Died February 13, 2012. Born February 3, 1920.

American actor and singer who began his career on radio, moving up to minor screen roles during World War II as a contract player with Warner Brothers and later as a freelance performer, mostly in Westerns. Subsequently he appeared in supporting roles in both feature films and television.

He was well-known for his 1957 hit single, "Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)," which entered the charts on January 12, 1957, and stayed for 15 weeks, peaking at #22. Era also released an album "Where Can A Wanderer Go" in 1957.

From 1952 to 1957, Arms was best known as a vocalist on Your Hit Parade, an NBC television series that reviewed the popular songs of the day and on which a regular cast of vocalists would perform the top seven songs of the week. Arms and Eileen Wilson (who starred on the show from 1950–1952) were the only surviving lead performers from the show until Arms' death in 2012. Arms authored an autobiography in 2005, My Hit Parade ... and a Few Misses.