Portrayed figures of authority in Hollywood films from 1915 until the end of his days.
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Heavy-set, tough-looking character actor from the Broadway stage (debut 1906). Had begun his career as an usher. Often played brutal prison officials or ship captains. However, when the occasion demanded, his grim, authoritarian features lent themselves as easily to comedy as to villainy.
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Children: John (c. 1909), Clarke (c. 1910), Margaret (c. 1913)
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Right That Failed
1922
Mr. Talbot
From the Ground Up
1921
Mr. Mortimer
There Are No Villains
1921
Detective Flint
The Poverty of Riches
1921
Lyons
Alias Ladyfingers
1921
Lt. Ambrose
The Invisible Power
1921
Mark Shadwell
Beating the Game
1921/I
G.B. Lawson
The Golden Snare
1921
'Fighting' Fitzgerald
The Greater Claim
1921
Richard Everard Sr
Three Sevens
1921
Samuel Green
His Woman
1919
Short
The Hillcrest Mystery
1918
Tom Cameron
The Little American
1917
English Barrister
Sporting Blood
1916
Dave Garrison (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
At Bay
1915
Judson Flagg (as De Witt C. Jennings)
The Warrens of Virginia
1915
Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Deep Purple
1915
Gordon Laylock
Slave Ship
1937
Snodgrass
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
Captain Galloway
This Is My Affair
1937
Bradley Wallace (as De Witt Jennings)
That I May Live
1937
Chief of Police
Midnight Taxi
1937
Capt. Wainwright (scenes deleted)
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1937
Doctor on Farm
We Who Are About to Die
1937
Mike Brannigan
The Accusing Finger
1936
Prison Warden
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
Mr. Lee, the Landlord (uncredited)
Kelly the Second
1936
Judge (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
The Crime of Dr. Forbes
1936
Judge Benson
Sins of Man
1936
Twichelesko
Exclusive Story
1936
Captain (uncredited)
I Dream Too Much
1935
Man Yelling for Food (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
Fryer
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
Freight Agent (uncredited)
The Daring Young Man
1935
Mayor's Committee Official (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
1935
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Village Tale
1935
Sheriff Ramsey
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
Sheriff
A Dog of Flanders
1935
Carl Cogez
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935
Captain Beegle
A Wicked Woman
1934
The Sheriff
Secret of the Chateau
1934
Louis Bardou
The President Vanishes
1934
Edward Cullen
Death on the Diamond
1934
Patterson
Take the Stand
1934
Police Commissioner
The Cat's-Paw
1934
Pete - Policeman (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Courage
1934
Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
A Man's Game
1934
Chief Jordan
Operator 13
1934
Artilleryman (uncredited)
The Fighting Rookie
1934
Police Commissioner
Little Man, What Now?
1934
Emil Kleinholz
She Made Her Bed
1934
Show Boss (uncredited)
Massacre
1934
Sheriff Jennings
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934
Police Chief (uncredited)
Fugitive Lovers
1934
Warden (uncredited)
The Women in His Life
1933
Warden (uncredited)
From Headquarters
1933
Third-Degree Detective (uncredited)
Day of Reckoning
1933
First Deputy (uncredited)
Police Car 17
1933
Captain T. J. Hart
Golden Harvest
1933
Sheriff (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
1933
Banker (uncredited)
One Year Later
1933
Deputy Russell
Fighting with Kit Carson
1933
Army Colonel (Ch. 1) (uncredited)
Made on Broadway
1933
Moriarty (uncredited)
Song of the Eagle
1933
Chief of Police / Colonel Hellfire Harry (uncredited)
Strictly Personal
1933
Inspector Flynn
Reform Girl
1933
Capt. Balfour
A Lady's Profession
1933
Mr. Stephens
Grand Slam
1933
Private Detective R.J. Flynn (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
Police Captain
Ladies They Talk About
1933
Detective Tracy (uncredited)
On Your Guard
1933
Joshua Perkins
The Match King
1932
Bodensky (uncredited)
Central Park
1932
Police Desk Sergeant Monahan (uncredited)
Silver Dollar
1932
The Mine Foreman
The Bride's Bereavement; or, The Snake in the Grass