Years active 1916 - 1963 Role Actor | Name Kenneth Harlan | |
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Spouse Rosemarie Gonsalves Mirjanian (m. 1963–1967) Movies The Toll of the Sea, The Penalty, Gunsmoke Ranch, The Corpse Vanishes, Twinkletoes Similar People Marie Prevost, Wallace Worsley, Helene Stanton, Tom Forman, Lesley Selander | ||
Kenneth Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor of the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer types.
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Early years
Harlan was born Kenneth Daniel Harlan in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of George W. Harlan and actress Rita W. Harlan. He was a graduate of Saint Francis High School in Brooklyn, New York, and Fordham University in New York City.
Career
At age 7, Harlan began acting on stage and working in Vaudeville. His first film was A Black Sheep (1915).
He spent much of 1916 touring with a company of dancers that headlined future Ziegfeld performer Evan-Burrows Fontaine. His career spanned 25 years and included 200 features and serials, Harlan first entered the motion picture world in 1916 as the leading man under D.W. Griffith. Harlan later played with Constance Talmadge, Lois Weber, Mary Pickford, Katherine MacDonald, Anna May Wong, and others. Harlan was skilled at drama and comedy, and made several westerns.
Harlan had the leading role in two film serials, Finger Prints (1931) and Danger Island (1931).
He made a smooth transition to talkies, even singing in a few films, but his film roles remained minor throughout his later career. Harlan worked until the 1940s and retired in 1963.
Family
Harlan was married nine times, including a marriage to silent screen star Marie Prevost. He was the nephew of long-time actor and comedian Otis Harlan.
Death
Harlan died of an acute aneurysm on March 6, 1967, in Sacramento, California. He was 71.
Death
Harlan died from an aneurysm in Sacramento, California and is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Filmography
Actor
1943
Nearly Eighteen as
Sammy Klein
1943
The Underdog as
Eddie Mohr
1943
Adventures of the Flying Cadets as
Baggage Car Clerk (uncredited)
1943
Melody Parade as
Jedson
1943
The Law Rides Again as
John Hampton (as Ken Harlan)
1943
The Masked Marvel as
Plant Guard [Ch. 1] / Police Car 7 Driver [Ch. 3]
1943
Girls in Chains as
Police Lt. Jackson (uncredited)
1943
Daredevils of the West as
Territorial Commissioner
1943
Wild Horse Stampede as
Borman (as Ken Harlan)
1943
A Stranger in Town as
Banker in Barbershop (uncredited)
1943
You Can't Beat the Law as
First Warden
1943
G-Men vs. The Black Dragon as
Lab Guard / Officer Casey (uncredited)
1943
Silent Witness as
Detective Tommy Jackson
1942
The Sundown Kid as
Warden Penrose (uncredited)
1942
Hitler--Dead or Alive as
Cutler
1942
You Can't Escape Forever as
Fingerprint Division Lieutenant (uncredited)
1942
Foreign Agent as
George McCall
1942
Phantom Killer as
Lt. Brady
1942
Bandit Ranger as
Mark Kenyon
1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas as
Captain Sneed
1942
Wings for the Eagle as
Supervisor (uncredited)
1942
Juke Girl as
Atlanta Produce Dealer (uncredited)
1942
Perils of the Royal Mounted as
John Craig (uncredited)
1942
The Corpse Vanishes as
Keenan
1942
The Dawn Express as
Agent Brown
1942
Klondike Fury as
Flight Dispatcher
1942
Black Dragons as
FBI Chief Colton
1942
Sleepytime Gal as
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1942
Don Winslow of the Navy as
Capt. Holding [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. as
Police Lt. Cosgrove
1941
Fighting Bill Fargo as
Sheriff Hackett
1941
Dangerous Lady as
Det. Dunlap
1941
King of Dodge City as
Banker Carruthers
1941
Wide Open Town as
Tom Wilson
1941
Bullets for O'Hara as
Jim
1941
Desperate Cargo as
Capt. Hank MacFarland
1941
Paper Bullets as
Jim Adams
1941
Million Dollar Baby as
