Person
DeWitt Jennings
Acting · 1871–1937 · Cameron, Missouri, USA
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
Go Straight!
The Hunter
Salvation Nell
McGovern
Me, Gangster
Police Chief
Thru Different Eyes
Paducah
Front Page Woman
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Caught Plastered
Police Chief H.A. Morton
Sherlock Brown
J. J. Wallace
Alias Ladyfingers
Lt. Ambrose
A Lady's Profession
Mr. Stephens
Mutiny on the Bounty
Fryer
Filmography
- 1942Thru Different EyesPaducah
- 1937That I May LiveChief of Police
- 1937Slave ShipSnodgrass
- 1937Fifty Roads to TownCaptain Galloway
- 1937This Is My AffairBradley Wallace
- 1937We Who Are About to DieMike Brannigan
- 1936The Accusing FingerPrison Warden
- 1936Kelly the SecondJudge
- 1936Sing, Baby, SingMr. Lee, the Landlord
- 1936Sins of ManTwichelesko
- 1936Exclusive StoryCaptain (uncredited)
- 1935I Dream Too MuchMan Yelling for Food (uncredited)
- 1935Mutiny on the BountyFryer
- 1935The Daring Young ManMayor's Committee Official
- 1935Front Page WomanPolice Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1935Village TaleSheriff Ramsey
- 1935Mary Jane's PaSheriff
- 1935A Dog of FlandersCarl Cogez
- 1935Murder on a HoneymoonCaptain Beegle
- 1934A Wicked WomanThe Sheriff
- 1934Secret of the ChateauLouis Bardou
- 1934The President VanishesCullen
- 1934Death on the DiamondPatterson
- 1934Take the StandPolice Commissioner
- 1934Charlie Chan's CourageConstable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
- 1934A Man's GameChief Jordan
- 1934Little Man, What Now?Emil Kleninholz
- 1934The Fighting RookiePolice Commissioner
- 1934MassacreSheriff Jennings
- 1934The Meanest Gal in TownPolice Chief (uncredited)
- 1933Police Car 17Captain T. J. Hart
- 1933I Loved a WomanBanker (uncredited)
- 1933Golden HarvestSheriff (uncredited)
- 1933One Year LaterDeputy Russell
- 1933Made on BroadwayMoriarty
- 1933Strictly PersonalCaptain Reardon
- 1933Reform GirlCapt. Balfour
- 1933A Lady's ProfessionMr. Stephens
- 1933Mystery of the Wax MuseumPolice Captain, 12th Precinct
- 1933Ladies They Talk AboutDetective Tracy (uncredited)
- 1933On Your GuardJoshua Perkins
- 1932The Match KingBodensky (uncredited)
- 1932Silver DollarGeorge, the Mine Foreman
- 1932Central ParkPolice Desk Sergeant Monahan (uncredited)
- 1932Movie CrazyMr. Hall
- 1932Midnight MoralsDan McKennan
- 1932By Whose Hand?City Editor (uncredited)
- 1932Night CourtCourt Policeman (uncredited)
- 1932Dancers in the DarkPolice Sergeant McGroody
- 1931ArrowsmithB.W. Tozer (uncredited)
- 1931TrappedPolice Chief
- 1931A Dangerous AffairCity Editor
- 1931Caught PlasteredPolice Chief H.A. Morton
- 1931The Squaw ManSheriff Bud Hardy
- 1931Salvation NellMcGovern
- 1931The Secret SixChief of Police Donlin
- 1931The Primrose PathJoe Malone
- 1931The Criminal CodeYard Captain Gleason
- 1930Min and BillGroot
- 1930The Bat WhispersPolice Captain
- 1930The Big TrailBoat Captain Hollister (uncredited)
- 1930The Big HouseWallace
- 1930Those Who DanceCaptain O'Brien
- 1930Captain of the GuardPriest
- 1930The Night RideCapt. O'Donnell
- 1929Seven Keys to BaldpateJim Cargan
- 1929The Trial of Mary DuganInspector Hunt
- 1929Fox Movietone Follies of 1929Jay Darrell
- 1929The ValiantWarden Holt
- 1929AlibiOfficer O'Brien
- 1929Thru Different EyesPaducah
- 1929Seven Footprints to SatanUncle Joe
- 1929Red Hot SpeedJudge O'Brien
- 1928Me, GangsterPolice Chief
- 1928The CrashSupt. Carleton
- 1928Marry the GirlMartin Wayland
- 1928The Air Mail Pilot
- 1928The Night FlyerBucks
- 1927Home MadeMr. White
- 1927Two Arabian KnightsAmerican Consul
- 1927The Great Mail RobberyCaptain Davis
- 1927McFadden's FlatsPatrick Halloran
- 1926The Fire BrigadeFire Chief Wallace
- 1926While London SleepsInspector Burke
- 1926Exit SmilingOrlando Wainwright
- 1926The Ice Flood
- 1926Chip of the Flying UJ.G. Whitmore
- 1925The Splendid RoadCapt. Bashford
- 1925Don'tMr. Moffat
- 1925The MysticDirector of Police
- 1925Go Straight!The Hunter
- 1925The Re-Creation of Brian KentDetective Ross
- 1924The Deadwood CoachJim Shields - in play
- 1924Along Came RuthCaptain Miles Standish
- 1924Merton of the MoviesJeff Baird
- 1924The Silent WatcherDetective Stuart
- 1924The Enemy SexHarrigan Blood
- 1924The Desert OutlawDoc McChesney
- 1924Hit and RunJoe Burns
- 1924The Gaiety GirlJohn Kershaw
- 1924By Divine RightTug Wilson
- 1924Name the ManDan Collister
- 1924The Heart BanditPat O'Connell
- 1923BlinkyCol. 'Raw Meat' Islip
- 1923Circus DaysDaly
- 1923Out of LuckCapt. Bristol
- 1923Within the LawInspector Burke
- 1922Mixed FacesMurray McGuire
- 1922Flesh and BloodDetective Doyle
- 1922Sherlock BrownJ. J. Wallace
- 1922The Right That FailedMr. Talbot
- 1921There Are No VillainsDetective Flint
- 1921The Poverty of RichesLyons
- 1921Alias LadyfingersLt. Ambrose
- 1921Beating the GameG.B. Lawson
- 1921The Golden Snare'Fighting' Fitzgerald
- 1921The Greater ClaimRichard Everard Sr.
- 1918The Hillcrest MysteryTom Cameron
- 1917The Little AmericanEnglish Barrister
- 1915At BayJudson Flagg
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