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.
Performed as a teenager in variety shows; learned to dance, then in stock and vaudeville. Joined the New York production company 'Klaw and Erlanger' for 17 years. Between 1910 and 1922 also occasionally in revues and comedies on Broadway. Gave a memorable performance as the oily columnist in 'A Star is Born' (1937).
2
Once a vaudeville song-and-dance man.
3
Played Pa Jones in the "Jones Family" comedy film series opposite Spring Byington.
4
Character actor of the 30s and 40s who became known for his stuttering technique in films.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Short Short Dramas
1952
TV Series
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
1950
TV Series
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
TV Series
Guilty Bystander
1950
Dr. Elder
Citizen Saint
1947
Cabrini-Doubtful (uncredited)
Mr. Bell
1947
Short
Willis J. Watson
Mug Town
1942
Mack Steward
The Old Homestead
1942
Councilman Bell
Moonlight Masquerade
1942
Robert Forrester
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
The Judge
Scattergood Rides High
1942
Mr. Van Pelt
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
Maxwell B. Titus
Obliging Young Lady
1942
Judge Rufus
Go West, Young Lady
1941
Judge Harmon
Look Who's Laughing
1941
Mayor
Unexpected Uncle
1941
Sanderson
Father Steps Out
1941
J. B. Matthews
Bachelor Daddy
1941
C. J. Chase
Roar of the Press
1941
Gordon MacEwan
Pot o' Gold
1941
Mr. Louderman
Remedy for Riches
1940
D.B. Emerson Vanderveer
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
Captain Moon
Barnyard Follies
1940
Sam Spitz
Young as You Feel
1940
John Jones
Coat Tales
1939
Short
Jed
Too Busy to Work
1939
John Jones
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
Chief of Police
Quick Millions
1939
John Jones
Second Fiddle
1939
Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
Uncle Ambrose
The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
John Jones
Exile Express
1939
Hanley
Everybody's Baby
1939
John Jones
I'll Tell the World
1939
Short
Joseph Burton
The Duke of West Point
1938
Mr. Drew
Down on the Farm
1938
John Jones
Keep Smiling
1938/II
Jerome Lawson
Hunting Trouble
1938
Short
Jed
Danger on the Air
1938
Harry Jones
Safety in Numbers
1938
John Jones
A Trip to Paris
1938
John Jones
Goodbye Broadway
1938
J.A. Higgins
Walking Down Broadway
1938
F. R. Randall
Love on a Budget
1938
John Jones
The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble
1937
John Jones
Life Begins at College
1937
Oliver Stearns Sr.
Hot Water
1937
John Jones
Small Town Boy
1937
Otis Armstrong
Sophie Lang Goes West
1937
J.H. Blaine
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937
Bitters
You Can't Have Everything
1937
Mr. Whiteman
Dangerous Holiday
1937
Gifford
Big Business
1937
John Jones
A Star Is Born
1937
Artie Carver (uncredited)
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
William Underhill
Off to the Races
1937
John Jones
College Holiday
1936
Sheriff John J. Trimble
Happy Go Lucky
1936
Charles Gorham
Can This Be Dixie?
1936
Ed Grant
Under Your Spell
1936
Mr. Twerp
Libeled Lady
1936
Dickson (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
1936
District Attorney Dave Twitchell
Back to Nature
1936
Mr. John Jones
His Brother's Wife
1936
Bill Arnold
Little Miss Nobody
1936
Hector Smythe
Educating Father
1936
John Jones
Champagne Charlie
1936
Quinn (uncredited)
Special Investigator
1936
Dr. Vic Reynolds
Every Saturday Night
1936
Mr. Evers
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
Nat's Office Worker (uncredited)
Navy Wife
1935
Dr. Barratt (uncredited)
Alibi Ike
1935
Jewelry Merchant (uncredited)
Black Sheep
1935
Orville Schmelling
Let 'em Have It
1935
Bit (uncredited)
$10 Raise
1935
Henry Peabody (uncredited)
George White's 1935 Scandals
1935
Al Lee (uncredited)
Life Begins at 40
1935
Charles Beagle (uncredited)
Bachelor of Arts
1934
Alumnus (uncredited)
One Hour Late
1934
Mr. Finch
Music in the Air
1934
Kirschner
Love Time
1934
First Policeman (uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble
1934
Roulette Player (uncredited)
Murder on the Blackboard
1934
Dr. Levine
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
Reverend (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
1934
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Private Scandal
1934
H.R. Robbins
I Believed in You
1934
Joe Long i.e. Lang
Jimmy and Sally
1933
E.W. Marlowe
College Coach
1933
Campfire Boy Leader (uncredited)
The Big Bluff
1933
Skyway
1933
Calvin Baker
She Had to Say Yes
1933
Mr. Goran (uncredited)
Central Airport
1933
Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933
Stubby - the Troupe Manager (uncredited)
Manhattan Tower
1932
Mr. Hoyt
The Bride's Bereavement; or, The Snake in the Grass
$7 Million
