Edward Arnold was born as Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider in 1890, on the Lower East Side of New York City, the son of German immigrants, Elizabeth (Ohse) and Carl Schneider. 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)
Jim Taylor
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Anthony P. Kirby
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
(in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
Duck Soup
(1933)
Politician (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
(1974)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
(1941)
D.B. Norton
I'm No Angel
(1933)
Big Bill Barton
He Who Gets Slapped
(1924)
Extra (uncredited)
Three on a Match
(1932)
Ace
Full Filmography
Acting
Sherlock Holmes
(1916)
Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
The Misleading Lady
(1916)
Sidney Parker
The Return of Eve
(1916)
Seymour Purchwell
Phil-for-Short
(1919)
Tom Wentworth
A Broadway Saint
(1919)
Mr. Frewen
He Who Gets Slapped
(1924)
Extra (uncredited)
Three on a Match
(1932)
Ace
Okay, America!
(1932)
Duke Morgan
Rasputin and the Empress
(1932)
Doctor Remezov
Afraid to Talk
(1932)
Jig Skelli
Murder in the Pullman
(1932)
I'm No Angel
(1933)
Big Bill Barton
Roman Scandals
(1933)
Emperor Valerius
Secret of the Blue Room
(1933)
Commissioner Forster
The White Sister
(1933)
Father Saracinesca
Whistling in the Dark
(1933)
Jake Dillon
Jennie Gerhardt
(1933)
Sen. Brander
The Barbarian
(1933)
Achmed Pasha
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
(1933)
Inspector Ennis
Duck Soup
(1933)
Politician (uncredited)
Her Bodyguard
(1933)
Orson Bitzer
Sadie McKee
(1934)
Jack Brennan
Hide-Out
(1934)
Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
Thirty Day Princess
(1934)
Richard M. Gresham
Wednesday's Child
(1934)
Ray Phillips
The President Vanishes
(1934)
Secretary of War Wardell
Million Dollar Ransom
(1934)
Vincent Shelton
Madame Spy
(1934)
Schultz
Unknown Blonde
(1934)
Frank Rodie
The Glass Key
(1935)
Paul Madvig
Crime and Punishment
(1935)
Inspector Porfiry
Remember Last Night?
(1935)
Danny Harrison
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
(1935)
Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
Cardinal Richelieu
(1935)
Louis XIII
Diamond Jim
(1935)
Diamond Jim
Come and Get It
(1936)
Barney Glasgow
Meet Nero Wolfe
(1936)
Nero Wolfe
Sutter's Gold
(1936)
Johan (John) Sutter
Easy Living
(1937)
J.B. Ball
The Toast of New York
(1937)
Jim Fisk
Blossoms On Broadway
(1937)
Ira Collins
John Meade's Woman
(1937)
John Meade
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Anthony P. Kirby
The Crowd Roars
(1938)
Jim Cain
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Jim Taylor
Idiot's Delight
(1939)
Achille Weber
Slightly Honorable
(1939)
Vincent Cushing
Let Freedom Ring
(1939)
Jim Knox
Man About Town
(1939)
Sir John Arlington
Land of Liberty
(1939)
Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
Johnny Apollo
(1940)
Robert Cain Sr.
The Earl of Chicago
(1940)
Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
Lillian Russell
(1940)
Diamond Jim Brady
Meet John Doe
(1941)
D.B. Norton
Johnny Eager
(1941)
John Benson Farrell
All That Money Can Buy
(1941)
Daniel Webster
Unholy Partners
(1941)
Merrill Lambert
Design for Scandal
(1941)
Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
Nothing But the Truth
(1941)
T.T. Ralston
The Lady from Cheyenne
(1941)
James 'Jim' Cork
The Penalty
(1941)
Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
Eyes in the Night
(1942)
Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
(1942)
Elliot Fulton
Inflation
(1942)
The Devil
The Youngest Profession
(1943)
Burton V. Lyons
Kismet
(1944)
The Grand Vizier
Mrs. Parkington
(1944)
Amory Stilham
Janie
(1944)
Charles Conway
Standing Room Only
(1944)
T.J. Todd
Ziegfeld Follies
(1945)
Lawyer (segment Pay the Two Dollars)
Week-End at the Waldorf
(1945)
Martin Edley
The Hidden Eye
(1945)
Capt. Duncan Maclain
Main Street After Dark
(1945)
Lt. Lorrgan
No Leave, No Love
(1946)
Hobart Canford Stiles
Janie Gets Married
(1946)
Charles Conway
Three Wise Fools
(1946)
Theodore Findley
Blow-Ups of 1946
(1946)
Self
The Hucksters
(1947)
David 'Dave' Lash
The Mighty McGurk
(1947)
Mike Glenson
Dear Ruth
(1947)
Judge Harry Wilkins
My Brother Talks to Horses
(1947)
Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe
Blow-Ups of 1947
(1947)
Self
Three Daring Daughters
(1948)
Robert Nelson
Wallflower
(1948)
Andrew J. Linnett
Big City
(1948)
Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
Command Decision
(1948)
Congressman Arthur Malcolm
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
(1949)
Joe Lorgan
Dear Wife
(1949)
Judge Wilkins
Big Jack
(1949)
Mahoney
John Loves Mary
(1949)
Sen. James McKinley
Annie Get Your Gun
(1950)
Pawnee Bill
The Yellow Cab Man
(1950)
Martin Creavy
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
(1950)
Adm. Homer Thorndyke
Dear Brat
(1951)
Senator Wilkins
Belles on Their Toes
(1952)
Sam Harper
Ellis in Freedomland
(1952)
The Range (voice)
City That Never Sleeps
(1953)
Penrod Biddel
Man of Conflict
(1953)
J.R. Compton
Twelve Angry Men
(1954)
Juror #10
Living It Up
(1954)
The Mayor of New York
A Star Is Born World Premiere
(1954)
Self
The Houston Story
(1956)
Paul Atlas
Miami Exposé
(1956)
Oliver Tubbs
The Ambassador's Daughter
(1956)
Ambassador William Fisk
That's Entertainment!
(1974)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
(in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(1988)
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
(2013)
Self (archive footage)