Larry Kent (actor)

For the Canadian film producer, see Larry Kent (filmmaker).

Larry Kent
Lobby card for The Lovelorn (1927) with Kent at left
Born	(1900-09-15)September 15, 1900 Los Angeles, United States
Died	November 7, 1967(1967-11-07) (aged 67) Los Angeles, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1925 - 1964

Larry Kent (15 September 1900 – 7 November 1967) was an American film actor and producer.

Career

Between 1925 and 1964 Kent acted in 52 films and a handful of TV shows including Rawhide. He had a successful career as a lead and supporting actor in the silent era but failed to make the transition to sound films and was cast largely in bit parts until his retirement in 1964. His last film role was an uncredited part in the Elvis film Viva Las Vegas. His most notable roles were in John Ford's Hangman's House (1928), Seas Beneath (1931) and opposite Jean Arthur in The Masked Menace (1927). In 1933 he produced the short film Aces Wild.

Selected filmography

• Eyes Right! (1926)
• The Lovelorn (1927)
• The Whirlwind of Youth (1927)
• Mad Hour (1928)
• The Head Man (1928)
• The Heart of a Follies Girl (1928)
• The Devil's Apple Tree (1929)
• Midstream (1929)
• Around the Corner (1930)
• Times Square Playboy (1936)
• Man Hunt (1936)

External links

• Larry Kent at IMDb