Acting

Jed Prouty

Born 1879-04-05 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died 1956-05-10

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).

Credits

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The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
Guilty Bystander
as Dr. Elder
1950
Mr. Bell
as Willis J. Watson
1947
Mug Town
as Mack Steward
1942
The Old Homestead
as Councilman Bell
1942
It Happened in Flatbush
as The Judge
1942
Scattergood Rides High
as Mr. Van Pelt
1942
Obliging Young Lady
as Judge Rufus
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Maxwell B. Titus
1942
Go West, Young Lady
as Judge Harmon
1941
Look Who's Laughing
as Mayor
1941
Unexpected Uncle
as Sanderson
1941
Father Steps Out
as J. B. Matthews
1941
Bachelor Daddy
as C. J. Chase
1941
Roar of the Press
as Gordon MacEwan
1941
Pot o' Gold
as J.K. Louderman
1941
Remedy for Riches
as Vanderveer
1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Captain Moon
1940
Barnyard Follies
as Sam Spitz
1940
Young as You Feel
as John Jones
1940
Too Busy to Work
as John Jones
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Keystone Cop Police Chief
1939
Quick Millions
as John Jones
1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Uncle Ambrose
1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as John Jones
1939
Exile Express
as Editor Hanley
1939
Everybody's Baby
as John Jones
1939
I'll Tell the World
as Joseph Burton
1939
The Duke of West Point
as Erwin Drew
1938
Down on the Farm
as John Jones
1938
Keep Smiling
as Jerome Lawson
1938
Danger on the Air
as Harry Jones
1938
Safety in Numbers
as John Jones
1938
A Trip to Paris
as John Jones
1938
Goodbye Broadway
as J.A. Higgins
1938
Walking Down Broadway
as F.R. Randall
1938
Love on a Budget
as John Jones
1938
Borrowing Trouble
as John Jones
1937
Life Begins in College
as Oliver Stearns Sr.
1937
Small Town Boy
as Otis Armstrong
1937
Hot Water
as John Jones
1937
Sophie Lang Goes West
as J.H. Blaine
1937
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Bitters
1937
You Can't Have Everything
as Mr. Whiteman
1937
Big Business
as John Jones
1937
Dangerous Holiday
as Gifford
1937
A Star Is Born
as Artie Carver (uncredited)
1937
The Crime Nobody Saw
as William Underhill
1937
Off to the Races
as John Jones
1937
College Holiday
as Sheriff Trimble
1936
Happy Go Lucky
as Charles Gorham
1936
Can This Be Dixie?
as Ed Grant
1936
Under Your Spell
as Mr. Twerp
1936
Libeled Lady
as Dickson (uncredited)
1936
The Texas Rangers
as District Attorney Dave Twitchell
1936
Back to Nature
as John Jones
1936
His Brother's Wife
as Bill Arnold
1936
Little Miss Nobody
as Hector Smythe
1936
Educating Father
as John Jones
1936
Special Investigator
as Dr. Reynolds
1936
Champagne Charlie
as Quinn
1936
Every Saturday Night
as Mr. Evers
1936
Navy Wife
as Dr. Barratt
1935
Black Sheep
as Orville Schmelling
1935
Life Begins at Forty
as Charles Beagle
1935
One Hour Late
as Mr. Finch
1934
Music in the Air
as Kirschner
1934
Love Time
as First Policeman (uncredited)
1934
His Greatest Gamble
as Roulette Player (uncredited)
1934
Murder on the Blackboard
as Dr. Levine
1934
I Believed in You
as Joe Long i.e. Lang
1934
The Big Bluff
1933
Jimmy and Sally
as E.W. Marlowe
1933
Skyway
as Calvin Baker
1933
She Had to Say Yes
as Mr. Goran (uncredited)
1933
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Stubby (Uncredited)
1933
Manhattan Tower
as Mr. Hoyt
1932
70,000 Witnesses
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1932
Hold 'Em Jail
as Lynwood Warden Charles Clark
1932
The Purchase Price
as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
1932