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Purnell Pratt

Purnell Pratt

Birthday: 1885-10-20 | Place of Birth: Bethel, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Purnell Pratt (October 20, 1885 – July 25, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1914 and 1941. He was born in Bethel, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1940
Grand Ole Opry

as    Attorney General

1937
Night of Mystery

as    John F. X. Markham

1937
King of Gamblers

as    Strohm

1936
Wedding Present

as    Howard Van Dorn

1936
Dancing Feet

as    Silas P. Jones

1936
The Return of Sophie Lang

as    Thomas Chadwick

1935
Ladies Crave Excitement

as    Amos Starke

1935
Waterfront Lady

as    D.A. Shaw

1935
Behind the Green Lights

as    Detective Lt. Jim Kennedy

1935
Red Salute

as    Gen. Van Allen

1935
The Casino Murder Case

as    Markham

1935
Rendezvous at Midnight

as    The Mayor - Hamilton

1934
The Witching Hour

as    District Attorney Robinson

1933
The Chief

as    Al Morgan

1933
A Shriek in the Night

as    Inspector Russell

1933
I Cover the Waterfront

as    John Phelps

1933
The Mystery Squadron

as    Lafe Johnson

1933
Pick Up

as    Prosecuting Attorney

1932
The Famous Ferguson Case

as    George M. Ferguson

1932
Emma

as    Haskins

1932
The Roadhouse Murder

as    Inspector William Agnew

1932
Grand Hotel

as    Zinnowitz

1931
Bachelor Apartment

as    Herbert 'Herb' Carraway

1931
The Spider

as    Inspector Riley

1931
The Public Defender

as    John Kirk

1931
Dance, Fools, Dance

as    Parker

1930
Puttin' on the Ritz

as    George Barnes

1930
Road to Paradise

as    Inspector Updike

1930
The Gorilla

as    The Stranger

1929
Alibi

as    Sgt. Pete Manning