Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 21, 1871
Place of Birth
Cameron, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- De Witt C. Jennings
- De Witt Jennings
- DeWitt C. Jennings
- DeWitt Clarke Jennings
DeWitt Jennings
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.
Known For - Movies
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Fryer
The Big Trail
as Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)
The Daring Young Man
as Mayor's Committee Official
The Squaw Man
as Sheriff Bud Hardy
The Accusing Finger
as Prison Warden
Death on the Diamond
as Patterson
Little Man, What Now?
as Emil Kleninholz
Mary Jane's Pa
as Sheriff
Murder on a Honeymoon
as Captain Beegle
The Criminal Code
as Yard Captain Gleason