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
Duck Soup
(1933)
Politician (uncredited)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
(in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
Meet John Doe
(1941)
D.B. Norton
That's Entertainment!
(1974)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Anthony P. Kirby
Johnny Eager
(1941)
John Benson Farrell
Annie Get Your Gun
(1950)
Pawnee Bill
Easy Living
(1937)
J.B. Ball
The Hucksters
(1947)
David 'Dave' Lash
Command Decision
(1948)
Congressman Arthur Malcolm
Big City
(1948)
Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
He Who Gets Slapped
(1924)
Extra (uncredited)
Janie
(1944)
Charles Conway
Living It Up
(1954)
The Mayor of New York
Mrs. Parkington
(1944)
Amory Stilham
Full Filmography
Acting
The Return of Eve
(1916)
Seymour Purchwell
The Misleading Lady
(1916)
Sidney Parker
Sherlock Holmes
(1916)
Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
Phil-for-Short
(1919)
Tom Wentworth
A Broadway Saint
(1919)
Mr. Frewen
He Who Gets Slapped
(1924)
Extra (uncredited)
Okay, America!
(1932)
Duke Morgan
Murder in the Pullman
(1932)
Rasputin and the Empress
(1932)
Doctor Remezov
Three on a Match
(1932)
Ace
Afraid to Talk
(1932)
Jig Skelli
I'm No Angel
(1933)
Big Bill Barton
Roman Scandals
(1933)
Emperor Valerius
The Barbarian
(1933)
Achmed Pasha
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
(1933)
Inspector Ennis
Whistling in the Dark
(1933)
Jake Dillon
Jennie Gerhardt
(1933)
Sen. Brander
Duck Soup
(1933)
Politician (uncredited)
Her Bodyguard
(1933)
Orson Bitzer
The White Sister
(1933)
Father Saracinesca
Secret of the Blue Room
(1933)
Commissioner Forster
Sadie McKee
(1934)
Jack Brennan
Hide-Out
(1934)
Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
Madame Spy
(1934)
Schultz
Thirty Day Princess
(1934)
Richard M. Gresham
The President Vanishes
(1934)
Secretary of War Wardell
Wednesday's Child
(1934)
Ray Phillips
Unknown Blonde
(1934)
Frank Rodie
Million Dollar Ransom
(1934)
Vincent Shelton
Crime and Punishment
(1935)
Inspector Porfiry
Diamond Jim
(1935)
Diamond Jim
Cardinal Richelieu
(1935)
Louis XIII
The Glass Key
(1935)
Paul Madvig
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
(1935)
Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
Remember Last Night?
(1935)
Danny Harrison
Meet Nero Wolfe
(1936)
Nero Wolfe
Come and Get It
(1936)
Barney Glasgow
Sutter's Gold
(1936)
Johan (John) Sutter
John Meade's Woman
(1937)
John Meade
The Toast of New York
(1937)
Jim Fisk
Easy Living
(1937)
J.B. Ball
Blossoms On Broadway
(1937)
Ira Collins
The Crowd Roars
(1938)
Jim Cain
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Anthony P. Kirby
Land of Liberty
(1939)
Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
Idiot's Delight
(1939)
Achille Weber
Let Freedom Ring
(1939)
Jim Knox
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Jim Taylor
Man About Town
(1939)
Sir John Arlington
Slightly Honorable
(1939)
Vincent Cushing
The Earl of Chicago
(1940)
Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
Johnny Apollo
(1940)
Robert Cain Sr.
Lillian Russell
(1940)
Diamond Jim Brady
Nothing But the Truth
(1941)
T.T. Ralston
Unholy Partners
(1941)
Merrill Lambert
Design for Scandal
(1941)
Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
All That Money Can Buy
(1941)
Daniel Webster
Johnny Eager
(1941)
John Benson Farrell
The Penalty
(1941)
Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
Meet John Doe
(1941)
D.B. Norton
The Lady from Cheyenne
(1941)
James 'Jim' Cork
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
(1942)
Elliot Fulton
Eyes in the Night
(1942)
Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
Inflation
(1942)
The Devil
The Youngest Profession
(1943)
Burton V. Lyons
Janie
(1944)
Charles Conway
Mrs. Parkington
(1944)
Amory Stilham
Kismet
(1944)
The Grand Vizier
Standing Room Only
(1944)
T.J. Todd
Main Street After Dark
(1945)
Lt. Lorrgan
The Hidden Eye
(1945)
Capt. Duncan Maclain
Week-End at the Waldorf
(1945)
Martin Edley
Ziegfeld Follies
(1945)
Lawyer (segment Pay the Two Dollars)
Janie Gets Married
(1946)
Charles Conway
Three Wise Fools
(1946)
Theodore Findley
Blow-Ups of 1946
(1946)
Self
No Leave, No Love
(1946)
Hobart Canford Stiles
My Brother Talks to Horses
(1947)
Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe
Dear Ruth
(1947)
Judge Harry Wilkins
The Mighty McGurk
(1947)
Mike Glenson
The Hucksters
(1947)
David 'Dave' Lash
Blow-Ups of 1947
(1947)
Self
Wallflower
(1948)
Andrew J. Linnett
Three Daring Daughters
(1948)
Robert Nelson
Command Decision
(1948)
Congressman Arthur Malcolm
Big City
(1948)
Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
Big Jack
(1949)
Mahoney
Dear Wife
(1949)
Judge Wilkins
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
(1949)
Joe Lorgan
John Loves Mary
(1949)
Sen. James McKinley
The Yellow Cab Man
(1950)
Martin Creavy
Annie Get Your Gun
(1950)
Pawnee Bill
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
A Star Is Born World Premiere
(1954)
Self
Living It Up
(1954)
The Mayor of New York
Twelve Angry Men
(1954)
Juror #10
Miami Exposé
(1956)
Oliver Tubbs
The Houston Story
(1956)
Paul Atlas
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)