Reporter (uncredited)
1941
Sky Raiders as
Blane [Ch. 2] (uncredited)
1941
Meet John Doe as
Publicity Man (uncredited)
1941
Secret Evidence as
Frank Billings
1941
The Case of the Black Parrot as
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
1940
Pride of the Bowery as
Police Captain Jim White
1940
Mysterious Doctor Satan as
Capt. Lathrop [Chs. 1-2] (uncredited)
1940
A Little Bit of Heaven as
Uncle Burt
1940
Junior G-Men as
Dyer, Factory Gate Guard [Ch. 9] (uncredited)
1940
Prairie Schooners as
Dalton Stull
1940
Doomed to Die as
Ludlow
1940
Millionaires in Prison as
Jerry Connell (uncredited)
1940
Murder in the Air as
Commander Wayne
1940
Santa Fe Marshal as
Blake - Henchman
1940
The Green Hornet as
Charles Roberts [Ch. 7] (uncredited)
1939
The Night of Nights as
Actor (uncredited)
1939
Heroes in Blue as
Miller
1939
Dick Tracy's G-Men as
Clive Anderson
1939
Range War as
Charley Higgins
1939
Port of Hate as
Bob Randall
1939
The Oregon Trail as
General Terry (uncredited)
1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor as
Stan - Star Advertising Manager (uncredited)
1939
Buck Rogers as
Reporter at Wade's Lab (uncredited)
1939
The Flying Irishman as
Man at New York Airport (uncredited)
1939
The Man Who Dared as
Walton, a Henchman (uncredited)
1939
On Trial as
Mr. John Trumbell - Juror #3
1938
The Duke of West Point as
Varsity Football Coach
1938
The Little Adventuress as
Tom Eagan
1938
The Headleys at Home as
Smooth Adair
1938
Law of the Texan as
Allen Spencer
1938
Sunset Trail as
John Marsh
1938
Smashing the Rackets as
Angry Businessman (uncredited)
1938
The Wages of Sin as
Laundry Owner
1938
Pride of the West as
Caldwell - Banker
1938
Held for Ransom as
McBride
1938
Whirlwind Horseman as
John Harper
1938
Under Western Stars as
Richards
1938
Accidents Will Happen as
Attorney Elmer Ross
1938
Merrily We Live as
Mr. Remington (uncredited)
1938
Blondes at Work as
Marvin Spencer
1938
Swing It, Sailor! as
First Officer
1938
Saleslady as
Bigelow
1937
Tim Tyler's Luck as
Spencer, Trader [Chs. 2-3] (uncredited)
1937
Wallaby Jim of the Islands as
Michael Corell, Richter Henchman
1937
The Mysterious Pilot as
Carter Snowden
1937
Submarine D-1 as
Mr. Kelsey - Salvage Officer (uncredited)
1937
The Shadow Strikes as
Captain Breen
1937
Something to Sing About as
Transportation Manager (uncredited)
1937
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted as
Roger 'Angel' Carroll
1937
Wine, Women and Horses as
Jed Bright
1937
Paradise Isle as
Johnson
1937
Topper as
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1937
Blazing Sixes as
Major Taylor
1937
Kid Galahad as
Reporter (uncredited)
1937
San Quentin as
Foreman (scenes deleted)
1937
Gunsmoke Ranch as
Phineas T. Flagg
1937
Marked Woman as
Eddie
1937
Penrod and Sam as
Real G-Man
1936
A Million to One as
William Stevens
1936
Trail Dust as
Bowman
1936
Flying Hostess as
1st Detective
1936
Hideaway Girl as
Lead Steward
1936
The Accusing Finger as
Police Surgeon (uncredited)
1936
Easy to Take as
Judge Allen (uncredited)
1936
They Met in a Taxi as
Mr. Andrews
1936
China Clipper as
Department of Commerce Inspector
1936
Public Enemy's Wife as
G-Man
1936
The Case of the Velvet Claws as
Peter Milnor
1936
San Francisco as
'Chick'
1936
The Walking Dead as
Stephen Martin
1936
Movie Maniacs (Short) as
Leading Man
1936
Song of the Saddle as
Marshal Bill Graves
1936
Man Hunt as
Jim Davis
1935
Cappy Ricks Returns as
Matt Peasley
1935
Wanderer of the Wasteland as
Bob
1932
The Widow in Scarlet as
Peter Lawton-Bond
1932
Foiled Again (Short) as
The Hero
1932
The Shadow of the Eagle as
Ward
1931
Danger Island as
Captain Harry Drake
1931
Air Police as
Lt. Jerry Doyle
1931
Women Men Marry as
Fred Moulton
1931
Finger Prints as
Gary Gordon
1930
Under Montana Skies as
Clay Conning
1930
Paradise Island as
Jim Thorne
1929
The Alibi (Short)
1929
Man, Woman and Wife as
Bill / Jack Mason
1928
Code of the Air as
Blair Thompson
