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Phil Arnold

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.

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.

Arnold also made appearances is 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, and Bewitched.

Arnold died of a heart attack on May 9, 1968, aged 58.

Skidoo

1968

as Mayor's Husband

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968

as Popcorn Vendor

Hondo

1967

The Cool Ones

1967

as Uncle Steve

Good Times

1967

as Solly

Enter Laughing

1967

as Waiter (uncredited)

The Swinger

1966

as Seedy Character (uncredited)

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1966

That Girl

1966

Hold On!

1966

as Photographer

Honey West

1965

as Buyer

Your Cheatin' Heart

1964

as Pie Eating Contest Barker (uncredited)

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964

Bewitched

1964

as Ice Cream Vendor

What a Way to Go!

1964

as Publicity and Press Agent (uncredited)

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964

as Hatrack

3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

1964

as Television Technician

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

1964

as Short Fisherman (uncredited)

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

1963

as Delivery Man (uncredited)

Burke's Law

1963

as Billy, Little Guy

Burke's Law

1963

as Barney

Burke's Law

1963

as Harry

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Lover Come Back

1961

as Sam - Clothing Store Owner (uncredited)

The Comancheros

1961

as Nervous Drunk (uncredited)

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961

as Anatole

Route 66

1960

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Hotdog Vendor

Pete and Gladys

1960

Thriller

1960

as Curly

The Detectives

1959

Bourbon Street Beat

1959

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Man

Go, Johnny, Go!

1959

as Call Boy

One Step Beyond

1959

as Purdy

The Donna Reed Show

1958

Peter Gunn

1958

Sea Hunt

1958

Perry Mason

1957

as Smitty

Perry Mason

1957

as Mechanic

My Gun Is Quick

1957

as Shorty

Official Detective

1957

Hey, Jeannie!

1956

as Little man

Creeps

1956

as (voice) (uncredited)

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955

as Fiorello LaGuardia

Illegal

1955

as News Vendor (uncredited)

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

as Butch - Assistant at Stillman's Gym (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

1954

as Agent (uncredited)

The Big Heat

1953

as Retreat Waiter (uncredited)

Life with Elizabeth

1953

as Milkman

Pardon My Backfire

1953

as Escaped Convict

Tricky Dicks

1953

as Chopper

The Jazz Singer

1953

as Stagehand

General Electric Theater

1953

as Adams

Adventures of Superman

1952

Cowboy G-Men

1952

O. Henry's Full House

1952

as Convict (Prologue) (uncredited)

Dragnet

1951

I Love Lucy

1951

as Man in Hall

I Love Lucy

1951

as Fur Salesman

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

1951

G.I. Jane

1951

as Mousey

Kentucky Jubilee

1951

as Emcee

The Underworld Story

1950

as Gus the Waiter (uncredited)

The Ghost Talks

1949

as Ghost of Peeping Tom (voice)

Dynamite

1949

as Photographer (uncredited)

Deadline

1948

as Doc Snodgrass

The Main Street Kid

1948

as Riley

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947

as Sneezing Bank Customer (uncredited)

Kilroy Was Here

1947

as Sugar Bowl Proprietor

Little Miss Broadway

1947

as Benson Henchman

Killer at Large

1947

as Taxi Driver

Sarge Goes to College

1947

as Professor

Crime Doctor

1943

as Third Reporter in Court

Dr. Broadway

1942

as Hershel, newsboy

Brooklyn Orchid

1942

as Hymie

Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

1941

as The Stranger

Second Chorus

1941

as Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)

Remedy for Riches

1940

as Townsman

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

1940

as Train Conductor