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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.
Known For
The Shop Around the Corner
(1940)
Policeman (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
(1941)
McNeary
Remember the Night
(1940)
Tom (as Charlie Arnt)
Christmas in Connecticut
(1945)
Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
Sweet Bird of Youth
(1962)
Mayor Henricks
Strange Illusion
(1945)
Professor Muhlbach
Hollow Triumph
(1948)
Coblenz
This Gun for Hire
(1942)
Male Dressmaker
I Love You Again
(1940)
Mr. Billings
Full Filmography
Acting
Roman Scandals
(1933)
Caius - the Food Taster (uncredited)
Here Is My Heart
(1934)
Higgins
Ready for Love
(1934)
Sam Gardner
Ladies Should Listen
(1934)
Albert, the manservant
She Married Her Boss
(1935)
Victor Jessup
Stolen Harmony
(1935)
Clem Walters
Spring Night
(1935)
The Father
Two for Tonight
(1935)
Benny
Rhythm on the Range
(1936)
Dining Car Steward
Wedding Present
(1936)
And Sudden Death
(1936)
Archie Sloan
College Holiday
(1936)
Ticket Clerk
Sinner Take All
(1936)
Lampier's Secretary (uncredited)
The Witness Chair
(1936)
Mr. Henshaw
Angel's Holiday
(1937)
Ralph Everett
It Happened in Hollywood
(1937)
Jed Reed
Swing High, Swing Low
(1937)
Georgie Herman
The Shop Around the Corner
(1940)
Policeman (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
(1940)
Mr. Stubbins, Man with Pain
Remember the Night
(1940)
Tom (as Charlie Arnt)
Little Men
(1940)
Drunk in Medicine Show
I Love You Again
(1940)
Mr. Billings
We Who Are Young
(1940)
Eckman (uncredited)
Buyer Beware
(1940)
Les Carter (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
(1941)
Hal Brennon
Blossoms in the Dust
(1941)
G. Harrington Hedger
Hold Back the Dawn
(1941)
Mr. MacAdams
Paris Calling
(1941)
Lt. Lantz
Ball of Fire
(1941)
McNeary
Play Girl
(1941)
Grady (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
(1941)
Parks (butler)
Marry the Boss's Daughter
(1941)
Blodgett
Great Guns
(1941)
Doctor
Mr. District Attorney
(1941)
Herman Winkle
We Go Fast
(1941)
Refrigerator Salesman
Take a Letter, Darling
(1942)
Fud Newton
The Lady Has Plans
(1942)
Pooly
The Great Gildersleeve
(1942)
Judge Horace Hooker
That Other Woman
(1942)
Bailey
Twin Beds
(1942)
Manager
Reunion in France
(1942)
Honoré
Young America
(1942)
Principal Rice
This Gun for Hire
(1942)
Male Dressmaker
Gangway for Tomorrow
(1943)
Jim Benson
Young Ideas
(1943)
Station Master (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
(1943)
Joe, the Train Conductor
Henry Aldrich Swings It
(1943)
Boyle
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
(1943)
Judge Horace Hooker
My Pal, Wolf
(1944)
Papa Eisdaar
Double Exposure
(1944)
Sonny Tucker
Up in Arms
(1944)
Mr. Higginbotham
Dangerous Passage
(1944)
Daniel
The Impatient Years
(1944)
Marriage Clerk
Greenwich Village
(1944)
Author
Gambler's Choice
(1944)
Honest John McGrady
Once Upon a Time
(1944)
Fred Stacy (uncredited)
The Seventh Cross
(1944)
Herr Binder (uncredited)
Roaring Guns
(1944)
Colonel Chris Ferris
Three Little Sisters
(1944)
Ezra Larkin
Christmas in Connecticut
(1945)
Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
(1945)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Girl of the Limberlost
(1945)
Hodges
Dangerous Intruder
(1945)
Max Ducone
Strange Illusion
(1945)
Professor Muhlbach
Pardon My Past
(1945)
Clothes Salesman
The Crime Doctor's Courage
(1945)
Butler
Sudan
(1945)
Khafra
Just Before Dawn
(1946)
Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)
Cinderella Jones
(1946)
Mahoney
Miss Susie Slagle's
(1946)
Mr. Johnson (as Charles E. Arnt)
That Brennan Girl
(1946)
Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
Without Reservations
(1946)
Salesman
The Hoodlum Saint
(1946)
Cy Nolan - O'Neill's Secretary
Behind Green Lights
(1946)
Daniel Boone Wintergreen
Big Town
(1946)
Amos Peabody
Blondie's Lucky Day
(1946)
Mayor Richard Denby
Somewhere in the Night
(1946)
Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)
Big Town After Dark
(1947)
Amos Peabody
My Favorite Brunette
(1947)
Crawford
Fall Guy
(1947)
Uncle Jim Grossett
Calendar Girl
(1947)
Olsen
High Wall
(1947)
Sidney X. Hackle
Saddle Pals
(1947)
William Schooler
The Boy with Green Hair
(1948)
Mr. Hammond
Big Town Scandal
(1948)
Amos Peabody
Sitting Pretty
(1948)
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
(1948)
Coblenz
Michael O'Halloran
(1948)
Doc Douglas Bruce
Masked Raiders
(1949)
Dr. Nichols
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
(1949)
Pop Gerard
Bride for Sale
(1949)
Dobbs
Any Number Can Play
(1949)
Joe Josephs (uncredited)
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
(1950)
J.B. Caldwell
The Man Who Cheated Himself
(1950)
Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)
The Sun Sets at Dawn
(1950)
Reporter, Globe Express
Wabash Avenue
(1950)
Horace Carter
The Veils of Bagdad
(1953)
Zapolya
The Great Sioux Uprising
(1953)
Gist
Flood Tide
(1958)
Mr. Appleby
The Miracle of the Hills
(1959)
Fuzzy
Wild in the Country
(1961)
Mr. Parsons (uncredited)
Sweet Bird of Youth
(1962)
Mayor Henricks