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He was best known for his roles in Come and Get It (1936), Sutter's Gold (1936), the aforementioned The Toast of New York (1937), You Can't Take It with You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Meet John Doe (1941), and a larger than life star turn as Daniel Webster in The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941).
Edward Arnold. Actor: You Can't Take It with You. 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 was a star character actor during the 1930s and '40s, with MGM (1933-34, 1941-50), Paramount (1937) and Universal (1939-41), specializing in roles as corrupt politicians and blustering tycoons.
Prolific, popular character player who began his career on the stage and, between 1915 and 1919, starred in numerous westerns for Essanay Studio. The portly, distinguished-looking actor returned to films in the sound era, first in crime melodramas, then as a priest in "The White Sister" and a...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Apri1 26 --Edward Arnold, actor whose career spanned fifty-one years on the stage, in films, on radio and on television, died today of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in...
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.
Prolific, popular character player who began his career on the stage and, between 1915 and 1919, starred in numerous westerns for Essanay Studio. The portly, distinguished-looking actor returned to films in the sound era, first in crime melodramas, then as a priest in.
E dward Arnold was a distinguished screen and stage actor and a leader in the community affairs of the film colony for more than 20 years. The portly actor, who appeared in more than...
Portly heavy-headed Edward Arnold was a character star who started out playing cowboy heroes in two-reel westerns during the early silent film era. After a 12-year absence from films (to instead act on stage), he returned to Hollywood to become famous as Diamond Jim and detective Nero Wolfe, and other expansive, larger-than-life figures.
His voice, appearance, and commanding presence put him in great demand for character roles in Hollywood, where he arrived in 1932. 1935 marked two "firsts" for Eddie: Universal's Diamond Jim, his first in a major film starring role, and his election to the Guild's Board of Directors.
