Kenneth Harlan
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 26, 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- March 6, 1967 (aged 71)
- Active Years
- 1917–1943 (27 Years)
- Total Credits
- 170 credits in database
Acting Born Jul 26, 1895 Died Mar 6, 1967 Boston, Massachusetts, USA 170 credits
Biography
Kenneth Harlan works in acting. Born July 26, 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Died March 6, 1967. Archytele tracks 170 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
William Boyd
6 shared titles
Russell Hayden
5 shared titles
Horace B. Carpenter
4 shared titles
Glenn Strange
4 shared titles
Robert Frazer
3 shared titles
Robert Fiske
3 shared titles
Robert McKenzie
3 shared titles
George 'Gabby' Hayes
3 shared titles
Jack Rockwell
3 shared titles
Earle Hodgins
3 shared titles
Career timeline
Daredevils of the WestYou Can't Beat the LawThe Law Rides AgainThe Masked MarvelWild Horse Stampede
You Can't Escape ForeverDeep in the Heart of TexasBlack DragonsDon Winslow of the NavyHitler- Dead or Alive
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Bullets for O'HaraThe Case of the Black ParrotMillion Dollar BabyKing of Dodge City
Murder in the AirThe Green HornetMysterious Doctor SatanDoomed to DiePride of the Bowery
Dick Tracy's G-MenThe Night of NightsTorchy Runs for MayorThe Flying IrishmanBuck Rogers
Merrily We LiveThe Duke of West PointLaw of the TexanPride of the WestSmashing the Rackets
TopperKid GalahadMarked WomanWine, Women and HorsesTim Tyler's Luck
The Walking DeadSan FranciscoHideaway GirlPublic Enemy's WifeThey Met in a Taxi
Wanderer of the WastelandCappy Ricks Returns
The Shadow of the EagleThe Widow in Scarlet
Air PoliceDanger Island
Paradise IslandUnder Montana Skies
Man, Woman and Wife
Code of the AirMidnight RoseUnited States Smith
Cheating CheatersLife in Hollywood No. 2Easy PickingsWilful YouthStreets of Shanghai
The King of the TurfTwinkletoesThe Ice FloodThe SapThe Fighting Edge
SoiledThe Re-Creation of Brian KentBobbed HairDrusilla with a MillionRanger of the Big Pines
Two Shall Be BornOn the Stroke of ThreeFor Another WomanThe Man Without a HeartThe Virgin
The Toll of the SeaEast Side - West SideLittle Church Around the CornerThe Girl Who Came BackThe Broken Wing
Polly of the FolliesThe Beautiful and DamnedI Am the LawThorns and Orange BlossomsThe World's a Stage
NobodyDawn of the EastMama's AffairWoman's PlaceLessons in Love
Going SomeThe PenaltyDollars and SenseDangerous Business
The MicrobeThe Hoodlum
The Law That DividesHer Body in BondBreadA Model's ConfessionMy Unmarried Wife
A Man's ManThe Price of a Good TimeThe Lash of PowerThe Flame of the YukonBetsy's Burglar
Full Filmography
170 titles- Daredevils of the West (1943) as Territorial Commissioner
- You Can't Beat the Law (1943) as First Warden
- The Law Rides Again (1943) as John Hampton, Indian Agent
- The Masked Marvel (1943) as Gas Works Policeman
- Wild Horse Stampede (1943) as Borman
- Melody Parade (1943) as Jedson
- Nearly Eighteen (1943) as Sammy Klein
- The Underdog (1943) as Eddie Mohr
- You Can't Escape Forever (1942) as Fingerprint Division Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) as Captain Sneed
- Black Dragons (1942) as FBI Chief Colton
- Don Winslow of the Navy (1942) as Capt. Holding [Ch. 1]
- Hitler- Dead or Alive (1942) as Cutler
- The Corpse Vanishes (1942) as Editor Keenan
- Bandit Ranger (1942) as Mark Kenyon
- Foreign Agent (1942) as George "Mack" McColl
- Phantom Killer (1942) as Police Lt. Jim Brady
- Klondike Fury (1942) as Flight Dispatcher
- The Dawn Express (1942) as Agent Brown
- Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941) as Police Lt. Cosgrove
- Bullets for O'Hara (1941) as Jim
- The Case of the Black Parrot (1941) as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
- Million Dollar Baby (1941)
- King of Dodge City (1941) as Banker Carruthers
- Gangs Inc. (1941) as Jim Adams
