Mr. Hammond
- That Wonderful Urge (1948) – Mr. Bissell (uncredited)
- Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949) – Pop Gerard
- Any Number Can Play (1949) – Joe Josephs (uncredited)
- Masked Raiders (1949) – Dr. W.J. Nichols
- Bride for Sale (1949) – Dobbs
- Wabash Avenue (1950) – Horace Carter
- He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950) – J.B. Caldwell
- The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) – Reporter, Globe Express
- The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) – Ernest Quimby
- The Great Sioux Uprising (1953) – Gist
- The Veils of Bagdad (1953) – Zapolya
- Flood Tide (1958) – Mr. Appleby, Grocer
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958) – Mr. Simms aka Pop (uncredited)
- The Miracle of the Hills (1959) – Fuzzy
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 38: "Ambition") as George the Mayor
- Wild in the Country (1961) – Mr. Parsons (uncredited)
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) – Mayor Henricks)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Charles Arnt Is Dead; Film Actor Was 83". The New York Times. September 19, 1990. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Actor Began As Banker In Indiana". The Baltimore Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. November 15, 1931. p. 51. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charles Arnt". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.