DeWitt Jennings

Acting

DeWitt Jennings

Born June 21, 1871Cameron, Missouri, USA119 credits

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

Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes

Movie

1942

That I May Live
6.5

That I May Live

Movie

1937

Slave Ship
4.5

Slave Ship

Movie

1937

Fifty Roads to Town

Fifty Roads to Town

Movie

1937

This Is My Affair
7.3

This Is My Affair

Movie

1937

We Who Are About to Die
6.8

We Who Are About to Die

Movie

1937

Filmography

Thru Different Eyes
1942Thru Different Eyesas PaducahMovie
That I May Live
1937That I May Liveas Chief of PoliceMovie
Slave Ship
1937Slave Shipas SnodgrassMovie
Fifty Roads to Town
1937Fifty Roads to Townas Captain GallowayMovie
This Is My Affair
1937This Is My Affairas Bradley WallaceMovie
We Who Are About to Die
1937We Who Are About to Dieas Mike BranniganMovie
The Accusing Finger
1936The Accusing Fingeras Prison WardenMovie
Kelly the Second
1936Kelly the Secondas JudgeMovie
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936Sing, Baby, Singas Mr. Lee, the LandlordMovie
Sins of Man
1936Sins of Manas TwicheleskoMovie
Exclusive Story
1936Exclusive Storyas Captain (uncredited)Movie
I Dream Too Much
1935I Dream Too Muchas Man Yelling for Food (uncredited)Movie
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935Mutiny on the Bountyas FryerMovie
The Daring Young Man
1935The Daring Young Manas Mayor's Committee OfficialMovie
Front Page Woman
1935Front Page Womanas Police Lieutenant (uncredited)Movie
Village Tale
1935Village Taleas Sheriff RamseyMovie
Mary Jane's Pa
1935Mary Jane's Paas SheriffMovie
A Dog of Flanders
1935A Dog of Flandersas Carl CogezMovie
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935Murder on a Honeymoonas Captain BeegleMovie
A Wicked Woman
1934A Wicked Womanas The SheriffMovie
Secret of the Chateau
1934Secret of the Chateauas Louis BardouMovie
The President Vanishes
1934The President Vanishesas CullenMovie
Death on the Diamond
1934Death on the Diamondas PattersonMovie
Take the Stand
1934Take the Standas Police CommissionerMovie
Charlie Chan's Courage
1934Charlie Chan's Courageas Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)Movie
A Man's Game
1934A Man's Gameas Chief JordanMovie
Little Man, What Now?
1934Little Man, What Now?as Emil KleninholzMovie
The Fighting Rookie
1934The Fighting Rookieas Police CommissionerMovie
Massacre
1934Massacreas Sheriff JenningsMovie
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934The Meanest Gal in Townas Police Chief (uncredited)Movie
Police Car 17
1933Police Car 17as Captain T. J. HartMovie
I Loved a Woman
1933I Loved a Womanas Banker (uncredited)Movie
Golden Harvest
1933Golden Harvestas Sheriff (uncredited)Movie
One Year Later
1933One Year Lateras Deputy RussellMovie
Made on Broadway
1933Made on Broadwayas MoriartyMovie
Strictly Personal
1933Strictly Personalas Captain ReardonMovie
Reform Girl
1933Reform Girlas Capt. BalfourMovie
A Lady's Profession
1933A Lady's Professionas Mr. StephensMovie
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933Mystery of the Wax Museumas Police Captain, 12th PrecinctMovie
Ladies They Talk About
1933Ladies They Talk Aboutas Detective Tracy (uncredited)Movie
On Your Guard
1933On Your Guardas Joshua PerkinsMovie
The Match King
1932The Match Kingas Bodensky (uncredited)Movie
Silver Dollar
1932Silver Dollaras George, the Mine ForemanMovie
Central Park
1932Central Parkas Police Desk Sergeant Monahan (uncredited)Movie
Movie Crazy
1932Movie Crazyas Mr. HallMovie
Midnight Morals
1932Midnight Moralsas Dan McKennanMovie
By Whose Hand?
1932By Whose Hand?as City Editor (uncredited)Movie
Night Court
1932Night Courtas Court Policeman (uncredited)Movie
Dancers in the Dark
1932Dancers in the Darkas Police Sergeant McGroodyMovie
Arrowsmith
1931Arrowsmithas B.W. Tozer (uncredited)Movie
Trapped
1931Trappedas Police ChiefMovie
A Dangerous Affair
1931A Dangerous Affairas City EditorMovie
Caught Plastered
