Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Born April 5, 1879
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).
MovieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieGuilty Bystander
1950
as Dr. Elder
Mr. Bell
1947
as Willis J. Watson
MovieMug Town
1942
as Mack Steward
MovieThe Old Homestead
1942
as Councilman Bell
MovieIt Happened in Flatbush
1942
as The Judge
MovieScattergood Rides High
1942
as Mr. Van Pelt
MovieObliging Young Lady
1942
as Judge Rufus
MovieThe Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Maxwell B. Titus
MovieGo West, Young Lady
1941
as Judge Harmon
MovieLook Who's Laughing
1941
as Mayor
MovieUnexpected Uncle
1941
as Sanderson
MovieFather Steps Out
1941
as J. B. Matthews
MovieBachelor Daddy
1941
as C. J. Chase
MovieRoar of the Press
1941
as Gordon MacEwan
MoviePot o' Gold
1941
as J.K. Louderman
MovieRemedy for Riches
1940
as Vanderveer
MovieThe Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Captain Moon
MovieBarnyard Follies
1940
as Sam Spitz
MovieYoung as You Feel
1940
as John Jones
MovieToo Busy to Work
1939
as John Jones
MovieHollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Keystone Cop Police Chief
MovieQuick Millions
1939
as John Jones
MovieThe Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Uncle Ambrose
MovieThe Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as John Jones
MovieExile Express
1939
as Editor Hanley
MovieEverybody's Baby
1939
as John Jones
MovieI'll Tell the World
1939
as Joseph Burton
MovieThe Duke of West Point
1938
as Erwin Drew
MovieDown on the Farm
1938
as John Jones
MovieKeep Smiling
1938
as Jerome Lawson
MovieDanger on the Air
1938
as Harry Jones
MovieSafety in Numbers
1938
as John Jones
MovieA Trip to Paris
1938
as John Jones
MovieGoodbye Broadway
1938
as J.A. Higgins
MovieWalking Down Broadway
1938
as F.R. Randall
MovieLove on a Budget
1938
as John Jones
MovieBorrowing Trouble
1937
as John Jones
MovieLife Begins in College
1937
as Oliver Stearns Sr.
MovieSmall Town Boy
1937
as Otis Armstrong
MovieHot Water
1937
as John Jones
MovieSophie Lang Goes West
1937
as J.H. Blaine
MovieOne Hundred Men and a Girl
1937
as Bitters
MovieYou Can't Have Everything
1937
as Mr. Whiteman
MovieBig Business
1937
as John Jones
MovieDangerous Holiday
1937
as Gifford
MovieA Star Is Born
1937
as Artie Carver (uncredited)
MovieThe Crime Nobody Saw
1937
as William Underhill
MovieOff to the Races
1937
as John Jones
MovieCollege Holiday
1936
as Sheriff Trimble
MovieHappy Go Lucky
1936
as Charles Gorham
MovieCan This Be Dixie?
1936
as Ed Grant
MovieUnder Your Spell
1936
as Mr. Twerp
MovieLibeled Lady
1936
as Dickson (uncredited)
MovieThe Texas Rangers
1936
as District Attorney Dave Twitchell
MovieBack to Nature
1936
as John Jones
MovieHis Brother's Wife
1936
as Bill Arnold
MovieLittle Miss Nobody
1936
as Hector Smythe
MovieEducating Father
1936
as John Jones
MovieSpecial Investigator
1936
as Dr. Reynolds
MovieChampagne Charlie
1936
as Quinn
MovieEvery Saturday Night
1936
as Mr. Evers
MovieNavy Wife
1935
as Dr. Barratt
MovieBlack Sheep
1935
as Orville Schmelling
MovieLife Begins at Forty
1935
as Charles Beagle
MovieOne Hour Late
1934
as Mr. Finch
MovieMusic in the Air
1934
as Kirschner
MovieLove Time
1934
as First Policeman (uncredited)
MovieHis Greatest Gamble
1934
as Roulette Player (uncredited)
MovieMurder on the Blackboard
1934
as Dr. Levine
MovieI Believed in You
1934
as Joe Long i.e. Lang
MovieThe Big Bluff
1933
MovieJimmy and Sally
1933
as E.W. Marlowe
MovieSkyway
1933
as Calvin Baker
MovieShe Had to Say Yes
1933
as Mr. Goran (uncredited)
MovieThe Secret of Madame Blanche
1933
as Stubby (Uncredited)
MovieManhattan Tower
1932
as Mr. Hoyt
Movie70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
MovieHold 'Em Jail
1932
as Lynwood Warden Charles Clark
MovieThe Purchase Price
1932
as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
MovieBusiness and Pleasure
1932
as Ben Wackstle
MovieThe Age for Love
1931
as Floyd Evans
MovieThe Secret Call
1931
as Jim Neligan
MovieNight Nurse
1931
as Archie - Father-to-be (uncredited)
MovieStrangers May Kiss
1931
as Harry
MoviePaid
1930
as Officer Williams (uncredited)
MovieThe Florodora Girl
1930
as Old Man Dell
MovieTrue to the Navy
1930
as Dance Hall Manager
MovieThe Devil's Holiday
1930
as Kent Carr
MovieIt's a Great Life
1929
as Mr. David Parker
MovieWhy Leave Home?
1929
as George
MovieThe Girl in the Show
1929
as Newton Wampler
MovieThe Fall of Eve
1929
as Tom Ford Sr
MovieTwo Weeks Off
1929
as Harry
MovieSonny Boy
1929
as Phil
MovieThe Broadway Melody
1929
as Uncle Jed (uncredited)
MovieHis Captive Woman
1929
MovieName the Woman
1928
as Sam Palmer
MovieThe Siren
1927
as Geoffrey Fuller
MovieNo Place to Go
1927
as Uncle Edgar
MovieOrchids and Ermine
1927
as Leander Blom
MovieBred in Old Kentucky
1926
as Jake Trumbull
MovieEverybody's Acting
1926
as Bridwell Potter
MovieDon Juan's 3 Nights
1926
as Lippi
MovieUnknown Treasures
1926
as Remus
MovieThe Mystery Club
1926
as Amos Herriman
MovieMiss Nobody
1926
as The Farmer
MovieElla Cinders
1926
as Mayor
MovieThe Unguarded Hour
1925
as Gus O'Rorick, a Yeggman
MovieScarlet Saint
1925
as Mr. Tridon
MovieThe Coast of Folly
1925
MovieThe Knockout
1925
as 'Mac' MacMahon
MovieOne Way Street
1925
as Fat Man
MovieThe Gold Diggers
1923
as Barney Barnett
MovieThe Girl of the Golden West
1923
as Nick
MovieSouls for Sale
1923
as Magnus (uncredited)
MovieKick In
1922
as Jimmy Monahan
MovieExperience
1921
as Good Nature
MovieThe Conquest of Canaan
1921
as Norbert Flintcroft
MovieThe Great Adventure
1921
as Mr. Witt
Sadie Love
1919
as James Wakeley
MovieHer Game
1919
as Bobby McAllister
