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Kenneth Harlan

Actor

Kenneth Harlan

Born July 26, 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts, USADied March 6, 1967169 films

Kenneth Harlan was an American screen and stage actor, his film career spanning the years 1917 to 1943. During the Silent era he was a romantic leading man.

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Topper posterFirst watchTopper19376.7as Hotel Manager (uncredited)Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo…View film

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Filmography

169 films as actor
  1. 1943Nearly EighteenSammy Klein
  2. 1943The Masked MarvelGas Works Policeman
  3. 1943The UnderdogEddie Mohr
  4. 1943Melody ParadeJedson
  5. 1943The Law Rides AgainJohn Hampton, Indian Agent
  6. 1943Daredevils of the WestTerritorial Commissioner
  7. 1943Wild Horse StampedeBorman
  8. 1943You Can't Beat the LawFirst Warden
  9. 1942Hitler- Dead or AliveCutler
  10. 1942You Can't Escape ForeverFingerprint Division Lieutenant (uncredited)
  11. 1942Foreign AgentGeorge "Mack" McColl
  12. 1942Phantom KillerPolice Lt. Jim Brady
  13. 1942Bandit RangerMark Kenyon
  14. 1942Deep in the Heart of TexasCaptain Sneed
  15. 1942The Corpse VanishesEditor Keenan
  16. 1942The Dawn ExpressAgent Brown
  17. 1942Klondike FuryFlight Dispatcher
  18. 1942Black DragonsFBI Chief Colton
  19. 1942Don Winslow of the NavyCapt. Holding [Ch. 1]
  20. 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Police Lt. Cosgrove
  21. 1941Fighting Bill FargoSheriff Hackett
  22. 1941Dangerous LadyDetective Dunlap
  23. 1941King of Dodge CityBanker Carruthers
  24. 1941Wide Open TownTom Wilson
  25. 1941Bullets for O'HaraJim
  26. 1941Desperate CargoCapt. Hank MacFarland
  27. 1941Gangs Inc.Jim Adams
  28. 1941Million Dollar Baby
  29. 1941Secret EvidenceFrank Billings
  30. 1941The Case of the Black ParrotShip's Officer (uncredited)
  31. 1940Pride of the BoweryCaptain
  32. 1940Mysterious Doctor SatanCapt. Lathrop
  33. 1940Junior G-MenDyer, Factory Gate Guard (uncredited)
  34. 1940Prairie SchoonersDalton Stull
  35. 1940Doomed to DieLudlow
  36. 1940Millionaires in PrisonJerry Connell (uncredited)
  37. 1940Murder in the AirCommander Wayne
  38. 1940Santa Fe MarshalBlake
  39. 1940The Green HornetCharles Roberts (uncredited)
  40. 1939The Night of NightsActor (uncredited)
  41. 1939Heroes in BlueMiller
  42. 1939Range WarChas. Higgins
  43. 1939Dick Tracy's G-MenFBI Chief Clive Anderson [Chs. 13-15]
  44. 1939Port of HateBob Randall
  45. 1939The Oregon TrailGeneral Terry
  46. 1939Torchy Runs for MayorStan - Star Advertising Manager (uncredited)
  47. 1939Buck RogersReporter at Wade's Lab
  48. 1939The Flying IrishmanMan at New York Airport
  49. 1939On TrialMr. John Trumbell - Juror #3
  50. 1939Sunset TrailJohn Marsh
  51. 1938The Duke of West PointVarsity Football Coach
  52. 1938The Headleys at HomeSmooth Adair
  53. 1938Law of the TexanAllen Spencer
  54. 1938Smashing the RacketsAngry Businessman
  55. 1938The Wages of SinLaundry Owner
  56. 1938Pride of the WestCaldwell
  57. 1938Held For RansomMcBride
  58. 1938Whirlwind HorsemanJohn Harper
  59. 1938Under Western StarsMr. Richards
  60. 1938Accidents Will HappenElmer Ross
  61. 1938Merrily We LiveMr. Remington
  62. 1938Blondes at WorkMarvin Spencer
  63. 1938Swing It, Sailor!First Officer
  64. 1938SalesladyBigelow
  65. 1937Tim Tyler's LuckSpencer, Trader
  66. 1937Wallaby Jim of the Islands[scenes deleted]
  67. 1937The Mysterious PilotCarter Snowden
  68. 1937The Shadow StrikesCaptain Breen
  69. 1937Renfrew of the Royal MountedRoger 'Angel' Carroll
  70. 1937Wine, Women and HorsesMr. Bright
  71. 1937TopperHotel Manager (uncredited)
  72. 1937Blazing SixesMajor Taylor
  73. 1937Kid GalahadReporter (uncredited)
  74. 1937Gunsmoke RanchPhineas T. Flagg
  75. 1937Marked WomanEddie
  76. 1937Penrod and SamReal G-Man
  77. 1936A Million to OneWilliam Stevens
  78. 1936Trail DustBowman
  79. 1936Flying Hostess1st Detective
  80. 1936Hideaway GirlLead steward
  81. 1936The Accusing FingerPolice Surgeon
  82. 1936They Met in a TaxiMr. Andrews
  83. 1936China ClipperDepartment of Commerce Inspector
  84. 1936Public Enemy's WifeG-Man
  85. 1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsPeter Milnor
  86. 1936San Francisco'Chick'
  87. 1936The Walking DeadStephen Martin
  88. 1936Song of the SaddleMarshal Bill Graves
  89. 1936Movie ManiacsLeading man
  90. 1936Man HuntJim Davis
  91. 1935Cappy Ricks ReturnsMatt Peasley
  92. 1935Wanderer of the WastelandBob
  93. 1932The Widow in ScarletPeter Lawton-Bond
  94. 1932The Shadow of the EagleWard
  95. 1931Danger IslandCaptain Harry Drake
  96. 1931Air PoliceLt. Jerry Doyle
  97. 1930Under Montana SkiesClay Conning
  98. 1930Paradise IslandJim Thorne
  99. 1929Man, Woman and WifeBill / Jack Mason
  100. 1928Code of the AirBlair Thompson
  101. 1928United States SmithCpl. Jim Sharkey
  102. 1928Midnight RoseTim Regan
  103. 1927Wilful YouthJack Compton
  104. 1927Streets of ShanghaiSergeant Lee
  105. 1927Cheating CheatersTom Palmer
  106. 1927Easy PickingsPeter Van Horne
  107. 1926TwinkletoesChuck Lightfoot
  108. 1926The Ice Flood
  109. 1926The SapBarry Weston
  110. 1926The King of the TurfJohn Doe Smith
  111. 1926The Fighting Edge
  112. 1925The Golden StrainMilt Mulford Jr
  113. 1925SoiledJimmie York
  114. 1925Bobbed HairDavid Lacy
  115. 1925Ranger of the Big PinesRoss Cavanagh
  116. 1925The Marriage WhirlArthur Carleton
  117. 1925Drusilla with a MillionColin Arnold
  118. 1925The Crowded HourBilly Laidlaw
  119. 1925The Re-Creation of Brian KentBrian Kent
  120. 1925Learning to Love(uncredited)