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Charles Arnt

Acting

Born August 20, 1906 · Michigan City, Indiana, USA

Died August 6, 1990

Also known as Charles Arndt · Charlie Arnst · Charles E. Arnt

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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.

Filmography49 titles

The Shop Around the Corner

1940as Policeman (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Mayor

Ball of Fire

1941as McNeary

Remember the Night

1939as Tom

After the Thin Man

1936as Drunk (uncredited)

I Love You Again

1940as Mr. Billings

The Rifleman

1958as Wes Tippert

Sitting Pretty

1948as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

Christmas in Connecticut

1945as Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)

This Gun for Hire

1942as Male Dressmaker

Maverick

1957as Sheriff Charley Peters

Any Number Can Play

1949as Joe Josephs (uncredited)

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962as Mayor Henricks

Greenwich Village

1944as Author

Blossoms in the Dust

1941as G. Harrington Hedger

Hold Back the Dawn

1941as Mr. MacAdams

Hollow Triumph

1948as Coblenz

My Favorite Brunette

1947as Crawford

Saddle Pals

1947as William Schooler

Blondie's Lucky Day

1946as Mayor Richard Denby

The Sun Sets at Dawn

1950as Reporter, Globe Express

High Wall

1947as Sidney X. Hackle

Reunion in France

1942as Honoré

Play Girl

1941as Grady (uncredited)

Wild in the Country

1961as Mr. Parsons (uncredited)

Lassie

1954as Ralph Trumble

The Man Who Cheated Himself

1950as Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)

The Boy with Green Hair

1948as Mr. Hammond

Without Reservations

1946as Salesman

Gambler's Choice

1944as Honest John McGrady

Double Exposure

1944as Sonny Tucker

In Old Oklahoma

1943as Joe, the Train Conductor

The Texan

as Old Man Blackston

Roman Scandals

1933as Caius - the Food Taster (uncredited)

Once Upon a Time

1944as Fred Stacy (uncredited)

Mr. District Attorney

1941as Herman Winkle

Up in Arms

1944as Mr. Higginbotham

Calendar Girl

1947as Olsen

Big Town After Dark

1947as Amos Peabody

Strange Illusion

1945as Professor Muhlbach

Pot o' Gold

1941as Parks (butler)

That Brennan Girl

1946as Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband

Behind Green Lights

1946as Daniel Boone Wintergreen

Little Men

1940as Drunk in Medicine Show

Swing High, Swing Low

1937as Georgie Herman

Big Town Scandal

1948as Amos Peabody

Young Ideas

1943as Station Master (uncredited)

Fall Guy

1947as Uncle Jim Grossett

Dangerous Passage

1944as Daniel