Jed Prouty
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Artie Carver (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
Dickson (uncredited)
The Broadway Melody
Uncle Jed (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night Nurse
Archie - Father-to-be (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Uncle Ambrose
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Bitters
You Can't Have Everything
Mr. Whiteman
Filmography
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
Guilty Bystander
1950
as Dr. Elder
Mr. Bell
1947
as Willis J. Watson
The Old Homestead
1942
as Councilman Bell
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Maxwell B. Titus
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
as The Judge
Mug Town
1942
as Mack Steward
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Judge Rufus
Scattergood Rides High
1942
as Mr. Van Pelt
Pot o' Gold
1941
as J.K. Louderman
Unexpected Uncle
1941
as Sanderson
Go West, Young Lady
1941
as Judge Harmon
Father Steps Out
1941
as J. B. Matthews
Roar of the Press
1941
as Gordon MacEwan
Bachelor Daddy
1941
as C. J. Chase
Look Who's Laughing
1941
as Mayor
Remedy for Riches
1940
as Vanderveer
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Captain Moon
Barnyard Follies
1940
as Sam Spitz
Young as You Feel
1940
as John Jones
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Uncle Ambrose
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Keystone Cop Police Chief
The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as John Jones
Exile Express
1939
as Editor Hanley
Too Busy to Work
1939
as John Jones
Quick Millions
1939
as John Jones
I'll Tell the World
1939
as Joseph Burton
Everybody's Baby
1939
as John Jones
The Duke of West Point
1938
as Erwin Drew
Goodbye Broadway
1938
as J.A. Higgins
Love on a Budget
1938
as John Jones
Danger on the Air
1938
as Harry Jones
A Trip to Paris
1938
as John Jones
Keep Smiling
1938
as Jerome Lawson
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as F.R. Randall
Safety in Numbers
1938
as John Jones
Down on the Farm
1938
as John Jones
Sophie Lang Goes West
1937
as J.H. Blaine
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
as William Underhill
Big Business
1937
as John Jones
Dangerous Holiday
1937
as Gifford
Small Town Boy
1937
as Otis Armstrong
Life Begins in College
1937
as Oliver Stearns Sr.
You Can't Have Everything
1937
as Mr. Whiteman
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937
as Bitters
A Star Is Born
1937
as Artie Carver (uncredited)
Borrowing Trouble
1937
as John Jones
Hot Water
1937
as John Jones
Off to the Races
1937
as John Jones
The Texas Rangers
1936
as District Attorney Dave Twitchell
Special Investigator
1936
as Dr. Reynolds
Happy Go Lucky
1936
as Charles Gorham
College Holiday
1936
as Sheriff Trimble
Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Hector Smythe
His Brother's Wife
1936
as Bill Arnold
Champagne Charlie
1936
as Quinn
Libeled Lady
1936
as Dickson (uncredited)
Educating Father
1936
as John Jones
Every Saturday Night
1936
as Mr. Evers
Under Your Spell
1936
as Mr. Twerp
Back to Nature
1936
as John Jones
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Ed Grant
Black Sheep
1935
as Orville Schmelling
Life Begins at Forty
1935
as Charles Beagle
Navy Wife
1935
as Dr. Barratt
Love Time
1934
as First Policeman (uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble
1934
as Roulette Player (uncredited)
Music in the Air
1934
as Kirschner
Murder on the Blackboard
1934
as Dr. Levine
I Believed in You
1934
as Joe Long i.e. Lang
One Hour Late
1934
as Mr. Finch
The Big Bluff
1933
Skyway
1933
as Calvin Baker
She Had to Say Yes
1933
as Mr. Goran (uncredited)
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933
as Stubby (Uncredited)
Jimmy and Sally
1933
as E.W. Marlowe
Manhattan Tower
1932
as Mr. Hoyt
Business and Pleasure
1932
as Ben Wackstle
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
as Lynwood Warden Charles Clark
The Purchase Price
1932
as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
The Age for Love
1931
as Floyd Evans
Night Nurse
1931
as Archie - Father-to-be (uncredited)
Strangers May Kiss
1931
as Harry
The Secret Call
1931
as Jim Neligan
The Devil's Holiday
1930
as Kent Carr
The Florodora Girl
1930
as Old Man Dell
True to the Navy
1930
as Dance Hall Manager
Paid
1930
as Officer Williams (uncredited)
Why Leave Home?
1929
as George
Sonny Boy
1929
as Phil
His Captive Woman
1929
It's a Great Life
1929
as Mr. David Parker
The Girl in the Show
1929
as Newton Wampler
The Broadway Melody
1929
as Uncle Jed (uncredited)
Two Weeks Off
1929
as Harry
The Fall of Eve
1929
as Tom Ford Sr
Name the Woman
1928
as Sam Palmer
No Place to Go
1927
as Uncle Edgar
Orchids and Ermine
1927
as Leander Blom
The Siren
1927
as Geoffrey Fuller
Don Juan's 3 Nights
1926
as Lippi
Ella Cinders
1926
as Mayor
Everybody's Acting
1926
as Bridwell Potter
Miss Nobody
1926
as The Farmer
Bred in Old Kentucky
1926
as Jake Trumbull
Unknown Treasures
1926
as Remus
The Mystery Club
1926
as Amos Herriman
Scarlet Saint
1925
as Mr. Tridon
The Knockout
1925
as 'Mac' MacMahon
The Coast of Folly
1925
The Unguarded Hour
1925
as Gus O'Rorick, a Yeggman
One Way Street
1925
as Fat Man
Souls for Sale
1923
as Magnus (uncredited)
The Gold Diggers
1923
as Barney Barnett
The Girl of the Golden West
1923
as Nick
Kick In
1922
as Jimmy Monahan
The Conquest of Canaan
1921
as Norbert Flintcroft
Experience
1921
as Good Nature
The Great Adventure
1921
as Mr. Witt
Sadie Love
1919
as James Wakeley
Her Game
1919
as Bobby McAllister