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Jed Prouty

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American actor (1879–1956)

Film & TV

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).

Known for

  • The Big Parade of Comedy — Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)1964
  • Guilty Bystander — Dr. Elder1950
  • Mr. Bell — Willis J. Watson1947
  • The Old Homestead — Councilman Bell1942
  • The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine — Maxwell B. Titus1942
  • It Happened in Flatbush — The Judge1942
  • Mug Town — Mack Steward1942
  • Obliging Young Lady — Judge Rufus1942
  • Scattergood Rides High — Mr. Van Pelt1942
  • Pot o' Gold — J.K. Louderman1941

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Boston
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Kick In (1922) 1.jpg
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date of death
1956-05-10
date of birth
1879-04-06
Commons category
Jed Prouty
end of work period
1952-00-00
start of work period
1910-00-00
writing language
English language
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