Arnold Lucy

Arnold Lucy (born Walter George Campbell, 8 August 1865 – 15 December 1945) was a British theatre and film actor, best known as Professor Kantorek in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).

Arnold Lucy
With Constance Talmadge in The Love Expert (1920)
Born	Walter George Campbell 8 August 1865 Tottenham, Middlesex, England
Died	15 December 1945 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1912–1937

Life and career

Lucy was the youngest of the six sons of architect and surveyor Donald Campbell (1830–1900) and his wife Lucy Elizabeth (née Speak; 1828–1922) of Church Lane, Hornfield Lodge, Tottenham. His parents married in 1853. Their youngest child and only daughter, Rose Lucy, was born in 1871. Arnold Lucy started his acting career in the late 19th century at the theatre, and it is stated that he performed on the fabled London West End stage over 1,200 times before making his film debut in the silent film The Devil's Toy (1916).[1]

Lucy played in over 40 British and American movies between 1916 and 1938, mostly in small roles. He often portrayed authoritan and dignified roles, most notable as Professor Kantorek, the nationalistic school teacher in All Quiet on the Western Front, who persuades his students to go into a horrible and deadly war. Beside his film career, he also played in 15 plays at the Broadway between 1912 and 1927. Arnold Lucy died in 1945 in California, aged 80.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1916	The Devil's Toy	Simon Cunningale
1917	In Again, Out Again	Amos Jennings
1918	A Nymph of the Foothills	Old Man
1920	In Search of a Sinner	Henry
1920	The Cost	Minor Role	Uncredited
1920	The Love Expert	Mr. Hardcastle
1920	Good References	The Bishop
1921	You Find It Everywhere	Charles Simpson
1921	School Days	The Valet
1922	Fair Lady	Uncle Bernie Drew
1923	Modern Marriage	Elihu Simpson
1929	The Ghost Talks	Julius Bowser
1929	The One Woman Idea	Ali
1929	Masquerade	Bannerman
1930	City Girl	Cafe Patron	Uncredited
1930	All Quiet on the Western Front	Professor Kantorek
1930	Manslaughter	Piers
1930	Scotland Yard	Mc Killop	Uncredited
1930	The Princess and the Plumber
1931	Unfaithful	Bishop
1931	Young Sinners	Butler
1931	Merely Mary Ann	Vicar Smedge
1931	Five Star Final	Dr. Bevins	Uncredited
1931	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Utterson	Uncredited
1932	Lady with a Past	Butler	Uncredited
1932	Alias the Doctor	The Deacon	Uncredited
1932	Skyscraper Souls	Banker	Uncredited
1932	Guilty as Hell	Dr. Sully
1932	Sherlock Holmes	Chaplain	Uncredited
1932	The Match King	Board of Directors Spokesman	Uncredited
1933	Loyalties	Googie
1933	The Wandering Jew	Andrea Michelotti
1934	The Rise of Catherine the Great	Minor Role	Uncredited
1934	Rolling in Money
1934	The Luck of a Sailor
1934	The Man Who Knew Too Much	Minor Role	Uncredited
1935	Midshipman Easy
1935	The Morals of Marcus
1936	Laburnum Grove
1936	Spy of Napoleon	Minor Role	Uncredited
1937	Victoria the Great
1937	Member of the Jury	Uncle	(final film role)

References

1. Arnold Lucy profile, Answers.com; accessed January 19, 2017.

External links

• Arnold Lucy at IMDb
• Arnold Lucy at the Internet Broadway Database