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

A Star Is Born

The Broadway Melody

Libeled Lady

Night Nurse

Pot o' Gold

Keep Smiling

Black Sheep

Danger on the Air

All Movies (122)

• The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · as Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Guilty Bystander1950 · as Dr. Elder
• Mr. Bell1947 · as Willis J. Watson
• Mug Town1942 · as Mack Steward
• The Old Homestead1942 · as Councilman Bell
• It Happened in Flatbush1942 · as The Judge
• Scattergood Rides High1942 · as Mr. Van Pelt
• Obliging Young Lady1942 · as Judge Rufus
• The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine1942 · as Maxwell B. Titus
• Go West, Young Lady1941 · as Judge Harmon
• Look Who's Laughing1941 · as Mayor
• Unexpected Uncle1941 · as Sanderson
• Father Steps Out1941 · as J. B. Matthews
• Bachelor Daddy1941 · as C. J. Chase
• Roar of the Press1941 · as Gordon MacEwan
• Pot o' Gold1941 · as J.K. Louderman
• Remedy for Riches1940 · as Vanderveer
• The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date1940 · as Captain Moon
• Barnyard Follies1940 · as Sam Spitz
• Young as You Feel1940 · as John Jones
• Too Busy to Work1939 · as John Jones
• Hollywood Cavalcade1939 · as Keystone Cop Police Chief
• Quick Millions1939 · as John Jones
• The Gracie Allen Murder Case1939 · as Uncle Ambrose
• The Jones Family in Hollywood1939 · as John Jones
• Exile Express1939 · as Editor Hanley
• Everybody's Baby1939 · as John Jones
• I'll Tell the World1939 · as Joseph Burton
• The Duke of West Point1938 · as Sonny's Father
• Down on the Farm1938 · as John Jones
• Keep Smiling1938 · as Jerome Lawson
• Danger on the Air1938 · as Harry Jones
• Safety in Numbers1938 · as John Jones
• A Trip to Paris1938 · as John Jones
• Goodbye Broadway1938 · as J.A. Higgins
• Walking Down Broadway1938 · as F.R. Randall
• Love on a Budget1938 · as John Jones
• Borrowing Trouble1937 · as John Jones
• Life Begins in College1937 · as Oliver Stearns Sr.
• Small Town Boy1937 · as Otis Armstrong
• Hot Water1937 · as John Jones
• Sophie Lang Goes West1937 · as J.H. Blaine
• One Hundred Men and a Girl1937 · as Bitters
• You Can't Have Everything1937 · as Mr. Whiteman
• Big Business1937 · as John Jones
• Dangerous Holiday1937 · as Gifford
• A Star Is Born1937 · as Artie Carver (uncredited)
• The Crime Nobody Saw1937 · as William Underhill
• Off to the Races1937 · as John Jones
• College Holiday1936 · as Sheriff Trimble
• Happy Go Lucky1936 · as Charles Gorham
• Can This Be Dixie?1936 · as Ed Grant
• Under Your Spell1936 · as Mr. Twerp
• Libeled Lady1936 · as Dickson (uncredited)
• The Texas Rangers1936 · as District Attorney Dave Twitchell
• Back to Nature1936 · as John Jones
• His Brother's Wife1936 · as Bill Arnold
• Little Miss Nobody1936 · as Hector Smythe
• Educating Father1936 · as John Jones
• Special Investigator1936 · as Dr. Reynolds
• Champagne Charlie1936 · as Quinn
• Every Saturday Night1936 · as Mr. Evers
• Navy Wife1935 · as Dr. Barratt
• Black Sheep1935 · as Orville Schmelling
• Life Begins at Forty1935 · as Charles Beagle
• One Hour Late1934 · as Mr. Finch
• Music in the Air1934 · as Kirschner
• Love Time1934 · as First Policeman (uncredited)
• His Greatest Gamble1934 · as Roulette Player (uncredited)
• Murder on the Blackboard1934 · as Dr. Levine
• I Believed in You1934 · as Joe Long i.e. Lang
• The Big Bluff1933
• Jimmy and Sally1933 · as E.W. Marlowe
• Skyway1933 · as Calvin Baker
• She Had to Say Yes1933 · as Mr. Goran (uncredited)
• The Secret of Madame Blanche1933 · as Stubby (Uncredited)
• Manhattan Tower1932 · as Mr. Hoyt
• 70,000 Witnesses1932 · as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
• Hold 'Em Jail1932 · as Lynwood Warden Charles Clark
• The Purchase Price1932 · as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
• Business and Pleasure1932 · as Ben Wackstle
• The Age for Love1931 · as Floyd Evans
• The Secret Call1931 · as Jim Neligan
• Night Nurse1931 · as Archie - Father-to-be (uncredited)
• Strangers May Kiss1931 · as Harry
• Paid1930 · as Officer Williams (uncredited)
• The Florodora Girl1930 · as Old Man Dell
• True to the Navy1930 · as Dance Hall Manager
• The Devil's Holiday1930 · as Kent Carr
• It's a Great Life1929 · as Mr. David Parker
• Why Leave Home?1929 · as George
• The Girl in the Show1929 · as Newton Wampler
• The Fall of Eve1929 · as Tom Ford Sr
• Two Weeks Off1929 · as Harry
• Sonny Boy1929 · as Phil
• The Broadway Melody1929 · as Uncle Jed (uncredited)
• His Captive Woman1929
• Name the Woman1928 · as Sam Palmer
• The Siren1927 · as Geoffrey Fuller
• No Place to Go1927 · as Uncle Edgar
• Orchids and Ermine1927 · as Leander Blom
• Bred in Old Kentucky1926 · as Jake Trumbull
• Everybody's Acting1926 · as Bridwell Potter
• Don Juan's 3 Nights1926 · as Lippi
• Unknown Treasures1926 · as Remus
• The Mystery Club1926 · as Amos Herriman
• Miss Nobody1926 · as The Farmer
• Ella Cinders1926 · as Mayor
• The Unguarded Hour1925 · as Gus O'Rorick, a Yeggman
• Scarlet Saint1925 · as Mr. Tridon
• The Coast of Folly1925
• The Knockout1925 · as 'Mac' MacMahon
• One Way Street1925 · as Fat Man
• The Gold Diggers1923 · as Barney Barnett
• The Girl of the Golden West1923 · as Nick
• Souls for Sale1923 · as Magnus (uncredited)
• Kick In1922 · as Jimmy Monahan
• Experience1921 · as Good Nature
• The Conquest of Canaan1921 · as Norbert Flintcroft
• The Great Adventure1921 · as Mr. Witt
• Sadie Love1919 · as James Wakeley
• Her Game1919 · as Bobby McAllister