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Edward Arnold

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 17, 1890 (Died at 66)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Career Span1920 – 1956
Known Credits120 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Edward Arnold

Also known as:Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider
Total Works

120

112 movies • 8 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8
as Jim Taylor
Duck Soup
7.3
Duck Soup
1933•movie
as Politician (uncredited)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.6
as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
You Can't Take It with You
7.5
as Anthony P. Kirby

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 120 titles featuring Edward Arnold

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

as Jim Taylor

Duck Soup
7.3
Duck Soup
1933•movie

as Politician (uncredited)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.6

as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

as Anthony P. Kirby

Meet John Doe
7.3
Meet John Doe
1941•movie

as D.B. Norton

He Who Gets Slapped
7.5

as (uncredited)

All That Money Can Buy
7.0

as Daniel Webster

Annie Get Your Gun
6.7
Annie Get Your Gun
1950•movie

as Pawnee Bill

Three on a Match
6.3
Three on a Match
1932•movie

as Ace

That's Entertainment!
7.4

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Easy Living
7.2
Easy Living
1937•movie

as J.B. Ball

I'm No Angel
6.4
I'm No Angel
1933•movie

as Big Bill Barton

Sherlock Holmes
6.3
Sherlock Holmes
1916•movie

as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap

Crime and Punishment
6.3

as Inspector Porfiry

Ziegfeld Follies
6.0
Ziegfeld Follies
1945•movie

as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")

Take Me Out to the Ball Game
6.6

as Joe Lorgan

Johnny Eager
6.2
Johnny Eager
1941•movie

as John Benson Farrell

Twelve Angry Men
7.8
Twelve Angry Men
1954•movie

as Juror #10

Come and Get It
6.8
Come and Get It
1936•movie

as Barney Glasgow

City That Never Sleeps
6.0

as Penrod Biddel

Eyes in the Night
6.1
Eyes in the Night
1942•movie

as Duncan 'Mac' Maclain

Living It Up
6.5
Living It Up
1954•movie

as The Mayor of New York

What's My Line?
7.0
1 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

Secret of the Blue Room
5.6

as Commissioner Forster

Roman Scandals
5.8
Roman Scandals
1933•movie

as Emperor Valerius

Sadie McKee
7.0
Sadie McKee
1934•movie

as Brennan

Command Decision
6.6
Command Decision
1948•movie

as Congressman Arthur Malcolm

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
2 eps

as Self

Johnny Apollo
6.8
Johnny Apollo
1940•movie

as Robert Cain Sr.

Thirty Day Princess
6.8

as Richard M. Gresham

The Hucksters
7.0
The Hucksters
1947•movie

as David 'Dave' Lash

Mrs. Parkington
6.0
Mrs. Parkington
1944•movie

as Amory Stilham

Kismet
5.5
Kismet
1944•movie

as The Grand Vizier

Belles on Their Toes
7.1

as Sam Harper

Idiot's Delight
6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939•movie

as Achille Weber

Nothing but the Truth
7.3

as T.T. Ralston

The Glass Key
6.7
The Glass Key
1935•movie

as Paul Madvig

The Barbarian
5.1
The Barbarian
1933•movie

as Achmed Pasha

Rasputin and the Empress
5.5

as Doctor Remezov

Week-End at the Waldorf
6.5

as Martin Edley

The Toast of New York
6.2

as Jim Fisk

Lillian Russell
6.6
Lillian Russell
1940•movie

as Diamond Jim Brady

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Juror #10

Climax!
3.8
1 eps
Climax!
1954•series

as Jock Fathian

Hide-Out
7.2
Hide-Out
1934•movie

as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy

Slightly Honorable
5.1
Slightly Honorable
1939•movie

as Vincent Cushing

Design for Scandal
5.1
Design for Scandal
1941•movie

as Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair

The White Sister
5.4
The White Sister
1933•movie

as Father Saracinesca

The Life of Jimmy Dolan
6.2

as Inspector Ennis

The War Against Mrs. Hadley
5.2

as Elliot Fulton

Dear Ruth
6.7
Dear Ruth
1947•movie

as Judge Harry Wilkins

The Mighty McGurk
6.7
The Mighty McGurk
1947•movie

as Mike Glenson

The Youngest Profession
5.3

as Burton V. Lyons

Big City
7.8
Big City
1948•movie

as Judge Martin O. Abercrombie

The Ambassador's Daughter
4.9

as Ambassador William Fisk

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps
The Houston Story
6.0
The Houston Story
1956•movie

