Charles Arnt  | |
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![]() Arnt in My Favorite Brunette (1947)  | |
| Born | Charles E. Arnt August 20, 1906 Michigan City, Indiana, U.S.  | 
| Died | August 6, 1990 (aged 83) Orcas Island, Washington, U.S.  | 
| 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 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 from pancreatic and liver cancer. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren.[1]
Selected filmography
- 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) – Lt. 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) – Col. 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) – Capt. 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
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
 - 1 2 3  "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.
 
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