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).
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Movies (50)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
Guilty Bystander
as Dr. Elder
1950
Mr. Bell
as Willis J. Watson
1947
Mug Town
as Mack Steward
1942
The Old Homestead
as Councilman Bell
1942
It Happened in Flatbush
as The Judge
1942
Scattergood Rides High
as Mr. Van Pelt
1942
Obliging Young Lady
as Judge Rufus
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Maxwell B. Titus
1942
Go West, Young Lady
as Judge Harmon
1941
Look Who's Laughing
as Mayor
1941
Unexpected Uncle
as Sanderson
1941
Father Steps Out
as J. B. Matthews
1941
Bachelor Daddy
as C. J. Chase
1941
Roar of the Press
as Gordon MacEwan
1941
Pot o' Gold
as J.K. Louderman
1941
Remedy for Riches
as Vanderveer
1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Captain Moon
1940
Barnyard Follies
as Sam Spitz
1940
Young as You Feel
as John Jones
1940
Too Busy to Work
as John Jones
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Keystone Cop Police Chief
1939
Quick Millions
as John Jones
1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Uncle Ambrose
1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as John Jones
1939
Exile Express
as Editor Hanley
1939
Everybody's Baby
as John Jones
1939
I'll Tell the World
as Joseph Burton
1939
The Duke of West Point
as Sonny's Father
1938
Down on the Farm
as John Jones
1938
Keep Smiling
as Jerome Lawson
1938
Danger on the Air
as Harry Jones
1938
Safety in Numbers
as John Jones
1938
A Trip to Paris
as John Jones
1938
Goodbye Broadway
as J.A. Higgins
1938
Walking Down Broadway
as F.R. Randall
1938
Love on a Budget
as John Jones
1938
Borrowing Trouble
as John Jones
1937
Life Begins in College
as Oliver Stearns Sr.
1937
Small Town Boy
as Otis Armstrong
1937
Hot Water
as John Jones
1937
Sophie Lang Goes West
as J.H. Blaine
1937
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Bitters
1937
You Can't Have Everything
as Mr. Whiteman
1937
Big Business
as John Jones
1937
Dangerous Holiday
as Gifford
1937
A Star Is Born
as Artie Carver (uncredited)
1937
The Crime Nobody Saw
as William Underhill
1937
Off to the Races
as John Jones
1937
College Holiday
as Sheriff Trimble
1936