Purnell Pratt
Purnell B. Pratt (born October 20, 1878 in Bethel , Clay County , Illinois , † July 25, 1941 in Hollywood , California ) was an American actor .
life and career
Purnell Pratt made his debut on Broadway with the comedy A Venetian Romance in 1904 , where he appeared in numerous productions until the late 1920s. Parallel to his theater roles, Pratt made his film debut in 1914 and was seen three years later in the first film adaptation of Earl Derr Bigger's Seven Keys to Baldpate at the side of George M. Cohan . From the mid-1920s he joined regular in films and made a few years later with his voice of experience as a theater actor to jump in the sound film .
In the pre-code era of the early 1930s, Pratt received some of his best roles. His best-known films include the gangster film classics The Public Enemy (1931), in which he played the beating father of a later gang boss, and Scarface (1932), in which, as a newspaper publisher, he reports on crime in a sensational way. In the Oscar-winning Vicki Baum film People in the Hotel (1932), Pratt played the role of Doctor Zinnowitz. He mostly played serious and authoritarian supporting characters, often police officers or prosecutors, but sometimes also shady characters such as gang bosses or corrupt politicians. In total he appeared in over 110 film productions until the year of his death. Pratt was married to Julia C. Price from 1902 until his death.
Filmography (selection)
- 1914: The Great Diamond Robbery
- 1917: Seven Keys to Baldpate
- 1925: The Woman Who Lied (The Lady Who Song)
- 1929: The Locked Door
- 1929: The Trespasser
- 1929: Alibi
- 1930: Common Clay
- 1930: Paid
- 1930: Sinners' Holiday
- 1931: late edition (Five Star Final)
- 1931: Bachelor Apartment
- 1931: The Public Defender
- 1931: The wrong ways of life (Dance, Fools, Dance)
- 1931: The Public Enemy (The Public Enemy)
- 1932: Skyscraper Souls
- 1932: Scarface
- 1932: Rasputin: The Demon of Russia (Rasputin and the Empress)
- 1932: Emma, the Pearl (Emma)
- 1932: People in the hotel (Grand Hotel)
- 1933: A Shriek in the Night
- 1933: I Cover the Waterfront
- 1934: Men in White
- 1934: The Secret Bride
- 1935: Scandal in the Opera (A Night at the Opera)
- 1935: 1,000 dollars a minute
- 1935: The Casino Murder Case
- 1935: Magnificent Obsession
- 1935: In Blind Fury (Black Fury)
- 1936: The Plainsman (The Plainsman)
- 1936: Murder with Pictures
- 1936: To the Kruger Diamond (The Return of Sophie Lang)
- 1937: High, Wide, and Handsome
- 1937: Highness dances incognito (Rosalie)
- 1939: Second Fiddle
- 1940: Colorado Sunset
- 1941: Pot o 'Gold
- 1941: Blossoms in the Dust (Blossoms in the Dust)
- 1941: Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Web links
- Purnell Pratt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Single receipts
- ^ Purnell Pratt - Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. Retrieved May 13, 2020 .
- ^ Purnell Pratt | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved May 13, 2020 (American English).
- ^ Purnell Pratt at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 13, 2020 .
- ^ Purnell Pratt at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 13, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pratt, Purnell |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pratt, Purnell B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American theater and film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bethel , Clay County , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1941 |
| Place of death | Hollywood , California |