DeWitt Jennings
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 21, 1871
- Died
- March 1, 1937
- Birthplace
- Cameron, Missouri, USA
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
Thru Different Eyes 1942
as Paducah
That I May Live 1937
as Chief of Police
Slave Ship 1937
as Snodgrass
Fifty Roads to Town 1937
as Captain Galloway
This Is My Affair 1937
as Bradley Wallace
We Who Are About to Die 1937
as Mike Brannigan
The Accusing Finger 1936
as Prison Warden
Sing, Baby, Sing 1936
as Mr. Lee, the Landlord
Kelly the Second 1936
as Judge
Sins of Man 1936
as Twichelesko
Exclusive Story 1936
as Captain (uncredited)
I Dream Too Much 1935
as Man Yelling for Food (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
as Fryer
The Daring Young Man 1935
as Mayor's Committee Official
Front Page Woman 1935
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Village Tale 1935
as Sheriff Ramsey
Mary Jane's Pa 1935
as Sheriff
A Dog of Flanders 1935
as Carl Cogez
Murder on a Honeymoon 1935
as Captain Beegle
A Wicked Woman 1934
as The Sheriff
Secret of the Chateau 1934
as Louis Bardou
The President Vanishes 1934
as Cullen
Death on the Diamond 1934
as Patterson
Take the Stand 1934
as Police Commissioner
Charlie Chan's Courage 1934
as Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
A Man's Game 1934
as Chief Jordan
Little Man, What Now? 1934
as Emil Kleninholz
The Fighting Rookie 1934
as Police Commissioner
Massacre 1934
as Sheriff Jennings
The Meanest Gal in Town 1934
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Police Car 17 1933
as Captain T. J. Hart
I Loved a Woman 1933
as Banker (uncredited)
Golden Harvest 1933
as Sheriff (uncredited)
One Year Later 1933
as Deputy Russell
Made on Broadway 1933
as Moriarty
Strictly Personal 1933
as Captain Reardon
Reform Girl 1933
as Capt. Balfour
A Lady's Profession 1933
as Mr. Stephens
Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933
as Police Captain, 12th Precinct
Ladies They Talk About 1933
as Detective Tracy (uncredited)
On Your Guard 1933
as Joshua Perkins
The Match King 1932
as Bodensky (uncredited)
Silver Dollar 1932
as George, the Mine Foreman
Central Park 1932
as Police Desk Sergeant Monahan (uncredited)
Movie Crazy 1932
as Mr. Hall
Midnight Morals 1932
as Dan McKennan
By Whose Hand? 1932
as City Editor (uncredited)
Night Court 1932
as Court Policeman (uncredited)
Dancers in the Dark 1932
as Police Sergeant McGroody
Arrowsmith 1931
as B.W. Tozer (uncredited)
Trapped 1931
as Police Chief
A Dangerous Affair 1931
as City Editor
Caught Plastered 1931
as Police Chief H.A. Morton
The Squaw Man 1931
as Sheriff Bud Hardy
Salvation Nell 1931
as McGovern
The Secret Six 1931
as Chief of Police Donlin
The Primrose Path 1931
as Joe Malone
The Criminal Code 1931
as Yard Captain Gleason
Min and Bill 1930
as Groot
The Bat Whispers 1930
as Police Captain
The Big Trail 1930
as Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)
The Big House 1930
as Wallace
Those Who Dance 1930
as Captain O'Brien
Captain of the Guard 1930
as Priest
The Night Ride 1930
as Capt. O'Donnell
Seven Keys to Baldpate 1929
as Jim Cargan
The Trial of Mary Dugan 1929
as Inspector Hunt
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 1929
as Jay Darrell
The Valiant 1929
as Warden Holt
Alibi 1929
as Officer O'Brien
Thru Different Eyes 1929
as Paducah
Red Hot Speed 1929
as Judge O'Brien
Seven Footprints to Satan 1929
as Uncle Joe
Me, Gangster 1928
as Police Chief
The Crash 1928
as Supt. Carleton
- Marry the Girl
Marry the Girl 1928
as Martin Wayland
The Air Mail Pilot 1928
Actor
The Night Flyer 1928
as Bucks
Home Made 1927
as Mr. White
Two Arabian Knights 1927
as American Consul
The Great Mail Robbery 1927
as Captain Davis
McFadden's Flats 1927
as Patrick Halloran
The Fire Brigade 1926
as Fire Chief Wallace
While London Sleeps 1926
as Inspector Burke
Exit Smiling 1926
as Orlando Wainwright
- The Ice Flood
The Ice Flood 1926
Actor
Chip of the Flying U 1926
as J.G. Whitmore
The Splendid Road 1925
as Capt. Bashford
Don't 1925
as Mr. Moffat
The Mystic 1925
as Director of Police
Go Straight! 1925
as The Hunter
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent 1925
as Detective Ross
The Deadwood Coach 1924
as Jim Shields - in play, as Jim Shields
- Along Came Ruth
Along Came Ruth 1924
as Captain Miles Standish
Merton of the Movies 1924
as Jeff Baird
The Silent Watcher 1924
as Detective Stuart
The Enemy Sex 1924
as Harrigan Blood
The Desert Outlaw 1924
as Doc McChesney
Hit and Run 1924
as Joe Burns
The Gaiety Girl 1924
as John Kershaw
By Divine Right 1924
as Tug Wilson
Name the Man 1924
as Dan Collister
The Heart Bandit 1924
as Pat O'Connell
Blinky 1923
as Col. 'Raw Meat' Islip
Circus Days 1923
as Daly
Out of Luck 1923
as Capt. Bristol
Within the Law 1923
as Inspector Burke
Mixed Faces 1922
as Murray McGuire
Flesh and Blood 1922
as Detective Doyle
Sherlock Brown 1922
as J. J. Wallace
The Right That Failed 1922
as Mr. Talbot
There Are No Villains 1921
as Detective Flint
The Poverty of Riches 1921
as Lyons
Alias Ladyfingers 1921
as Lt. Ambrose
Beating the Game 1921
as G.B. Lawson
The Golden Snare 1921
as 'Fighting' Fitzgerald
- The Greater Claim
The Greater Claim 1921
as Richard Everard Sr.
The Hillcrest Mystery 1918
as Tom Cameron
The Little American 1917
as English Barrister
At Bay 1915
as Judson Flagg
Credits from TMDB.