Arthur Rankin (actor)

Arthur Gardner Rankin Sr. (August 30, 1895 – March 23, 1947) was an American film actor.

Arthur Rankin was born in New York, the son of actress Phyllis Rankin. She later married actor Harry Davenport, who adopted Arthur. He was the nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Rankin served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I, and received a medical discharge in 1918. He then joined the British Army. During World War II, Rankin rejoined the Marine Corps. Rankin married Marian Mansfield, and they had two sons, one of them being animator Arthur Rankin Jr. He died on March 22, 1947, of a cerebral hemorrhage.