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Arthur Hohl (May 21, 1889 – March 10, 1964) was an American stage and motion-picture
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Formative years and family

Born in
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on May 21, 1889, Hohl began appearing in films during 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. In 1920, Hohl married Jessie E. Gray, who survived him when he died in 1964. The couple had no children.


Career

Hohl's two performances seen most often today are as Pete, the nasty boat engineer who tells the local sheriff about Julie ( Helen Morgan) and her husband ( Donald Cook)'s secret interracial marriage in ''
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'' (1936), and as Mr. Montgomery, the man who helps Richard Arlen and Leila Hyams make their final escape in '' Island of Lost Souls'' (1932). He also played
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opposite Warren William's
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's version of ''
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'' (1934), starring
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. Among his other notable roles were as Olivier, King
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's right-hand man, in '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1939), as the real estate agent in
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film '' The Scarlet Claw'' (1944). Hohl also played a Christian named Titus in Cecil B. DeMille's religious epic '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932). Many sources claim that Hohl played a monk in the 1943 film classic '' The Song of Bernadette'', but he is nowhere to be seen in the finished film. Hohl also appeared on the Broadway stage in plays by
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. Some of his stage roles, such as
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in a 1930 Broadway revival of ''
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'', were considerably larger than his film roles.


Filmography

* ''Wolfe and Montcalm'' (1924) as Gen. James Wolfe * ''The Puritans'' (1924) * '' It Is the Law'' (1924) as Albert Woodruff / Sniffer * '' The Cheat'' (1931) as Defense Attorney (uncredited) * '' The Night of June 13'' (1932) as Prosecuting Attorney * '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932) as Titus * '' Island of Lost Souls'' (1932) as Montgomery * '' The Crime of the Century'' (1933) as Announcer (uncredited) * '' Infernal Machine'' (1933) as Ship's Captain * '' The Life of Jimmy Dolan'' (1933) as Herman Malvin * '' The Silk Express'' (1933) as Wallace Myton * '' Private Detective 62'' (1933) as Hogan * '' The Narrow Corner'' (1933) as Captain Nichols * '' Baby Face'' (1933) as Ed Sipple * ''
Captured! ''Captured!'' (aka ''Fellow Prisoners'') is a 1933 American pre-Code film about World War I prisoners of war in a German camp. The film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and stars Leslie Howard and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ''Captured!'' was based on t ...
'' (1933) as Cocky * '' Brief Moment'' (1933) as Steve Walsh * '' Wild Boys of the Road'' (1933) as Dr. Heckel * ''
Footlight Parade ''Footlight Parade'' is a 1933 pre-Code American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics), Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics). The film's numbers were staged and choreograp ...
'' (1933) as Frazer * '' The Kennel Murder Case'' (1933) as Gamble - the Butler * '' Man's Castle'' (1933) as Bragg * '' College Coach'' (1933) as Seymour Young * '' The World Changes'' (1933) as Mr. Patten * ''
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'' (1934) as Dr. Turner * '' As the Earth Turns'' (1934) as George * '' Jimmy the Gent'' (1934) as Joe * '' A Modern Hero'' (1934) as Homer Flint * '' The Defense Rests'' (1934) as James Randolph * '' Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back'' (1934) as Dr. Sothern * '' Girl in Danger'' (1934) as Albert Beckett * '' Among the Missing'' (1934) as Gordon * ''
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'' (1934) as Brutus * '' Lady by Choice'' (1934) as Kendall * '' Against the Law'' (1934) as Kelly * ''