- Wide Open Town (1941) as Tom Wilson
- Dangerous Lady (1941) as Detective Dunlap
- Desperate Cargo (1941) as Capt. Hank MacFarland
- Fighting Bill Fargo (1941) as Sheriff Hackett
- Secret Evidence (1941) as Frank Billings
- Murder in the Air (1940) as Commander Wayne
- The Green Hornet (1940) as Charles Roberts (uncredited)
- Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940) as Capt. Lathrop
- Doomed to Die (1940) as Ludlow
- Pride of the Bowery (1940) as Captain
- Prairie Schooners (1940) as Dalton Stull
- Millionaires in Prison (1940) as Jerry Connell (uncredited)
- Junior G-Men (1940) as Dyer, Factory Gate Guard (uncredited)
- Santa Fe Marshal (1940) as Blake
- Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) as FBI Chief Clive Anderson [Chs. 13-15]
- The Night of Nights (1939) as Actor (uncredited)
- Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939) as Stan - Star Advertising Manager (uncredited)
- The Flying Irishman (1939) as Man at New York Airport
- Buck Rogers (1939) as Reporter at Wade's Lab
- The Oregon Trail (1939) as General Terry
- Range War (1939) as Chas. Higgins
- On Trial (1939) as Mr. John Trumbell - Juror #3
- Sunset Trail (1939) as John Marsh
- Heroes in Blue (1939) as Miller
- Port of Hate (1939) as Bob Randall
- Merrily We Live (1938) as Mr. Remington
- The Duke of West Point (1938) as Varsity Football Coach
- Law of the Texan (1938) as Allen Spencer
- Pride of the West (1938) as Caldwell
- Smashing the Rackets (1938) as Angry Businessman
- The Wages of Sin (1938) as Laundry Owner
- Under Western Stars (1938) as Mr. Richards
- The Headleys at Home (1938) as Smooth Adair
- Blondes at Work (1938) as Marvin Spencer
- Swing It, Sailor! (1938) as First Officer
- Whirlwind Horseman (1938) as John Harper
- Accidents Will Happen (1938) as Elmer Ross
- Saleslady (1938) as Bigelow
- Held For Ransom (1938) as McBride
- Topper (1937) as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- Kid Galahad (1937) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Marked Woman (1937) as Eddie
- Wine, Women and Horses (1937) as Mr. Bright
- Tim Tyler's Luck (1937) as Spencer, Trader
- The Shadow Strikes (1937) as Captain Breen
- Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937) as [scenes deleted]
- Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937) as Roger 'Angel' Carroll
- Penrod and Sam (1937) as Real G-Man
- Blazing Sixes (1937) as Major Taylor
- Gunsmoke Ranch (1937) as Phineas T. Flagg
- The Mysterious Pilot (1937) as Carter Snowden
- The Walking Dead (1936) as Stephen Martin
- San Francisco (1936) as 'Chick'
- Hideaway Girl (1936) as Lead steward
- Public Enemy's Wife (1936) as G-Man
- They Met in a Taxi (1936) as Mr. Andrews
- Song of the Saddle (1936) as Marshal Bill Graves
- The Accusing Finger (1936) as Police Surgeon
- Movie Maniacs (1936) as Leading man
- China Clipper (1936) as Department of Commerce Inspector
- The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) as Peter Milnor
- A Million to One (1936) as William Stevens
- Man Hunt (1936) as Jim Davis
- Trail Dust (1936) as Bowman
- Flying Hostess (1936) as 1st Detective
- Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935) as Bob
- Cappy Ricks Returns (1935) as Matt Peasley
- The Shadow of the Eagle (1932) as Ward
- The Widow in Scarlet (1932) as Peter Lawton-Bond
- Air Police (1931) as Lt. Jerry Doyle
- Danger Island (1931) as Captain Harry Drake
- Paradise Island (1930) as Jim Thorne
- Under Montana Skies (1930) as Clay Conning
- Man, Woman and Wife (1929) as Bill / Jack Mason
- Code of the Air (1928) as Blair Thompson
- Midnight Rose (1928) as Tim Regan
- United States Smith (1928) as Cpl. Jim Sharkey
- Cheating Cheaters (1927) as Tom Palmer
- Life in Hollywood No. 2 (1927) as Himself
- Easy Pickings (1927) as Peter Van Horne
- Wilful Youth (1927) as Jack Compton
- Streets of Shanghai (1927) as Sergeant Lee
- The King of the Turf (1926) as John Doe Smith