as Paul Atlas

Miami Exposé
6.0
Miami Exposé
1956•movie

as Oliver Tubbs

Remember Last Night?
5.5

as Danny Harrison

The Hidden Eye
7.9
The Hidden Eye
1945•movie

as Capt. Duncan Maclain

The Yellow Cab Man
6.9
The Yellow Cab Man
1950•movie

as Martin Creavy

Three Daring Daughters
5.9

as Robert Nelson

The Earl of Chicago
6.3

as Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey

Wallflower
6.6
Wallflower
1948•movie

as Andrew J. Linnett

The Crowd Roars
7.0
The Crowd Roars
1938•movie

as Jim Cain

John Loves Mary
5.0
John Loves Mary
1949•movie

as Sen. James McKinley

Main Street After Dark
4.5

as Lt. Lorrgan

Meet Nero Wolfe
6.7
Meet Nero Wolfe
1936•movie

as Nero Wolfe

Whistling in the Dark
6.0

as Dillon

Janie
6.0
Janie
1944•movie

as Charles Conway

Cardinal Richelieu
7.3
Cardinal Richelieu
1935•movie

as Louis XIII

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps
Unholy Partners
7.6
Unholy Partners
1941•movie

as Merrill Lambert

The Lady from Cheyenne
5.7

as James 'Jim' Cork

Dear Brat
5.6
Dear Brat
1951•movie

as Senator Wilkins

Blossoms On Broadway
4.8

as Ira Collins

Wednesday's Child
3.8
Wednesday's Child
1934•movie

as Ray Phillips

Man About Town
4.5
Man About Town
1939•movie

as Sir John Arlington

The President Vanishes
6.0

as Secretary of War Wardell

The Penalty
7.4
The Penalty
1941•movie

as Martin 'Stuff' Nelson

Cavalcade of America
4.6
1 eps
Okay, America!
5.8
Okay, America!
1932•movie

as Duke Morgan

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
6.8

as Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak

Let Freedom Ring
6.8
Let Freedom Ring
1939•movie

as Jim Knox

Inflation
6.3
Inflation
1942•movie

as The Devil

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
5.5

as Self (archive footage)

The Skipper Surprised His Wife
5.2

as Adm. Homer Thorndyke

Unknown Blonde
3.2
Unknown Blonde
1934•movie

as Frank Rodie

Phil-for-Short
7.0
Phil-for-Short
1919•movie

as Tom Wentworth

A Star Is Born World Premiere
8.0
Dear Wife
6.3
Dear Wife
1949•movie

as Judge Wilkins

Jennie Gerhardt
5.7
Jennie Gerhardt
1933•movie

as Sen. Brander

Big Jack
7.3
Big Jack
1949•movie

as Mahoney

Janie Gets Married
7.3
Janie Gets Married
1946•movie

as Charles Conway

Standing Room Only
5.7
Standing Room Only
1944•movie

as T.J. Todd

Three Wise Fools
5.7
Three Wise Fools
1946•movie

as Theodore Findley

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Blow-Ups of 1947
6.3
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947•movie

as Self

Her Bodyguard
6.7
Her Bodyguard
1933•movie

as Orson Bitzer

6.7
Man of Conflict
1953•movie

as J.R. Compton

Murder in the Pullman
7.0
The Cost
4.0
The Cost
1920•movie

as Hampden Scarborough

No Leave, No Love
6.5
No Leave, No Love
1946•movie

as Hobart Canford Stiles

My Brother Talks to Horses
7.5

as Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe

Diamond Jim
6.5
Diamond Jim
1935•movie

as Diamond Jim

Madame Spy
7.5
Madame Spy
1934•movie

as Schultz

Afraid to Talk
6.5
Afraid to Talk
1932•movie

as Jig Skelli

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

as Self (archive footage)

MGM Parade
7.5
1 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You

as Self (archive footage)

The Return of Eve
The Return of Eve
1916•movie

as Seymour Purchwell

John Meade's Woman
7.0
John Meade's Woman
1937•movie

as John Meade

Sutter's Gold
7.0
Sutter's Gold
1936•movie

as Johan (John) Sutter

Land of Liberty
9.0
Land of Liberty
1939•movie

as Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')

Million Dollar Ransom
5.0

as Vincent Shelton

Blow-Ups of 1946
6.0
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946•movie

as Self

The Higher Destiny
7.0
The Higher Destiny
1916•movie

as John Standing

The Misleading Lady

as Sidney Parker

Ellis in Freedomland

as The Range (voice)

A Broadway Saint
A Broadway Saint
1919•movie

as Mr. Frewen