Phil Arnold

Phil Arnold (born Philip Aronoff Arnold; September 15, 1909 – May 9, 1968) was an American screen, stage, television, and vaudeville actor and dancer. He appeared in approximately 150 films and television shows between 1939 and 1968.

Phil Arnold
Arnold in Second Chorus
Born	(1909-09-15)September 15, 1909 Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	May 9, 1968(1968-05-09) (aged 58) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupations	Film, television actor
Years active	1939–1968

Career

Arnold is familiar to modern viewers for his roles in several Three Stooges films such as Pardon My Backfire, Sing a Song of Six Pants, Tricky Dicks and The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze. Probably his best-known role was off-camera, as the voice of Peeping Tom in The Ghost Talks and as Sir Tom in its remake Creeps.^[1]

Arnold also made appearances in such films as Yes Sir, Mr. Bones, Good Times, Blackbeard's Ghost, The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin, Hold On!, Zebra in the Kitchen and Robin and the 7 Hoods. His television work includes The Twilight Zone, Cowboy G-Men, Maverick, I Love Lucy, Adventures of Superman and Bewitched.

Death

Arnold died of a heart attack on May 9, 1968, aged 58.^[2][3]

Partial filmography

• Buzzy Rides the Range (1940)
• Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (1941)
• Killer at Large (1947)
• Deadline (1948)
• Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)
• The Big Chase (1954)
• The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
• Official Detective TV series, episode "Armored Attack" as Barnett (1957)
• Colgate Theatre TV series, episode "Adventures of a Model" as Photographer (1958)
• The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) as Short Fishman (uncredited)