
Edward Arnold
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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.
Known for
Credits

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Jim Taylor

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)

You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Anthony P. Kirby

Duck Soup (1933)
as Politician (uncredited)

Living It Up (1954)
as The Mayor of New York

Sherlock Holmes (1916)
as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap

That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
as Doctor Remezov

Crime and Punishment (1935)
as Inspector Porfiry

Meet John Doe (1941)
as D.B. Norton

Miami Exposé (1956)
as Oliver Tubbs

I'm No Angel (1933)
as Big Bill Barton

All That Money Can Buy (1941)
as Daniel Webster

Twelve Angry Men (1954)
as Juror #10

Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
as Pawnee Bill

Johnny Apollo (1940)
as Robert Cain Sr.

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self (archive footage)

Dear Ruth (1947)
as Judge Harry Wilkins

Three on a Match (1932)
as Ace

Command Decision (1948)
as Congressman Arthur Malcolm

Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")

The Hucksters (1947)
as David 'Dave' Lash

Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
as Martin Edley

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
as Joe Lorgan

Eyes in the Night (1942)
as Duncan 'Mac' Maclain

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)
as Self (archive footage)

Mrs. Parkington (1944)
as Amory Stilham

Kismet (1944)
as The Grand Vizier

Sadie McKee (1934)
as Brennan

Johnny Eager (1941)
as John Benson Farrell

Easy Living (1937)
as J.B. Ball

A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self

The Barbarian (1933)
as Achmed Pasha

Big Jack (1949)
as Mahoney

John Loves Mary (1949)
as Sen. James McKinley

Roman Scandals (1933)
as Emperor Valerius

Lillian Russell (1940)
as Diamond Jim Brady

Belles on Their Toes (1952)
as Sam Harper

Hide-Out (1934)
as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy

The Houston Story (1956)
as Paul Atlas

Inflation (1942)
as The Devil

He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
as (uncredited)

The Youngest Profession (1943)
as Burton V. Lyons

Land of Liberty (1939)
as Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')

Idiot's Delight (1939)
as Achille Weber

The Toast of New York (1937)
as Jim Fisk

The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
as James 'Jim' Cork

Her Bodyguard (1933)
as Orson Bitzer

Wallflower (1948)
as Andrew J. Linnett

The President Vanishes (1934)
as Secretary of War Wardell

The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
as Inspector Ennis

Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
as Nero Wolfe

Come and Get It (1936)
as Barney Glasgow

The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
as Ambassador William Fisk

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)
as Self (archive footage)

The Mighty McGurk (1947)
as Mike Glenson

Diamond Jim (1935)
as Diamond Jim

Nothing but the Truth (1941)
as T.T. Ralston

The Glass Key (1935)
as Paul Madvig

Design for Scandal (1941)
as Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair

Dear Brat (1951)
as Senator Wilkins

Let Freedom Ring (1939)
as Jim Knox

Big City (1948)
as Judge Martin O. Abercrombie

Wednesday's Child (1934)
as Ray Phillips

The Penalty (1941)
as Martin 'Stuff' Nelson

Unknown Blonde (1934)
as Frank Rodie

The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)
as Adm. Homer Thorndyke

Remember Last Night? (1935)
as Danny Harrison

Dear Wife (1949)
as Judge Wilkins

Madame Spy (1934)
as Schultz

Sutter's Gold (1936)
as Johan (John) Sutter

Three Daring Daughters (1948)
as Robert Nelson

The Earl of Chicago (1940)
as Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey

The Hidden Eye (1945)
as Capt. Duncan Maclain

Ellis in Freedomland (1952)
as The Range (voice)

Okay, America! (1932)
as Duke Morgan

Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
as Sen. Brander

Million Dollar Ransom (1934)
as Vincent Shelton

The Crowd Roars (1938)
as Jim Cain

Thirty Day Princess (1934)
as Richard M. Gresham

Man About Town (1939)
as Sir John Arlington

Unholy Partners (1941)
as Merrill Lambert

Three Wise Fools (1946)
as Theodore Findley

Main Street After Dark (1945)
as Lt. Lorrgan

Janie (1944)
as Charles Conway

Murder in the Pullman (1932)
Actor

Slightly Honorable (1939)
as Vincent Cushing

John Meade's Woman (1937)
as John Meade

Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)
as Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak

My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)
as Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe

The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)
as Elliot Fulton

Afraid to Talk (1932)
as Jig Skelli

Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947)
as Self

Whistling in the Dark (1933)
as Dillon

Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
as Commissioner Forster

City That Never Sleeps (1953)
as Penrod Biddel

Standing Room Only (1944)
as T.J. Todd

Blossoms On Broadway (1937)
as Ira Collins

The White Sister (1933)
as Father Saracinesca

Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
as Louis XIII

No Leave, No Love (1946)
as Hobart Canford Stiles

The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
as Martin Creavy
Man of Conflict (1953)
as J.R. Compton

Janie Gets Married (1946)
as Charles Conway

Blow-Ups of 1946 (1946)
as Self
The Despoiler (1916)
as Richard Warner

The Cost (1920)
as Hampden Scarborough

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You (2008)
as Self (archive footage)

A Broadway Saint (1919)
as Mr. Frewen
Vultures of Society (1916)
as Joseph Gripp

The Misleading Lady (1916)
as Sidney Parker

The Return of Eve (1916)
as Seymour Purchwell

The Higher Destiny (1916)
as John Standing

Phil-for-Short (1919)
as Tom Wentworth