1928
United States Smith as
Cpl. Jim Sharkey
1928
Midnight Rose as
Tim Regan
1927
Wilful Youth as
Jack Compton
1927
Streets of Shanghai as
Sergeant Lee
1927
Cheating Cheaters as
Tom Palmer
1927
Stage Kisses as
Donald Hampton
1927
Easy Pickings as
Peter Van Horne
1926
Twinkletoes as
Chuck Lightfoot
1926
The Ice Flood as
Jack De Quincey
1926
The Virgin Wife as
Dr. Everett Webb
1926
The Sap as
Barry Weston
1926
The King of the Turf as
John Doe Smith
1926
The Fighting Edge as
Juan de Dios O'Rourke
1925
The Golden Strain as
Milt Mulford Jr
1925
Soiled as
Jimmie York
1925
Bobbed Hair as
David Lacy
1925
Ranger of the Big Pines as
Ross Cavanagh
1925
The Marriage Whirl as
Arthur Carleton
1925
Drusilla with a Million as
Colin Arnold
1925
The Crowded Hour as
Billy Laidlaw
1925
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent as
Brian Kent
1925
Learning to Love (uncredited)
1924
Two Shall Be Born as
Brian Kelly
1924
On the Stroke of Three as
Judson Forrest
1924
For Another Woman
1924
White Man as
1924
Butterfly as
Craig Spaulding
1924
The Man Without a Heart as
Rufus Asher
1924
The Virgin as
David Kent
1924
Poisoned Paradise as
Hugh Kildair / Gilbert Kildair
1923
April Showers as
Danny O'Rourke
1923
The Virginian as
1923
The Broken Wing as
Philip Marvin
1923
East Side - West Side as
Duncan Van Norman
1923
Temporary Marriage as
Robert Belmar
1923
The Girl Who Came Back as
Martin Norries
1923
Little Church Around the Corner as
David Graham
1922
Thorns and Orange Blossoms as
Alan Randolph
1922
The Beautiful and Damned as
Anthony
1922
The Toll of the Sea as
Allen Carver
1922
The World's a Stage as
Wallace Foster
1922
The Married Flapper as
Bill Billings
1922
I Am the Law as
Cpl. Bob Fitzgerald
1922
The Primitive Lover as
Donald Wales
1922
Polly of the Follies as
Bob Jones
1922
Received Payment as
Cary Grant
1921
Dawn of the East as
Roger Strong
1921
Woman's Place as
Jim Bradley
1921
The Barricade as
Robert Brennon
1921
Nobody as
Tom Smith
1921
Lessons in Love as
John Warren
1921
Mama's Affair as
Dr. Harmon
1920
Dangerous Business as
Clarence Brooks
1920
Love, Honor and Obey as
Stuart Emmett
1920
Going Some as
Donald Keap
1920
The Penalty as
Dr. Wilmot Allen
1920
Dollars and Sense as
David Rogers
1920
The Turning Point as
Jack Rivett
1919
The Trembling Hour as
Major Ralph Dunstan
1919
The Hoodlum as
William Turner
1919
The Microbe as
DeWitt Spense
1918
The Law That Divides as
Howard Murray
1918
Bread as
Dick Frothingham
1918
Her Body in Bond as
Joe Blondin / Pierrot
1918
Midnight Madness as
Prentice Tiller
1918
A Model's Confession as
Billy Ravensworth
1918
The Marriage Lie as
Douglas Seward
1918
The Wine Girl as
Frank Harris
1918
The Wife He Bought as
Steele Valiant
1918
My Unmarried Wife as
Phillip Smith
1917
The Lash of Power as
John Rand
1917
The Price of a Good Time as
Preston Winfield
1917
A Man's Man as
Billy Geary
1917
The Flame of the Yukon as
George Fowler
1917
Cheerful Givers as
Horace Gray
1917
Betsy's Burglar as
Harry Brent
Self
1931
The Voice of Hollywood No. 26 (Short) as
Self - Host
1923
Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No. 7 (Documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2015
Hey Moe, Hey Dad! (TV Series documentary) as
Various characters
- Bum's Rush (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- Slap Happy (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- A Trio Grows in Brooklyn (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
2007
Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (Documentary) as
Allen Carver (clip from Toll of the Sea (1922))
1966
Black Dragon of Manzanar (TV Movie) as
Lab Guard / Officer Casey (uncredited)
1966
Dr. Satan's Robot (TV Movie) as
Yacht Capt. Lathrop (uncredited)
1966
Sakima and the Masked Marvel (TV Movie) as
Plant Guard
1953
Planet Outlaws as
Reporter (uncredited)
References
Kenneth Harlan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA