Jed Prouty

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1879-04-05 (77 years old)

Deathday

1956-05-10

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Jed Prouty

Biography

From Wikipedia Jed Prouty (April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly appearing in comedies, he occasionally performed a serious character role, for instance a small part as an oily publicist in A Star is Born (1937).

Acting

1942

The Old Homestead

as Councilman Bell

1937

Sophie Lang Goes West

as J.H. Blaine

1942

1929

1921

The Conquest of Canaan

as Norbert Flintcroft

1929

Sonny Boy

as Phil

1919

Sadie Love

as James Wakeley

1950

Guilty Bystander

as Dr. Elder

1927

No Place to Go

as Uncle Edgar

1941

Pot o' Gold

as J.K. Louderman

1939

1936

The Texas Rangers

as District Attorney Dave Twitchell

1934

Love Time

as First Policeman (uncredited)

1939

Hollywood Cavalcade

as Keystone Cop Police Chief

1921

Experience

as Good Nature

1922

Kick In

as Jimmy Monahan

1921

1936

Special Investigator

as Dr. Reynolds

1932

Manhattan Tower

as Mr. Hoyt

1937

The Crime Nobody Saw

as William Underhill

1938

The Duke of West Point

as Sonny's Father

1937

Big Business

as John Jones

1941

Unexpected Uncle

as Sanderson

1936

Happy Go Lucky

as Charles Gorham

1940

Remedy for Riches

as Vanderveer

1938

Goodbye Broadway

as J.A. Higgins

1937

1936

College Holiday

as Sheriff Trimble

1937

Small Town Boy

as Otis Armstrong

1938

Love on a Budget

as John Jones

1941

Go West, Young Lady

as Judge Harmon

1937

Life Begins in College

as Oliver Stearns Sr.

1932

Business and Pleasure

as Ben Wackstle

1936

Little Miss Nobody

as Hector Smythe

1930

1931

The Age for Love

as Floyd Evans

1939

Exile Express

as Hanley

1938

Danger on the Air

as Harry Jones

1930

The Florodora Girl

as Old Man Dell

1931

Night Nurse

as Archie - Father-to-be (uncredited)

1936

His Brother's Wife

as Bill Arnold

1931

1938

A Trip to Paris

as John Jones

1933

Skyway

as Calvin Baker

1935

Black Sheep

as Orville Schmelling

1939

Too Busy to Work

as John Jones

1923

Souls for Sale

as Magnus (uncredited)

1926

Ella Cinders

as Mayor

1926

Everybody's Acting

as Bridwell Potter

1937

1925

Scarlet Saint

as Mr. Tridon

1939

Quick Millions

as John Jones

1929

It's a Great Life

as Mr. David Parker

1929

The Girl in the Show

as Newton Wampler

1934

His Greatest Gamble

as Roulette Player (uncredited)

1930

True to the Navy

as Dance Hall Manager

1936

1940

1939

I'll Tell the World

as Joseph Burton

1932

Hold 'Em Jail

as Lynwood Warden Charles Clark

1936

Libeled Lady

as Dickson (uncredited)

1942

1940

Barnyard Follies

as Sam Spitz

1936

1936

Educating Father

as John Jones

1941

Father Steps Out

as J. B. Matthews

1938

Keep Smiling

as Jerome Lawson

1939

Everybody's Baby

as John Jones

1934

Music in the Air

as Kirschner

1934

1935

Life Begins at Forty

as Charles Beagle

1933

She Had to Say Yes

as Mr. Goran (uncredited)

1942

Mug Town

as Mack Steward

1940

Young as You Feel

as John Jones

1931

The Secret Call

as Jim Neligan

1941

Roar of the Press

as Gordon MacEwan

1929

The Broadway Melody

as Uncle Jed (uncredited)

1929

1937

A Star Is Born

as Artie Carver (uncredited)

1923

The Gold Diggers

as Barney Barnett

1938

Walking Down Broadway

as F.R. Randall

1930

Paid

as Officer Williams (uncredited)

1932

The Purchase Price

as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as Judge Rufus

1929

The Fall of Eve

as Tom Ford Sr

1936

Under Your Spell

as Mr. Twerp

1935

Navy Wife

as Dr. Barratt

1926

Miss Nobody

as The Farmer

1942

Scattergood Rides High

as Mr. Van Pelt

1941

Bachelor Daddy

as C. J. Chase

1936

Back to Nature

as John Jones

1937

Hot Water

as John Jones

1937

Borrowing Trouble

as John Jones

1938

Safety in Numbers

as John Jones

1938

Down on the Farm

as John Jones

1934

I Believed in You

as Joe Long i.e. Lang

1933

The Secret of Madame Blanche

as Stubby (Uncredited)

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)

1932

70,000 Witnesses

as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

1925

The Knockout

as 'Mac' MacMahon

1934

One Hour Late

as Mr. Finch

1933

Jimmy and Sally

as E.W. Marlowe

1937

Off to the Races

as John Jones

1947

Mr. Bell

as Willis J. Watson

1936

1928

Name the Woman

as Sam Palmer

1927

Orchids and Ermine

as Leander Blom

1927

The Siren

as Geoffrey Fuller

1926

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