1931Caught Plasteredas Police Chief H.A. MortonMovie
The Squaw Man
1931The Squaw Manas Sheriff Bud HardyMovie
Salvation Nell
1931Salvation Nellas McGovernMovie
The Secret Six
1931The Secret Sixas Chief of Police DonlinMovie
The Primrose Path
1931The Primrose Pathas Joe MaloneMovie
The Criminal Code
1931The Criminal Codeas Yard Captain GleasonMovie
Min and Bill
1930Min and Billas GrootMovie
The Bat Whispers
1930The Bat Whispersas Police CaptainMovie
The Big Trail
1930The Big Trailas Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)Movie
The Big House
1930The Big Houseas WallaceMovie
Those Who Dance
1930Those Who Danceas Captain O'BrienMovie
Captain of the Guard
1930Captain of the Guardas PriestMovie
The Night Ride
1930The Night Rideas Capt. O'DonnellMovie
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1929Seven Keys to Baldpateas Jim CarganMovie
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1929The Trial of Mary Duganas Inspector HuntMovie
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929Fox Movietone Follies of 1929as Jay DarrellMovie
The Valiant
1929The Valiantas Warden HoltMovie
Alibi
1929Alibias Officer O'BrienMovie
Thru Different Eyes
1929Thru Different Eyesas PaducahMovie
Seven Footprints to Satan
1929Seven Footprints to Satanas Uncle JoeMovie
Red Hot Speed
1929Red Hot Speedas Judge O'BrienMovie
Me, Gangster
1928Me, Gangsteras Police ChiefMovie
The Crash
1928The Crashas Supt. CarletonMovie
M
1928Marry the Girlas Martin WaylandMovie
The Air Mail Pilot
1928The Air Mail PilotMovie
The Night Flyer
1928The Night Flyeras BucksMovie
Home Made
1927Home Madeas Mr. WhiteMovie
Two Arabian Knights
1927Two Arabian Knightsas American ConsulMovie
The Great Mail Robbery
1927The Great Mail Robberyas Captain DavisMovie
McFadden's Flats
1927McFadden's Flatsas Patrick HalloranMovie
The Fire Brigade
1926The Fire Brigadeas Fire Chief WallaceMovie
While London Sleeps
1926While London Sleepsas Inspector BurkeMovie
Exit Smiling
1926Exit Smilingas Orlando WainwrightMovie
T
1926The Ice FloodMovie
Chip of the Flying U
1926Chip of the Flying Uas J.G. WhitmoreMovie
The Splendid Road
1925The Splendid Roadas Capt. BashfordMovie
Don't
1925Don'tas Mr. MoffatMovie
The Mystic
1925The Mysticas Director of PoliceMovie
Go Straight!
1925Go Straight!as The HunterMovie
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925The Re-Creation of Brian Kentas Detective RossMovie
The Deadwood Coach
1924The Deadwood Coachas Jim Shields - in playMovie
A
1924Along Came Ruthas Captain Miles StandishMovie
Merton of the Movies
1924Merton of the Moviesas Jeff BairdMovie
The Silent Watcher
1924The Silent Watcheras Detective StuartMovie
The Enemy Sex
1924The Enemy Sexas Harrigan BloodMovie
The Desert Outlaw
1924The Desert Outlawas Doc McChesneyMovie
Hit and Run
1924Hit and Runas Joe BurnsMovie
The Gaiety Girl
1924The Gaiety Girlas John KershawMovie
By Divine Right
1924By Divine Rightas Tug WilsonMovie
Name the Man
1924Name the Manas Dan CollisterMovie
The Heart Bandit
1924The Heart Banditas Pat O'ConnellMovie
Blinky
1923Blinkyas Col. 'Raw Meat' IslipMovie
Circus Days
1923Circus Daysas DalyMovie
Out of Luck
1923Out of Luckas Capt. BristolMovie
Within the Law
1923Within the Lawas Inspector BurkeMovie
Mixed Faces
1922Mixed Facesas Murray McGuireMovie
Flesh and Blood
1922Flesh and Bloodas Detective DoyleMovie
Sherlock Brown
1922Sherlock Brownas J. J. WallaceMovie
The Right That Failed
1922The Right That Failedas Mr. TalbotMovie
There Are No Villains
1921There Are No Villainsas Detective FlintMovie
The Poverty of Riches
1921The Poverty of Richesas LyonsMovie
Alias Ladyfingers
1921Alias Ladyfingersas Lt. AmbroseMovie
Beating the Game
1921Beating the Gameas G.B. LawsonMovie
The Golden Snare
1921The Golden Snareas 'Fighting' FitzgeraldMovie
The Hillcrest Mystery
1918The Hillcrest Mysteryas Tom CameronMovie
The Little American
1917The Little Americanas English BarristerMovie
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1915At Bayas Judson FlaggMovie