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DeWitt Jennings

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 21, 1871 (Died at 66)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthCameron, Missouri, USA
Career Span1921 – 1937
Known Credits116 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.5

DeWitt Jennings

Also known as:De Witt C. JenningsDe Witt JenningsDeWitt C. JenningsDeWitt Clarke Jennings
Total Works

116

116 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4
as Fryer
Mystery of the Wax Museum
6.5
as Police Captain, 12th Precinct
The Big Trail
6.8
The Big Trail
1930•movie
as Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)
The Big House
6.6
The Big House
1930•movie
as Wallace

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 116 titles featuring DeWitt Jennings

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4

as Fryer

Mystery of the Wax Museum
6.5

as Police Captain, 12th Precinct

The Big Trail
6.8
The Big Trail
1930•movie

as Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)

The Big House
6.6
The Big House
1930•movie

as Wallace

Ladies They Talk About
6.2

as Detective Tracy (uncredited)

The Bat Whispers
6.6
The Bat Whispers
1930•movie

as Police Captain

The Criminal Code
6.1
The Criminal Code
1931•movie

as Yard Captain Gleason

Arrowsmith
6.6
Arrowsmith
1931•movie

as B.W. Tozer (uncredited)

Min and Bill
6.2
Min and Bill
1930•movie

as Groot

Two Arabian Knights
5.8

as American Consul

Movie Crazy
6.4
Movie Crazy
1932•movie

as Mr. Hall

Alibi
5.9
Alibi
1929•movie

as Officer O'Brien

The Little American
6.3

as English Barrister

I Dream Too Much
5.4
I Dream Too Much
1935•movie

as Man Yelling for Food (uncredited)

This Is My Affair
7.3
This Is My Affair
1937•movie

as Bradley Wallace

The Secret Six
5.6
The Secret Six
1931•movie

as Chief of Police Donlin

The Valiant
6.1
The Valiant
1929•movie

as Warden Holt

Front Page Woman
5.9
Front Page Woman
1935•movie

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Seven Footprints to Satan
6.2

as Uncle Joe

Little Man, What Now?
6.2

as Emil Kleninholz

I Loved a Woman
4.8
I Loved a Woman
1933•movie

as Banker (uncredited)

The Mystic
6.7
The Mystic
1925•movie

as Director of Police

Murder on a Honeymoon
6.5

as Captain Beegle

The Squaw Man
5.4
The Squaw Man
1931•movie

as Sheriff Bud Hardy

Massacre
5.5
Massacre
1934•movie

as Sheriff Jennings

Seven Keys to Baldpate
6.5

as Jim Cargan

Night Court
6.5
Night Court
1932•movie

as Court Policeman (uncredited)

Flesh and Blood
6.2
Flesh and Blood
1922•movie

as Detective Doyle

Exit Smiling
7.9
Exit Smiling
1926•movie

as Orlando Wainwright

Sing, Baby, Sing
6.0
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936•movie

as Mr. Lee, the Landlord

Slave Ship
5.1
Slave Ship
1937•movie

as Snodgrass

Central Park
5.8
Central Park
1932•movie

as Police Desk Sergeant Monahan (uncredited)

The Match King
6.7
The Match King
1932•movie

as Bodensky (uncredited)

Within the Law
5.6
Within the Law
1923•movie

as Inspector Burke

Dancers in the Dark
5.7

as Police Sergeant McGroody

Death on the Diamond
7.3

as Patterson

Silver Dollar
6.2
Silver Dollar
1932•movie

as George, the Mine Foreman

Caught Plastered
6.2
Caught Plastered
1931•movie

as Police Chief H.A. Morton

Exclusive Story
7.2
Exclusive Story
1936•movie

as Captain (uncredited)

The Trial of Mary Dugan
6.4

as Inspector Hunt

We Who Are About to Die
7.0

as Mike Brannigan

The President Vanishes
6.0

as Cullen

A Wicked Woman
5.0
A Wicked Woman
1934•movie

as The Sheriff

By Whose Hand?
6.6
By Whose Hand?
1932•movie

as City Editor (uncredited)

Circus Days
7.2
Circus Days
1923•movie

as Daly

The Accusing Finger
5.8

as Prison Warden

One Year Later
7.2
One Year Later
1933•movie

as Deputy Russell

The Fighting Rookie
4.8

as Police Commissioner

Mary Jane's Pa
6.8
Mary Jane's Pa
1935•movie

as Sheriff

Take the Stand
5.5
Take the Stand
1934•movie

as Police Commissioner

Those Who Dance
6.2
Those Who Dance
1930•movie

as Captain O'Brien

The Meanest Gal in Town
7.2

as Police Chief (uncredited)

