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.

Life and career Born in Tottenham on 8 August 1865,, Lucy was the youngest of the six sons of architect and surveyor Donald Campbell and his wife Lucy Elizabeth (née Speak) of Church Lane, Hornfield Lodge, Tottenham. His parents got 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.

Lucy worked for an accounting firm in London for five years before going to Australia in 1887. There he gained recognition for reciting prose monologues and humorous and dramatic poetry. He returned to England and studied under Hermann Vezin. He went on to recite at a number of venues thereafter. In 1895 he began acting as an understudy in The Passport at Terry's Theatre.

Lucy played in over 40 British and American movies between 1916 and 1938, mostly in small roles. He often portrayed authoritarian 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 performed in 15 plays on Broadway between 1912 and 1927. Lucy died on December 15, 1945, in Los Angeles, California, aged 80.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1916 The Devil's Toy Simon Cunningale Lost film1917 In Again, Out Again Amos Jennings 1918 A Nymph of the Foothills Old Man Lost film 1920 In Search of a Sinner Henry Lost film The Cost Minor Role Uncredited The Love Expert Mr. Hardcastle Good References The Bishop 1921 You Find It Everywhere Charles Simpson Lost film School Days The Valet Incomplete film1922 Fair Lady Uncle Bernie Drew Lost film1923 Modern Marriage Elihu Simpson 1929 The Ghost Talks Julius Bowser Lost film The One Woman Idea Ali Masquerade Bannerman 1930 City Girl Cafe Patron Uncredited All Quiet on the Western Front Professor Kantorek Manslaughter Piers Scotland Yard Mc Killop Uncredited The Princess and the Plumber 1931 Unfaithful Bishop Young Sinners Butler Merely Mary Ann Vicar Smedge Five Star Final Dr. Bevins Uncredited Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Utterson Uncredited 1932 Lady with a Past Butler Uncredited Alias the Doctor The Deacon Uncredited Skyscraper Souls Banker Uncredited Guilty as Hell Dr. Sully Sherlock Holmes Chaplain Uncredited The Match King Board of Directors Spokesman Uncredited 1933 Loyalties Googie The Wandering Jew Andrea Michelotti 1934 The Rise of Catherine the Great Minor Role Uncredited Rolling in Money The Luck of a Sailor The Man Who Knew Too Much Minor Role Uncredited 1935 Midshipman Easy The Morals of Marcus 1936 Laburnum Grove Spy of Napoleon Minor Role Uncredited 1937 Victoria the Great Member of the Jury Uncle (final film role)