- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGuenther Emil Schneider
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- 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 Lillian Russell (1940)) Arnold appeared in over 150 films and was President of The Screen Actors Guild shortly before his death in 1956.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tom McDonough <com221@webtv.net>
- SpousesCleo Arnold(October 7, 1951 - April 26, 1956) (his death)Olive Grace Emerson(January 15, 1929 - March 21, 1949) (divorced)Harriett Emma Marshall(April 20, 1916 - 1927) (divorced, 3 children)
- Children
- ParentsCarl SchneiderElizabeth Ohse
- Father of actor Edward Arnold Jr.
- A lifelong conservative Republican and staunch anti-Communist, he was nonetheless an early and ardent opponent of the studio blacklisting of suspected Communists.
- The son of German immigrants, he worked as a butcher's assistant, bellhop and stoker before first acting on stage in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the age of seventeen. He appeared in films with Essanay Studios from 1915. Arnold was a star character actor during the 1930s and '40s, with MGM (1933-34, 1941-50), Paramount (1937) and Universal (1939-41), specializing in roles as corrupt politicians and blustering tycoons.
- Was an MC on the radio program called "The Chase and Sanborn Hour" starring Nelson Eddy, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, in 1938.
- Portrayed a different president each week on ABC Radio's "Mr. President" (1947-1953).
- The Toast of New York (1937) - $10,000 /week
- Sutter's Gold (1936) - $90,000
- Okay America! (1932) - $900
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