On Your Guard
6.7
On Your Guard
1933•movie

as Joshua Perkins

That I May Live
7.3
That I May Live
1937•movie

as Chief of Police

The Fire Brigade
5.0
The Fire Brigade
1926•movie

as Fire Chief Wallace

While London Sleeps
5.3

as Inspector Burke

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
4.3

as Jay Darrell

Secret of the Chateau
6.3

as Louis Bardou

Kelly the Second
7.0
Kelly the Second
1936•movie

as Judge

Reform Girl
7.0
Reform Girl
1933•movie

as Capt. Balfour

Charlie Chan's Courage
8.7

as Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)

Made on Broadway
7.0
Made on Broadway
1933•movie

as Moriarty

Alias Ladyfingers
7.0
Alias Ladyfingers
1921•movie

as Lt. Ambrose

Village Tale
7.2
Village Tale
1935•movie

as Sheriff Ramsey

The Night Flyer
6.5
The Night Flyer
1928•movie

as Bucks

A Dog of Flanders
7.5
A Dog of Flanders
1935•movie

as Carl Cogez

Strictly Personal
7.5
Strictly Personal
1933•movie

as Captain Reardon

Golden Harvest
6.5
Golden Harvest
1933•movie

as Sheriff (uncredited)

The Enemy Sex
8.5
The Enemy Sex
1924•movie

as Harrigan Blood

Police Car 17
5.5
Police Car 17
1933•movie

as Captain T. J. Hart

The Deadwood Coach
9.0
The Deadwood Coach
1924•movie

as Jim Shields - in play

The Poverty of Riches
7.0

as Lyons

Thru Different Eyes
8.0

as Paducah

The Desert Outlaw
8.0
The Desert Outlaw
1924•movie

as Doc McChesney

A Lady's Profession
7.0

as Mr. Stephens

Go Straight!
7.0
Go Straight!
1925•movie

as The Hunter

Hit and Run
8.0
Hit and Run
1924•movie

as Joe Burns

Out of Luck
10.0
Out of Luck
1923•movie

as Capt. Bristol

Blinky
10.0
Blinky
1923•movie

as Col. 'Raw Meat' Islip

The Splendid Road
7.0
The Splendid Road
1925•movie

as Capt. Bashford

Beating the Game
8.0
Beating the Game
1921•movie

as G.B. Lawson

Trapped
9.0
Trapped
1931•movie

as Police Chief

Don't
10.0
Don't
1925•movie

as Mr. Moffat

McFadden's Flats
8.0
McFadden's Flats
1927•movie

as Patrick Halloran

Name the Man
9.0
Name the Man
1924•movie

as Dan Collister

The Primrose Path
9.0
The Primrose Path
1931•movie

as Joe Malone

By Divine Right
8.0
By Divine Right
1924•movie

as Tug Wilson

A Man's Game
10.0
A Man's Game
1934•movie

as Chief Jordan

There Are No Villains
9.0

as Detective Flint

Chip of the Flying U
9.0

as J.G. Whitmore

The Night Ride
9.0
The Night Ride
1930•movie

as Capt. O'Donnell

Captain of the Guard
8.0

as Priest

Mixed Faces
8.0
Mixed Faces
1922•movie

as Murray McGuire

A Dangerous Affair
7.0
A Dangerous Affair
1931•movie

as City Editor

Sins of Man
9.0
Sins of Man
1936•movie

as Twichelesko

The Daring Young Man
10.0

as Mayor's Committee Official

Salvation Nell
7.0
Salvation Nell
1931•movie

as McGovern

Midnight Morals
7.0
Midnight Morals
1932•movie

as Dan McKennan

The Silent Watcher
10.0
The Silent Watcher
1924•movie

as Detective Stuart

The Right That Failed
10.0

as Mr. Talbot

Thru Different Eyes
8.0

as Paducah

The Crash
8.0
The Crash
1928•movie

as Supt. Carleton

Fifty Roads to Town
10.0

as Captain Galloway

The Air Mail Pilot
9.0
The Air Mail Pilot
1928•movie
Red Hot Speed
7.0
Red Hot Speed
1929•movie

as Judge O'Brien

The Great Mail Robbery
10.0

as Captain Davis

The Golden Snare
7.0
The Golden Snare
1921•movie

as 'Fighting' Fitzgerald

Merton of the Movies
8.0

as Jeff Baird

Sherlock Brown
9.0
Sherlock Brown
1922•movie

as J. J. Wallace

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
7.0

as Detective Ross

The Heart Bandit
8.0
The Heart Bandit
1924•movie

as Pat O'Connell

Home Made
7.0
Home Made
1927•movie

as Mr. White

The Gaiety Girl
9.0
The Gaiety Girl
1924•movie

as John Kershaw

The Hillcrest Mystery

as Tom Cameron

At Bay
At Bay
1915•movie

as Judson Flagg

Me, Gangster
Me, Gangster
1928•movie

as Police Chief