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Charles Arnt

Charles Arnt

Actor · Died August 6, 1990, aged 83 · Michigan City, Indiana, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. He graduated from Phillips Academy and Princeton University. While at Princeton, he helped to found the University Playes and was president of the Princeton Triangle Club theatrical troupe. He became a banker after he graduated from college. In the early 1930s, Arnt acted with the University Repertory Theater in Maryland. On Broadway, he appeared in Carry Nation (1932), Three Waltzes (1937), and Knickerbocker Holiday (1938). Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films. In 1962, Arnt retired from acting and began to import and breed Charolais cattle on a ranch in Washington state. Arnt died in Orcas Island, Washington from pancreatic and liver cancer. He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren.

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Born
August 20, 1906
Died
August 6, 1990 (aged 83)
From
Michigan City, Indiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
59 on MovieCove · 117 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Charles Arnt's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Morality
27%
Self
23%
Society
9%
Survival
3%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 12 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Warm
9
Romantic
9
Joyful
8
Hopeful
5
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles Arnt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 59 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Arnt's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

117 credits, 59 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sweet Bird of Youth(1962)

    as Mayor Henricks

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Wild in the Country(1961)

    as Mr. Parsons (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Harrigan and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Sweetzer

  • Hawaiian Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Fleems

  • Bourbon Street Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff Marshall

  • The Miracle of the Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Fuzzy

  • Black Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Burnett

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Wes Tippert

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Kingman · as Old Man Blackston

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Ed Wynn Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Lagenauer

  • Flood Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Mr. Appleby

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Mason · as Sheriff Charley Peters

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Thin Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Lawson

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Wes Tippert

  • The Gale Storm Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Sneed

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph Trumble

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Veils of Bagdad(1953)

    as Zapolya

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Great Sioux Uprising(1953)

    as Gist

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Cheated Himself(1950)

    as Ernest Quimby (as Charles E. Arnet)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • He's a Cockeyed Wonder(1950)

    as J.B. Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Sun Sets at Dawn(1950)

    as Reporter, Globe Express

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Wabash Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Horace Carter

  • Bride for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Dobbs

  • Masked Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Dr. Nichols

  • Any Number Can Play(1949)

    as Joe Josephs (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Pop Gerard

  • The Boy with Green Hair(1948)

    as Mr. Hammond

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hollow Triumph(1948)

    as Coblenz

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Michael O'Halloran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Doc Douglas Bruce

  • Big Town Scandal(1948)

    as Amos Peabody

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sitting Pretty(1948)

    as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • High Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Sidney X. Hackle

  • Big Town After Dark(1947)

    as Amos Peabody

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Saddle Pals(1947)

    as William Schooler

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • My Favorite Brunette(1947)

    as Crawford

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Fall Guy(1947)

    as Uncle Jim Grossett

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Calendar Girl(1947)

    as Olsen

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • That Brennan Girl(1946)

    as Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Big Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Amos Peabody

  • Somewhere in the Night(1946)

    as Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Without Reservations(1946)

    as Salesman

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Blondie's Lucky Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Mayor Richard Denby

  • The Hoodlum Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Cy Nolan - O'Neill's Secretary

  • Cinderella Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Mahoney

  • Just Before Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Attorney Allen S. Tobin (uncredited)

  • Miss Susie Slagle's(1946)

    as Mr. Johnson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Behind Green Lights(1946)

    as Daniel Boone Wintergreen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Pardon My Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Clothes Salesman

  • She Wouldn't Say Yes(1945)

    as Train Conductor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Girl of the Limberlost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Hodges

  • Dangerous Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Max Ducone

  • Christmas in Connecticut(1945)

    as Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Sudan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Khafra

  • Strange Illusion(1945)

    as Professor Muhlbach

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Crime Doctor's Courage(1945)

    as Butler

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Daniel

  • Double Exposure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Sonny Tucker

  • Greenwich Village(1944)

    as Author

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • My Pal, Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Papa Eisdaar

  • The Impatient Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Marriage Clerk

  • Three Little Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Ezra Larkin

  • The Seventh Cross(1944)

    as Herr Binder (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time(1944)

    as Fred Stacy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Gambler's Choice(1944)

    as Honest John McGrady

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Roaring Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Colonel Chris Ferris

  • Up in Arms(1944)

    as Mr. Higginbotham

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • In Old Oklahoma(1943)

    as Joe, the Train Conductor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Gangway for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Jim Benson

  • Young Ideas(1943)

    as Station Master (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Henry Aldrich Swings It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Boyle

  • Gildersleeve's Bad Day(1943)

    as Judge Horace Hooker

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Reunion in France(1942)

    as Honoré

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Great Gildersleeve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Judge Horace Hooker

  • That Other Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Bailey

  • Take a Letter, Darling(1942)

    as Fud Newton

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Twin Beds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Manager

  • This Gun for Hire(1942)

    as Male Dressmaker

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Young America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Principal Rice

  • The Lady Has Plans(1942)

    as Pooly

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Paris Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Lantz

  • Ball of Fire(1941)

    as McNeary

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Marry the Boss's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Blodgett

  • Great Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Doctor

  • Hold Back the Dawn(1941)

    as Mr. MacAdams

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • We Go Fast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Refrigerator Salesman

  • Blossoms in the Dust(1941)

    as G. Harrington Hedger

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dressed to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Hal Brennon

  • Pot o' Gold(1941)

    as Parks (butler)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. District Attorney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Herman Winkle

  • Play Girl(1941)

    as Grady (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Kildare's Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mr. Stubbins, Man with Pain

  • Little Men(1940)

    as Drunk in Medicine Show

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Buyer Beware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Les Carter (uncredited)

  • I Love You Again(1940)

    as Mr. Billings

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • We Who Are Young(1940)

    as Eckman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Remember the Night(1939)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Shop Around the Corner(1940)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • It Happened in Hollywood(1937)

    as Jed Reed

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Angel's Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ralph Everett

  • Swing High, Swing Low(1937)

    as Georgie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • After the Thin Man(1936)

    as Drunk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • College Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Ticket Clerk

  • Sinner Take All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Lampier's Secretary (uncredited)

  • Wedding Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • Rhythm on the Range(1936)

    as Dining Car Steward

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • And Sudden Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Archie Sloan

  • The Witness Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mr. Henshaw

  • Spring Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as The Father

  • She Married Her Boss(1935)

    as Victor Jessup

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Two for Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Benny

  • Stolen Harmony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Clem Walters

  • Here Is My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Higgins

  • Ready for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Sam Gardner

  • Ladies Should Listen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Albert

  • Roman Scandals(1933)

    as Caius - the Food Taster (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 117 titles from 1933 to 1962.

Highest rated

Remember the Night (1939)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting117 of 117: 117 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1930s18 · acting1940s75 · acting1950s21 · acting1960s3 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 24 roles
334348

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Charles Arnt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 59 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 59 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed16
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)

64th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Charles Arnt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Arnt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mitchell Leisen shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers