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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Shop Around the Corner (1940) — Policeman (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Mayor
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Ball of Fire (1941) — McNeary
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After the Thin Man (1936) — Drunk (uncredited)
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This Gun for Hire (1942) — Male Dressmaker
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Christmas in Connecticut (1945) — Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) — Mayor Henricks
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Remember the Night (1940) — Tom
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Somewhere in the Night (1946) — Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)
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Lassie (1954) — Ralph Trumble
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The Boy with Green Hair (1948) — Mr. Hammond
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My Favorite Brunette (1947) — Crawford
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I Love You Again (1940) — Mr. Billings
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Hollow Triumph (1948) — Coblenz
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The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) — Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)
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Hold Back the Dawn (1941) — Mr. MacAdams
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The Rifleman (1958) — Wes Tippert
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Sitting Pretty (1948) — Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
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In Old Oklahoma (1943) — Joe, the Train Conductor
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The Seventh Cross (1944) — Herr Binder (uncredited)
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Great Guns (1941) — Doctor
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Maverick (1957) — Charlie Mason
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Blossoms in the Dust (1941) — G. Harrington Hedger
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Wild in the Country (1961) — Mr. Parsons (uncredited)
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High Wall (1947) — Sidney X. Hackle
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Behind Green Lights (1946) — Daniel Boone Wintergreen (uncredited)
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Dressed to Kill (1941) — Hal Brennon
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Pot o' Gold (1941) — Parks (butler)
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Strange Illusion (1945) — Professor Muhlbach
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Roman Scandals (1933) — Caius - the Food Taster (uncredited)
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Reunion in France (1942) — Honoré
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Without Reservations (1946) — Salesman
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Wedding Present (1936)
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It Happened in Hollywood (1937) — Jed Reed
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Take a Letter, Darling (1942) — Fud Newton
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Once Upon a Time (1944) — Fred Stacy (uncredited)
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Fall Guy (1947) — Uncle Jim Grossett
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Any Number Can Play (1949) — Joe Josephs (uncredited)
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That Brennan Girl (1946) — Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
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Swing High, Swing Low (1937) — Georgie