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Edward Arnold

17 Feb, 1890 in New York City, New York, USA

Edward Arnold was born as Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider in 1890, on the Lower East Side of New York City, the son of German immigrants, Elizabeth (Ohse) and Carl Schneider. 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.

Also Known As:

Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider

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Dear Wife
60% (1949)
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Wallflower
60% (1948)
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Janie
55% (1944)
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Big City
72% (1948)
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Inflation
50% (1942)
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Diamond Jim
60% (1935)
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The Penalty
60% (1941)
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Duck Soup
73% (1933)