Arthur Hohl
Acting
Biography
Arthur Hohl (May 21, 1889 – March 10, 1964) was an American stage and motion-picture character actor. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and began appearing in films in the early 1920s. He played a great number of villainous or mildly larcenous roles, although his screen roles usually were small, but he also played a few sympathetic characters.
Born: May 20, 1889
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Romance in Manhattan
Karel Novak is an incredibly naive Czech immigrant who is taken under the wing of streetwise New York chorus girl Sylvia. With the help of lovable cop-on-the-beat Murphy, Sylvia hides Karel from the immigration authorities and ultimately falls in love with him. In addition to Karel's illegal-alien status, the plot is complicated by a crooked lawyer and a group of well-meaning welfare workers who endeavor to place Sylvia's kid brother Frank in a foster home.
Monsieur Verdoux
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
If You Could Only Cook
An auto engineer and a professor's daughter pose as married servants in a mobster's mansion.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the devil's work.
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.
Baby Face
A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.
Lloyd's of London
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
Things get under way when Blondie Bumstead demands that her husband request a raise from his boss Mr. Dithers, so that she can afford to hire a maid. But Dithers has no time for any salary disputes: his construction firm is currently stuck with an unsaleable old mansion that is rumored to be haunted. To disprove this theory, Dithers asks the Bumstead family to spend a night in the crumbling old house, throwing a retinue of servants into the bargain.
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.
Filmography
as Cemetery Man
as Dragon Rouge Host (uncredited)
as Real Estate Agent
as Sheriff
as Brady (uncredited)
as Brady - Gates Patrolman (uncredited)
as The Drunk in the Audience
as Bartender
as Clayton
as Riggs
as Emile Journet
as Robert Wright
as Adam Gilflower
as Spike Madagan
as Jennings
as Inspector Norris
as Captain Greenough
as Hold-Up Man
as Sheriff Johnny Burns
as Guard
as Eric Vaughn
as Salters
as Thaddeus Carey
as Curtis
as Rawlins
as Henchman Bassick
as Olivier
as Miller
as Sheriff
as Mr. Gale
as Joe Whitehead
as Riach
as Finch
as Doc Laramie
as Walter Whittaker
as Henchman Blackie
as Grimes
as Heinrich
as First Captain
as Victor Radin
as Pete
as Hi-Jack Eddie
as Honest John Pelkey
as Conroy (uncredited)
as John Martin
as Philip Morton
as Reynolds
as Steve
as Frank Julian
as Louie
as Elmer Stevenson
as Arthur Proctor
as Williams
as Jergens
as Steve Lynch
as Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
as Pander
as Mike Callahan
as Kelly
as Kendall
as Brutus
as Gordon
as Beckett
as Dr. Sothern
as James Randolph
as Homer Flint
as Joe Rector
as George
as Dr. Turner
as Mr. Patten
as Bragg
as Seymour Young
as Gamble the Butler
as Al Frazer
as Dr. Henry A. Heckel
as Steve Walsh
as Cocky
as Ed Sipple
as Captain Nichols
as Dan Hogan
as Herman Malvin
as Wallace Myton
as Ship's Captain
as Announcer (uncredited)
as Titus
as Montgomery
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
as Albert Woodruff / 'Sniffer' Evans