Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor.

Biography

Born as Clarence Gordon Prouty in 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). After a significant career in silent films, a large part of Prouty's later career was the Jones Family

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. They were 17 low-budget

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family comedies between 1936 and 1940, along with Spring Byington as Mrs. Jones, for such directors as Malcolm St. Clair and

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. Prouty appeared in all but the final entry.

Partial filmography

(Films marked with a caret are '' Jones Family'' films) Jed Prouty in Danger on the Air

* '' Her Game'' (1919) * '' Sadie Love'' (1919) * ''

The Conquest of Canaan ''The Conquest of Canaan'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It starred Thomas Meighan and Doris Kenyon and was directed by Roy William Neill. It was filmed in Ashevi ...

'' (1921) * '' The Great Adventure'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

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(1921) * '' Kick In'' (1922) * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1923) * '' The Knockout'' (1925) * '' The Coast of Folly'' (1925) * ''

The Unguarded Hour ''The Unguarded Hour'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Loretta Young and Franchot Tone. In England, a prominent young prosecutor in a murder trial is unaware that his wife is involved. It is based on Bernard Meriv ...

'' (1925) * '' Her Second Chance'' (1926) * '' Ella Cinders'' (1926) * '' Bred in Old Kentucky'' (1926) * '' Miss Nobody'' (1926) * '' Don Juan's Three Nights'' (1926) * '' The Mystery Club'' (1926) * ''

Unknown Treasures ''Unknown Treasures'' is a 1926 American silent horror film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Gladys Hulette, Robert Agnew and John Miljan. The screenplay by Charles A. Logue was based on a short story written by Mary Spain Vigus called ''T ...

'' (1926) * '' Orchids and Ermine'' (1927) * '' Domestic Meddlers'' (1928) * '' Name the Woman'' (1928) * '' Sonny Boy'' (1929) * '' The Broadway Melody'' (1929) * ''

His Captive Woman ''His Captive Woman'' is a 1929 American part-talking drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Milton Sills and Dorothy Mackaill. This film is "based on the short story "Changeling" by Donn Byrne in ''Changeling and Other Stories'' ...

'' (1929) * '' Two Weeks Off'' (1929) * '' The Fall of Eve'' (1929) * '' The Devil's Holiday'' (1930) * '' Paid'' (1930) * '' Strangers May Kiss'' (1931) * '' Annabelle's Affairs'' (1931) * '' The Age for Love'' (1931) * '' Business and Pleasure'' (1932) * '' Manhattan Tower'' (1932) * ''

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'' (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? ''Can This Be Dixie?'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and featuring child star Jane Withers along with Slim Summerville and Helen Wood. In 1937 and 1938, Withers became one of the top 10 box-office stars in ...

'' (1936) * '' Small Town Boy'' (1937) * '' Off to the Races'' (1937) ^ * '' The Jones Family in Big Business'' (1937) ^ * '' One Hundred Men and a Girl'' (1937) * ''

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'' (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) * ''

The Duke of West Point ''The Duke of West Point'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Louis Hayward, Joan Fontaine and Tom Brown. It was described as "'' A Yank at Oxford'' in reverse". Plot An American diplomat's son, Steven Early ...

'' (1938) * '' Hollywood Cavalcade'' (1939) * '' Exile Express'' (1939) * ''Everybody's Baby'' (1939) ^ * ''The Jones Family in Hollywood'' (1939) ^ * '' Quick Millions'' (1939) ^ * '' To Busy too 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 ''The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine'' is a 1942 American comedy crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Terry, and Gloria Dickson. The film is also known as ''Unforgotten Crime'' (American TV title) and ''Find Jimmy ...

'' (1942) * '' Obliging Young Lady'' (1942) * '' Guilty Bystander'' (1950)

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* * 1879 births 1956 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Boston Vaudeville performers 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub