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Charles Arnt

Charles Arnt

Birthday: 1906-08-20 | Place of Birth: Michigan City, Indiana, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1953
The Great Sioux Uprising

as    Gist

1950
The Man Who Cheated Himself

as    Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)

1950
He's a Cockeyed Wonder

as    J.B. Caldwell

1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

as    Pop Gerard

1948
Hollow Triumph

as    Coblenz

1947
Big Town After Dark

as    Amos Peabody

1947
Fall Guy

as    Uncle Jim Grossett

1946
Just Before Dawn

as    Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)

1946
The Hoodlum Saint

as    Cy Nolan - O'Neill's Secretary

1946
That Brennan Girl

as    Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband

1945
The Crime Doctor's Courage

as    Butler

1945
Strange Illusion

as    Professor Muhlbach

1944
My Pal, Wolf

as    Papa Eisdaar

1944
Double Exposure

as    Sonny Tucker

1942
Take a Letter, Darling

as    Fud Newton

1941
Mr. District Attorney

as    Herman Winkle

1941
Paris Calling

as    Lt. Lantz

1941
Pot o' Gold

as    Parks (butler)

1940
Remember the Night

as    Tom

1937
Swing High, Swing Low

as    Georgie Herman

1935
She Married Her Boss

as    Victor Jessup

1934
Ready for Love

as    Sam Gardner