Crauford Kent


Crauford Kent was an English character actor based in the United States. He has also been credited as Craufurd Kent and Crawford Kent.

Biography

Kent was born on 12 October 1881 in London. A stage actor in England, Kent first came to the United States as a first-class passenger on the S/S Teutonic, docking at the Port of New York late in July 1910. For some time afterwards, he acted both in Great Britain and the United States. Between 1915 and 1952, Kent appeared in 208 American films, although frequently without screen credit, including Silas Marner, Seven Keys to Baldpate, The Ace of Scotland Yard, The Menace, The [Wolf of Wall Street (1929 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street], Little Miss Marker, The [Picture of Dorian Gray (1945 film)|The Picture of Dorian Gray], The Dolly Sisters, and Pat and Mike.

Death

Kent died in Hollywood, California of a heart attack at age 72. His grave is located at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park.

Selected filmography