Edward Arnold
Known For
Acting
Born
1890-02-17 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
1956-04-26
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.
Most Known For
What's My Line?
as Self
Studio One
as Juror #10
Climax!
as Jock Fathian
Climax!
as Lieutenant Shipley
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
MGM Parade
Big Jack
as Mahoney
Her Bodyguard
as Orson Bitzer
Cavalcade of America
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Jim Taylor
I'm No Angel
as Big Bill Barton
Unknown Blonde
as Frank Rodie
You Can't Take It with You
as Anthony P. Kirby
Miami Exposé
as Oliver Tubbs
Hallmark Hall of Fame
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Command Decision
as Congressman Arthur Malcolm
Duck Soup
as Politician (uncredited)
Ziegfeld Follies
as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")