Jed Prouty
View on IMDb ↗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
Scattergood Rides High
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Too Busy to Work
Goodbye Broadway
Down on the Farm
Off to the Races
Life Begins at Forty
Love Time
Why Leave Home?
Unknown TreasuresFilmography (122)
- 1964
The Big Parade of ComedyActor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited) - 1950
Guilty BystanderDr. Elder - 1947Mr. BellWillis J. Watson
- 1942
Scattergood Rides HighMr. Van Pelt - 1942
Mug TownMack Steward - 1942
The Old HomesteadCouncilman Bell - 1942
The Affairs of Jimmy ValentineMaxwell B. Titus - 1942
Obliging Young LadyJudge Rufus - 1942
It Happened in FlatbushThe Judge - 1941
Bachelor DaddyC. J. Chase - 1941
Go West, Young LadyJudge Harmon - 1941
Unexpected UncleSanderson - 1941
Look Who's LaughingMayor - 1941
Father Steps OutJ. B. Matthews - 1941
Roar of the PressGordon MacEwan - 1941
Pot o' GoldJ.K. Louderman - 1940
Young as You FeelJohn Jones - 1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a DateCaptain Moon - 1940
Remedy for RichesVanderveer - 1940
Barnyard FolliesSam Spitz - 1939
The Jones Family in HollywoodJohn Jones - 1939
Too Busy to WorkJohn Jones - 1939
Everybody's BabyJohn Jones - 1939
Quick MillionsJohn Jones - 1939
Exile ExpressEditor Hanley - 1939
The Gracie Allen Murder CaseUncle Ambrose - 1939
Hollywood CavalcadeKeystone Cop Police Chief - 1939
I'll Tell the WorldJoseph Burton - 1938
Goodbye BroadwayJ.A. Higgins - 1938
Down on the FarmJohn Jones - 1938
Love on a BudgetJohn Jones - 1938
Keep SmilingJerome Lawson - 1938
Safety in NumbersJohn Jones - 1938
Walking Down BroadwayF.R. Randall - 1938
Danger on the AirHarry Jones - 1938
A Trip to ParisJohn Jones - 1938
The Duke of West PointErwin Drew - 1937
Off to the RacesJohn Jones - 1937
Sophie Lang Goes WestJ.H. Blaine - 1937
Life Begins in CollegeOliver Stearns Sr. - 1937
Big BusinessJohn Jones - 1937
A Star Is BornArtie Carver (uncredited) - 1937
Small Town BoyOtis Armstrong - 1937
Borrowing TroubleJohn Jones - 1937
You Can't Have EverythingMr. Whiteman - 1937
Hot WaterJohn Jones - 1937
One Hundred Men and a GirlBitters - 1937
The Crime Nobody SawWilliam Underhill - 1937
Dangerous HolidayGifford - 1936
Educating FatherJohn Jones - 1936
Back to NatureJohn Jones - 1936
Little Miss NobodyHector Smythe - 1936
Under Your SpellMr. Twerp - 1936
Libeled LadyDickson (uncredited) - 1936
Happy Go LuckyCharles Gorham - 1936
Every Saturday NightMr. Evers - 1936
Can This Be Dixie?Ed Grant - 1936
The Texas RangersDistrict Attorney Dave Twitchell - 1936
His Brother's WifeBill Arnold - 1936
College HolidaySheriff Trimble - 1936
Special InvestigatorDr. Reynolds - 1936
Champagne CharlieQuinn - 1935
Life Begins at FortyCharles Beagle - 1935
Black SheepOrville Schmelling - 1935
Navy WifeDr. Barratt - 1934
Love TimeFirst Policeman (uncredited) - 1934
I Believed in YouJoe Long i.e. Lang - 1934
Murder on the BlackboardDr. Levine - 1934
His Greatest GambleRoulette Player (uncredited) - 1934
Music in the AirKirschner - 1934
One Hour LateMr. Finch - 1933
The Big Bluff - 1933
SkywayCalvin Baker - 1933
She Had to Say YesMr. Goran (uncredited) - 1933
Jimmy and SallyE.W. Marlowe - 1933
The Secret of Madame BlancheStubby (Uncredited) - 1932
Hold 'Em JailLynwood Warden Charles Clark - 1932
The Purchase PriceElks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited) - 1932
Business and PleasureBen Wackstle - 1932
Manhattan TowerMr. Hoyt - 1932
70,000 WitnessesNewspaper Editor (uncredited) - 1931
The Age for LoveFloyd Evans - 1931
The Secret CallJim Neligan - 1931
Night NurseArchie - Father-to-be (uncredited) - 1931
Strangers May KissHarry - 1930
True to the NavyDance Hall Manager - 1930
PaidOfficer Williams (uncredited) - 1930
The Devil's HolidayKent Carr - 1930
The Florodora GirlOld Man Dell - 1929
Why Leave Home?George - 1929
Two Weeks OffHarry - 1929
The Fall of EveTom Ford Sr - 1929
His Captive Woman - 1929
Sonny BoyPhil - 1929
The Girl in the ShowNewton Wampler - 1929
The Broadway MelodyUncle Jed (uncredited) - 1929
It's a Great LifeMr. David Parker - 1928
Name the WomanSam Palmer - 1927
No Place to GoUncle Edgar - 1927
Orchids and ErmineLeander Blom - 1927
The SirenGeoffrey Fuller - 1926
Unknown TreasuresRemus - 1926
The Mystery ClubAmos Herriman - 1926
Everybody's ActingBridwell Potter - 1926
Miss NobodyThe Farmer - 1926
Bred in Old KentuckyJake Trumbull - 1926
Ella CindersMayor - 1926
Don Juan's 3 NightsLippi - 1925
Scarlet SaintMr. Tridon - 1925
The Unguarded HourGus O'Rorick, a Yeggman - 1925
One Way StreetFat Man - 1925
The Coast of Folly - 1925
The Knockout'Mac' MacMahon - 1923
The Girl of the Golden WestNick - 1923
Souls for SaleMagnus (uncredited) - 1923
The Gold DiggersBarney Barnett - 1922
Kick InJimmy Monahan - 1921
The Conquest of CanaanNorbert Flintcroft - 1921
ExperienceGood Nature - 1921
The Great AdventureMr. Witt - 1919
Her GameBobby McAllister - 1919Sadie LoveJames Wakeley