Cause of death Heart attack Role Television actor Name Phil Arnold | Years active 1939–1968 | |
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Born September 15, 1909 ( 1909-09-15 ) Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. Died May 9, 1968, Hollywood, California, United States Movies and TV shows Cowboy G‑Men, The Ghost Talks, The Three Stooges Go Aroun, My Gun Is Quick, Tricky Dicks Similar People Jules White, Gordon Douglas, Jerry Lewis, Gene Kelly, Bud Yorkin | ||
Occupation Film, television actor |
Phil Arnold (September 15, 1909 – May 9, 1968) was an American screen, stage, television, and vaudeville actor. 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 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 Cowboy G-Men, Maverick, I Love Lucy and Bewitched.
Arnold died of a heart attack on May 9, 1968.