Edward James Nugent (February 7, 1904 – January 3, 1995) was an American film and stage actor.

Nugent was born on February 7, 1904, and acted in films between 1928 and 1937.^[1]

When Nugent was a boy, he sang with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He performed in vaudeville before he began acting in Hollywood. He also acted on radio.^[2]

He has no known relation to actor/writer Elliott Nugent or his father J. C. Nugent though he may have acted with them.^{[citation needed]}

• Edward J. Nugent at IMDb
• Edward J. Nugent at the Internet Broadway Database
• Edward J. Nugent at Virtual History