
Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born February 17, 1890
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.
MovieClassic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFrank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
MovieThat's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieMiami Exposé
1956
as Oliver Tubbs
MovieThe Ambassador's Daughter
1956
as Ambassador William Fisk
MovieThe Houston Story
1956
as Paul Atlas
TVMGM Parade
1955
TVClimax!
1954
as Jock Fathian
MovieA Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
MovieTwelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #10
MovieLiving It Up
1954
as The Mayor of New York
Man of Conflict
1953
as J.R. Compton
MovieCity That Never Sleeps
1953
as Penrod Biddel
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
TVCavalcade of America
1952
MovieEllis in Freedomland
1952
as The Range (voice)
MovieBelles on Their Toes
1952
as Sam Harper
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
MovieDear Brat
1951
as Senator Wilkins
MovieThe Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Adm. Homer Thorndyke
MovieAnnie Get Your Gun
1950
as Pawnee Bill
MovieThe Yellow Cab Man
1950
as Martin Creavy
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieDear Wife
1949
as Judge Wilkins
MovieBig Jack
1949
as Mahoney
MovieTake Me Out to the Ball Game
1949
as Joe Lorgan
MovieJohn Loves Mary
1949
as Sen. James McKinley
MovieCommand Decision
1948
as Congressman Arthur Malcolm
TVStudio One
1948
as Juror #10
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieWallflower
1948
as Andrew J. Linnett
MovieBig City
1948
as Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
MovieThree Daring Daughters
1948
as Robert Nelson
MovieBlow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self
MovieThe Hucksters
1947
as David 'Dave' Lash
MovieDear Ruth
1947
as Judge Harry Wilkins
MovieMy Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe
MovieThe Mighty McGurk
1947
as Mike Glenson
MovieBlow-Ups of 1946
1946
as Self
MovieThree Wise Fools
1946
as Theodore Findley
MovieJanie Gets Married
1946
as Charles Conway
MovieNo Leave, No Love
1946
as Hobart Canford Stiles
MovieWeek-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Martin Edley
MovieThe Hidden Eye
1945
as Capt. Duncan Maclain
MovieZiegfeld Follies
1945
as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
MovieMain Street After Dark
1945
as Lt. Lorrgan
MovieMrs. Parkington
1944
as Amory Stilham
MovieKismet
1944
as The Grand Vizier
MovieJanie
1944
as Charles Conway
MovieStanding Room Only
1944
as T.J. Todd
MovieThe Youngest Profession
1943
as Burton V. Lyons
MovieEyes in the Night
1942
as Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
MovieThe War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Elliot Fulton
MovieInflation
1942
as The Devil
MovieJohnny Eager
1941
as John Benson Farrell
MovieDesign for Scandal
1941
as Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
MovieUnholy Partners
1941
as Merrill Lambert
MovieAll That Money Can Buy
1941
as Daniel Webster
MovieNothing but the Truth
1941
as T.T. Ralston
MovieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as James 'Jim' Cork
MovieMeet John Doe
1941
as D.B. Norton
MovieThe Penalty
1941
as Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
MovieLillian Russell
1940
as Diamond Jim Brady
MovieJohnny Apollo
1940
as Robert Cain Sr.
MovieThe Earl of Chicago
1940
as Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
MovieSlightly Honorable
1939
as Vincent Cushing
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Jim Taylor
MovieMan About Town
1939
as Sir John Arlington
MovieLand of Liberty
1939
as Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
MovieLet Freedom Ring
1939
as Jim Knox
MovieIdiot's Delight
1939
as Achille Weber
MovieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
as Anthony P. Kirby
MovieThe Crowd Roars
1938
as Jim Cain
MovieBlossoms On Broadway
1937
as Ira Collins
MovieThe Toast of New York
1937
as Jim Fisk
MovieEasy Living
1937
as J.B. Ball
MovieJohn Meade's Woman
1937
as John Meade
MovieCome and Get It
1936
as Barney Glasgow
MovieMeet Nero Wolfe
1936
as Nero Wolfe
MovieSutter's Gold
1936
as Johan (John) Sutter
MovieCrime and Punishment
1935
as Inspector Porfiry
MovieRemember Last Night?
1935
as Danny Harrison
MovieDiamond Jim
1935
as Diamond Jim
MovieThe Glass Key
1935
as Paul Madvig
MovieCardinal Richelieu
1935
as Louis XIII
MovieBiography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
MovieThe President Vanishes
1934
as Secretary of War Wardell
MovieWednesday's Child
1934
as Ray Phillips
MovieMillion Dollar Ransom
1934
as Vincent Shelton
MovieHide-Out
1934
as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
MovieThirty Day Princess
1934
as Richard M. Gresham
MovieSadie McKee
1934
as Brennan
MovieUnknown Blonde
1934
as Frank Rodie
MovieMadame Spy
1934
as Schultz
MovieRoman Scandals
1933
as Emperor Valerius
MovieDuck Soup
1933
as Politician (uncredited)
MovieI'm No Angel
1933
as Big Bill Barton
MovieHer Bodyguard
1933
as Orson Bitzer
MovieSecret of the Blue Room
1933
as Commissioner Forster
MovieJennie Gerhardt
1933
as Sen. Brander
MovieThe Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933
as Inspector Ennis
MovieThe Barbarian
1933
as Achmed Pasha
MovieThe White Sister
1933
as Father Saracinesca
MovieWhistling in the Dark
1933
as Dillon
MovieRasputin and the Empress
1932
as Doctor Remezov
MovieAfraid to Talk
1932
as Jig Skelli
MovieThree on a Match
1932
as Ace
MovieOkay, America!
1932
as Duke Morgan
MovieMurder in the Pullman
1932
MovieHe Who Gets Slapped
1924
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Cost
1920
as Hampden Scarborough
MovieA Broadway Saint
1919
as Mr. Frewen
MoviePhil-for-Short
1919
as Tom Wentworth
MovieThe Return of Eve
1916
as Seymour Purchwell
MovieThe Higher Destiny
1916
as John Standing
MovieSherlock Holmes
1916
as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
The Despoiler
1916
as Richard Warner
Vultures of Society
1916
as Joseph Gripp
MovieThe Misleading Lady
1916
as Sidney Parker