DeWitt Jennings
Known for
Acting
Life
1871 – 1937 (aged 65)
Born in
Cameron, Missouri, USA
Credits
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DeWitt Clarke Jennings (June 21, 1871 – March 1, 1937) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in 17 Broadway plays between 1906 and 1920, and in 153 films between 1915 and 1937. In 1935, Jennings played Sailing Master Fryer in Mutiny on the Bounty with Clark Gable and Charles Laughton. He died in Hollywood, California at the age of 65.
Known For
Mutiny on the Bounty
22 Nov 1935
Mystery of the Wax Museum
18 Feb 1933
The Big Trail
01 Nov 1930
The Big House
14 Jun 1930
Ladies They Talk About
04 Feb 1933
The Bat Whispers
13 Nov 1930
The Criminal Code
03 Jan 1931
Arrowsmith
07 Dec 1931
Filmography
1942
- Thru Different Eyesas Paducah
1937
- That I May Liveas Chief of Police
- Slave Shipas Snodgrass
- Fifty Roads to Townas Captain Galloway
- This Is My Affairas Bradley Wallace
- We Who Are About to Dieas Mike Brannigan
1936
- The Accusing Fingeras Prison Warden
- Kelly the Secondas Judge
- Sing, Baby, Singas Mr. Lee, the Landlord
- Sins of Manas Twichelesko
- Exclusive Storyas Captain (uncredited)
1935
- I Dream Too Muchas Man Yelling for Food (uncredited)
- Mutiny on the Bountyas Fryer
- The Daring Young Manas Mayor's Committee Official
- Front Page Womanas Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Village Taleas Sheriff Ramsey
- Mary Jane's Paas Sheriff
- A Dog of Flandersas Carl Cogez
- Murder on a Honeymoonas Captain Beegle
1934
- A Wicked Womanas The Sheriff
- Secret of the Chateauas Louis Bardou
- The President Vanishesas Cullen
- Death on the Diamondas Patterson
- Take the Standas Police Commissioner
- Charlie Chan's Courageas Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
- A Man's Gameas Chief Jordan
- Little Man, What Now?as Emil Kleninholz
- The Fighting Rookieas Police Commissioner
- Massacreas Sheriff Jennings
- The Meanest Gal in Townas Police Chief (uncredited)
1933
- Police Car 17as Captain T. J. Hart
- I Loved a Womanas Banker (uncredited)
- Golden Harvestas Sheriff (uncredited)
- One Year Lateras Deputy Russell
- Made on Broadwayas Moriarty
- Strictly Personalas Captain Reardon
- Reform Girlas Capt. Balfour
- A Lady's Professionas Mr. Stephens
- Mystery of the Wax Museumas Police Captain, 12th Precinct
- Ladies They Talk Aboutas Detective Tracy (uncredited)
- On Your Guardas Joshua Perkins
1932
- The Match Kingas Bodensky (uncredited)
- Silver Dollaras George, the Mine Foreman
- Central Parkas Police Desk Sergeant Monahan (uncredited)
- Movie Crazyas Mr. Hall
- Midnight Moralsas Dan McKennan
- By Whose Hand?as City Editor (uncredited)
- Night Courtas Court Policeman (uncredited)
- Dancers in the Darkas Police Sergeant McGroody
1931
- Arrowsmithas B.W. Tozer (uncredited)
- Trappedas Police Chief
- A Dangerous Affairas City Editor
- Caught Plasteredas Police Chief H.A. Morton
- The Squaw Manas Sheriff Bud Hardy
- Salvation Nellas McGovern
- The Secret Sixas Chief of Police Donlin
- The Primrose Pathas Joe Malone
- The Criminal Codeas Yard Captain Gleason
1930
- Min and Billas Groot
- The Bat Whispersas Police Captain
- The Big Trailas Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)
- The Big Houseas Wallace
- Those Who Danceas Captain O'Brien
- Captain of the Guardas Priest
- The Night Rideas Capt. O'Donnell
1929
- Seven Keys to Baldpateas Jim Cargan
- The Trial of Mary Duganas Inspector Hunt
- Fox Movietone Follies of 1929as Jay Darrell
- The Valiantas Warden Holt
- Alibias Officer O'Brien
- Thru Different Eyesas Paducah
- Seven Footprints to Satanas Uncle Joe
- Red Hot Speedas Judge O'Brien
1928
- Me, Gangsteras Police Chief
- The Crashas Supt. Carleton
- Marry the Girlas Martin Wayland
- The Air Mail Pilot
- The Night Flyeras Bucks
1927
- Home Madeas Mr. White
- Two Arabian Knightsas American Consul
- The Great Mail Robberyas Captain Davis
- McFadden's Flatsas Patrick Halloran
1926
- The Fire Brigadeas Fire Chief Wallace
- While London Sleepsas Inspector Burke
- Exit Smilingas Orlando Wainwright
- The Ice Flood
- Chip of the Flying Uas J.G. Whitmore
1925
- The Splendid Roadas Capt. Bashford
- Don'tas Mr. Moffat
- The Mysticas Director of Police
- Go Straight!as The Hunter
- The Re-Creation of Brian Kentas Detective Ross
1924
- The Deadwood Coachas Jim Shields
- Along Came Ruthas Captain Miles Standish
- Merton of the Moviesas Jeff Baird
- The Silent Watcheras Detective Stuart
- The Enemy Sexas Harrigan Blood
- The Desert Outlawas Doc McChesney
- Hit and Runas Joe Burns
- The Gaiety Girlas John Kershaw
- By Divine Rightas Tug Wilson
- Name the Manas Dan Collister
- The Heart Banditas Pat O'Connell
1923
- Blinkyas Col. 'Raw Meat' Islip
- Circus Daysas Daly
- Out of Luckas Capt. Bristol
- Within the Lawas Inspector Burke
1922
- Mixed Facesas Murray McGuire
- Flesh and Bloodas Detective Doyle
- Sherlock Brownas J. J. Wallace
- The Right That Failedas Mr. Talbot
1921
- There Are No Villainsas Detective Flint
- The Poverty of Richesas Lyons
- Alias Ladyfingersas Lt. Ambrose
- Beating the Gameas G.B. Lawson
- The Golden Snareas 'Fighting' Fitzgerald
- The Greater Claimas Richard Everard Sr.
1918
- The Hillcrest Mysteryas Tom Cameron
1917
- The Little Americanas English Barrister
1915
- At Bayas Judson Flagg