DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Acting
Born Jun 21, 1871
From Cameron, Missouri, USA
Died Mar 01, 1937

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

Filmography — Acting

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4
1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

Fryer

The Bat Whispers
6.5
1930

The Bat Whispers

Police Captain

The Big Trail
6.7
1930

The Big Trail

Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)

Mystery of the Wax Museum
6.4
1933

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Police Captain, 12th Precinct

A Wicked Woman
4.0
1934

A Wicked Woman

The Sheriff

Mary Jane's Pa
6.0
1935

Mary Jane's Pa

Sheriff

The Criminal Code
6.0
1931

The Criminal Code

Yard Captain Gleason

I Dream Too Much
5.1
1935

I Dream Too Much

Man Yelling for Food (uncredited)

I Loved a Woman
4.5
1933

I Loved a Woman

Banker (uncredited)

Massacre
5.4
1934

Massacre

Sheriff Jennings

Slave Ship
4.5
1937

Slave Ship

Snodgrass

Arrowsmith
6.6
1931

Arrowsmith

B.W. Tozer (uncredited)

Front Page Woman
5.8
1935

Front Page Woman

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger
4.7
1936

The Accusing Finger

Prison Warden

Little Man, What Now?
6.1
1934

Little Man, What Now?

Emil Kleninholz

Reform Girl
5.5
1933

Reform Girl

Capt. Balfour

The Trial of Mary Dugan
6.2
1929

The Trial of Mary Dugan

Inspector Hunt

The Big House
6.5
1930

The Big House

Wallace

The Squaw Man
5.0
1931

The Squaw Man

Sheriff Bud Hardy

By Whose Hand?
6.0
1932

By Whose Hand?

City Editor (uncredited)

Night Court
6.4
1932

Night Court

Court Policeman (uncredited)

Seven Keys to Baldpate
6.4
1929

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Jim Cargan

Sins of Man
1936

Sins of Man

Twichelesko

Made on Broadway
6.5
1933

Made on Broadway

Moriarty

The Secret Six
5.5
1931

The Secret Six

Chief of Police Donlin

The Valiant
6.0
1929

The Valiant

Warden Holt

The Daring Young Man
1935

The Daring Young Man

Mayor's Committee Official

Thru Different Eyes
1929

Thru Different Eyes

Paducah

Golden Harvest
5.0
1933

Golden Harvest

Sheriff (uncredited)

Seven Footprints to Satan
6.1
1929

Seven Footprints to Satan

Uncle Joe

The Fire Brigade
3.5
1926

The Fire Brigade

Fire Chief Wallace

Murder on a Honeymoon
6.4
1935

Murder on a Honeymoon

Captain Beegle

Death on the Diamond
7.0
1934

Death on the Diamond

Patterson

Ladies They Talk About
6.1
1933

Ladies They Talk About

Detective Tracy (uncredited)

This Is My Affair
7.3
1937

This Is My Affair

Bradley Wallace

The Meanest Gal in Town
6.5
1934

The Meanest Gal in Town

Police Chief (uncredited)

Sing, Baby, Sing
5.7
1936

Sing, Baby, Sing

Mr. Lee, the Landlord

Two Arabian Knights
5.8
1927

Two Arabian Knights

American Consul

We Who Are About to Die
6.8
1937

We Who Are About to Die

Mike Brannigan

The Match King
6.2
1932

The Match King

Bodensky (uncredited)

The President Vanishes
5.8
1934

The President Vanishes

Cullen

Dancers in the Dark
4.8
1932

Dancers in the Dark

Police Sergeant McGroody

A Man's Game
1934

A Man's Game

Chief Jordan

Movie Crazy
6.4
1932

Movie Crazy

Mr. Hall

Name the Man
1924

Name the Man

Dan Collister

Village Tale
4.5
1935

Village Tale

Sheriff Ramsey

Merton of the Movies
1924

Merton of the Movies

Jeff Baird

Exclusive Story
6.5
1936

Exclusive Story

Captain (uncredited)

The Splendid Road
1925

The Splendid Road

Capt. Bashford

The Little American
6.3
1917

The Little American

English Barrister

Within the Law
5.1
1923

Within the Law

Inspector Burke

One Year Later
6.3
1933

One Year Later

Deputy Russell

The Great Mail Robbery
1927

The Great Mail Robbery

Captain Davis

Exit Smiling
7.9
1926

Exit Smiling

Orlando Wainwright

Central Park
5.3
1932

Central Park

Police Desk Sergeant Monahan (uncredited)

