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Acting
Lee Prather
Born May 5, 1888 · Madison, Nebraska, USA
Died January 3, 1958 · aged 69
No biography available.
Known For
The Walking Dead · 1936The Walking Dead
★ 6.31936
MovieCrimeHorror
Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.
This Gun for Hire · 1942This Gun for Hire
★ 7.01942
MovieCrimeThriller
Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
Smashing the Spy Ring · 1938Smashing the Spy Ring
★ 6.71938
MovieMysteryDrama
G-Men in Washington break up a powerful spy ring and capture the ringleaders.
Two-Fisted Sheriff · 1937Two-Fisted Sheriff
★ 3.81937
MovieActionAdventure
This is a remake of Columbia's 1932 "Cornered" that starred Tim McCoy. Bob Pearson saves the life of his friend, Sheriff Dick Houston, who has captured two stagecoach bandits and is about to be shot from ambush by a third. Bob is found a few days later near the murdered body of cattleman Herrick with a gun in his hand.
Dr. Broadway · 1942Dr. Broadway
★ 6.01942
MovieCrimeDrama
A New York doctor saves a chorus girl from a window ledge, twice, and rounds up racketeers.
Let Us Live · 1939Let Us Live
★ 6.81939
MovieCrimeDrama
When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.
Outlaws of the Panhandle · 1941Outlaws of the Panhandle
★ 7.51941
MovieWestern
Outlaws of the Pandhandle was the last of Charles Starrett's "formula" westerns for Columbia: hereafter, Starrett would be seen only in the guise of frontier medico Steven Monroe or masked do-gooder The Durango Kid. For the moment, however, the star is cast as Jim Endicott, bound and determined to put an end to the underhanded activities of gin-mill operator Faro Jack Vaughn (Norman Willis). The villain's strategy is to get the local cowpunchers tanked up on rotgut that they'll prove to be easy pickings for a gang of rustlers-and will be unable to complete work on a railroad spur which will bypass the outlaws' hideaway.
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President · 1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
★ 5.01939
MovieComedy
Joe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get satisfaction on a municipal level, Joe and Ethel plead their mailman's case to the President himself.
Filmography
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Smashing the Spy Ring · 1938Smashing the Spy Ring
★ 6.71938
MovieMysteryDrama
G-Men in Washington break up a powerful spy ring and capture the ringleaders.
Major Nichols (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses · 1937Missing Witnesses
★ 7.01937
MovieRomanceAction
A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
2nd Detective (uncredited)














