Jed Prouty
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1879-04-05
Day of Death
1956-05-10 (77 years old)
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).
Known For
Acting
(1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1950)
Guilty Bystander
as Dr. Elder
(1947)
Mr. Bell
as Willis J. Watson
(1942)
The Old Homestead
as Councilman Bell
(1942)
It Happened in Flatbush
as The Judge
(1942)
Mug Town
as Mack Steward
(1942)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Maxwell B. Titus
(1942)
Scattergood Rides High
as Mr. Van Pelt
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Judge Rufus
(1941)
Pot o' Gold
as J.K. Louderman
(1941)
Unexpected Uncle
as Sanderson
(1941)
Look Who's Laughing
as Mayor
(1941)
Roar of the Press
as Gordon MacEwan
(1941)
Bachelor Daddy
as C. J. Chase
(1941)
Go West, Young Lady
as Judge Harmon
(1941)
Father Steps Out
as J. B. Matthews
(1940)
Barnyard Follies
as Sam Spitz
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Captain Moon
(1940)
Remedy for Riches
as Vanderveer
(1940)
Young as You Feel
as John Jones
(1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Keystone Cop Police Chief
(1939)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Uncle Ambrose
(1939)
Exile Express
as Editor Hanley
(1939)
Too Busy to Work
as John Jones
(1939)
Quick Millions
as John Jones
(1939)
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as John Jones
(1939)
Everybody's Baby
as John Jones
(1939)
I'll Tell the World
as Joseph Burton
(1938)
Safety in Numbers
as John Jones
(1938)
Danger on the Air
as Harry Jones
(1938)
Keep Smiling
as Jerome Lawson
(1938)
Love on a Budget
as John Jones
(1938)
Goodbye Broadway
as J.A. Higgins
(1938)
Walking Down Broadway
as F.R. Randall
(1938)
The Duke of West Point
as Sonny's Father
(1938)
Down on the Farm
as John Jones
(1938)
A Trip to Paris
as John Jones
(1937)
Dangerous Holiday
as Gifford
(1937)
Borrowing Trouble
as John Jones
(1937)
Life Begins in College
as Oliver Stearns Sr.
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Artie Carver (uncredited)
(1937)
Hot Water
as John Jones
(1937)
Big Business
as John Jones
(1937)
Sophie Lang Goes West
as J.H. Blaine
(1937)
Small Town Boy
as Otis Armstrong
(1937)
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Bitters
(1937)
The Crime Nobody Saw
as William Underhill
(1937)
You Can't Have Everything
as Mr. Whiteman
(1937)
Off to the Races
as John Jones
(1936)
The Texas Rangers
as District Attorney Dave Twitchell
(1936)
His Brother's Wife
as Bill Arnold
(1936)
College Holiday
as Sheriff Trimble
(1936)
Champagne Charlie
as Quinn
(1936)
Special Investigator
as Dr. Reynolds
(1936)
Every Saturday Night
as Mr. Evers
(1936)
Under Your Spell
as Mr. Twerp
(1936)
Libeled Lady
as Dickson (uncredited)
(1936)
Can This Be Dixie?
as Ed Grant
(1936)
Little Miss Nobody
as Hector Smythe
(1936)
Back to Nature
as John Jones
(1936)
Happy Go Lucky
as Charles Gorham
(1936)
Educating Father
as John Jones
(1935)
Life Begins at Forty
as Charles Beagle
(1935)
Black Sheep
as Orville Schmelling
(1935)
Navy Wife
as Dr. Barratt
(1934)
Love Time
as First Policeman (uncredited)
(1934)
Murder on the Blackboard
as Dr. Levine
(1934)
His Greatest Gamble
as Roulette Player (uncredited)
(1934)
I Believed in You
as Joe Long i.e. Lang
(1934)
Music in the Air
as Kirschner
(1934)
One Hour Late
as Mr. Finch
(1933)
(1933)
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Stubby (Uncredited)
(1933)
Jimmy and Sally
as E.W. Marlowe
(1933)
She Had to Say Yes
as Mr. Goran (uncredited)
(1933)
Skyway
as Calvin Baker
(1932)
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)
Business and Pleasure
as Ben Wackstle
(1931)
The Secret Call
as Jim Neligan
(1931)
The Age for Love
as Floyd Evans
(1931)
Night Nurse
as Archie - Father-to-be (uncredited)
(1931)
Strangers May Kiss
as Harry
(1930)
Paid
as Officer Williams (uncredited)
(1930)
True to the Navy
as Dance Hall Manager
(1930)
The Florodora Girl
as Old Man Dell
(1930)
The Devil's Holiday
as Kent Carr
(1929)
Why Leave Home?
as George
(1929)
Sonny Boy
as Phil
(1929)
The Fall of Eve
as Tom Ford Sr
(1929)
The Broadway Melody
as Uncle Jed (uncredited)
(1929)
It's a Great Life
as Mr. David Parker
(1929)
(1929)
The Girl in the Show
as Newton Wampler
(1929)
Two Weeks Off
as Harry
(1928)
Name the Woman
as Sam Palmer
(1927)
No Place to Go
as Uncle Edgar
(1927)
The Siren
as Geoffrey Fuller
(1927)
Orchids and Ermine
as Leander Blom
(1926)
Don Juan's 3 Nights
as Lippi
(1926)
Everybody's Acting
as Bridwell Potter
(1926)
Unknown Treasures
as Remus
(1926)
Ella Cinders
as Mayor
(1926)
Miss Nobody
as The Farmer
(1926)
(1925)
(1925)
The Knockout
as 'Mac' MacMahon
(1925)
Scarlet Saint
as Mr. Tridon
(1923)
The Gold Diggers
as Barney Barnett
(1923)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Nick
(1923)
Souls for Sale
as Magnus (uncredited)
(1922)
Kick In
as Jimmy Monahan
(1921)
The Conquest of Canaan
as Norbert Flintcroft
(1921)
The Great Adventure
as Mr. Witt
(1921)
Experience
as Good Nature
(1919)
Sadie Love
as James Wakeley