Fifty Roads to Town
1937

Fifty Roads to Town

Captain Galloway

Silver Dollar
5.7
1932

Silver Dollar

George, the Mine Foreman

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
3.0
1929

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929

Jay Darrell

Min and Bill
6.1
1930

Min and Bill

Groot

Thru Different Eyes
1942

Thru Different Eyes

Paducah

Kelly the Second
6.0
1936

Kelly the Second

Judge

A Dog of Flanders
7.0
1935

A Dog of Flanders

Carl Cogez

Alibi
6.0
1929

Alibi

Officer O'Brien

There Are No Villains
1921

There Are No Villains

Detective Flint

Secret of the Chateau
5.0
1934

Secret of the Chateau

Louis Bardou

A Lady's Profession
1933

A Lady's Profession

Mr. Stephens

Trapped
1931

Trapped

Police Chief

The Night Ride
1930

The Night Ride

Capt. O'Donnell

The Mystic
6.6
1925

The Mystic

Director of Police

That I May Live
6.5
1937

That I May Live

Chief of Police

Mixed Faces
1922

Mixed Faces

Murray McGuire

Don't
1925

Don't

Mr. Moffat

The Night Flyer
5.0
1928

The Night Flyer

Bucks

Charlie Chan's Courage
8.0
1934

Charlie Chan's Courage

Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)

Police Car 17
2.0
1933

Police Car 17

Captain T. J. Hart

Take the Stand
4.7
1934

Take the Stand

Police Commissioner

Blinky
1923

Blinky

Col. 'Raw Meat' Islip

Circus Days
6.3
1923

Circus Days

Daly

The Fighting Rookie
3.3
1934

The Fighting Rookie

Police Commissioner

By Divine Right
1924

By Divine Right

Tug Wilson

The Gaiety Girl
1924

The Gaiety Girl

John Kershaw

1926

The Ice Flood

The Silent Watcher
1924

The Silent Watcher

Detective Stuart

Beating the Game
1921

Beating the Game

G.B. Lawson

Sherlock Brown
1922

Sherlock Brown

J. J. Wallace

Chip of the Flying U
1926

Chip of the Flying U

J.G. Whitmore

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

Detective Ross

The Golden Snare
1921

The Golden Snare

'Fighting' Fitzgerald

A Dangerous Affair
1931

A Dangerous Affair

City Editor

The Enemy Sex
9.0
1924

The Enemy Sex

Harrigan Blood

The Right That Failed
1922

The Right That Failed

Mr. Talbot

Flesh and Blood
5.9
1922

Flesh and Blood

Detective Doyle

The Desert Outlaw
1924

The Desert Outlaw

Doc McChesney

Captain of the Guard
1930

Captain of the Guard

Priest

Hit and Run
1924

Hit and Run

Joe Burns

On Your Guard
6.0
1933

On Your Guard

Joshua Perkins

McFadden's Flats
1927

McFadden's Flats

Patrick Halloran

The Deadwood Coach
1924

The Deadwood Coach

Jim Shields - in play

Go Straight!
1925

Go Straight!

The Hunter

The Crash
1928

The Crash

Supt. Carleton

The Primrose Path
1931

The Primrose Path

Joe Malone

Strictly Personal
5.0
1933

Strictly Personal

Captain Reardon

The Heart Bandit
1924

The Heart Bandit

Pat O'Connell

Me, Gangster
1928

Me, Gangster

Police Chief

Those Who Dance
6.0
1930

Those Who Dance

Captain O'Brien

Out of Luck
1923

Out of Luck

Capt. Bristol

1924

Along Came Ruth

Captain Miles Standish

Midnight Morals
1932

Midnight Morals

Dan McKennan

Salvation Nell
1931

Salvation Nell

McGovern

The Hillcrest Mystery
1918

The Hillcrest Mystery

Tom Cameron

Red Hot Speed
1929

Red Hot Speed

Judge O'Brien

Alias Ladyfingers
6.0
1921

Alias Ladyfingers

Lt. Ambrose

Home Made
1927

Home Made

Mr. White

Caught Plastered
5.8
1931

Caught Plastered

Police Chief H.A. Morton

1915

At Bay

Judson Flagg

The Poverty of Riches
1921

The Poverty of Riches

Lyons

While London Sleeps
3.0
1926

While London Sleeps

Inspector Burke

The Air Mail Pilot
1928

The Air Mail Pilot

1928

Marry the Girl

Martin Wayland