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Edward Arnold

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Edward Arnold

Born February 17, 1890 in New York City, New York, USADied April 26, 1956105 films

Edward Arnold (born Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider; February 17, 1890 – April 26, 1956) was an American actor. Arnold began his acting career on the New York stage and became a film actor in 1916. A burly man with a commanding style and superb baritone voice, he was a popular screen personality for decades, and was the star of such film classics as Diamond Jim (1935) (a role he reprised in Le roman de Lillian Russell (1940)) Arnold appeared in over 150 films and was President of The Screen Actors Guild shortly before his death in 1956.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington posterFirst watchMr. Smith Goes to Washington19397.8as Jim TaylorAfter the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington.View film

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Duck Soup poster7.3Duck Soup1933You Can't Take It with You poster7.5You Can't Take It with You1938Meet John Doe poster7.3Meet John Doe1941He Who Gets Slapped poster7.6He Who Gets Slapped1924All That Money Can Buy poster7.0All That Money Can Buy1941Easy Living poster7.2Easy Living1937Annie Get Your Gun poster6.7Annie Get Your Gun1950Three on a Match poster6.3Three on a Match1932

Filmography

105 films as actor
  1. 1956Miami ExposéOliver Tubbs
  2. 1956The Ambassador's DaughterAmbassador William Fisk
  3. 1956The Houston StoryPaul Atlas
  4. 1954Twelve Angry MenJuror #10
  5. 1954Living It UpThe Mayor of New York
  6. 1953Man of ConflictJ.R. Compton
  7. 1953City That Never SleepsPenrod Biddel
  8. 1952Ellis in FreedomlandThe Range (voice)
  9. 1952Belles on Their ToesSam Harper
  10. 1951Dear BratSenator Wilkins
  11. 1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeAdm. Homer Thorndyke
  12. 1950Annie Get Your GunPawnee Bill
  13. 1950The Yellow Cab ManMartin Creavy
  14. 1949Dear WifeJudge Wilkins
  15. 1949Big JackMahoney
  16. 1949Take Me Out to the Ball GameJoe Lorgan
  17. 1949John Loves MarySen. James McKinley
  18. 1948Command DecisionCongressman Arthur Malcolm
  19. 1948WallflowerAndrew J. Linnett
  20. 1948Big CityJudge Martin O. Abercrombie
  21. 1948Three Daring DaughtersRobert Nelson
  22. 1947The HuckstersDavid 'Dave' Lash
  23. 1947Dear RuthJudge Harry Wilkins
  24. 1947My Brother Talks to HorsesMr. Charles G. Bledsoe
  25. 1947The Mighty McGurkMike Glenson
  26. 1946Three Wise FoolsTheodore Findley
  27. 1946Janie Gets MarriedCharles Conway
  28. 1946No Leave, No LoveHobart Canford Stiles
  29. 1945Week-End at the WaldorfMartin Edley
  30. 1945The Hidden EyeCapt. Duncan Maclain
  31. 1945Ziegfeld FolliesLawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
  32. 1945Main Street After DarkLt. Lorrgan
  33. 1944Mrs. ParkingtonAmory Stilham
  34. 1944KismetThe Grand Vizier
  35. 1944JanieCharles Conway
  36. 1944Standing Room OnlyT.J. Todd
  37. 1943The Youngest ProfessionBurton V. Lyons
  38. 1942Eyes in the NightDuncan 'Mac' Maclain
  39. 1942The War Against Mrs. HadleyElliot Fulton
  40. 1942InflationThe Devil
  41. 1941Johnny EagerJohn Benson Farrell
  42. 1941Design for ScandalJudson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
  43. 1941Unholy PartnersMerrill Lambert
  44. 1941All That Money Can BuyDaniel Webster
  45. 1941Nothing but the TruthT.T. Ralston
  46. 1941The Lady from CheyenneJames 'Jim' Cork
  47. 1941Meet John DoeD.B. Norton
  48. 1941The PenaltyMartin 'Stuff' Nelson
  49. 1940Lillian RussellDiamond Jim Brady
  50. 1940Johnny ApolloRobert Cain Sr.
  51. 1940The Earl of ChicagoQuentin 'Doc' Ramsey
  52. 1939Slightly HonorableVincent Cushing
  53. 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonJim Taylor
  54. 1939Man About TownSir John Arlington
  55. 1939Land of LibertyDiamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
  56. 1939Let Freedom RingJim Knox
  57. 1939Idiot's DelightAchille Weber
  58. 1938You Can't Take It with YouAnthony P. Kirby
  59. 1938The Crowd RoarsJim Cain
  60. 1937Blossoms On BroadwayIra Collins
  61. 1937The Toast of New YorkJim Fisk
  62. 1937Easy LivingJ.B. Ball
  63. 1937John Meade's WomanJohn Meade
  64. 1936Come and Get ItBarney Glasgow
  65. 1936Meet Nero WolfeNero Wolfe
  66. 1936Sutter's GoldJohan (John) Sutter
  67. 1935Crime and PunishmentInspector Porfiry
  68. 1935Remember Last Night?Danny Harrison
  69. 1935Diamond JimDiamond Jim
  70. 1935The Glass KeyPaul Madvig
  71. 1935Cardinal RichelieuLouis XIII
  72. 1935Biography of a Bachelor GirlMr. 'Feydie' Feydak
  73. 1934The President VanishesSecretary of War Wardell
  74. 1934Wednesday's ChildRay Phillips
  75. 1934Million Dollar RansomVincent Shelton
  76. 1934Hide-OutDet. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
  77. 1934Thirty Day PrincessRichard M. Gresham
  78. 1934Sadie McKeeBrennan
  79. 1934Unknown BlondeFrank Rodie
  80. 1934Madame SpySchultz
  81. 1933Roman ScandalsEmperor Valerius
  82. 1933Duck SoupPolitician (uncredited)
  83. 1933I'm No AngelBig Bill Barton
  84. 1933Her BodyguardOrson Bitzer
  85. 1933Secret of the Blue RoomCommissioner Forster
  86. 1933Jennie GerhardtSen. Brander
  87. 1933The Life of Jimmy DolanInspector Ennis
  88. 1933The BarbarianAchmed Pasha
  89. 1933The White SisterFather Saracinesca
  90. 1933Whistling in the DarkDillon
  91. 1932Rasputin and the EmpressDoctor Remezov
  92. 1932Afraid to TalkJig Skelli
  93. 1932Three on a MatchAce
  94. 1932Okay, America!Duke Morgan
  95. 1932Murder in the Pullman
  96. 1924He Who Gets Slapped(uncredited)
  97. 1920The CostHampden Scarborough
  98. 1919A Broadway SaintMr. Frewen
  99. 1919Phil-for-ShortTom Wentworth
  100. 1916The Return of EveSeymour Purchwell
  101. 1916The Higher DestinyJohn Standing
  102. 1916Sherlock HolmesMoriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
  103. 1916The DespoilerRichard Warner
  104. 1916Vultures of SocietyJoseph Gripp
  105. 1916The Misleading LadySidney Parker