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'' (1934) as Mike Callahan * '' Romance in Manhattan'' (1935) as Halsey J. Pander * '' The Whole Town's Talking'' (1935) as Detective Sergeant Boyle * '' In Spite of Danger'' (1935) as Steve Lynch * '' I'll Love You Always'' (1935) as Jergens * '' Eight Bells'' (1935) as Williams * '' One Frightened Night'' (1935) as Arthur Proctor * '' Village Tale'' (1935) as Elmer Stevenson * '' Unknown Woman'' (1935) as Lansing * '' After the Dance'' (1935) as Louie * '' Atlantic Adventure'' (1935) as Frank Julian * '' Case of the Missing Man'' (1935) as Steve * '' Guard That Girl'' (1935) as Reynolds * ''Super-Speed'' (1935) as Philip Morton * '' We're Only Human'' (1935) as Conroy (uncredited) * '' If You Could Only Cook'' (1935) as Lawyer John Martin * '' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1935) as Undetermined Supporting Role (scenes deleted) * '' It Had to Happen'' (1936) as Honest John Pelkey * ''
Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 Show Boat (novel), novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the per ...
'' (1936) as Pete * '' Forgotten Faces'' (1936) as Hi-Jack Eddie * '' The Devil-Doll'' (1936) as Victor Radin * ''
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'' (1936) as First Captain * '' The Road Back'' (1937) as Heinrich * ''
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'' (1937) as Grimes * '' Mountain Music'' (1937) as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) * '' Trapped by G-Men'' (1937) as Henchman Blackie * '' Hot Water'' (1937) as Walter Whittaker * '' The Bad Man of Brimstone'' (1937) as 'Doc' Laramie * ''
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'' (1938) as Finch (uncredited) * '' Kidnapped'' (1938) as Riach * '' Crime Takes a Holiday'' (1938) as Joe Whitehead * '' Stablemates'' (1938) as Mr. Gale * '' Boy Slaves'' (1939) as Sheriff * '' You Can't Cheat an Honest Man'' (1939) as Burr * ''Help Wanted'' (1939) as Graham - Head of Employment Agency (uncredited) * '' They Shall Have Music'' (1939) as Miller * '' Fugitive at Large'' (1939) as Curtis * ''
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'' (1939) as Bassick * ''
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'' (1939) as Rawlins * '' Two Thoroughbreds'' (1939) as Thaddeus Carey * '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1939) as Olivier * '' 20 Mule Team'' (1940) as Salters * '' Blondie Has Servant Trouble'' (1940) as Eric Vaughn * ''
Men of Boys Town ''Men of Boys Town'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and written by James Kevin McGuinness. It is a sequel to the 1938 film ''Boys Town (film), Boys Town''. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nu ...
'' (1941) as Guard * '' Ride on Vaquero'' (1941) as Sheriff Johnny Burns * '' We Go Fast'' (1941) as Hold-Up Man * '' Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake'' (1942) as Captain Greenough * '' Moontide'' (1942) as Jennings * '' Whispering Ghosts'' (1942) as Inspector Norris * '' City Without Men'' (1943) as Convict (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1943) as Spike Madagan * '' The Woman of the Town'' (1943) as Robert Wright * ''
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'' (1944) as Adam Gilflower * '' The Scarlet Claw'' (1944) as Emile Journet * '' The Eve of St. Mark'' (1944) as Sheep-Wagon Driver (uncredited) * '' Shadows in the Night'' (1944) as Riggs (uncredited) * '' Irish Eyes Are Smiling'' (1944) as Barker (uncredited) * '' Mystery of the River Boat'' (1944) as Clayton * ''
Salome, Where She Danced ''Salome, Where She Danced'' is a 1945 American Technicolor western (genre), Western drama film, directed by Charles Lamont and starring: Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron (actor), Rod Cameron and Walter Slezak. The film follows the adventures of a da ...
'' (1945) as Bartender * '' The Thin Man Goes Home'' (1945) * '' The Frozen Ghost'' (1945) as Skeptic * '' Love Letters'' (1945) as Jupp (uncredited) * ''
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes ''Our Vines Have Tender Grapes'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Roy Rowland and starring Edward G. Robinson and Margaret O'Brien. Plot Martinius Jacobson is a Norwegian immigrant farmer in Wisconsin with his wife Bruna and their se ...
'' (1945) sa Dvar Svenson (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1946) as Arch Forrester (uncredited) * ''
Monsieur Verdoux ''Monsieur Verdoux'' is a 1947 American black comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, who plays a bigamist wife killer inspired by serial killer Henri Désiré Landru. The supporting cast includes Martha Raye, William Frawley, and ...
'' (1947) as Real Estate Agent * '' It Happened on 5th Avenue'' (1947) as Brady - Gates Patrolman (uncredited) * '' The Vigilantes Return'' (1947) as Sheriff * ''
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'' (1948) as Dragon Rouge Host (uncredited) * '' You Gotta Stay Happy'' (1948) as Cemetery Man * '' Down to the Sea in Ships'' (1949) as Blair (uncredited) (final film role)


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