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Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Acting·1895–1967·157 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.

Filmography

Topper
Topper (1937)Hotel Manager (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead (1936)Stephen Martin
San Francisco
San Francisco (1936)'Chick'
Marked Woman
Marked Woman (1937)Eddie
The Corpse Vanishes
The Corpse Vanishes (1942)Editor Keenan
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad (1937)Reporter (uncredited)
The Penalty
The Penalty (1920)Dr. Wilmot Allen
Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live (1938)Mr. Remington
The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea (1923)Allen Carver
Black Dragons
Black Dragons (1942)FBI Chief Colton
Doomed to Die
Doomed to Die (1940)Ludlow
The Shadow Strikes
The Shadow Strikes (1937)Captain Breen
Movie Maniacs
Movie Maniacs (1936)Leading man
Under Western Stars
Under Western Stars (1938)Mr. Richards
The Hoodlum
The Hoodlum (1919)John Graham
Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers (1939)Reporter at Wade's Lab
Hitler- Dead or Alive
Hitler- Dead or Alive (1942)Cutler
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet (1940)Charles Roberts (uncredited)
The Shadow of the Eagle
The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)Ward
China Clipper
China Clipper (1936)Department of Commerce Inspector
Paradise Island
Paradise Island (1930)Jim Thorne
Pride of the Bowery
Pride of the Bowery (1940)Captain
Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work (1938)Marvin Spencer
Klondike Fury
Klondike Fury (1942)Flight Dispatcher
Gangs Inc.
Gangs Inc. (1941)Jim Adams
The Dawn Express
The Dawn Express (1942)Agent Brown
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)Stan - Star Advertising Manager (uncredited)
The Masked Marvel
The Masked Marvel (1943)Gas Works Policeman
Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife (1936)G-Man
Millionaires in Prison
Millionaires in Prison (1940)Jerry Connell (uncredited)
Heroes in Blue
Heroes in Blue (1939)Miller
You Can't Escape Forever
You Can't Escape Forever (1942)Fingerprint Division Lieutenant (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
Murder in the Air
Murder in the Air (1940)Commander Wayne
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman (1939)Man at New York Airport
The Duke of West Point
The Duke of West Point (1938)Varsity Football Coach
The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)Peter Milnor
Gunsmoke Ranch
Gunsmoke Ranch (1937)Phineas T. Flagg
You Can't Beat the Law
You Can't Beat the Law (1943)First Warden
Dangerous Lady
Dangerous Lady (1941)Detective Dunlap
Wild Horse Stampede
Wild Horse Stampede (1943)Borman
Bread
Bread (1918)Dick Frothingham
The Case of the Black Parrot
The Case of the Black Parrot (1941)Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Bandit Ranger
Bandit Ranger (1942)Mark Kenyon
Junior G-Men
Junior G-Men (1940)Dyer, Factory Gate Guard (uncredited)
The Law Rides Again
The Law Rides Again (1943)John Hampton, Indian Agent
Bullets for O'Hara
Bullets for O'Hara (1941)Jim
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)Roger 'Angel' Carroll
Little Church Around the Corner
Little Church Around the Corner (1923)David Graham
The Primitive Lover
The Primitive Lover (1922)Donald Wales
Mysterious Doctor Satan
Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)Capt. Lathrop
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)FBI Chief Clive Anderson [Chs. 13-15]
Desperate Cargo
Desperate Cargo (1941)Capt. Hank MacFarland
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger (1936)Police Surgeon
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)Police Lt. Cosgrove
Phantom Killer
Phantom Killer (1942)Police Lt. Jim Brady
Accidents Will Happen
Accidents Will Happen (1938)Elmer Ross
Held For Ransom
Held For Ransom (1938)McBride
On Trial
On Trial (1939)Mr. John Trumbell - Juror #3
Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)Mr. Bright
They Met in a Taxi
They Met in a Taxi (1936)Mr. Andrews
Santa Fe Marshal
Santa Fe Marshal (1940)Blake
Twinkletoes
Twinkletoes (1926)Chuck Lightfoot
Sunset Trail
Sunset Trail (1939)John Marsh
Smashing the Rackets
Smashing the Rackets (1938)Angry Businessman
Trail Dust
Trail Dust (1936)Bowman
The Wages of Sin
The Wages of Sin (1938)Laundry Owner
Song of the Saddle
Song of the Saddle (1936)Marshal Bill Graves
A Million to One
A Million to One (1936)William Stevens
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)[scenes deleted]
Nearly Eighteen
Nearly Eighteen (1943)Sammy Klein
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail (1939)General Terry
Range War
Range War (1939)Chas. Higgins
Whirlwind Horseman
Whirlwind Horseman (1938)John Harper
Saleslady
Saleslady (1938)Bigelow
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)Bob
Blazing Sixes
Blazing Sixes (1937)Major Taylor
Pride of the West
Pride of the West (1938)Caldwell
Wide Open Town
Wide Open Town (1941)Tom Wilson
Prairie Schooners
Prairie Schooners (1940)Dalton Stull
The Virginian
The Virginian (1923)The Virginian
East Side - West Side
East Side - West Side (1923)Duncan Van Norman
Fighting Bill Fargo
Fighting Bill Fargo (1941)Sheriff Hackett
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)Captain Sneed
White Man
White Man (1924)White Man
Swing It, Sailor!
