Purnell Pratt
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: October 19, 1885
Place of Birth: Bethel, Illinois, USA
Known For
The Band Plays On
A judge hands four wayward boys to a college football coach who turns them into backfield stars.
Scarface
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
A Night at the Opera
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
A Night at the Opera
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Magnificent Obsession
A playboy tries to redeem himself after his careless behavior causes a great man's death.
The Public Enemy
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
Grand Ole Opry
Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crooked politicians.
King of Gamblers
Working for a slick restaurateur who has fallen for her, a down-on-life songstress falls instead for a crusading crime reporter, unaware that her employer is the secret head of the city's major gambling machine racket and has a penchant for murdering anyone who gets in his way.
Grand Hotel
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
The Trespasser
A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. Her former boss helps her out to ensure the child's welfare, which starts gossip that she is a "kept woman."
Filmography
as Dr. Taylor
as Thompson (uncredited)
as Attorney General
as Mr. Hall
as Mr. Ellis
as Senator Harvey
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
as Frank Rogers
as Col. Blake
as John F. X. Markham
as Strohm
as Arthur L. McShean
as Col. J. B. Denbrough
as Capt. Wood
as Howard Van Dorn
as Editor
as Higgins
as Father
as Gilbert
as James McBride
as Mr. Steinman
as Thomas Chadwick
as Silas P. Jones
as Hastings, Merrick's Attorney
as Dr. Stevens
as Mayor (uncredited)
as The Mayor of New York (uncredited)
as Charlie, the Editor
as Horace McNab
as D.A. Shaw
as Gen. Van Allen
as Physician
as Amos Starke
as District Attorney John Markham (as Purnell B. Pratt)
as Detective Lt. Jim Kennedy
as Dr. Landers
as The Mayor - Hamilton
as Mr. Powers
as Judge Bone
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
as Franklyn Pierce
as Forbes
as Wilson
as Butler
as District Attorney Robinson
as Inspector Jameson
as Mr. Lodge - Attorney
as Lafe Johnson
as Captain Briggs
as Al Morgan
as Doctor
as Commandant. Rogers
as Eddie Edmunds, City Editor (uncredited)
as Inspector Russell
as John Phelps
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Senate Committee Chairman
as Stephen McBain
as Regan
as Jefferson Howe
as Harrington Brewster
as Zinnowitz
as Inspector William Agnew
as George M. Ferguson
as Mr. Garston, publisher
as Haskins
as John Hartman
as Capt. McGowan
as Robert French
as Inspector Riley
as Colonel George Gorin
as J.C. Wilson
as John Kirk
as William Winter
as Officer Powers (uncredited)
as Herbert 'Herb' Carraway
as Rodman Farraday
as Parker
as Edward Gilder
as The Stranger
as Wayne Wayland
as Detective Sikes
as Judge Perry
as Richard Fullerton
as Updike
as District Attorney
as George Barnes
as Foreman of Jury
as Police Officer
as Hector Ferguson
as Stage Manager
as Berton Hall
as Sam Bloom
as Sgt. Pete Manning
as Dist. Atty. Marston
as Wibley
as Tracy Downs
as Mike Turney
as Ahmed
as John Bland