Edward Arnold

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 17, 1890

died

April 26, 1956

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939as Jim Taylor
Duck Soup
7.3

Duck Soup

1933as Politician (uncredited)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.7

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
Miami Exposé
6.0

Miami Exposé

1956as Oliver Tubbs
Ziegfeld Follies
6.0

Ziegfeld Follies

1945as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
You Can't Take It with You
7.5

You Can't Take It with You

1938as Anthony P. Kirby
That's Entertainment!
7.4

That's Entertainment!

1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
7.3

Meet John Doe

1941as D.B. Norton
Living It Up
6.5

Living It Up

1954as The Mayor of New York
All That Money Can Buy
7.0

All That Money Can Buy

1941as Daniel Webster
A Star Is Born World Premiere
8.0

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954as Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987as Self (archive footage)
Annie Get Your Gun
6.7

Annie Get Your Gun

1950as Pawnee Bill
Easy Living
7.1

Easy Living

1937as J.B. Ball
Crime and Punishment
6.2

Crime and Punishment

1935as Inspector Porfiry
Kismet
5.5

Kismet

1944as The Grand Vizier
Sadie McKee
7.0

Sadie McKee

1934as Brennan
The Youngest Profession
5.0

The Youngest Profession

1943as Burton V. Lyons
He Who Gets Slapped
7.6

He Who Gets Slapped

1924as (uncredited)
Blossoms On Broadway
4.8

Blossoms On Broadway

1937as Ira Collins
I'm No Angel
6.4

I'm No Angel

1933as Big Bill Barton
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Eager
6.2

Johnny Eager

1941as John Benson Farrell
Mrs. Parkington
6.0

Mrs. Parkington

1944as Amory Stilham
Belles on Their Toes
7.2

Belles on Their Toes

1952as Sam Harper
Rasputin and the Empress
5.5

Rasputin and the Empress

1932as Doctor Remezov
Week-End at the Waldorf
6.4

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945as Martin Edley
The Hucksters
7.1

The Hucksters

1947as David 'Dave' Lash
Nothing but the Truth
7.3

Nothing but the Truth

1941as T.T. Ralston
Command Decision
6.6

Command Decision

1948as Congressman Arthur Malcolm
Big City
7.8

Big City

1948as Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
Three on a Match
6.3

Three on a Match

1932as Ace
Three Daring Daughters
5.9

Three Daring Daughters

1948as Robert Nelson
Sherlock Holmes
6.3

Sherlock Holmes

1916as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
Lillian Russell
6.7

Lillian Russell

1940as Diamond Jim Brady
Idiot's Delight
6.1

Idiot's Delight

1939as Achille Weber
Hide-Out
7.3

Hide-Out

1934as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
Man About Town
4.5

Man About Town

1939as Sir John Arlington
Main Street After Dark
4.5

Main Street After Dark

1945as Lt. Lorrgan
Slightly Honorable
5.1

Slightly Honorable

1939as Vincent Cushing
The Houston Story
6.0

The Houston Story

1956as Paul Atlas
Remember Last Night?
5.5

Remember Last Night?

1935as Danny Harrison
Diamond Jim
6.5

Diamond Jim

1935as Diamond Jim
Eyes in the Night
6.1

Eyes in the Night

1942as Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
The Glass Key
6.5

The Glass Key

1935as Paul Madvig
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
5.3

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

1942as Elliot Fulton
Afraid to Talk
6.5

Afraid to Talk

1932as Jig Skelli
Johnny Apollo
6.9

Johnny Apollo

1940as Robert Cain Sr.
Inflation
6.3

Inflation

1942as The Devil
The Toast of New York
6.2

The Toast of New York

1937as Jim Fisk