DeWitt Jennings

Born: 1871-06-21 in Cameron, Missouri, USA

Died: 1937-03-01

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1942

Thru Different Eyes as Paducah

1937

Slave Ship as Snodgrass
This Is My Affair as Bradley Wallace
We Who Are About to Die as Mike Brannigan
Fifty Roads to Town as Captain Galloway
That I May Live as Chief of Police

1936

The Accusing Finger as Prison Warden
Exclusive Story as Captain (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing as Mr. Lee, the Landlord
Sins of Man as Twichelesko
Kelly the Second as Judge

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty as Fryer
Front Page Woman as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Murder on a Honeymoon as Captain Beegle
Mary Jane's Pa as Sheriff
The Daring Young Man as Mayor's Committee Official
I Dream Too Much as Man Yelling for Food (uncredited)
A Dog of Flanders as Carl Cogez
Village Tale as Sheriff Ramsey

1934

Little Man, What Now? as Emil Kleninholz
Charlie Chan's Courage as Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
The President Vanishes as Cullen
Death on the Diamond as Patterson
The Meanest Gal in Town as Police Chief (uncredited)
Secret of the Chateau as Louis Bardou
Massacre as Sheriff Jennings
A Wicked Woman as The Sheriff
Take the Stand as Police Commissioner
A Man's Game as Chief Jordan
The Fighting Rookie as Police Commissioner

1933

Mystery of the Wax Museum as Police Captain, 12th Precinct
Ladies They Talk About as Detective Tracy (uncredited)
On Your Guard as Joshua Perkins
A Lady's Profession as Mr. Stephens
One Year Later as Deputy Russell
Golden Harvest as Sheriff (uncredited)
Strictly Personal as Captain Reardon
Made on Broadway as Moriarty
I Loved a Woman as Banker (uncredited)
Reform Girl as Capt. Balfour
Police Car 17 as Captain T. J. Hart

1932

Movie Crazy as Mr. Hall
Night Court as Court Policeman (uncredited)
The Match King as Bodensky (uncredited)
Central Park as Police Desk Sergeant Monahan (uncredited)
Dancers in the Dark as Police Sergeant McGroody
By Whose Hand? as City Editor (uncredited)
Silver Dollar as George, the Mine Foreman
Midnight Morals as Dan McKennan

1931

The Criminal Code as Yard Captain Gleason
Caught Plastered as Police Chief H.A. Morton
The Secret Six as Chief of Police Donlin
Arrowsmith as B.W. Tozer (uncredited)
Salvation Nell as McGovern
The Squaw Man as Sheriff Bud Hardy
A Dangerous Affair as City Editor
The Primrose Path as Joe Malone
Trapped as Police Chief

1930

The Big Trail as Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)
The Night Ride as Capt. O'Donnell
The Big House as Wallace
The Bat Whispers as Police Captain
Those Who Dance as Captain O'Brien
Min and Bill as Groot
Captain of the Guard as Priest

1929

Seven Footprints to Satan as Uncle Joe
Red Hot Speed as Judge O'Brien
The Valiant as Warden Holt
Alibi as Officer O'Brien
Thru Different Eyes as Paducah
The Trial of Mary Dugan as Inspector Hunt
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 as Jay Darrell
Seven Keys to Baldpate as Jim Cargan

1928

Me, Gangster as Police Chief
The Night Flyer as Bucks
Marry the Girl as Martin Wayland
The Crash as Supt. Carleton
The Air Mail Pilot

1927

Home Made as Mr. White
Two Arabian Knights as American Consul
The Great Mail Robbery as Captain Davis
McFadden's Flats as Patrick Halloran

1926

The Fire Brigade as Fire Chief Wallace
While London Sleeps as Inspector Burke
Exit Smiling as Orlando Wainwright
The Ice Flood
Chip of the Flying U as J.G. Whitmore

1925

Go Straight! as The Hunter
Don't as Mr. Moffat
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent as Detective Ross
The Splendid Road as Capt. Bashford
The Mystic as Director of Police

1924

Name the Man as Dan Collister
The Heart Bandit as Pat O'Connell
The Gaiety Girl as John Kershaw
Merton of the Movies as Jeff Baird
The Enemy Sex as Harrigan Blood
The Deadwood Coach as Jim Shields - in play
The Silent Watcher as Detective Stuart
Hit and Run as Joe Burns
Along Came Ruth as Captain Miles Standish
The Desert Outlaw as Doc McChesney
By Divine Right as Tug Wilson

1923

Blinky as Col. 'Raw Meat' Islip
Within the Law as Inspector Burke
Out of Luck as Capt. Bristol
Circus Days as Daly

1922

Sherlock Brown as J. J. Wallace
Flesh and Blood as Detective Doyle
Mixed Faces as Murray McGuire
The Right That Failed as Mr. Talbot

1921

The Greater Claim as Richard Everard Sr.
Alias Ladyfingers as Lt. Ambrose
The Golden Snare as 'Fighting' Fitzgerald
There Are No Villains as Detective Flint
The Poverty of Riches as Lyons
Beating the Game as G.B. Lawson

1918

The Hillcrest Mystery as Tom Cameron

1917

The Little American as English Barrister

1915

At Bay as Judson Flagg