Phil Arnold


Biography

Phil Arnold was an accomplished actor who led an impressive career, primarily on the big screen. Arnold kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto" (1941), the musical "Hollywood Barn Dance" (1947) with Ernest Tubb and "The Main Street Kid" (1948). He also appeared in "Yes, Sir, Mr. Bones" (1951), the Glenn Ford crime picture "The Big Heat" (...

Biography

Phil Arnold was an accomplished actor who led an impressive career, primarily on the big screen. Arnold kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto" (1941), the musical "Hollywood Barn Dance" (1947) with Ernest Tubb and "The Main Street Kid" (1948). He also appeared in "Yes, Sir, Mr. Bones" (1951), the Glenn Ford crime picture "The Big Heat" (1953) and the Dean Martin comedic sports movie "Money From Home" (1953). He kept working in film throughout the fifties and the sixties, starring in the drama "Jet Pilot" (1957) with John Wayne, "Studs Lonigan" (1960) and "Under the Yum Yum Tree" (1963) with Jack Lemmon. He also appeared in the comedy "The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze" (1963) with Moe Howard. Arnold was most recently credited in "American Roots Music" (PBS, 2001-02). Arnold had a number of different projects under his belt in the sixties through the nineties, including "Good Times" (1967), "Skidoo" (1968) starring Jackie Gleason and "Who Killed Martin Luther King?" (Fox, 1992-93). His credits also expanded to "America's Music: The Roots of Country" (TBS, 1995-96) and "Workin' Man: A Tribute to Merle Haggard" (The Nashville Network, 1997-98). Arnold passed away in May 1968 at the age of 59.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Skidoo (1968)
The Mayor's husband
Good Times (1967)
Solly
The Cool Ones (1967)
Uncle Steve
Hold On! (1966)
Photographer
Zebra in the Kitchen (1965)
Man in tub
What a Way To Go! (1964)
Publicity and press agent
The Candidate (1964)
Plumber
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
Hatrack
Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964)
Television technician
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963)
Referee
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
Deliveryman
The Errand Boy (1961)
Three Blondes in His Life (1961)
Studs Lonigan (1960)
Dentist
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)
Stagehand
Jet Pilot (1957)
Bellboy
My Gun Is Quick (1957)
Shorty
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
Klingman
The Conqueror (1956)
Honest John
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Blackjack player
Navy Wife (1956)
Photographer
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Butch
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Fiorello LaGuardia
The Big Chase (1954)
Bunkie
Money from Home (1954)
Crossfire
The Human Jungle (1954)
Bum
A Star Is Born (1954)
Agent in "Born in a Trunk"
Stop, You're Killing Me (1953)
Little Dutch
The Big Heat (1953)
Nick
The Jazz Singer (1953)
Stage hand
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Convict
Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
Little man
Meet Me at the Fair (1952)
Man offstage
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)
Kentucky Jubilee (1951)
Emcee
Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951)
Cab driver
G. I. Jane (1951)
Mousey
Once a Thief (1950)
Ollie
I Cheated the Law! (1949)
Newsboy
The Main Street Kid (1948)
Riley
Deadline (1948)
Doc. [P. Monroe] Snodgrass
Smart Woman (1948)
Elevator operator
The Snake Pit (1948)
Bald man
The Gangster (1947)
Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947)
Cab driver
Sarge Goes to College (1947)
Professor
Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)
Harp player
That's My Gal (1947)
Performer
That's My Man (1947)
Newsboy
Rose of Santa Rosa (1947)
Doorman
Buckaroo from Powder River (1947)
Half haircut customer
The Case of the Baby Sitter (1947)
Customer
Killer at Large (1947)
Taxi driver
Merton of the Movies (1947)
Shorty
Kilroy Was Here (1947)
"Sugar Bowl" manager
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Sneezing man
Hollywood Barn Dance (1947)
Toppit
Buffalo Bill Rides Again (1947)
Scratchy
The Man Who Dared (1946)
Turnkey
Heldorado (1946)
Vendor
Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946)
Dr. Broadway (1942)
Hershel, newsboy
The Phantom Pinto (1941)
The stranger

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Outlaw Women (1952)
Dial Supervisor

Cast (Special)

Adventures of a Model (1958)

Sound (Special)

American Roots Music (2001)
Multi-Track Engineer/ Sound Recordist
Workin' Man: A Tribute to Merle Haggard (1998)
Audio
Who Killed Martin Luther King? (1993)
Audio

Misc. Crew (Special)

A Dog's Life (2000)
Sound

Life Events

Bibliography