
Edward Arnold
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939

Annie Get Your Gun
1950

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982

Meet John Doe
1941

You Can't Take It with You
1938

Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949

The Houston Story
1956

City That Never Sleeps
1953

I'm No Angel
1933

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You
2008

Johnny Eager
1941

All That Money Can Buy
1941

Miami Exposé
1956

The Glass Key
1935

Three on a Match
1932

Roman Scandals
1933

Ziegfeld Follies
1945

Kismet
1944

Idiot's Delight
1939

Sadie McKee
1934

Crime and Punishment
1935

Hide-Out
1934

Johnny Apollo
1940

Mrs. Parkington
1944

The Toast of New York
1937

Easy Living
1937

Okay, America!
1932

Belles on Their Toes
1952

Thirty Day Princess
1934

Eyes in the Night
1942

Remember Last Night?
1935

Come and Get It
1936

Unholy Partners
1941

Week-End at the Waldorf
1945

Design for Scandal
1941

Nothing but the Truth
1941

The Hidden Eye
1945

The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942

The Hucksters
1947

Main Street After Dark
1945

The Yellow Cab Man
1950

No Leave, No Love
1946

The Misleading Lady
1916

The Return of Eve
1916

Dear Wife
1949

Dear Ruth
1947

The Mighty McGurk
1947

The Youngest Profession
1943

Slightly Honorable
1939

Three Daring Daughters
1948

The Earl of Chicago
1940

Secret of the Blue Room
1933

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935

The White Sister
1933

My Brother Talks to Horses
1947

Dear Brat
1951

Meet Nero Wolfe
1936

Lillian Russell
1940

Whistling in the Dark
1933

Wallflower
1948

Jennie Gerhardt
1933

Let Freedom Ring
1939

Big Jack
1949

Blossoms On Broadway
1937

Ellis in Freedomland
1952

Janie
1944

Janie Gets Married
1946

Wednesday's Child
1934

Standing Room Only
1944

Three Wise Fools
1946

Big City
1948

Inflation
1942

John Meade's Woman
1937

Man About Town
1939

The Barbarian
1933

Sutter's Gold
1936

The Crowd Roars
1938

Rasputin and the Empress
1932

Cardinal Richelieu
1935

Diamond Jim
1935

John Loves Mary
1949

Land of Liberty
1939

He Who Gets Slapped
1924

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013

The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933

The President Vanishes
1934

Command Decision
1948

Million Dollar Ransom
1934

That's Entertainment!
1974

The Penalty
1941

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997

The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950

Sherlock Holmes
1916

Duck Soup
1933

Twelve Angry Men
1954

Living It Up
1954

The Ambassador's Daughter
1956

Madame Spy
1934

Blow-Ups of 1947
1947

Afraid to Talk
1932

Unknown Blonde
1934

Phil-for-Short
1919

Blow-Ups of 1946
1946

A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954

Her Bodyguard
1933

Man of Conflict
1953

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987

A Broadway Saint
1919

Murder in the Pullman
1932

The Cost
1920

The Higher Destiny
1916

The Despoiler
1916

Vultures of Society
1916

Studio One
1948

General Electric Theater
1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Climax!
1954

Cavalcade of America
1952

General Electric Theater
1953

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

Climax!
1954

What's My Line?
1950

MGM Parade
1955