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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
Arrowsmith
(1931)
B.W. Tozer (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Fryer
Mystery of the Wax Museum
(1933)
Police Captain, 12th Precinct
Full Filmography
Acting
The Little American
(1917)
English Barrister
The Hillcrest Mystery
(1918)
Tom Cameron
The Golden Snare
(1921)
'Fighting' Fitzgerald
The Poverty of Riches
(1921)
Lyons
Alias Ladyfingers
(1921)
Lt. Ambrose
Beating the Game
(1921)
G.B. Lawson
There Are No Villains
(1921)
Detective Flint
Flesh and Blood
(1922)
Detective Doyle
Mixed Faces
(1922)
Murray McGuire
The Right That Failed
(1922)
Mr. Talbot
Sherlock Brown
(1922)
Within the Law
(1923)
Inspector Burke
Circus Days
(1923)
Daly
Out of Luck
(1923)
Capt. Bristol
Blinky
(1923)
Col. 'Raw Meat' Islip
Name the Man
(1924)
Dan Collister
The Deadwood Coach
(1924)
Jim Shields
The Enemy Sex
(1924)
Harrigan Blood
Merton of the Movies
(1924)
Jeff Baird
The Desert Outlaw
(1924)
Doc McChesney
Hit and Run
(1924)
Joe Burns
By Divine Right
(1924)
Tug Wilson
The Mystic
(1925)
Director of Police
Go Straight!
(1925)
The Hunter
The Splendid Road
(1925)
Capt. Bashford
Don't
(1925)
Mr. Moffat
The Fire Brigade
(1926)
Fire Chief Wallace
Chip of the Flying U
(1926)
J.G. Whitmore
While London Sleeps
(1926)
Inspector Burke
The Ice Flood
(1926)
Exit Smiling
(1926)
Orlando Wainwright
Two Arabian Knights
(1927)
American Consul
The Great Mail Robbery
(1927)
Captain Davis
McFadden's Flats
(1927)
Patrick Halloran
The Night Flyer
(1928)
Bucks
The Crash
(1928)
Supt. Carleton
The Air Mail Pilot
(1928)
Me, Gangster
(1928)
Police Chief
The Valiant
(1929)
Warden Holt
The Trial of Mary Dugan
(1929)
Inspector Hunt
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1929)
Jim Cargan
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
(1929)
Jay Darrell
Thru Different Eyes
(1929)
Paducah
Red Hot Speed
(1929)
Judge O'Brien
Seven Footprints to Satan
(1929)
Uncle Joe
Alibi
(1929)
Officer O'Brien
The Big House
(1930)
Wallace
The Night Ride
(1930)
Capt. O'Donnell
Captain of the Guard
(1930)
Priest
The Bat Whispers
(1930)
Police Captain
Min and Bill
(1930)
Groot
Those Who Dance
(1930)
Captain O'Brien
The Criminal Code
(1931)
Yard Captain Gleason
Caught Plastered
(1931)
Police Chief H.A. Morton
The Squaw Man
(1931)
Sheriff Bud Hardy
The Primrose Path
(1931)
Joe Malone
A Dangerous Affair
(1931)
City Editor
Salvation Nell
(1931)
McGovern
The Secret Six
(1931)
Chief of Police Donlin
Arrowsmith
(1931)
B.W. Tozer (uncredited)
Trapped
(1931)
Police Chief
Silver Dollar
(1932)
George, the Mine Foreman
The Match King
(1932)
Bodensky (uncredited)
Dancers in the Dark
(1932)
Police Sergeant McGroody
Midnight Morals
(1932)
Dan McKennan
Night Court
(1932)
Court Policeman (uncredited)
Central Park
(1932)
Police Desk Sergeant Monahan (uncredited)
Movie Crazy
(1932)
Mr. Hall
By Whose Hand?
(1932)
City Editor (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
(1933)
Police Captain, 12th Precinct
A Lady's Profession
(1933)
Mr. Stephens
One Year Later
(1933)
Deputy Russell
On Your Guard
(1933)
Joshua Perkins
Strictly Personal
(1933)
Captain Reardon
Golden Harvest
(1933)
Sheriff (uncredited)
Police Car 17
(1933)
Captain T. J. Hart
Reform Girl
(1933)
Capt. Balfour
I Loved a Woman
(1933)
Banker (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
(1933)
Detective Tracy
Massacre
(1934)
Sheriff Jennings
A Man's Game
(1934)
Chief Jordan
The President Vanishes
(1934)
Cullen
Secret of the Chateau
(1934)
Louis Bardou
Take the Stand
(1934)
Police Commissioner
The Meanest Gal in Town
(1934)
Police Chief (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond
(1934)
Patterson
A Wicked Woman
(1934)
The Sheriff
Charlie Chan's Courage
(1934)
Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
Little Man, What Now?
(1934)
Emil Kleninholz
The Fighting Rookie
(1934)
Police Commissioner
Murder on a Honeymoon
(1935)
Captain Beegle
A Dog of Flanders
(1935)
Carl Cogez
Mary Jane's Pa
(1935)
Sheriff
The Daring Young Man
(1935)
Mayor's Committee Official
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Fryer
Front Page Woman
(1935)
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
I Dream Too Much
(1935)
Man Yelling for Food (uncredited)
Village Tale
(1935)
Sheriff Ramsey
The Accusing Finger
(1936)
Prison Warden
Sins of Man
(1936)
Twichelesko
Kelly the Second
(1936)
Judge (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
Sing, Baby, Sing
(1936)
Mr. Lee, the Landlord
Exclusive Story
(1936)
Captain (uncredited)
That I May Live
(1937)
Chief of Police
We Who Are About to Die
(1937)
Mike Brannigan
This Is My Affair
(1937)
Bradley Wallace
Slave Ship
(1937)
Snodgrass
Fifty Roads to Town
(1937)
Captain Galloway
Thru Different Eyes
(1942)
Paducah