Charles Arnt
Acting
Born: 1906-08-20 in Michigan City, Indiana, USA
Biography
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
Lassie
Ralph Trumble
The Rifleman
Wes Tippert
Maverick
Charlie Mason
Maverick
Sheriff Charley Peters
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Wes Tippert
The Texan
Old Man Blackston
The Texan
Ed Kingman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mayor
Hawaiian Eye
Fleems
Sugarfoot
Judge Lawson
Black Saddle
Burnett
The Gale Storm Show
Mr. Sneed
The Thin Man
Bourbon Street Beat
Jeff Marshall
The Shop Around the Corner
Policeman (uncredited)
Harrigan and Son
Sweetzer
Wild in the Country
Mr. Parsons (uncredited)
Great Guns
Doctor
Ball of Fire
McNeary
In Old Oklahoma
Joe, the Train Conductor
This Gun for Hire
Male Dressmaker
Saddle Pals
William Schooler
Sweet Bird of Youth
Mayor Henricks
The Ed Wynn Show
Mr. Lagenauer
Without Reservations
Salesman
After the Thin Man
Drunk (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
Coblenz
High Wall
Sidney X. Hackle
Sitting Pretty
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
My Favorite Brunette
Crawford
Pot o' Gold
Parks (butler)
Remember the Night
Tom
The Boy with Green Hair
Mr. Hammond
The Seventh Cross
Herr Binder (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
Mr. MacAdams
Somewhere in the Night
Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)
Roman Scandals
Caius - the Food Taster (uncredited)
Greenwich Village
Author
Christmas in Connecticut
Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
I Love You Again
Mr. Billings