Edward Arnold
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Climax!
Jock Fathian
1954
Series
Climax!
Lieutenant Shipley
1954
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
Studio One
Juror #10
1948
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Cavalcade of America
1952
Series
MGM Parade
1955
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Series
General Electric Theater
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
John Prescott / Mayor Underwood
1953
Film
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jim Taylor
1939
Film
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
1982
Film
Command Decision
Congressman Arthur Malcolm
1948
Film
Miami Exposé
Oliver Tubbs
1956
Film
Johnny Eager
John Benson Farrell
1941
Film
Duck Soup
Politician (uncredited)
1933
Film
Meet John Doe
D.B. Norton
1941
Film
Lillian Russell
Diamond Jim Brady
1940
Film
You Can't Take It with You
Anthony P. Kirby
1938
Film
The Hucksters
David 'Dave' Lash
1947
Film
Johnny Apollo
Robert Cain Sr.
1940
Film
Mrs. Parkington
Amory Stilham
1944
Film
Dear Wife
Judge Wilkins
1949
Film
All That Money Can Buy
Daniel Webster
1941
Film
Dear Brat
Senator Wilkins
1951
Film
Unknown Blonde
Frank Rodie
1934
Film
Kismet
The Grand Vizier
1944
Film
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Film
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Film
Sherlock Holmes
Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
1916
Film
Ziegfeld Follies
Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
1945
Film
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954
Film
Annie Get Your Gun
Pawnee Bill
1950
Film
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
1997
Film
Easy Living
J.B. Ball
1937
Film
Thirty Day Princess
Richard M. Gresham
1934
Film
Come and Get It
Barney Glasgow
1936
Film
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
1946
Film
The Toast of New York
Jim Fisk
1937
Film
Dear Ruth
Judge Harry Wilkins
1947
Film
Unholy Partners
Merrill Lambert
1941
Film
Week-End at the Waldorf
Martin Edley
1945
Film
Wallflower
Andrew J. Linnett
1948
Film
Ellis in Freedomland
The Range (voice)
1952
Film
Let Freedom Ring
Jim Knox
1939
Film
I'm No Angel
Big Bill Barton
1933
Film
The White Sister
Father Saracinesca
1933
Film
Design for Scandal
Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
1941
Film
Three on a Match
Ace
1932
Film
The Youngest Profession
Burton V. Lyons
1943
Film
City That Never Sleeps
Penrod Biddel
1953
Film
Rasputin and the Empress
Doctor Remezov
1932
Film
Three Daring Daughters
Robert Nelson
1948
Film
Slightly Honorable
Vincent Cushing
1939
Film
Living It Up
The Mayor of New York
1954
Film
Eyes in the Night
Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
1942
Film
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #10
1954
Film
He Who Gets Slapped
(uncredited)
1924
Film
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Joe Lorgan
1949
Film
Sadie McKee
Brennan
1934
Film
Nothing but the Truth
T.T. Ralston
1941
Film
Cardinal Richelieu
Louis XIII
1935
Film
Land of Liberty
Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
1939
Film
Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim
1935
Film
Crime and Punishment
Inspector Porfiry
1935
Film
Sutter's Gold
Johan (John) Sutter
1936
Film
The Earl of Chicago
Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
1940
Film
Idiot's Delight
Achille Weber
1939
Film
Main Street After Dark
Lt. Lorrgan
1945
Film
Man About Town
Sir John Arlington
1939
Film
Hide-Out
Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
1934
Film
The Yellow Cab Man
Martin Creavy
1950
Film
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Madame Spy
Schultz
1934
Film
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Inspector Ennis
1933
Film
The Penalty
Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
1941
Film
Roman Scandals
Emperor Valerius
1933
Film
The Barbarian
Achmed Pasha
1933
Film
Blossoms On Broadway
Ira Collins
1937
Film
Whistling in the Dark
Dillon
1933
Film
Belles on Their Toes
Sam Harper
1952
Film
Big Jack
Mahoney
1949
Film
The Ambassador's Daughter
Ambassador William Fisk
1956
Film
The Crowd Roars
Jim Cain
1938
Film
John Loves Mary
Sen. James McKinley
1949
Film
Secret of the Blue Room
Commissioner Forster
1933
Film
Okay, America!
Duke Morgan
1932
Film
Million Dollar Ransom
Vincent Shelton
1934
Film
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Elliot Fulton
1942
Film
Meet Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe
1936
Film
Remember Last Night?
Danny Harrison
1935
Film
The Mighty McGurk
Mike Glenson
1947
Film
Inflation
The Devil
1942
Film
Afraid to Talk
Jig Skelli
1932
Film
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Adm. Homer Thorndyke
1950
Film
Jennie Gerhardt
Sen. Brander
1933
Film
Big City
Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
1948
Film
John Meade's Woman
John Meade
1937
Film
A Broadway Saint
Mr. Frewen
1919
Film
Janie
Charles Conway
1944
Film
The Lady from Cheyenne
James 'Jim' Cork
1941
Film
The Misleading Lady
Sidney Parker
1916
Film
Phil-for-Short
Tom Wentworth
1919
Film
Her Bodyguard
Orson Bitzer
1933
Film
The Hidden Eye
Capt. Duncan Maclain
1945
Film
Three Wise Fools
Theodore Findley
1946
Film
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
Self (archive footage)
2008
Film
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
1935
Film
The Glass Key
Paul Madvig
1935
Film
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
1947
Film
No Leave, No Love
Hobart Canford Stiles
1946
Film
Standing Room Only
T.J. Todd
1944
Man of Conflict
J.R. Compton
1953
Film
The President Vanishes
Secretary of War Wardell
1934
Film
Wednesday's Child
Ray Phillips
1934
Film
The Houston Story
Paul Atlas
1956
Film
The Return of Eve
Seymour Purchwell
1916
Film
My Brother Talks to Horses
Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe
1947
Film
The Cost
Hampden Scarborough
1920
Film
Murder in the Pullman
1932
Film
The Higher Destiny
John Standing
1916
Film
Janie Gets Married
Charles Conway
1946
The Despoiler
Richard Warner
1916
Vultures of Society
Joseph Gripp
1916