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Charles Arnt

Born 1906-08-20

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 · 8.0 Sweet Bird of Youth 1962 · 7.1 Remember the Night 1940 · 7.5 My Favorite Brunette 1947 · 6.7 I Love You Again 1940 · 7.4 Hollow Triumph 1948 · 6.7 Sitting Pretty 1948 · 7.4 The Man Who Cheated Himself 1950 · 6.8 Wild in the Country 1961 · 6.3 Pot o' Gold 1941 · 6.0 Great Guns 1941 · 6.1 The Hoodlum Saint 1946 · 6.1 It Happened in Hollywood 1937 · 6.3 Ladies Should Listen 1934 · 6.3 Sudan 1945 · 6.1 Here Is My Heart 1934 · 6.6