Actor

Jed Prouty

Birthday: April 5, 1879

Born in: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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).

Movie Credits

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 85
Guilty Bystander (1950) as Dr. Elder
Age: 71
Mr. Bell (1947) as Willis J. Watson
Age: 67
Mug Town (1942) as Mack Steward
Age: 63
The Old Homestead (1942) as Councilman Bell
Age: 63
It Happened in Flatbush (1942) as The Judge
Age: 63
Scattergood Rides High (1942) as Mr. Van Pelt
Age: 63
Obliging Young Lady (1942) as Judge Rufus
Age: 62
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) as Maxwell B. Titus
Age: 62
Go West, Young Lady (1941) as Judge Harmon
Age: 62
Look Who's Laughing (1941) as Mayor
Age: 62
Unexpected Uncle (1941) as Sanderson
Age: 62
Father Steps Out (1941) as J. B. Matthews
Age: 62
Bachelor Daddy (1941) as C. J. Chase
Age: 62
Roar of the Press (1941) as Gordon MacEwan
Age: 62
Pot o' Gold (1941) as J.K. Louderman
Age: 61
Remedy for Riches (1940) as Vanderveer
Age: 61
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) as Captain Moon
Age: 61
Barnyard Follies (1940) as Sam Spitz
Age: 61
Young as You Feel (1940) as John Jones
Age: 60
Too Busy to Work (1939) as John Jones
Age: 60
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) as Keystone Cop Police Chief
Age: 60
Quick Millions (1939) as John Jones
Age: 60
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) as Uncle Ambrose
Age: 60
The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939) as John Jones
Age: 60
Exile Express (1939) as Editor Hanley
Age: 60
Everybody's Baby (1939) as John Jones
Age: 59
I'll Tell the World (1939) as Joseph Burton
Age: 59
The Duke of West Point (1938) as Sonny's Father
Age: 59
Down on the Farm (1938) as John Jones
Age: 59
Keep Smiling (1938) as Jerome Lawson
Age: 59
Danger on the Air (1938) as Harry Jones
Age: 59
Safety in Numbers (1938) as John Jones
Age: 59
A Trip to Paris (1938) as John Jones
Age: 59
Goodbye Broadway (1938) as J.A. Higgins
Age: 58
Walking Down Broadway (1938) as F.R. Randall
Age: 58
Love on a Budget (1938) as John Jones
Age: 58
Borrowing Trouble (1937) as John Jones
Age: 58
Life Begins in College (1937) as Oliver Stearns Sr.
Age: 58
Small Town Boy (1937) as Otis Armstrong
Age: 58
Hot Water (1937) as John Jones
Age: 58
Sophie Lang Goes West (1937) as J.H. Blaine
Age: 58
One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) as Bitters
Age: 58
You Can't Have Everything (1937) as Mr. Whiteman
Age: 58
Big Business (1937) as John Jones
Age: 58
Dangerous Holiday (1937) as Gifford
Age: 58
A Star Is Born (1937) as Artie Carver (uncredited)
Age: 58
The Crime Nobody Saw (1937) as William Underhill
Age: 57
Off to the Races (1937) as John Jones
Age: 57
College Holiday (1936) as Sheriff Trimble
Age: 57
Happy Go Lucky (1936) as Charles Gorham
Age: 57
Can This Be Dixie? (1936) as Ed Grant
Age: 57
Under Your Spell (1936) as Mr. Twerp
Age: 57
Libeled Lady (1936) as Dickson (uncredited)
Age: 57
The Texas Rangers (1936) as District Attorney Dave Twitchell
Age: 57
Back to Nature (1936) as John Jones
Age: 57
His Brother's Wife (1936) as Bill Arnold
Age: 57
Little Miss Nobody (1936) as Hector Smythe
