Edward Arnold

Personal Info

Birthday

February 17, 1890

Day of Death

1956-04-26

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider

Edward Arnold

Biography

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

Climax!

Studio One

Meet John Doe

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Duck Soup

General Electric Theater

You Can't Take It with You

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Filmography

2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1956
Miami Exposé
as Oliver Tubbs
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Ambassador William Fisk
The Houston Story
as Paul Atlas
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #10
Living It Up
as The Mayor of New York
1953
Man of Conflict
as J.R. Compton
City That Never Sleeps
as Penrod Biddel
1952
Ellis in Freedomland
as The Range (voice)
Belles on Their Toes
as Sam Harper
1951
Dear Brat
as Senator Wilkins
1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Adm. Homer Thorndyke
Annie Get Your Gun
as Pawnee Bill
The Yellow Cab Man
as Martin Creavy
1949
Dear Wife
as Judge Wilkins
Big Jack
as Mahoney
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
as Joe Lorgan
John Loves Mary
as Sen. James McKinley
1948
Command Decision
as Congressman Arthur Malcolm
Wallflower
as Andrew J. Linnett
Big City
as Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
Three Daring Daughters
as Robert Nelson
1947
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
The Hucksters
as David 'Dave' Lash
Dear Ruth
as Judge Harry Wilkins
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe
The Mighty McGurk
as Mike Glenson
1946
Blow-Ups of 1946
as Self
Three Wise Fools
as Theodore Findley
Janie Gets Married
as Charles Conway
No Leave, No Love
as Hobart Canford Stiles
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Martin Edley
The Hidden Eye
as Capt. Duncan Maclain
Ziegfeld Follies
as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
Main Street After Dark
as Lt. Lorrgan
1944
Mrs. Parkington
as Amory Stilham
Kismet
as The Grand Vizier
Janie
as Charles Conway
Standing Room Only
as T.J. Todd
1943
The Youngest Profession
as Burton V. Lyons
1942
Eyes in the Night
as Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Elliot Fulton
Inflation
as The Devil
1941
Johnny Eager
as John Benson Farrell
Design for Scandal
as Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
Unholy Partners
as Merrill Lambert
All That Money Can Buy
as Daniel Webster
Nothing But the Truth
as T.T. Ralston
The Lady from Cheyenne
as James 'Jim' Cork
Meet John Doe
as D.B. Norton
The Penalty
as Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
1940
Lillian Russell
as Diamond Jim Brady
Johnny Apollo
as Robert Cain Sr.
The Earl of Chicago
as Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
1939
Slightly Honorable
as Vincent Cushing
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Jim Taylor
Man About Town
as Sir John Arlington
Land of Liberty
as Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
Let Freedom Ring
as Jim Knox
Idiot's Delight
as Achille Weber
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as Anthony P. Kirby
The Crowd Roars
as Jim Cain
1937
Blossoms On Broadway
as Ira Collins
The Toast of New York
as Jim Fisk
Easy Living
as J.B. Ball
John Meade's Woman
as John Meade
1936
Come and Get It
as Barney Glasgow
Meet Nero Wolfe
as Nero Wolfe
Sutter's Gold
as Johan (John) Sutter
1935
Crime and Punishment
as Inspector Porfiry
Remember Last Night?
as Danny Harrison
Diamond Jim
as Diamond Jim
The Glass Key
as Paul Madvig
Cardinal Richelieu
as Louis XIII
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
1934
The President Vanishes
as Secretary of War Wardell
Wednesday's Child
as Ray Phillips
Million Dollar Ransom
as Vincent Shelton
Hide-Out
as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
Thirty Day Princess
as Richard M. Gresham
Sadie McKee
as Brennan
Unknown Blonde
as Frank Rodie
Madame Spy
as Schultz
1933
Roman Scandals
as Emperor Valerius
Duck Soup
as Politician (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
as Big Bill Barton
Her Bodyguard
as Orson Bitzer
Secret of the Blue Room
as Commissioner Forster
Jennie Gerhardt
as Sen. Brander
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Inspector Ennis
The Barbarian
as Achmed Pasha
The White Sister
as Father Saracinesca
Whistling in the Dark
as Dillon
1932
Rasputin and the Empress
as Doctor Remezov
Afraid to Talk
as Jig Skelli
Three on a Match
as Ace
Okay, America!
as Duke Morgan
1924
He Who Gets Slapped
as (uncredited)
1920
The Cost
as Hampden Scarborough
1919
A Broadway Saint
as Mr. Frewen
Phil-for-Short
as Tom Wentworth
1916
The Return of Eve
as Seymour Purchwell
The Higher Destiny
as John Standing
Sherlock Holmes
as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
The Despoiler
as Richard Warner
The Misleading Lady
as Sidney Parker