Person
Kenneth Harlan
Acting · 1895–1967 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Black Dragons
FBI Chief Colton
The Walking Dead
Stephen Martin
Topper
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
San Francisco
'Chick'
The Toll of the Sea
Allen Carver
Hideaway Girl
Lead steward
Nobody
Tom Smith
Bread
Dick Frothingham
Daredevils of the West
Territorial Commissioner
Movie Maniacs
Leading man
Filmography
- 1943Nearly EighteenSammy Klein
- 1943The Masked MarvelGas Works Policeman
- 1943The UnderdogEddie Mohr
- 1943Melody ParadeJedson
- 1943The Law Rides AgainJohn Hampton, Indian Agent
- 1943Daredevils of the WestTerritorial Commissioner
- 1943Wild Horse StampedeBorman
- 1943You Can't Beat the LawFirst Warden
- 1942Hitler- Dead or AliveCutler
- 1942You Can't Escape ForeverFingerprint Division Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1942Foreign AgentGeorge "Mack" McColl
- 1942Phantom KillerPolice Lt. Jim Brady
- 1942Bandit RangerMark Kenyon
- 1942Deep in the Heart of TexasCaptain Sneed
- 1942The Corpse VanishesEditor Keenan
- 1942The Dawn ExpressAgent Brown
- 1942Klondike FuryFlight Dispatcher
- 1942Black DragonsFBI Chief Colton
- 1942Don Winslow of the NavyCapt. Holding [Ch. 1]
- 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Police Lt. Cosgrove
- 1941Fighting Bill FargoSheriff Hackett
- 1941Dangerous LadyDetective Dunlap
- 1941King of Dodge CityBanker Carruthers
- 1941Wide Open TownTom Wilson
- 1941Bullets for O'HaraJim
- 1941Desperate CargoCapt. Hank MacFarland
- 1941Gangs Inc.Jim Adams
- 1941Million Dollar Baby
- 1941Secret EvidenceFrank Billings
- 1941The Case of the Black ParrotShip's Officer (uncredited)
- 1940Pride of the BoweryCaptain
- 1940Mysterious Doctor SatanCapt. Lathrop
- 1940Junior G-MenDyer, Factory Gate Guard (uncredited)
- 1940Prairie SchoonersDalton Stull
- 1940Doomed to DieLudlow
- 1940Millionaires in PrisonJerry Connell (uncredited)
- 1940Murder in the AirCommander Wayne
- 1940Santa Fe MarshalBlake
- 1940The Green HornetCharles Roberts (uncredited)
- 1939The Night of NightsActor (uncredited)
- 1939Heroes in BlueMiller
- 1939Range WarChas. Higgins
- 1939Dick Tracy's G-MenFBI Chief Clive Anderson [Chs. 13-15]
- 1939Port of HateBob Randall
- 1939The Oregon TrailGeneral Terry
- 1939Torchy Runs for MayorStan - Star Advertising Manager (uncredited)
- 1939Buck RogersReporter at Wade's Lab
- 1939The Flying IrishmanMan at New York Airport
- 1939On TrialMr. John Trumbell - Juror #3
- 1939Sunset TrailJohn Marsh
- 1938The Duke of West PointVarsity Football Coach
- 1938The Headleys at HomeSmooth Adair
- 1938Law of the TexanAllen Spencer
- 1938Smashing the RacketsAngry Businessman
- 1938The Wages of SinLaundry Owner
- 1938Pride of the WestCaldwell
- 1938Held For RansomMcBride
- 1938Whirlwind HorsemanJohn Harper
- 1938Under Western StarsMr. Richards
- 1938Accidents Will HappenElmer Ross
- 1938Merrily We LiveMr. Remington
- 1938Blondes at WorkMarvin Spencer
- 1938Swing It, Sailor!First Officer
- 1938SalesladyBigelow
- 1937Tim Tyler's LuckSpencer, Trader
- 1937Wallaby Jim of the Islands[scenes deleted]
- 1937The Mysterious PilotCarter Snowden
- 1937The Shadow StrikesCaptain Breen
- 1937Renfrew of the Royal MountedRoger 'Angel' Carroll
- 1937Wine, Women and HorsesMr. Bright
- 1937TopperHotel Manager (uncredited)
- 1937Blazing SixesMajor Taylor
- 1937Kid GalahadReporter (uncredited)
- 1937Gunsmoke RanchPhineas T. Flagg
- 1937Marked WomanEddie
