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Charles Arnt
Actor

Charles Arnt

20 Aug 1906Born
6 Aug 1990Died
83Age at death
117Credits

Biography

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Charles Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962.

Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. He graduated from Phillips Academy and Princeton University. While at Princeton, he helped to found the University Playes and was president of the Princeton Triangle Club theatrical troupe. He became a banker after he graduated from college.

In the early 1930s, Arnt acted with the University Repertory Theater in Maryland.

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On Broadway, he appeared in Carry Nation (1932), Three Waltzes (1937), and Knickerbocker Holiday (1938).

Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films.

In 1962, Arnt retired from acting and began to import and breed Charolais cattle on a ranch in Washington state.

Arnt died in Orcas Island, Washington from pancreatic and liver cancer. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 117 credits.

  1. 1962Sweet Bird of YouthFilm: Mayor Henricks
  2. 1961Wild in the CountryFilm: Mr. Parsons (uncredited)
  3. 1960Harrigan and SonSeries: Sweetzer (1 episode)
  4. 1959Hawaiian EyeSeries: Fleems (1 episode)
  5. 1959Bourbon Street BeatSeries: Jeff Marshall (1 episode)
  6. 1959The Miracle of the HillsFilm: Fuzzy
  7. 1959Black SaddleSeries: Burnett (1 episode)
  8. 1958The RiflemanSeries: Wes Tippert (1 episode)
  9. 1958The TexanSeries: Old Man Blackston, Ed Kingman (1 episode)
  10. 1958The Ed Wynn ShowSeries: Mr. Lagenauer (1 episode)
  11. 1958Flood TideFilm: Mr. Appleby
  12. 1957MaverickSeries: Charlie Mason, Sheriff Charley Peters (1 episode)
  13. 1957The Thin ManSeries (1 episode)
  14. 1957SugarfootSeries: Judge Lawson (1 episode)
  15. 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries: Wes Tippert (1 episode)
  16. 1956The Gale Storm ShowSeries: Mr. Sneed (1 episode)
  17. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries: Mayor (1 episode)
  18. 1954LassieSeries: Ralph Trumble (1 episode)
  19. 1953The Veils of BagdadFilm: Zapolya
  20. 1953The Great Sioux UprisingFilm: Gist
  21. 1950The Man Who Cheated HimselfFilm: Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)
  22. 1950He's a Cockeyed WonderFilm: J.B. Caldwell
  23. 1950The Sun Sets at DawnFilm: Reporter, Globe Express
  24. 1950Wabash AvenueFilm: Horace Carter
  25. 1949Bride for SaleFilm: Dobbs
  26. 1949Masked RaidersFilm: Dr. Nichols
  27. 1949Any Number Can PlayFilm: Joe Josephs (uncredited)
  28. 1949Boston Blackie's Chinese VentureFilm: Pop Gerard
  29. 1948The Boy with Green HairFilm: Mr. Hammond
  30. 1948Hollow TriumphFilm: Coblenz
  31. 1948Michael O'HalloranFilm: Doc Douglas Bruce
  32. 1948Big Town ScandalFilm: Amos Peabody
  33. 1948Sitting PrettyFilm: Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
  34. 1947High WallFilm: Sidney X. Hackle
  35. 1947Big Town After DarkFilm: Amos Peabody
  36. 1947Saddle PalsFilm: William Schooler
  37. 1947My Favorite BrunetteFilm: Crawford
  38. 1947Fall GuyFilm: Uncle Jim Grossett
  39. 1947Calendar GirlFilm: Olsen
  40. 1946That Brennan GirlFilm: Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
  41. 1946Big TownFilm: Amos Peabody
  42. 1946Somewhere in the NightFilm: Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)
  43. 1946Without ReservationsFilm: Salesman
  44. 1946Blondie's Lucky DayFilm: Mayor Richard Denby
  45. 1946The Hoodlum SaintFilm: Cy Nolan - O'Neill's Secretary
  46. 1946Cinderella JonesFilm: Mahoney
  47. 1946Just Before DawnFilm: Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)
  48. 1946Miss Susie Slagle'sFilm: Mr. Johnson
  49. 1946Behind Green LightsFilm: Daniel Boone Wintergreen (uncredited)
  50. 1945Pardon My PastFilm: Clothes Salesman
  51. 1945She Wouldn't Say YesFilm: Train Conductor (uncredited)
  52. 1945The Girl of the LimberlostFilm: Hodges
  53. 1945Dangerous IntruderFilm: Max Ducone
  54. 1945Christmas in ConnecticutFilm: Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
  55. 1945SudanFilm: Khafra
  56. 1945Strange IllusionFilm: Professor Muhlbach
  57. 1945The Crime Doctor's CourageFilm: Butler
  58. 1944Dangerous PassageFilm: Daniel
  59. 1944Double ExposureFilm: Sonny Tucker
  60. 1944Greenwich VillageFilm: Author
  61. 1944My Pal, WolfFilm: Papa Eisdaar
  62. 1944The Impatient YearsFilm: Marriage Clerk
  63. 1944Three Little SistersFilm: Ezra Larkin
  64. 1944The Seventh CrossFilm: Herr Binder (uncredited)
  65. 1944Once Upon a TimeFilm: Fred Stacy (uncredited)
  66. 1944Gambler's ChoiceFilm: Honest John McGrady
  67. 1944Roaring GunsFilm: Colonel Chris Ferris
  68. 1944Up in ArmsFilm: Mr. Higginbotham
  69. 1943In Old OklahomaFilm: Joe, the Train Conductor
  70. 1943Gangway for TomorrowFilm: Jim Benson
  71. 1943Young IdeasFilm: Station Master (uncredited)
  72. 1943Henry Aldrich Swings ItFilm: Boyle
  73. 1943Gildersleeve's Bad DayFilm: Judge Horace Hooker
  74. 1942Reunion in FranceFilm: Honoré
  75. 1942The Great GildersleeveFilm: Judge Horace Hooker
  76. 1942That Other WomanFilm: Bailey
  77. 1942Take a Letter, DarlingFilm: Fud Newton
  78. 1942Twin BedsFilm: Manager
  79. 1942This Gun for HireFilm: Male Dressmaker
  80. 1942Young AmericaFilm: Principal Rice

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