Jed Prouty
Born: 1879-04-05 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1956-05-10
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
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
- Obliging Young Lady as Judge Rufus
- The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine as Maxwell B. Titus
- Mug Town as Mack Steward
- Scattergood Rides High as Mr. Van Pelt
- It Happened in Flatbush as The Judge
- The Old Homestead as Councilman Bell
1941
- Bachelor Daddy as C. J. Chase
- Pot o' Gold as J.K. Louderman
- Father Steps Out as J. B. Matthews
- Roar of the Press as Gordon MacEwan
- Unexpected Uncle as Sanderson
- Go West, Young Lady as Judge Harmon
- Look Who's Laughing as Mayor
1940
- Young as You Feel as John Jones
- Barnyard Follies as Sam Spitz
- The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Captain Moon
- Remedy for Riches as Vanderveer
1939
- The Gracie Allen Murder Case as Uncle Ambrose
- Exile Express as Editor Hanley
- I'll Tell the World as Joseph Burton
- Everybody's Baby as John Jones
- The Jones Family in Hollywood as John Jones
- Quick Millions as John Jones
- Hollywood Cavalcade as Keystone Cop Police Chief
- Too Busy to Work as John Jones
1938
- Down on the Farm as John Jones
- Keep Smiling as Jerome Lawson
- Safety in Numbers as John Jones
- Danger on the Air as Harry Jones
- Love on a Budget as John Jones
- Walking Down Broadway as F.R. Randall
- The Duke of West Point as Sonny's Father
- A Trip to Paris as John Jones
- Goodbye Broadway as J.A. Higgins
1937
- A Star Is Born as Artie Carver (uncredited)
- You Can't Have Everything as Mr. Whiteman
- Life Begins in College as Oliver Stearns Sr.
- One Hundred Men and a Girl as Bitters
- Hot Water as John Jones
- Sophie Lang Goes West as J.H. Blaine
- Off to the Races as John Jones
- Small Town Boy as Otis Armstrong
- Borrowing Trouble as John Jones
- Dangerous Holiday as Gifford
- The Crime Nobody Saw as William Underhill
- Big Business as John Jones
1936
- Libeled Lady as Dickson (uncredited)
- The Texas Rangers as District Attorney Dave Twitchell
- His Brother's Wife as Bill Arnold
- Educating Father as John Jones
- Little Miss Nobody as Hector Smythe
- Special Investigator as Dr. Reynolds
- College Holiday as Sheriff Trimble
- Happy Go Lucky as Charles Gorham
- Can This Be Dixie? as Ed Grant
- Under Your Spell as Mr. Twerp
- Back to Nature as John Jones
- Champagne Charlie as Quinn
- Every Saturday Night as Mr. Evers
1935
- Black Sheep as Orville Schmelling
- Navy Wife as Dr. Barratt
- Life Begins at Forty as Charles Beagle
1934
- One Hour Late as Mr. Finch
- Murder on the Blackboard as Dr. Levine
- I Believed in You as Joe Long i.e. Lang
- Love Time as First Policeman (uncredited)
- Music in the Air as Kirschner
- His Greatest Gamble as Roulette Player (uncredited)
1933
- The Secret of Madame Blanche as Stubby (Uncredited)
- She Had to Say Yes as Mr. Goran (uncredited)
- Jimmy and Sally as E.W. Marlowe
- The Big Bluff
- Skyway as Calvin Baker
1932
- The Purchase Price as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
- Hold 'Em Jail as Lynwood Warden Charles Clark
- Business and Pleasure as Ben Wackstle
- Manhattan Tower as Mr. Hoyt
- 70,000 Witnesses as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1931
- Night Nurse as Archie - Father-to-be (uncredited)
- Strangers May Kiss as Harry
- The Age for Love as Floyd Evans
- The Secret Call as Jim Neligan
1930
- The Florodora Girl as Old Man Dell
- The Devil's Holiday as Kent Carr
- True to the Navy as Dance Hall Manager
- Paid as Officer Williams (uncredited)
1929
- The Broadway Melody as Uncle Jed (uncredited)
- The Girl in the Show as Newton Wampler
- It's a Great Life as Mr. David Parker
- Why Leave Home? as George
- Sonny Boy as Phil
- Two Weeks Off as Harry
- The Fall of Eve as Tom Ford Sr
- His Captive Woman
1928
- Name the Woman as Sam Palmer
1927
- Orchids and Ermine as Leander Blom
- The Siren as Geoffrey Fuller
- No Place to Go as Uncle Edgar
1926
- Unknown Treasures as Remus
- Ella Cinders as Mayor
- Bred in Old Kentucky as Jake Trumbull
- The Mystery Club as Amos Herriman
- Miss Nobody as The Farmer
- Don Juan's 3 Nights as Lippi
- Everybody's Acting as Bridwell Potter
1925
- The Unguarded Hour as Gus O'Rorick, a Yeggman
- One Way Street as Fat Man
- The Knockout as 'Mac' MacMahon
- The Coast of Folly
- Scarlet Saint as Mr. Tridon
1923
- Souls for Sale as Magnus (uncredited)
- The Girl of the Golden West as Nick
- The Gold Diggers as Barney Barnett
1922
- Kick In as Jimmy Monahan
1921
- Experience as Good Nature
- The Great Adventure as Mr. Witt
- The Conquest of Canaan as Norbert Flintcroft
1919
- Sadie Love as James Wakeley
- Her Game as Bobby McAllister