Biography

Purnell Pratt was born on October 20, 1878 in Bethel, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Scarface (1932), Alibi (1929) and Red-Haired Alibi (1932). He was married to Julia C. Price. He died on July 25, 1941 in Hollywood, California, USA.

American character actor whose career began in silents but moved ahead in small film roles playing both sides of the moral fence as both no-nonsense inspectors, judges or attorneys and as crime bosses or crooked politicos.

Raised in California and attended various schools there. Later attended University of Southern California and University of Pennsylvania.

Appears in four Oscar Best Picture nominees: Alibi (1929), Five Star Final (1931), Grand Hotel (1932) and Blossoms in the Dust (1941). Grand Hotel won Best Picture.

Father: Orlando Theodore Pratt; Mother: Cordelia H. Beadles.