DeWitt Jennings

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

June 21, 1871

died

March 1, 1937

place of birth

Cameron, Missouri, USA

also known as

De Witt C. Jennings · De Witt Jennings · DeWitt C. Jennings · DeWitt Clarke Jennings

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935as Fryer
The Big Trail
6.7

The Big Trail

1930as Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)
The Big House
6.6

The Big House

1930as Wallace
Mystery of the Wax Museum
6.5

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933as Police Captain, 12th Precinct
Slave Ship
5.1

Slave Ship

1937as Snodgrass
Front Page Woman
5.9

Front Page Woman

1935as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Secret Six
5.6

The Secret Six

1931as Chief of Police Donlin
Exclusive Story
7.2

Exclusive Story

1936as Captain (uncredited)
Arrowsmith
6.6

Arrowsmith

1931as B.W. Tozer (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
6.1

Ladies They Talk About

1933as Detective Tracy (uncredited)
Murder on a Honeymoon
6.5

Murder on a Honeymoon

1935as Captain Beegle
Little Man, What Now?
6.3

Little Man, What Now?

1934as Emil Kleninholz
The Criminal Code
6.1

The Criminal Code

1931as Yard Captain Gleason
The Squaw Man
5.4

The Squaw Man

1931as Sheriff Bud Hardy
This Is My Affair
7.3

This Is My Affair

1937as Bradley Wallace
We Who Are About to Die
7.0

We Who Are About to Die

1937as Mike Brannigan
The Mystic
6.7

The Mystic

1925as Director of Police
The Valiant
6.1

The Valiant

1929as Warden Holt
Night Court
6.4

Night Court

1932as Court Policeman (uncredited)
The Match King
6.7

The Match King

1932as Bodensky (uncredited)
Silver Dollar
6.2

Silver Dollar

1932as George, the Mine Foreman
Made on Broadway
7.0

Made on Broadway

1933as Moriarty
Two Arabian Knights
5.8

Two Arabian Knights

1927as American Consul
Death on the Diamond
7.4

Death on the Diamond

1934as Patterson
The President Vanishes
6.0

The President Vanishes

1934as Cullen
Village Tale
7.3

Village Tale

1935as Sheriff Ramsey
The Bat Whispers
6.6

The Bat Whispers

1930as Police Captain
Golden Harvest
6.5

Golden Harvest

1933as Sheriff (uncredited)
One Year Later
7.3

One Year Later

1933as Deputy Russell
Exit Smiling
7.9

Exit Smiling

1926as Orlando Wainwright
Sins of Man
9.0

Sins of Man

1936as Twichelesko
Fifty Roads to Town
10.0

Fifty Roads to Town

1937as Captain Galloway
The Accusing Finger
5.8

The Accusing Finger

1936as Prison Warden
Alibi
6.0

Alibi

1929as Officer O'Brien
Central Park
5.8

Central Park

1932as Police Desk Sergeant Monahan (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
4.8

I Loved a Woman

1933as Banker (uncredited)
Thru Different Eyes
8.0

Thru Different Eyes

1929as Paducah
I Dream Too Much
5.4

I Dream Too Much

1935as Man Yelling for Food (uncredited)
The Daring Young Man
10.0

The Daring Young Man

1935as Mayor's Committee Official
Charlie Chan's Courage
8.7

Charlie Chan's Courage

1934as Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
By Whose Hand?
6.6

By Whose Hand?

1932as City Editor (uncredited)
Go Straight!
7.0

Go Straight!

1925as The Hunter
A Dog of Flanders
7.5

A Dog of Flanders

1935as Carl Cogez
A Dangerous Affair
7.0

A Dangerous Affair

1931as City Editor
The Primrose Path
9.0

The Primrose Path

1931as Joe Malone
Mary Jane's Pa
6.8

Mary Jane's Pa

1935as Sheriff
Sing, Baby, Sing
6.0

Sing, Baby, Sing

1936as Mr. Lee, the Landlord
The Hillcrest Mystery

The Hillcrest Mystery

1918as Tom Cameron
Min and Bill
6.2

Min and Bill

1930as Groot
A Wicked Woman
5.0

A Wicked Woman

1934as The Sheriff