Arthur Loft
{{Short description|American actor (1897–1947)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Arthur Loft
| image = Arthur Loft in Scarlet Street (1945).jpg
| caption = Loft in Scarlet Street (1945)
| birth_name = Hans Peter Loft
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1897|05|25|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1947|01|01|1897|05|25|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.cm
| resting_place = Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1932–1947
| spouse = Daisy Dell Wilcox
({{abbr|m. |married}} 1925;"Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV2M-LXJ : Fri Mar 15 01:15:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Hans P Loft and Daisy Del Wilcox, 16 Jan 1925. his death)
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Arthur Loft (born Hans Peter Loft;[https://www.newspapers.com/image/380688157/?clipping_id=138242871 "Obituary: Arthur Loft"]. The Los Angeles Times. January 4, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved November 14, 2024. May 25, 1897 – January 1, 1947) was an American film and stage actor.{{cite book |last1=Gunning |first1=Tom |title=The Films of Fritz Lang: Allegories of Vision and Modernity |date=2019-07-25 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-83871-885-5 |page=306 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WTr8DwAAQBAJ&dq=Arthur+Loft+actor&pg=PA306 |access-date=24 June 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Arthur Loft |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/arthur_loft |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=24 June 2021}} He appeared in more than 220 films between 1932 and 1947.{{cite web |title=Arthur Loft |url=https://letterboxd.com/actor/arthur-loft/ |publisher=Letterboxd |access-date=24 June 2021}}
Biography
He was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles, California. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson
Career
In 1931, Loft performed with the Hale-Munier Players.{{cite book |title=International Motion Picture Almanac |date=1951 |publisher=Quigley Publications |page=189 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sus-AQAAIAAJ&q=Arthur+Loft+actor |access-date=24 June 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Ovation Given Arthur Loft in Mystery Play |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51914014/arthur-loft/ |access-date=May 23, 2020 |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=February 23, 1931 |location=Utah, Salt Lake City |page=4|via = Newspapers.com}}
Selected filmography
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- Behind Jury Doors (1932)
- Alimony Madness (1933)
- Western Justice (1934)
- Paradise Valley (1934)
- Girl in the Case (1934)
- Danger Ahead (1935)
- Wanted! Jane Turner (1936)
- King of the Royal Mounted (1936)
- Shakedown (1936)
- All American Sweetheart (1937)
- The Great Barrier (1937)
- Paid to Dance (1937)
- Motor Madness (1937)
- The Main Event (1938)
- Rawhide (1938)
- Rhythm of the Saddle (1938)
- Squadron of Honor (1938)
- Cafe Hostess (1939)
- A Woman Is the Judge (1939)
- Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940)
- Colorado (1940)
- Glamour for Sale (1940)
- The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1941)
- Caught in the Draft (1941)
- Down Mexico Way (1941)
- The Magnificent Dope (1942)
- The Glass Key (1942)
- Street of Chance (1942) - Sheriff Lew Stebbins
- Let's Face It (1943)
- Louisiana Hayride (1944)
- The Woman in the Window (1944)
- She Gets Her Man (1945)
- The Man from Oklahoma (1945)
- Scarlet Street (1945) - Dellarowe
- It's a Pleasure (1945) - Jack Weimar
- Blondie Knows Best (1946)
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References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|0517425}}
- {{Find a Grave|11475}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:Male actors from Colorado
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Category:American male stage actors
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