Hollywood Icons, Then and Now
Take a look back at these Hollywood icons in their early days to see how far they've come in their careers.
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Works
Nearly EighteenSammy Klein1943
The Masked MarvelGas Works Policeman1943
The UnderdogEddie Mohr1943
Melody ParadeJedson1943
The Law Rides AgainJohn Hampton, Indian Agent1943
Daredevils of the WestTerritorial Commissioner1943
Wild Horse StampedeBorman1943
You Can't Beat the LawFirst Warden1943
Hitler- Dead or AliveCutler1942
You Can't Escape ForeverFingerprint Division Lieutenant (uncredited)1942- Foreign AgentGeorge "Mack" McColl1942
Phantom KillerPolice Lt. Jim Brady1942
Bandit RangerMark Kenyon1942
Deep in the Heart of TexasCaptain Sneed1942
The Corpse VanishesEditor Keenan1942
The Dawn ExpressAgent Brown1942
Klondike FuryFlight Dispatcher1942
Black DragonsFBI Chief Colton1942
Don Winslow of the NavyCapt. Holding [Ch. 1]1942
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Police Lt. Cosgrove1941
Fighting Bill FargoSheriff Hackett1941
Dangerous LadyDetective Dunlap1941
King of Dodge CityBanker Carruthers1941
Wide Open TownTom Wilson1941
1941
Desperate CargoCapt. Hank MacFarland1941
Gangs Inc.Jim Adams1941- Secret EvidenceFrank Billings1941
The Case of the Black ParrotShip's Officer (uncredited)1941
Pride of the BoweryCaptain1940
Mysterious Doctor SatanCapt. Lathrop1940
Junior G-MenDyer, Factory Gate Guard (uncredited)1940
Prairie SchoonersDalton Stull1940
Doomed to DieLudlow1940
Millionaires in PrisonJerry Connell (uncredited)1940
Santa Fe MarshalBlake1940
The Green HornetCharles Roberts (uncredited)1940
The Night of NightsActor (uncredited)1939
Heroes in BlueMiller1939
Range WarChas. Higgins1939
Dick Tracy's G-MenFBI Chief Clive Anderson [Chs. 13-15]1939- Port of HateBob Randall1939
The Oregon TrailGeneral Terry1939
Torchy Runs for MayorStan - Star Advertising Manager (uncredited)1939
Buck RogersReporter at Wade's Lab1939
The Flying IrishmanMan at New York Airport1939
On TrialMr. John Trumbell - Juror #31939
Sunset TrailJohn Marsh1939
The Duke of West PointVarsity Football Coach1938
The Headleys at HomeSmooth Adair1938
Law of the TexanAllen Spencer1938
Smashing the RacketsAngry Businessman1938
The Wages of SinLaundry Owner1938
Pride of the WestCaldwell1938
Held For RansomMcBride1938
Whirlwind HorsemanJohn Harper1938
Under Western StarsMr. Richards1938
Accidents Will HappenElmer Ross1938
Merrily We LiveMr. Remington1938
Blondes at WorkMarvin Spencer1938
Swing It, Sailor!First Officer1938
SalesladyBigelow1938
Tim Tyler's LuckSpencer, Trader1937
Wallaby Jim of the Islands[scenes deleted]1937
The Mysterious PilotCarter Snowden1937
The Shadow StrikesCaptain Breen1937
Renfrew of the Royal MountedRoger 'Angel' Carroll1937
Wine, Women and HorsesMr. Bright1937
TopperHotel Manager (uncredited)1937
Blazing SixesMajor Taylor1937
Kid Galahad(uncredited)1937
Gunsmoke RanchPhineas T. Flagg1937
Marked WomanEddie1937
Penrod and SamReal G-Man1937
A Million to OneWilliam Stevens1936
Trail DustBowman1936
Flying Hostess1st Detective1936
Hideaway GirlLead steward1936
The Accusing FingerPolice Surgeon1936
They Met in a TaxiMr. Andrews1936
China ClipperDepartment of Commerce Inspector1936
Public Enemy's WifeG-Man1936
The Case of the Velvet ClawsPeter Milnor1936
San Francisco'Chick'1936
The Walking DeadStephen Martin1936
Song of the SaddleMarshal Bill Graves1936
Movie ManiacsLeading man1936
Man HuntJim Davis1936- Cappy Ricks ReturnsMatt Peasley1935
1935
1932
Under Montana SkiesClay Conning1930
Paradise IslandJim Thorne1930
Man, Woman and WifeBill / Jack Mason1929- Code of the AirBlair Thompson1928
Midnight RoseTim Regan1928
Streets of ShanghaiSergeant Lee1927
Cheating CheatersTom Palmer1927
Life in Hollywood No. 2Himself1927- Easy PickingsPeter Van Horne1927
TwinkletoesChuck Lightfoot1926- 1926
The SapBarry Weston1926
The King of the TurfJohn Doe Smith1926
The Golden StrainMilt Mulford Jr1925
Bobbed HairDavid Lacy1925
Ranger of the Big PinesRoss Cavanagh1925- The Marriage WhirlArthur Carleton1925
Drusilla with a MillionColin Arnold1925
The Crowded HourBilly Laidlaw1925
The Re-Creation of Brian KentBrian Kent1925
Learning to Love(uncredited)1925
White ManWhite Man1924
For Another WomanStephen Winthrop1924- On the Stroke of ThreeJudson Forrest1924
ButterflyCraig Spaulding1924
The VirginDavid Kent1924
Poisoned ParadiseHugh Kildair / Gilbert Kildair1924
The Man Without a HeartRufus Asher1924
The Broken WingPhilip Marvin1923
April ShowersDanny O'Rourke1923
The VirginianThe Virginian1923
Temporary MarriageRobert Belmar1923
East Side - West SideDuncan Van Norman1923
Little Church Around the CornerDavid Graham1923
The Toll of the SeaAllen Carver1923
Thorns and Orange BlossomsAlan Randolph1922
The World's a StageWallace Foster1922
The Married FlapperBill Billings1922
I Am the LawCpl. Bob Fitzgerald1922
The Primitive LoverDonald Wales1922
Polly of the FolliesBob Jones1922
Woman's PlaceJim Bradley1921
Dawn of the EastRoger Strong1921
Lessons in LoveJohn Warren1921
Mama's AffairDr. Harmon1921- Dangerous BusinessClarence Brooks1920
The PenaltyDr. Wilmot Allen1920
Dollars and SenseDavid Rogers1920
The HoodlumJohn Graham1919- The Law That DividesHoward Murray1918
BreadDick Frothingham1918
Her Body in BondJoe Blondin / Pierrot1918
Midnight MadnessPrentice Tiller1918
A Model's ConfessionBilly Ravensworth1918
The Marriage LieDouglas Seward1918
The Wine GirlFrank Harris1918
The Wife He BoughtSteele Valiant1918
My Unmarried WifePhillip Smith1918
The Lash of PowerJohn Rand1917
The Price of a Good TimePreston Winfield1917
The Flame of the YukonGeorge Fowler1917
Cheerful GiversHorace Gray1917
Betsy's BurglarHarry Brent1917
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- Alternative names
- Kenneth Daniel Harlan
- Ken Harlan
- BornJuly 26, 1895Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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