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).
Roar of the Press
Libeled Lady
Experience
Pot o' Gold
A Star Is Born
Guilty Bystander
She Had to Say Yes
The Texas Rangers
Night Nurse
Hollywood Cavalcade
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
The Broadway Melody
One Hundred Men and a Girl
The Purchase Price
Hold 'Em Jail
Music in the Air
The Secret of Madame Blanche
The Devil's Holiday
It Happened in Flatbush
Ella Cinders
