DeWitt Jennings
Known for
Time and sheer volume of work have made DeWitt Jennings a veteran actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. 'Mutiny on the Bounty' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. Another entry worth naming is 'Mystery of the Wax Museum'. There are 112 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories.
DeWitt Jennings
112 Movies
Time and sheer volume of work have made DeWitt Jennings a veteran actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. 'Mutiny on the Bounty' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. Another entry worth naming is 'Mystery of the Wax Museum'. There are 112 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories.
Movies
Plays Fryer
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
Plays McGovern
Salvation Nell
1931
Plays Police Captain, 12th Precinct
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
Plays Snodgrass
Slave Ship
1937
Plays Warden Holt
The Valiant
1929
Plays Emil Kleninholz
Little Man, What Now?
1934
Plays Bradley Wallace
This Is My Affair
1937
Plays J. J. Wallace
Sherlock Brown
1922
Plays Joshua Perkins
On Your Guard
1933
Plays Inspector Hunt
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1929
Plays Captain Beegle
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935
Plays George, the Mine Foreman
Silver Dollar
1932
Plays Fire Chief Wallace
The Fire Brigade
1926
Plays Police Chief H.A. Morton
Caught Plastered
1931
Plays Sheriff Bud Hardy
The Squaw Man
1931
Plays Yard Captain Gleason
The Criminal Code
1931
Plays Daly
Circus Days
1923
Plays Wallace
The Big House
1930
Plays Uncle Joe
Seven Footprints to Satan
1929
Plays English Barrister
The Little American
1917
Plays American Consul
Two Arabian Knights
1927
Plays Mike Brannigan
We Who Are About to Die
1937
Plays Inspector Burke
Within the Law
1923
Plays Mr. Hall
Movie Crazy
1932
Plays Jay Darrell
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929
Plays Detective Flint
There Are No Villains
1921
Plays Inspector Burke
While London Sleeps
1926
Plays Police Commissioner
The Fighting Rookie
1934
Plays Patterson
Death on the Diamond
1934
Plays Col. 'Raw Meat' Islip
Blinky
1923
Plays Groot
Min and Bill
1930
Plays Chief of Police Donlin
The Secret Six
1931
Plays Sheriff
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
Plays Director of Police
The Mystic
1925
Plays Mr. Lee, the Landlord
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
Plays Louis Bardou
Secret of the Chateau
1934
Plays Police Commissioner
Take the Stand
1934
Plays The Sheriff
A Wicked Woman
1934
Plays Deputy Russell
One Year Later
1933
Plays Officer O'Brien
Alibi
1929
Plays Mr. Talbot
The Right That Failed
1922
Plays Prison Warden
The Accusing Finger
1936
Plays Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
Charlie Chan's Courage
1934
Plays Cullen
The President Vanishes
1934
Plays Police Captain
The Bat Whispers
1930
Plays Orlando Wainwright
Exit Smiling
1926
Plays Jim Cargan
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1929
Plays Chief of Police
That I May Live
1937
Plays Captain O'Brien
Those Who Dance
1930
Plays Police Sergeant McGroody
Dancers in the Dark
1932
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Mutiny on the Bounty
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That I May Live
Chief of Police
1937
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Slave Ship
Snodgrass
1937
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Fifty Roads to Town
Captain Galloway
1937
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This Is My Affair
Bradley Wallace
1937
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We Who Are About to Die
Mike Brannigan
1937
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The Accusing Finger
Prison Warden
1936
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Sing, Baby, Sing
Mr. Lee, the Landlord
1936
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Sins of Man
Twichelesko
1936
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Exclusive Story
Captain (uncredited)
1936
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is DeWitt Jennings still alive?
DeWitt Jennings passed away on March 1, 1937 at age 65.
What are the most famous roles of DeWitt Jennings?
DeWitt Jennings is best known for roles in Mutiny on the Bounty, Mystery of the Wax Museum, The Big Trail.
How many movies has DeWitt Jennings been in?
Over a 22-year career (since 1915), DeWitt Jennings has appeared in 112 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was DeWitt Jennings's first movie?
The career of DeWitt Jennings began with At Bay (1915).
What is DeWitt Jennings's most recent movie or series?
DeWitt Jennings's most recent release is That I May Live, which premiered on September 13, 1937.
DeWitt Jennings
1871-06-21 · Cameron, Missouri, USA
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.