Acting
Edward Arnold
EN, XX cinema · 114 credits
Born
17 February 1890
Died
26 April 1956 (aged 66)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider
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
Filmography
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Houston Story
as Paul Atlas
Miami Exposé
as Oliver Tubbs
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Ambassador William Fisk
Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #10
Living It Up
as The Mayor of New York
City That Never Sleeps
as Penrod Biddel
Man of Conflict
1953
Man of Conflict
as J.R. Compton
Belles on Their Toes
as Sam Harper
Ellis in Freedomland
as The Range (voice)
Dear Brat
as Senator Wilkins
Annie Get Your Gun
as Pawnee Bill
The Yellow Cab Man
as Martin Creavy
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Adm. Homer Thorndyke
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
as Joe Lorgan
Dear Wife
as Judge Wilkins
Big Jack
as Mahoney
John Loves Mary
as Sen. James McKinley
Three Daring Daughters
as Robert Nelson
Wallflower
as Andrew J. Linnett
Big City
as Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
Command Decision
as Congressman Arthur Malcolm
The Hucksters
as David 'Dave' Lash
Dear Ruth
as Judge Harry Wilkins
The Mighty McGurk
as Mike Glenson
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
No Leave, No Love
as Hobart Canford Stiles
Janie Gets Married
as Charles Conway
Three Wise Fools
as Theodore Findley
Blow-Ups of 1946
as Self
Ziegfeld Follies
as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Martin Edley
The Hidden Eye
as Capt. Duncan Maclain
Main Street After Dark
as Lt. Lorrgan
Kismet
as The Grand Vizier
Mrs. Parkington
as Amory Stilham
Janie
as Charles Conway
Standing Room Only
as T.J. Todd
The Youngest Profession
as Burton V. Lyons
Eyes in the Night
as Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Elliot Fulton
Inflation
as The Devil
Meet John Doe
as D.B. Norton
Johnny Eager
as John Benson Farrell
All That Money Can Buy
as Daniel Webster
Unholy Partners
as Merrill Lambert
Design for Scandal
as Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
Nothing but the Truth
as T.T. Ralston
The Lady from Cheyenne
as James 'Jim' Cork
The Penalty
as Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
Johnny Apollo
as Robert Cain Sr.
The Earl of Chicago
as Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
Lillian Russell
as Diamond Jim Brady
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Jim Taylor
Idiot's Delight
as Achille Weber
Slightly Honorable
as Vincent Cushing
Let Freedom Ring
as Jim Knox
Man About Town
as Sir John Arlington
Land of Liberty
as Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
You Can't Take It with You
as Anthony P. Kirby
The Crowd Roars
as Jim Cain
The Toast of New York
as Jim Fisk
Easy Living
as J.B. Ball
Blossoms On Broadway
as Ira Collins
John Meade's Woman
as John Meade
Come and Get It
as Barney Glasgow
Meet Nero Wolfe
as Nero Wolfe
Sutter's Gold
as Johan (John) Sutter
The Glass Key
as Paul Madvig
Crime and Punishment
as Inspector Porfiry
Remember Last Night?
as Danny Harrison
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
Cardinal Richelieu
as Louis XIII
Diamond Jim
as Diamond Jim
Sadie McKee
as Brennan
Hide-Out
as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
Thirty Day Princess
as Richard M. Gresham
Wednesday's Child
as Ray Phillips
The President Vanishes
as Secretary of War Wardell
Million Dollar Ransom
as Vincent Shelton
Madame Spy
as Schultz
Unknown Blonde
as Frank Rodie
I'm No Angel
as Big Bill Barton
Roman Scandals
as Emperor Valerius
Secret of the Blue Room
as Commissioner Forster
The White Sister
as Father Saracinesca
Whistling in the Dark
as Dillon
Jennie Gerhardt
as Sen. Brander
The Barbarian
as Achmed Pasha
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Inspector Ennis
Duck Soup
as Politician (uncredited)
Her Bodyguard
as Orson Bitzer
Okay, America!
as Duke Morgan
Rasputin and the Empress
as Doctor Remezov
Afraid to Talk
as Jig Skelli
He Who Gets Slapped
as (uncredited)
The Cost
as Hampden Scarborough
Phil-for-Short
as Tom Wentworth
A Broadway Saint
as Mr. Frewen
The Misleading Lady
as Sidney Parker
The Return of Eve
as Seymour Purchwell
Sherlock Holmes
as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
The Higher Destiny
as John Standing
The Despoiler
1916
The Despoiler
as Richard Warner
Vultures of Society
1916
Vultures of Society
as Joseph Gripp