Swing It, Sailor! (1938)First Officer
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam (1937)Real G-Man
Tim Tyler's Luck
Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)Spencer, Trader
The Sap
The Sap (1926)Barry Weston
Man Hunt
Man Hunt (1936)Jim Davis
The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights (1939)Actor (uncredited)
Under Montana Skies
Under Montana Skies (1930)Clay Conning
Daredevils of the West
Daredevils of the West (1943)Territorial Commissioner
The Underdog
The Underdog (1943)Eddie Mohr
Law of the Texan
Law of the Texan (1938)Allen Spencer
The Broken Wing
The Broken Wing (1923)Philip Marvin
Hideaway Girl
Hideaway Girl (1936)Lead steward
Thorns and Orange Blossoms
Thorns and Orange Blossoms (1922)Alan Randolph
Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters (1927)Tom Palmer
Ranger of the Big Pines
Ranger of the Big Pines (1925)Ross Cavanagh
Polly of the Follies
Polly of the Follies (1922)Bob Jones
Bobbed Hair
Bobbed Hair (1925)David Lacy
Don Winslow of the Navy
Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)Capt. Holding [Ch. 1]
Melody Parade
Melody Parade (1943)Jedson
The Microbe
The Microbe (1919)DeWitt Spense
For Another Woman
For Another Woman (1924)Stephen Winthrop
Woman's Place
Woman's Place (1921)Jim Bradley
Flying Hostess
Flying Hostess (1936)1st Detective
On the Stroke of Three
On the Stroke of Three (1924)Judson Forrest
The Crowded Hour
The Crowded Hour (1925)Billy Laidlaw
Learning to Love
Learning to Love (1925)(uncredited)
Poisoned Paradise
Poisoned Paradise (1924)Hugh Kildair / Gilbert Kildair
Man, Woman and Wife
Man, Woman and Wife (1929)Bill / Jack Mason
The Man Without a Heart
The Man Without a Heart (1924)Rufus Asher
Life in Hollywood No. 2
Life in Hollywood No. 2 (1927)Himself
King of Dodge City
King of Dodge City (1941)Banker Carruthers
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (1925)Brian Kent
The Virgin
The Virgin (1924)David Kent
Dawn of the East
Dawn of the East (1921)Roger Strong
Midnight Rose
Midnight Rose (1928)Tim Regan
Mama's Affair
Mama's Affair (1921)Dr. Harmon
The Beautiful and Damned
The Beautiful and Damned (1922)
The World's a Stage
The World's a Stage (1922)Wallace Foster
Lessons in Love
Lessons in Love (1921)John Warren
I Am the Law
I Am the Law (1922)Cpl. Bob Fitzgerald
Two Shall Be Born
Two Shall Be Born (1924)Brian Kelly
Streets of Shanghai
Streets of Shanghai (1927)Sergeant Lee
April Showers
April Showers (1923)Danny O'Rourke
The Golden Strain
The Golden Strain (1925)Milt Mulford Jr
The King of the Turf
The King of the Turf (1926)John Doe Smith
Drusilla with a Million
Drusilla with a Million (1925)Colin Arnold
The Flame of the Yukon
The Flame of the Yukon (1917)George Fowler
Dollars and Sense
Dollars and Sense (1920)David Rogers
The Headleys at Home
The Headleys at Home (1938)Smooth Adair
Butterfly
Butterfly (1924)Craig Spaulding
The Marriage Whirl
The Marriage Whirl (1925)Arthur Carleton
The Fighting Edge
The Fighting Edge (1926)
The Married Flapper
The Married Flapper (1922)Bill Billings
The Mysterious Pilot
The Mysterious Pilot (1937)Carter Snowden
Danger Island
Danger Island (1931)Captain Harry Drake
Temporary Marriage
Temporary Marriage (1923)Robert Belmar
Nobody
Nobody (1921)Tom Smith
The Girl Who Came Back
The Girl Who Came Back (1923)Martin Norries
Soiled
Soiled (1925)Jimmie York
Going Some
Going Some (1920)Donald Keap
Her Body in Bond
Her Body in Bond (1918)Joe Blondin / Pierrot
The Wife He Bought
The Wife He Bought (1918)Steele Valiant
Betsy's Burglar
Betsy's Burglar (1917)Harry Brent
The Marriage Lie
The Marriage Lie (1918)Douglas Seward
The Price of a Good Time
The Price of a Good Time (1917)Preston Winfield
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness (1918)Prentice Tiller
The Lash of Power
The Lash of Power (1917)John Rand
A Man's Man
A Man's Man (1917)Billy Geary
The Wine Girl
The Wine Girl (1918)Frank Harris
Cheerful Givers
Cheerful Givers (1917)Horace Gray
A Model's Confession
A Model's Confession (1918)Billy Ravensworth
My Unmarried Wife
My Unmarried Wife (1918)Phillip Smith