- Twinkletoes (1926) as Chuck Lightfoot
- The Ice Flood (1926)
- The Sap (1926) as Barry Weston
- The Fighting Edge (1926)
- Soiled (1925) as Jimmie York
- The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (1925) as Brian Kent
- Bobbed Hair (1925) as David Lacy
- Drusilla with a Million (1925) as Colin Arnold
- Ranger of the Big Pines (1925) as Ross Cavanagh
- The Crowded Hour (1925) as Billy Laidlaw
- The Golden Strain (1925) as Milt Mulford Jr
- The Marriage Whirl (1925) as Arthur Carleton
- Learning to Love (1925) as (uncredited)
- Two Shall Be Born (1924) as Brian Kelly
- On the Stroke of Three (1924) as Judson Forrest
- For Another Woman (1924) as Stephen Winthrop
- The Man Without a Heart (1924) as Rufus Asher
- The Virgin (1924) as David Kent
- Poisoned Paradise (1924) as Hugh Kildair / Gilbert Kildair
- White Man (1924) as White Man
- Butterfly (1924) as Craig Spaulding
- The Toll of the Sea (1923) as Allen Carver
- East Side - West Side (1923) as Duncan Van Norman
- Little Church Around the Corner (1923) as David Graham
- The Girl Who Came Back (1923) as Martin Norries
- The Broken Wing (1923) as Philip Marvin
- The Virginian (1923) as The Virginian
- April Showers (1923) as Danny O'Rourke
- Temporary Marriage (1923) as Robert Belmar
- Polly of the Follies (1922) as Bob Jones
- The Beautiful and Damned (1922)
- I Am the Law (1922) as Cpl. Bob Fitzgerald
- Thorns and Orange Blossoms (1922) as Alan Randolph
- The World's a Stage (1922) as Wallace Foster
- The Primitive Lover (1922) as Donald Wales
- The Married Flapper (1922) as Bill Billings
- Nobody (1921) as Tom Smith
- Dawn of the East (1921) as Roger Strong
- Mama's Affair (1921) as Dr. Harmon
- Woman's Place (1921) as Jim Bradley
- Lessons in Love (1921) as John Warren
- Going Some (1920) as Donald Keap
- The Penalty (1920) as Dr. Wilmot Allen
- Dollars and Sense (1920) as David Rogers
- Dangerous Business (1920) as Clarence Brooks
- The Microbe (1919) as DeWitt Spense
- The Hoodlum (1919) as John Graham
- The Law That Divides (1918) as Howard Murray
- Her Body in Bond (1918) as Joe Blondin / Pierrot
- Bread (1918) as Dick Frothingham
- A Model's Confession (1918) as Billy Ravensworth
- My Unmarried Wife (1918) as Phillip Smith
- The Wife He Bought (1918) as Steele Valiant
- The Wine Girl (1918) as Frank Harris
- Midnight Madness (1918) as Prentice Tiller
- The Marriage Lie (1918) as Douglas Seward
- A Man's Man (1917) as Billy Geary
- The Price of a Good Time (1917) as Preston Winfield
- The Lash of Power (1917) as John Rand
- The Flame of the Yukon (1917) as George Fowler
- Betsy's Burglar (1917) as Harry Brent
- Cheerful Givers (1917) as Horace Gray
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kenneth Harlan best known for?
Kenneth Harlan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Law Rides Again (1943), Wild Horse Stampede (1943), Wake Up, Carlo! (2023), Black Dragons (1942).
When and where was Kenneth Harlan born?
Kenneth Harlan was born on July 26, 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They passed away on March 6, 1967.
How many credits does Kenneth Harlan have?
Kenneth Harlan has 170 film and television credits listed on archytele, with work dated between 1917 and 1943.
What is Kenneth Harlan's background in cinema and television?
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.
Kenneth Harlan by the numbers
170credits
170films
0TV series
1917–1943active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Law Rides Again (1943) as John Hampton, Indian Agent — aged about 47
- Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941) as Police Lt. Cosgrove — aged about 45
- Topper (1937) as Hotel Manager (uncredited) — aged about 41
- San Francisco (1936) as 'Chick' — aged about 40
- Wide Open Town (1941) as Tom Wilson — aged about 45
- Range War (1939) as Chas. Higgins — aged about 43
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