Charles Arnt

Charles Arnt

1906-08-20 – 1990-08-06 (age 83) Michigan City, Indiana, USA
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Biography

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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

The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner

1940

as Policeman (uncredited)

After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man

1936

as Drunk (uncredited)

Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village

1944

as Author

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire

1941

as McNeary

In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma

1943

as Joe, the Train Conductor

Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth

1962

as Mayor Henricks

Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country

1961

as Mr. Parsons (uncredited)

I Love You Again
I Love You Again

1940

as Mr. Billings

Remember the Night
My Favorite Brunette
My Favorite Brunette

1947

as Crawford

Hollow Triumph
Hollow Triumph

1948

as Coblenz

Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut

1945

as Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)

Great Guns
Great Guns

1941

as Doctor

This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire

1942

as Male Dressmaker

Without Reservations
Without Reservations

1946

as Salesman

The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross

1944

as Herr Binder (uncredited)

Sinner Take All
Sinner Take All

1936

as Lampier's Secretary (uncredited)

The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair

1948

as Mr. Hammond

Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night

1946

as Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)

High Wall
High Wall

1947

as Sidney X. Hackle