Age: 57
Educating Father (1936) as John Jones
Age: 57
Special Investigator (1936) as Dr. Reynolds
Age: 57
Champagne Charlie (1936) as Quinn
Age: 57
Every Saturday Night (1936) as Mr. Evers
Age: 56
Navy Wife (1935) as Dr. Barratt
Age: 56
Black Sheep (1935) as Orville Schmelling
Age: 56
Life Begins at Forty (1935) as Charles Beagle
Age: 55
One Hour Late (1934) as Mr. Finch
Age: 55
Music in the Air (1934) as Kirschner
Age: 55
Love Time (1934) as First Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 55
His Greatest Gamble (1934) as Roulette Player (uncredited)
Age: 55
Murder on the Blackboard (1934) as Dr. Levine
Age: 55
I Believed in You (1934) as Joe Long i.e. Lang
Age: 55
The Big Bluff (1933)
Age: 54
Jimmy and Sally (1933) as E.W. Marlowe
Age: 54
Skyway (1933) as Calvin Baker
Age: 54
She Had to Say Yes (1933) as Mr. Goran (uncredited)
Age: 54
The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933) as Stubby (Uncredited)
Age: 53
Manhattan Tower (1932) as Mr. Hoyt
Age: 53
70,000 Witnesses (1932) as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Age: 53
Hold 'Em Jail (1932) as Lynwood Warden Charles Clark
Age: 53
The Purchase Price (1932) as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
Age: 53
Business and Pleasure (1932) as Ben Wackstle
Age: 52
The Age for Love (1931) as Floyd Evans
Age: 52
The Secret Call (1931) as Jim Neligan
Age: 52
Night Nurse (1931) as Archie - Father-to-be (uncredited)
Age: 52
Strangers May Kiss (1931) as Harry
Age: 51
Paid (1930) as Officer Williams (uncredited)
Age: 51
The Florodora Girl (1930) as Old Man Dell
Age: 51
True to the Navy (1930) as Dance Hall Manager
Age: 51
The Devil's Holiday (1930) as Kent Carr
Age: 51
It's a Great Life (1929) as Mr. David Parker
Age: 50
Why Leave Home? (1929) as George
Age: 50
The Girl in the Show (1929) as Newton Wampler
Age: 50
The Fall of Eve (1929) as Tom Ford Sr
Age: 50
Two Weeks Off (1929) as Harry
Age: 50
Sonny Boy (1929) as Phil
Age: 50
The Broadway Melody (1929) as Uncle Jed (uncredited)
Age: 49
His Captive Woman (1929)
Age: 49
Name the Woman (1928) as Sam Palmer
Age: 49
The Siren (1927) as Geoffrey Fuller
Age: 48
No Place to Go (1927) as Uncle Edgar
Age: 48
Orchids and Ermine (1927) as Leander Blom
Age: 47
Bred in Old Kentucky (1926)
Age: 47
Everybody's Acting (1926) as Bridwell Potter
Age: 47
Don Juan's 3 Nights (1926) as Lippi
Age: 47
Unknown Treasures (1926) as Remus
Age: 47
The Mystery Club (1926) as Amos Herriman
Age: 47
Miss Nobody (1926) as The Farmer
Age: 47
Ella Cinders (1926) as Mayor
Age: 47
The Unguarded Hour (1925) as Gus O'Rorick, a Yeggman
Age: 46
Scarlet Saint (1925) as Mr. Tridon
Age: 46
The Coast of Folly (1925)
Age: 46
The Knockout (1925) as 'Mac' MacMahon
Age: 46
One Way Street (1925) as Fat Man
Age: 46
The Gold Diggers (1923) as Barney Barnett
Age: 44
The Girl of the Golden West (1923) as Nick
Age: 44
Souls for Sale (1923) as Magnus (uncredited)
Age: 44
Kick In (1922) as Jimmy Monahan
Age: 43
Experience (1921) as Good Nature
Age: 42
The Conquest of Canaan (1921) as Norbert Flintcroft
Age: 42
The Great Adventure (1921) as Mr. Witt
Age: 41
Sadie Love (1919) as James Wakeley
Age: 40
Her Game (1919) as Bobby McAllister
Age: 40