Jed Prouty
Known for
Acting
Life
1879 – 1956 (aged 77)
Born in
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
View on IMDb122 acting credits
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).
Known For
A Star Is Born
20 Apr 1937
The Broadway Melody
08 Feb 1929
Libeled Lady
09 Oct 1936
Night Nurse
16 Jul 1931
Guilty Bystander
20 Apr 1950
One Hundred Men and a Girl
05 Sep 1937
The Purchase Price
23 Jul 1932
Pot o' Gold
03 Apr 1941
Filmography
1964
- The Big Parade of Comedyas Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950
- Guilty Bystanderas Dr. Elder
1947
- Mr. Bellas Willis J. Watson
1942
- Mug Townas Mack Steward
- The Old Homesteadas Councilman Bell
- It Happened in Flatbushas The Judge
- Scattergood Rides Highas Mr. Van Pelt
- Obliging Young Ladyas Judge Rufus
- The Affairs of Jimmy Valentineas Maxwell B. Titus
1941
- Go West, Young Ladyas Judge Harmon
- Look Who's Laughingas Mayor
- Unexpected Uncleas Sanderson
- Father Steps Outas J. B. Matthews
- Bachelor Daddyas C. J. Chase
- Roar of the Pressas Gordon MacEwan
- Pot o' Goldas J.K. Louderman
1940
- Remedy for Richesas Vanderveer
- The Lone Wolf Keeps a Dateas Captain Moon
- Barnyard Folliesas Sam Spitz
- Young as You Feelas John Jones
1939
- Too Busy to Workas John Jones
- Hollywood Cavalcadeas Keystone Cop Police Chief
- Quick Millionsas John Jones
- The Gracie Allen Murder Caseas Uncle Ambrose
- The Jones Family in Hollywoodas John Jones
- Exile Expressas Editor Hanley
- Everybody's Babyas John Jones
- I'll Tell the Worldas Joseph Burton
1938
- The Duke of West Pointas Erwin Drew
- Down on the Farmas John Jones
- Keep Smilingas Jerome Lawson
- Danger on the Airas Harry Jones
- Safety in Numbersas John Jones
- A Trip to Parisas John Jones
- Goodbye Broadwayas J.A. Higgins
- Walking Down Broadwayas F.R. Randall
- Love on a Budgetas John Jones
1937
- Borrowing Troubleas John Jones
- Life Begins in Collegeas Oliver Stearns Sr.
- Small Town Boyas Otis Armstrong
- Hot Wateras John Jones
- Sophie Lang Goes Westas J.H. Blaine
- One Hundred Men and a Girlas Bitters
- You Can't Have Everythingas Mr. Whiteman
- Big Businessas John Jones
- Dangerous Holidayas Gifford
- A Star Is Bornas Artie Carver (uncredited)
- The Crime Nobody Sawas William Underhill
- Off to the Racesas John Jones
1936
- College Holidayas Sheriff Trimble
- Happy Go Luckyas Charles Gorham
- Can This Be Dixie?as Ed Grant
- Under Your Spellas Mr. Twerp
- Libeled Ladyas Dickson (uncredited)
- The Texas Rangersas District Attorney Dave Twitchell
- Back to Natureas John Jones
- His Brother's Wifeas Bill Arnold
- Little Miss Nobodyas Hector Smythe
- Educating Fatheras John Jones
- Special Investigatoras Dr. Reynolds
- Champagne Charlieas Quinn
- Every Saturday Nightas Mr. Evers
1935
- Navy Wifeas Dr. Barratt
- Black Sheepas Orville Schmelling
- Life Begins at Fortyas Charles Beagle
1934
- One Hour Lateas Mr. Finch
- Music in the Airas Kirschner
- Love Timeas First Policeman (uncredited)
- His Greatest Gambleas Roulette Player (uncredited)
- Murder on the Blackboardas Dr. Levine
- I Believed in Youas Joe Long i.e. Lang
1933
- The Big Bluff
- Jimmy and Sallyas E.W. Marlowe
- Skywayas Calvin Baker
- She Had to Say Yesas Mr. Goran (uncredited)
- The Secret of Madame Blancheas Stubby (Uncredited)
1932
- Manhattan Toweras Mr. Hoyt
- 70,000 Witnessesas Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
- Hold 'Em Jailas Lynwood Warden Charles Clark
- The Purchase Priceas Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
- Business and Pleasureas Ben Wackstle
1931
- The Age for Loveas Floyd Evans
- The Secret Callas Jim Neligan
- Night Nurseas Archie - Father-to-be (uncredited)
- Strangers May Kissas Harry
1930
- Paidas Officer Williams (uncredited)
- The Florodora Girlas Old Man Dell
- True to the Navyas Dance Hall Manager
- The Devil's Holidayas Kent Carr
1929
- It's a Great Lifeas Mr. David Parker
- Why Leave Home?as George
- The Girl in the Showas Newton Wampler
- The Fall of Eveas Tom Ford Sr
- Two Weeks Offas Harry
- Sonny Boyas Phil
- The Broadway Melodyas Uncle Jed (uncredited)
- His Captive Woman
1928
- Name the Womanas Sam Palmer
1927
- The Sirenas Geoffrey Fuller
- No Place to Goas Uncle Edgar
- Orchids and Ermineas Leander Blom
1926
- Bred in Old Kentuckyas Jake Trumbull
- Everybody's Actingas Bridwell Potter
- Don Juan's 3 Nightsas Lippi
- Unknown Treasuresas Remus
- The Mystery Clubas Amos Herriman
- Miss Nobodyas The Farmer
- Ella Cindersas Mayor
1925
- The Unguarded Houras Gus O'Rorick, a Yeggman
- Scarlet Saintas Mr. Tridon
- The Coast of Folly
- The Knockoutas 'Mac' MacMahon
- One Way Streetas Fat Man
1923
- The Gold Diggersas Barney Barnett
- The Girl of the Golden Westas Nick
- Souls for Saleas Magnus (uncredited)
1922
- Kick Inas Jimmy Monahan
1921
- Experienceas Good Nature
- The Conquest of Canaanas Norbert Flintcroft
- The Great Adventureas Mr. Witt
1919
- Sadie Loveas James Wakeley
- Her Gameas Bobby McAllister