Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt (born August 20, 1906 in Michigan City , Indiana , † August 6, 1990 on Orcas Island , Washington ) was an American actor .
life and career
Charles Arnt studied civil engineering at Princeton University and was temporarily president of the Princeton Triangle Club . While studying at Princeton, he starred in plays alongside James Stewart , Henry Fonda and Joshua Logan . In the 1930s, Arnt continued his acting career with appearances on Broadway , including in 1938 in the world premiere of Knickerbocker Holiday with music by Kurt Weill .
From 1933 he also took on his first smaller film roles, making his debut here in Roman Scandals alongside Eddie Cantor . In total, Arnt played in around 120 feature films up to 1962, with the 1940s being his busiest period. He has appeared as a versatile supporting actor in films such as Rendezvous after the store closes (1940), The Strange Taming of the Gangster Bride Sugarpuss (1941), Liebling, zum Dictat (1942) and The Man With the Scar (1948). At the Poverty Row Studio Producers Releasing Corporation , he received 1946 as an obsessive art dealer in the C-Movie Dangerous Intruder . With the beginning of the 1950s, the film offers decreased, instead Arnt worked increasingly on US television.
Arnt took on his last role in 1962 as mayor in Süßer Vogel Jugend at the side of Paul Newman . He then retired from acting and moved to Orcas Island , where he set up a farm and raised Charolais cattle. He died of cancer in 1990 at the age of 83 and was survived by his wife Patricia, three children and four grandchildren.
Filmography (selection)
- 1933: Roman Scandals
- 1936: Thin Man, 2nd Case (After the Thin Man)
- 1937: It Happened in Hollywood
- 1940: Rendezvous after closing time (The Shop Around the Corner)
- 1940: Darling, you've changed (I Love You Again)
- 1940: Dr. Kildare: Fatal Diagnosis (Dr. Kildare's Crisis)
- 1940: The Unforgettable Christmas Night (Remember the Night)
- 1941: Blossoms in the Dust (Blossoms in the Dust)
- 1941: Laurel and Hardy: Horrors of the Company (Great Guns)
- 1941: The Strange Taming of the Gangster Bride Sugarpuss (Ball of Fire)
- 1941: Pot o 'Gold
- 1941: The Golden Gate (Hold Back the Dawn)
- 1942: Die Scarhand (This Gun for Hire)
- 1942: Liebling, for dictation (Take a Letter, Darling)
- 1942: Reunion in France
- 1942: The Queen of Broadway (My Gal Sal)
- 1942: Adventure in Panama (Across the Pacific)
- 1944: Up in Arms
- 1944: The Seventh Cross (The Seventh Cross)
- 1944: Pinky and Curly (Once Upon a Time)
- 1944: Model Against Will (Together Again)
- 1945: Voice from Beyond (Strange Illusion)
- 1945: Christmas made to measure (Christmas in Connecticut)
- 1945: Too Smart for Love (Without Love)
- 1946: Without Reservations
- 1946: Somewhere in the Night (Somewhere in the Night)
- 1947: Indictment - Murder (High Wall)
- 1947: Detective with Small Flaws (My Favorite Brunette)
- 1948: The Man with the Scar (Hollow Triumph)
- 1948: That Wonderful Urge
- 1948: Belvedere cleans up (Sitting Pretty)
- 1948: The Boy with Green Hair
- 1949: High stakes (Any Number Can Play)
- 1950: Vaudeville Princess (Wabash Avenue)
- 1953: The Great Sioux Uprising
- 1958: West of Santa Fé (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1959/1961: Maverick (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1961: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1961: Song of the Rebel (Wild in the Country)
- 1962: Sweet Bird of Youth (Sweet Bird of Youth)
Web links
- Charles Arnt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Broadway League: Charles Arnt - Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. Retrieved November 4, 2017 .
- ^ Charles Arnt | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved November 4, 2017 .
- ^ Charles Arnt Is Dead; Film Actor Was 83 . In: The New York Times . September 19, 1990, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed November 4, 2017]).
- ^ Charles Arnt Is Dead; Film Actor Was 83 . In: The New York Times . September 19, 1990, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed November 4, 2017]).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Arnt, Charles |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1906 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Michigan City , Indiana |
DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1990 |
Place of death | on Orcas Island , Washington |