Edward Arnold (born Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider; February 17, 1890 – April 26, 1956) was an American actor. Arnold began his acting career on the New York stage and became a film actor in 1916. 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.

Filmography

• 1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid — (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)
• 1974That's Entertainment! — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1956Miami Exposé — Oliver Tubbs
• 1956The Ambassador's Daughter — Ambassador William Fisk
• 1956The Houston Story — Paul Atlas
• MGM Parade
• Climax! — Jock Fathian, Lieutenant Shipley
• 1954Living It Up — The Mayor of New York
• 1954Twelve Angry Men — Juror #10
• 1953City That Never Sleeps — Penrod Biddel
• General Electric Theater — John Prescott / Mayor Underwood
• 1953Man of Conflict — J.R. Compton
• 1952Belles on Their Toes — Sam Harper
• Cavalcade of America
• 1952Ellis in Freedomland — The Range (voice)
• 1951Dear Brat — Senator Wilkins
• Hallmark Hall of Fame
• 1950Annie Get Your Gun — Pawnee Bill
• 1950The Skipper Surprised His Wife — Adm. Homer Thorndyke
• 1950The Yellow Cab Man — Martin Creavy
• 1949Big Jack — Mahoney
• 1949Dear Wife — Judge Wilkins
• 1949John Loves Mary — Sen. James McKinley
• 1949Take Me Out to the Ball Game — Joe Lorgan
• 1948Big City — Judge Martin O. Abercrombie
• 1948Command Decision — Congressman Arthur Malcolm
• Studio One — Juror #10
• 1948Three Daring Daughters — Robert Nelson
• 1948Wallflower — Andrew J. Linnett
• 1947Dear Ruth — Judge Harry Wilkins
• 1947My Brother Talks to Horses — Mr. Charles G. Bledsoe
• 1947The Hucksters — David 'Dave' Lash
• 1947The Mighty McGurk — Mike Glenson
• 1946Janie Gets Married — Charles Conway
• 1946No Leave, No Love — Hobart Canford Stiles
• 1946Three Wise Fools — Theodore Findley
• 1945Main Street After Dark — Lt. Lorrgan
• 1945The Hidden Eye — Capt. Duncan Maclain
• 1945Week-End at the Waldorf — Martin Edley
• 1945Ziegfeld Follies — Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars")
• 1944Janie — Charles Conway
• 1944Kismet — The Grand Vizier
• 1944Mrs. Parkington — Amory Stilham
• 1944Standing Room Only — T.J. Todd
• 1943The Youngest Profession — Burton V. Lyons
• 1942Eyes in the Night — Duncan 'Mac' Maclain
• 1942Inflation — The Devil
• 1942The War Against Mrs. Hadley — Elliot Fulton
• 1941All That Money Can Buy — Daniel Webster
• 1941Design for Scandal — Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair
• 1941Johnny Eager — John Benson Farrell
• 1941Meet John Doe — D.B. Norton
• 1941Nothing but the Truth — T.T. Ralston
• 1941The Lady from Cheyenne — James 'Jim' Cork
• 1941The Penalty — Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
• 1941Unholy Partners — Merrill Lambert
• 1940Johnny Apollo — Robert Cain Sr.
• 1940Lillian Russell — Diamond Jim Brady
• 1940The Earl of Chicago — Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey
• 1939Idiot's Delight — Achille Weber
• 1939Land of Liberty — Diamond Jim Brady (edited from 'Diamond Jim')
• 1939Let Freedom Ring — Jim Knox
• 1939Man About Town — Sir John Arlington
• 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — Jim Taylor
• 1939Slightly Honorable — Vincent Cushing
• 1938The Crowd Roars — Jim Cain
• 1938You Can't Take It with You — Anthony P. Kirby
• 1937Blossoms On Broadway — Ira Collins
• 1937Easy Living — J.B. Ball
• 1937John Meade's Woman — John Meade
• 1937The Toast of New York — Jim Fisk
• 1936Come and Get It — Barney Glasgow
• 1936Meet Nero Wolfe — Nero Wolfe
• 1936Sutter's Gold — Johan (John) Sutter
• 1935Biography of a Bachelor Girl — Mr. 'Feydie' Feydak
• 1935Cardinal Richelieu — Louis XIII
• 1935Crime and Punishment — Inspector Porfiry
• 1935Diamond Jim — Diamond Jim
• 1935Remember Last Night? — Danny Harrison
• 1935The Glass Key — Paul Madvig
• 1934Hide-Out — Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy
• 1934Madame Spy — Schultz
• 1934Million Dollar Ransom — Vincent Shelton
• 1934Sadie McKee — Brennan
• 1934The President Vanishes — Secretary of War Wardell
• 1934Thirty Day Princess — Richard M. Gresham
• 1934Unknown Blonde — Frank Rodie
• 1934Wednesday's Child — Ray Phillips
• 1933Duck Soup — Politician (uncredited)
• 1933Her Bodyguard — Orson Bitzer
• 1933I'm No Angel — Big Bill Barton
• 1933Jennie Gerhardt — Sen. Brander
• 1933Roman Scandals — Emperor Valerius
• 1933Secret of the Blue Room — Commissioner Forster
• 1933The Barbarian — Achmed Pasha
• 1933The Life of Jimmy Dolan — Inspector Ennis
• 1933The White Sister — Father Saracinesca
• 1933Whistling in the Dark — Dillon
• 1932Afraid to Talk — Jig Skelli
• 1932Murder in the Pullman
• 1932Okay, America! — Duke Morgan
• 1932Rasputin and the Empress — Doctor Remezov
• 1932Three on a Match — Ace
• 1924He Who Gets Slapped — (uncredited)
• 1920The Cost — Hampden Scarborough
• 1919A Broadway Saint — Mr. Frewen
• 1919Phil-for-Short — Tom Wentworth
• 1916Sherlock Holmes — Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap
• 1916The Despoiler — Richard Warner
• 1916The Higher Destiny — John Standing
• 1916The Misleading Lady — Sidney Parker
• 1916The Return of Eve — Seymour Purchwell
• 1916Vultures of Society — Joseph Gripp

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 2013Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored — Self (archive footage)
• 2008Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You — Self (archive footage)
• 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line — Self (archive footage)
• 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)
• 1954A Star Is Born World Premiere — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
• 1947Blow-Ups of 1947 — Self
• 1946Blow-Ups of 1946 — Self