Charles Arnt
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.
Filmography
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962
as Mayor Henricks
Wild in the Country
1961
as Mr. Parsons (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Hills
1959
as Fuzzy
Flood Tide
1958
as Mr. Appleby
The Veils of Bagdad
1953
as Zapolya
The Great Sioux Uprising
1953
as Gist
The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950
as Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
1950
as J.B. Caldwell
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950
as Reporter, Globe Express
Wabash Avenue
1950
as Horace Carter
Bride for Sale
1949
as Dobbs
Masked Raiders
1949
as Dr. Nichols
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Joe Josephs (uncredited)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Pop Gerard
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Mr. Hammond
Hollow Triumph
1948
as Coblenz
Michael O'Halloran
1948
as Doc Douglas Bruce
Big Town Scandal
1948
as Amos Peabody
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
High Wall
1947
as Sidney X. Hackle
Big Town After Dark
1947
as Amos Peabody
Saddle Pals
1947
as William Schooler
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Crawford
Fall Guy
1947
as Uncle Jim Grossett