Jed Prouty

Personal Info

Birthday

April 5, 1879

Day of Death

1956-05-10

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Clarence Gordon Prouty

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

The Devil's Holiday

A Star Is Born

The Broadway Melody

Pot o' Gold

Borrowing Trouble

Guilty Bystander

Night Nurse

Navy Wife

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