
Charles Arnt
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Biography
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.
Known for
The Shop Around the Corner1940 · Policeman (uncredited)4.0ActuallyLike
Ball of Fire1941 · McNeary3.7
After the Thin Man1936 · Drunk (uncredited)3.7
This Gun for Hire1942 · Male Dressmaker3.5
Christmas in Connecticut1945 · Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)3.5
Remember the Night1940 · Tom3.6
Sweet Bird of Youth1962 · Mayor Henricks3.4
Somewhere in the Night1946 · Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)3.4Cast credits
The Shop Around the Corner1940 · Policeman (uncredited)4.0ActuallyLike
Ball of Fire1941 · McNeary3.7
After the Thin Man1936 · Drunk (uncredited)3.7
This Gun for Hire1942 · Male Dressmaker3.5
Christmas in Connecticut1945 · Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)3.5
Remember the Night1940 · Tom3.6
Sweet Bird of Youth1962 · Mayor Henricks3.4
Somewhere in the Night1946 · Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)3.4
I Love You Again1940 · Mr. Billings3.6
My Favorite Brunette1947 · Crawford3.3
Hollow Triumph1948 · Coblenz3.3
Sitting Pretty1948 · Mr. Taylor (uncredited)3.6
The Boy with Green Hair1948 · Mr. Hammond3.1
Hold Back the Dawn1941 · Mr. MacAdams3.3
The Seventh Cross1944 · Herr Binder (uncredited)3.4
The Man Who Cheated Himself1950 · Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)3.1
In Old Oklahoma1943 · Joe, the Train Conductor3.1
Blossoms in the Dust1941 · G. Harrington Hedger3.3