Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-10-19

Deathday

1941-07-25 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Bethel, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Purnell B. Pratt

Purnell Pratt

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.

Known For

7.5%

Scarface

Apr 9, 1932

7.4%

A Night at the Opera

Nov 15, 1935

7.4%

A Night at the Opera

Nov 15, 1935

7.3%

The Public Enemy

Apr 23, 1931

6.9%

Grand Hotel

May 25, 1932

6.7%

Five Star Final

Sep 26, 1931

6.3%

The Plainsman

Nov 16, 1936

5.5%

Pot o' Gold

Apr 3, 1941

6.4%

Dance, Fools, Dance

Feb 7, 1931

5.9%

Alibi

Apr 20, 1929

7.4%

Magnificent Obsession

Dec 30, 1935

5.1%

A Shriek in the Night

Jul 22, 1933

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Acting

1941		Doctors Don't Tell
1941		Ringside Maisie as Dr. Taylor
1941		Pot o' Gold as Thompson (uncredited)

1940

Grand Ole Opry as Attorney General

1939		Colorado Sunset as Mr. Hall
1939		My Wife's Relatives as Mr. Ellis

1938

Come On, Rangers as Senator Harvey

1937		Rosalie as Ship Captain (uncredited)
1937		Under Suspicion as Frank Rogers
1937		High, Wide and Handsome as Col. Blake
1937		Night of Mystery as John F. X. Markham
1937		King of Gamblers as Strohm
1937		Murder Goes to College as Arthur L. McShean
1937		Join the Marines as Col. J. B. Denbrough

1936		The Plainsman as Capt. Wood
1936		Wedding Present as Howard Van Dorn
1936		Murder with Pictures as Editor
1936		Wives Never Know as Higgins
1936		Lady Be Careful as Father
1936		Let's Make a Million as Gilbert
1936		Straight from the Shoulder as James McBride
1936		Hollywood Boulevard as Mr. Steinman
1936		The Return of Sophie Lang as Thomas Chadwick
1936		Dancing Feet as Silas P. Jones

1935		Magnificent Obsession as Hastings, Merrick's Attorney
1935		Frisco Waterfront as Dr. Stevens
1935		A Night at the Opera as Mayor (uncredited)
1935		A Night at the Opera as The Mayor of New York (uncredited)
1935		$1,000 a Minute as Charlie, the Editor
1935		It's in the Air as Horace McNab
1935		Waterfront Lady as D.A. Shaw
1935		Red Salute as Gen. Van Allen
1935		Diamond Jim as Physician
1935		Ladies Crave Excitement as Amos Starke
1935		The Casino Murder Case as Markham
1935		Behind the Green Lights as Detective Lt. Jim Kennedy
1935		Death Flies East as Dr. Landers
1935		Rendezvous at Midnight as The Mayor - Hamilton
1935		The Winning Ticket as Mr. Powers

1934		The Band Plays On as Judge Bone
1934		A Wicked Woman as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
1934		Crimson Romance as Franklyn Pierce
1934		Name the Woman as Forbes
1934		Midnight Alibi as Wilson
1934		The Hell Cat as Butler
1934		The Witching Hour as District Attorney Robinson
1934		School for Girls as Inspector Jameson
1934		Lazy River as Mr. Lodge - Attorney

1933		The Mystery Squadron as Lafe Johnson
1933		Son of a Sailor as Captain Briggs
1933		The Chief as Al Morgan
1933		The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi as Doctor
1933		Midshipman Jack as Commandant. Rogers
1933		Headline Shooter as Eddie Edmunds, City Editor (uncredited)
1933		A Shriek in the Night as Inspector Russell
1933		I Cover the Waterfront as John Phelps
1933		Pick-up as Prosecuting Attorney
1933		The Billion Dollar Scandal as Senate Committee Chairman

1932		The Unwritten Law as Stephen McBain
1932		Red Haired Alibi as Regan
1932		False Faces as Jefferson Howe
1932		Skyscraper Souls as Harrington Brewster
1932		Grand Hotel as Zinnowitz
1932		The Roadhouse Murder as Inspector William Agnew
1932		The Famous Ferguson Case as George M. Ferguson
1932		Scarface as Mr. Garston, publisher
1932		Emma as Haskins

1931		Ladies of the Big House as John Hartman
1931		The Secret Witness as Capt. McGowan
1931		Five Star Final as Robert French
1931		The Spider as Inspector Riley
1931		The Gay Diplomat as Colonel George Gorin
1931		Traveling Husbands as J.C. Wilson
1931		The Public Defender as John Kirk
1931		Up for Murder as William Winter
1931		The Public Enemy as Officer Powers (uncredited)
1931		Bachelor Apartment as Herbert 'Herb' Carraway
1931		Beyond Victory
1931		The Prodigal as Rodman Farraday
1931		Dance, Fools, Dance as Parker

1930		Paid as Edward Gilder
1930		The Gorilla as The Stranger
1930		The Silver Horde as Wayne Wayland
1930		Sinners' Holiday as Detective Sikes
1930		Lawful Larceny as Judge Perry
1930		Common Clay as Richard Fullerton
1930		Road to Paradise as Updike
1930		The Furies as District Attorney
1930		Puttin' on the Ritz as George Barnes

1929		Painted Faces as Foreman of Jury
1929		The Locked Door as Police Officer
1929		The Trespasser as Hector Ferguson
1929		Is Everybody Happy? as Stage Manager
1929		Fast Life as Berton Hall
1929		On With the Show! as Sam Bloom
1929		Alibi as Sgt. Pete Manning

1926

Midnight Lovers as Wibley

1925

The Lady Who Lied as Ahmed

1917

Seven Keys to Baldpate as John Bland