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.

Known For

Sweet Bird of Youth 1962 ★ 6.7
Wild in the Country 1961 ★ 6.3
Harrigan and Son 1960 ★ 10.0
Bourbon Street Beat 1959 ★ 6.0
Hawaiian Eye 1959 ★ 5.6
Black Saddle 1959 ★ 6.2
The Rifleman 1958 ★ 7.1
The Texan 1958 ★ 6.0
The Ed Wynn Show 1958 ★ 7.0
Maverick 1957 ★ 7.0
Sugarfoot 1957 ★ 5.1
The Thin Man 1957 ★ 7.6
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 ★ 6.2
The Gale Storm Show 1956 ★ 6.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 ★ 7.8
Lassie 1954 ★ 6.3
Hollow Triumph 1948 ★ 6.6
My Favorite Brunette 1947 ★ 6.7
Christmas in Connecticut 1945 ★ 7.0
This Gun for Hire 1942 ★ 7.0
Ball of Fire 1941 ★ 7.4
The Shop Around the Corner 1940 ★ 8.1
Remember the Night 1940 ★ 7.3
After the Thin Man 1936 ★ 7.3