Jed Prouty
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| Jed Prouty | |
|---|---|
_1.jpg) a younger Jed Prouty, 3rd from right, and cast members of Kick In (1922). | |
| Born |
April 6, 1879 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died |
May 10, 1956 (aged 77) New York City, New York |
Resting place | Kensico Cemetery Valhalla, Westchester County New York |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1910-1952 (including stage years before movies) |
| Spouse(s) | Marion Murray (? - November 11, 1951; her death) |
Jed Prouty (April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor.
Originally from Boston, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly appearing in comedies, Prouty occasionally performed a serious character role, for instance a small part as an oily publicist in A Star is Born (1937).
After a significant career in silent films, a large part of Prouty's later career was the Jones Family series. They were seventeen low-budget 20th Century Fox family comedies between 1936 and 1940, along with his steady co-star Spring Byington as Mrs. Jones, for directors like Malcolm St. Clair and Frank R. Strayer. Prouty appeared in all but the final entry.
Partial filmography
(Films marked with a caret are Jones Family films)
- Sadie Love (1919)
- The Conquest of Canaan (1921)
- The Great Adventure (1921)
- Experience (1921)
- Kick In (1922)
- The Coast of Folly (1925)
- Ella Cinders (1926)
- Miss Nobody (1926)
- Orchids and Ermine (1927)
- Sonny Boy (1929)
- The Broadway Melody (1929)
- Two Weeks Off (1929)
- Strangers May Kiss (1931)
- Business and Pleasure (1932)
- Manhattan Tower (1932)
- Skyway (1933)
- Music in the Air (1934)
- Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
- Every Saturday Night (1936) ^
- Educating Father (1936) ^
- Back to Nature (1936) ^
- The Texas Rangers (1936)
- Can This Be Dixie? (1936)
- Small Town Boy (1937)
- Off to the Races (1937) ^
- Big Business (1937) ^
- One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
- Hot Water (1937) ^
- Borrowing Trouble (1937) ^
- Love on a Budget (1938) ^
- A Trip to Paris (1938) ^
- Safety in Numbers (1938) ^
- Danger on the Air (1938)
- Down on the Farm (1938) ^
- Goodbye Broadway (1938)
- Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
- Exile Express (1939)
- Everybody's Baby (1939) ^
- The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939) ^
- Quick Millions (1939) ^
- Too Busy to Work (1939) ^
- Young as You Feel (1940) ^
- Remedy for Riches (1940)
- Pot o' Gold (1941)
- Father Steps Out (1941)
- Roar of the Press (1941)
- The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
- Obliging Young Lady (1942)
- Guilty Bystander (1950)
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