- 1937Penrod and SamReal G-Man
- 1936A Million to OneWilliam Stevens
- 1936Trail DustBowman
- 1936Flying Hostess1st Detective
- 1936Hideaway GirlLead steward
- 1936The Accusing FingerPolice Surgeon
- 1936They Met in a TaxiMr. Andrews
- 1936China ClipperDepartment of Commerce Inspector
- 1936Public Enemy's WifeG-Man
- 1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsPeter Milnor
- 1936San Francisco'Chick'
- 1936The Walking DeadStephen Martin
- 1936Song of the SaddleMarshal Bill Graves
- 1936Movie ManiacsLeading man
- 1936Man HuntJim Davis
- 1935Cappy Ricks ReturnsMatt Peasley
- 1935Wanderer of the WastelandBob
- 1932The Widow in ScarletPeter Lawton-Bond
- 1932The Shadow of the EagleWard
- 1931Danger IslandCaptain Harry Drake
- 1930Under Montana SkiesClay Conning
- 1930Paradise IslandJim Thorne
- 1929Man, Woman and WifeBill / Jack Mason
- 1928Code of the AirBlair Thompson
- 1928United States SmithCpl. Jim Sharkey
- 1928Midnight RoseTim Regan
- 1927Wilful YouthJack Compton
- 1927Streets of ShanghaiSergeant Lee
- 1927Cheating CheatersTom Palmer
- 1927Life in Hollywood No. 2Himself
- 1927Easy PickingsPeter Van Horne
- 1926TwinkletoesChuck Lightfoot
- 1926The Ice Flood
- 1926The SapBarry Weston
- 1926The King of the TurfJohn Doe Smith
- 1926The Fighting Edge
- 1925The Golden StrainMilt Mulford Jr
- 1925SoiledJimmie York
- 1925Bobbed HairDavid Lacy
- 1925Ranger of the Big PinesRoss Cavanagh
- 1925The Marriage WhirlArthur Carleton
- 1925Drusilla with a MillionColin Arnold
- 1925The Crowded HourBilly Laidlaw
- 1925The Re-Creation of Brian KentBrian Kent
- 1925Learning to Love(uncredited)
- 1924Two Shall Be BornBrian Kelly
- 1924White ManWhite Man
- 1924For Another WomanStephen Winthrop
- 1924On the Stroke of ThreeJudson Forrest
- 1924ButterflyCraig Spaulding
- 1924The VirginDavid Kent
- 1924Poisoned ParadiseHugh Kildair / Gilbert Kildair
- 1924The Man Without a HeartRufus Asher
- 1923The Broken WingPhilip Marvin
- 1923April ShowersDanny O'Rourke
- 1923The VirginianThe Virginian
- 1923Temporary MarriageRobert Belmar
- 1923East Side - West SideDuncan Van Norman
- 1923The Girl Who Came BackMartin Norries
- 1923Little Church Around the CornerDavid Graham
- 1923The Toll of the SeaAllen Carver
- 1922Thorns and Orange BlossomsAlan Randolph
- 1922The Beautiful and Damned
- 1922The World's a StageWallace Foster
- 1922The Married FlapperBill Billings
- 1922I Am the LawCpl. Bob Fitzgerald
- 1922The Primitive LoverDonald Wales
- 1922Polly of the FolliesBob Jones
- 1921Woman's PlaceJim Bradley
- 1921Dawn of the EastRoger Strong
- 1921NobodyTom Smith
- 1921Lessons in LoveJohn Warren
- 1921Mama's AffairDr. Harmon
- 1920Dangerous BusinessClarence Brooks
- 1920The PenaltyDr. Wilmot Allen
- 1920Going SomeDonald Keap
- 1920Dollars and SenseDavid Rogers
- 1919The HoodlumJohn Graham
- 1919The MicrobeDeWitt Spense
- 1918The Law That DividesHoward Murray
- 1918BreadDick Frothingham
- 1918Her Body in BondJoe Blondin / Pierrot
- 1918Midnight MadnessPrentice Tiller
- 1918A Model's ConfessionBilly Ravensworth
- 1918The Marriage LieDouglas Seward
- 1918The Wine GirlFrank Harris
- 1918The Wife He BoughtSteele Valiant
- 1918My Unmarried WifePhillip Smith
- 1917The Lash of PowerJohn Rand
- 1917The Price of a Good TimePreston Winfield
- 1917A Man's ManBilly Geary
- 1917The Flame of the YukonGeorge Fowler
- 1917Cheerful GiversHorace Gray
- 1917Betsy's BurglarHarry Brent
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