Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Ernest Arnley(1903-1988)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Ernest Arnley was born on 11 November 1903 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Down Melody Lane (1943), Bold as Brass (1963) and Byng-Ho! (1938). He was married to Gloria Day. He died in 1988 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK.
BornNovember 11, 1903
Died1988
BornNovember 11, 1903
Died1988
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Down Melody Lane (1943)
Down Melody Lane
  • Soundtrack
  • 1943
Bold as Brass (1963)
Bold as Brass
TV Series
  • Mr. Thursby
Byng-Ho!
TV Series
  • Actor
Keith Barron and John Junkin in The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1967)
The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim
TV Series
  • Actor

Credits

IMDbPro

Actor

  • Holiday with Strings (1974)
    Holiday with Strings
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Customer
    • 1974
  • Top of the Bill (1971)
    Top of the Bill
    5.4
    • Chesney Allen (as P.C.R. Ernest Arnley G.O.W.R.)
    • 1971
  • Steptoe and Son (1962)
    Steptoe and Son
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Neighbour
    • 1970
  • Derek Nimmo in Oh Brother! (1968)
    Oh Brother!
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1968–1970
  • Harry Worth in Harry Worth (1966)
    Harry Worth
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mr. Riley
    • Bus Passenger
    • Albert Pettigrew
    • 1967–1968
  • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
    Comedy Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1968
  • Keith Barron and John Junkin in The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1967)
    The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim
    TV Series
    • 1967
  • Sykes and A... (1960)
    Sykes and A...
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1965
  • Bold as Brass (1963)
    Bold as Brass
    TV Series
    • Mr. Thursby
    • 1964
  • Dick Whittington
    TV Movie
    • Sarah, the Cook
    • 1957
  • Frank Randle in Somewhere in Camp (1942)
    Home Sweet Home
    5.6
    • Colonel Wright's Employee (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Byng-Ho!
    TV Series
    • 1939

Soundtrack

  • Randle and All That
    6.2
    Short
    • music: "It's Rhythm"
    • performer: "It's Rhythm" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Frank Randle in Somewhere in Camp (1942)
    Home Sweet Home
    5.6
    • music: "It's Rhythm"
    • performer: "It's Rhythm" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Down Melody Lane (1943)
    Down Melody Lane
    • music: "It's Rhythm"
    • performer: "It's Rhythm"
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • P.C.R. Ernest Arnley G.O.W.R.
  • Born
    • November 11, 1903
    • Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    • 1988
    • Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Gloria DayNovember 9, 1935 - September 5, 1972 (her death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Younger brother of Vic Arnley.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.