Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/19/1885
Place of Birth
Bethel, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Purnell Pratt
Biography
Known For
Skyscraper Souls
as Harrington Brewster
Paid
as Edward Gilder
Lawful Larceny
as Judge Perry
The Spider
as Inspector Riley
False Faces
as Jefferson Howe
The Trespasser
as Hector Ferguson
Crimson Romance
as Franklyn Pierce
Hollywood Boulevard
as Mr. Steinman
Headline Shooter
as Eddie Edmunds, City Editor (uncredited)
Frisco Waterfront
as Dr. Stevens
Lazy River
as Mr. Lodge - Attorney
The Gorilla
as The Stranger
Diamond Jim
as Physician
Sinners' Holiday
as Detective Sikes
Magnificent Obsession
as Hastings, Merrick's Attorney
Bachelor Apartment
as Herbert 'Herb' Carraway
Pick-up
as Prosecuting Attorney
Painted Faces
as Foreman of Jury
The Plainsman
as Capt. Wood
Red Salute
as Gen. Van Allen
Career Timeline
1941
1937
1936
The Plainsman
as Capt. Wood
Wedding Present
as Howard Van Dorn
Murder with Pictures
as Editor
Wives Never Know
as Higgins
Lady Be Careful
as Father
Let's Make a Million
as Gilbert
Straight from the Shoulder
as James McBride
Hollywood Boulevard
as Mr. Steinman
The Return of Sophie Lang
as Thomas Chadwick
Dancing Feet
as Silas P. Jones
1935
Magnificent Obsession
as Hastings, Merrick's Attorney
Frisco Waterfront
as Dr. Stevens
A Night at the Opera
as Mayor (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
as The Mayor of New York (uncredited)
$1,000 a Minute
as Charlie, the Editor
It's in the Air
as Horace McNab
Waterfront Lady
as D.A. Shaw
Red Salute
as Gen. Van Allen
Diamond Jim
as Physician
Ladies Crave Excitement
as Amos Starke
The Casino Murder Case
as District Attorney John Markham (as Purnell B. Pratt)
Behind the Green Lights
as Detective Lt. Jim Kennedy
Death Flies East
as Dr. Landers
Rendezvous at Midnight
as The Mayor - Hamilton
The Winning Ticket
as Mr. Powers
1934
The Band Plays On
as Judge Bone
A Wicked Woman
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Crimson Romance
as Franklyn Pierce
Name the Woman
as Forbes
Midnight Alibi
as Wilson
The Hell Cat
as Butler
The Witching Hour
as District Attorney Robinson
School for Girls
as Inspector Jameson
Lazy River
as Mr. Lodge - Attorney
1933
The Mystery Squadron
as Lafe Johnson
Son of a Sailor
as Captain Briggs
The Chief
as Al Morgan
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Doctor
Midshipman Jack
as Commandant. Rogers
Headline Shooter
as Eddie Edmunds, City Editor (uncredited)
A Shriek in the Night
as Inspector Russell
I Cover the Waterfront
as John Phelps
Pick-up
as Prosecuting Attorney
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Senate Committee Chairman
1932
The Unwritten Law
as Stephen McBain
Red Haired Alibi
as Regan
False Faces
as Jefferson Howe
Skyscraper Souls
as Harrington Brewster
Grand Hotel
as Zinnowitz
The Roadhouse Murder
as Inspector William Agnew
The Famous Ferguson Case
as George M. Ferguson
Scarface
as Mr. Garston, publisher
Emma
as Haskins
1931
Ladies of the Big House
as John Hartman
The Secret Witness
as Capt. McGowan
Five Star Final
as Robert French
The Spider
as Inspector Riley
The Gay Diplomat
as Colonel George Gorin
Traveling Husbands
as J.C. Wilson
The Public Defender
as John Kirk
Up for Murder
as William Winter
The Public Enemy
as Officer Powers (uncredited)
Bachelor Apartment
as Herbert 'Herb' Carraway
Beyond Victory
Role unknown
The Prodigal
as Rodman Farraday
Dance, Fools, Dance
as Parker
1930
Paid
as Edward Gilder
The Gorilla
as The Stranger
The Silver Horde
as Wayne Wayland
Sinners' Holiday
as Detective Sikes
Lawful Larceny
as Judge Perry
Common Clay
as Richard Fullerton
Road to Paradise
as Updike
The Furies
as District Attorney
Puttin' on the Ritz
as George Barnes