Jed Prouty

Jed Prouty
Prouty, 3rd from right, and cast members of Kick In (1922).
Born	(1879-04-06)April 6, 1879 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 10, 1956(1956-05-10) (aged 77) New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Kensico Cemetery Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1910–1952 (including stage years before movies)
Spouse(s)	Marion Murray (?-1951; her death)

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). After a significant career in silent films, a large part of Prouty's later career was the Jones Family film series. They were 17 low-budget 20th Century Fox family comedies between 1936 and 1940, along with Spring Byington as Mrs. Jones, for such directors as Malcolm St. Clair and Frank R. Strayer. Prouty appeared in all but the final entry.

(Films marked with a caret are Jones Family films)