Edward Arnold
Gender: Male
Born: 18th February 1890
Died: 26th April 1956
Nationality: United States of America
Movies: Sadie McKee, Unholy Partners, The Hucksters, The Devil and Daniel Webster, Diamond Jim, Thirty Day Princess, Johnny Eager, The Toast of New York, Living It Up, Lillian Russell, Johnny Apollo, Easy Living, Dear Ruth, I'm No Angel, Roman Scandals, Ziegfeld Follies, The Glass Key, Meet Nero Wolfe, The Yellow Cab Man, Come and Get It, You Can't Take It With You, Idiot's Delight, Hide-Out, The Mighty McGurk, Big Jack, Remember Last Night?, Crime and Punishment, Week-End at the Waldorf, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Belles on their Toes, The Youngest Profession, Whistling in the Dark, Cardinal Richelieu, Three Wise Fools, Command Decision, Big City, The Crowd Roars, Meet John Doe, The Ambassador's Daughter, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Slightly Honorable, Eyes in the Night, Annie Get Your Gun, The President Vanishes, Dear Brat, Dear Wife, Man About Town, Sutter's Gold, The War Against Mrs. Hadley, No Leave, No Love, Biography of a Bachelor Girl, Design for Scandal, The Penalty, The Hidden Eye, My Brother Talks to Horses, The Skipper Surprised His Wife, Main Street After Dark, Wednesday's Child
Edward Arnold (February 18, 1890 — April 26, 1956) was an American actor. He was born on the Lower East Side of New York City as Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider, the son of German immigrants Carl Schneider and Elizabeth Ohse.
Interested in acting since his youth (he made his first stage appearance at the age of 12 as Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice), Arnold made his professional stage debut in 1907. He found work as an extra for Essanay Studios and World Studios, before landing his first significant role in 1916's The Misleading Lady. In 1919, he left film for a return to the stage, and did not appear again in movies until he made his talkie debut in Okay America! (1932). He recreated one of his stage roles in one of his early films, Whistling in the Dark (1933). His role in the 1935 film Diamond Jim boosted him to stardom. He reprised the role of Diamond Jim Brady in the 1940 film Lillian Russell. He also played a similar role in The Toast of New York (1937), another fictionalized version of real-life business chicanery, for which he was billed above Cary Grant in the posters with his name in much larger letters.
Arnold appeared in over 150 movies. Although he was labeled "box
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