What is Purnell Pratt's full name?
Purnell Pratt
Purnell Pratt date of birth:
October 20, 1885
How old was Purnell Pratt when died?
55
Where was Purnell Pratt born?
Bethel, Illinois
When did Purnell Pratt die?
July 25, 1941
Where did Purnell Pratt die?
Hollywood, California.
Why did Purnell Pratt die?
Heart Attack
How tall is Purnell Pratt?
5' 11" (180 cm)
Is Purnell Pratt gay or straight?
Gay
What is Purnell Pratt's ethnicity?
White
What is Purnell Pratt nationality?
American
What is Purnell Pratt's occupation?
Actor
Short Biography
Biography by Hal EricksonStocky, pinch-faced actor Purnell B. Pratt made his first film appearance in 1914, and his last in 1941, the year of his death. Pratt appeared as publisher John Bland in the very first version of George M. Cohan and Earl Derr Biggers' Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917), co-starring with Cohan himself. He made a smooth transition to talkies with such 1929 efforts as Alibi and Thru Different Eyes. Many of his more famous roles, notably the stern policeman father of criminal-in-the-making Tom Powers in Public Enemy (1931), and the New York mayor in the Marx Brothers' Night at the Opera (1935), were uncredited. In 1935, Purnell B. Pratt became the latest in a long line of actors to play district attorney Francis X. Markham in the Philo Vance mystery The Casino Murder Case (1935).