Benton Jennings
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Benton Jennings is an American
film, television, and stage actor, based in Los Angeles, CA.
(TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas
with a BFA in Theatre Arts, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
(LAMDA), and The Film Actors Lab in Dallas, Texas studying under Adam Roarke
and Spencer Milligan
.
Jennings has performed in over 50 film and television roles, and over 100 stage productions nationally and in the UK. He also performed in over 6000 performances with the nationally touring sketch comedy troupe, "The Gunfighters", which he co-founded in 1975.
He has the dubious distinction of having portrayed Adolf Hitler
four times: once on the TV soap Passions
, David Zucker's 2008 comedy film An American Carol
, the indie comedy feature "Poolboy: Drowning Out The Fury" with Kevin Sorbo
, and on Jimmy Kimmel Live
in the "Captain Mexico" parody sketch, ep 9.163, 26 July 2011.
In 2009, he became a series regular in the hit comedy web series
Safety Geeks:SVI playing the role of Hopkins, a droll English butler. The series also stars Brittney Powell
, Dave Beeler, Tom Konkle, and Mary Cseh.
Jennings is currently a member of the SkyPilot Theatre Company in Los Angeles
.
He is the youngest son of William Bryan Jennings who played the cop in the 1966 cult film favorite, Manos: the Hands of Fate
.
He is the founder of the Living History
organization, 93rd Sutherland Highland Regiment of Foot
Living History Unit, organized in 1989.
United States
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film, television, and stage actor, based in Los Angeles, CA.
Career
He attended Texas Christian UniversityTexas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
(TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
with a BFA in Theatre Arts, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is a leading British drama school in west London. LAMDA's president is Timothy West and its new principal is Joanna Read, who recently succeeded Peter James...
(LAMDA), and The Film Actors Lab in Dallas, Texas studying under Adam Roarke
Adam Roarke
Adam Roarke was an American actor and film director.Roarke was born Richard Jordan Gerler in Brooklyn, New York, where he was a street gang member during his youth...
and Spencer Milligan
Spencer Milligan
Spencer Milligan is an American actor best known for playing Rick Marshall, the father of Will and Holly Marshall, on the first two seasons of the 1970s children science fiction TV series, Land of the Lost. The fictional Marshalls were an American family who found themselves transported to a...
.
Jennings has performed in over 50 film and television roles, and over 100 stage productions nationally and in the UK. He also performed in over 6000 performances with the nationally touring sketch comedy troupe, "The Gunfighters", which he co-founded in 1975.
He has the dubious distinction of having portrayed Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
four times: once on the TV soap Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
, David Zucker's 2008 comedy film An American Carol
An American Carol
An American Carol is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Zucker and starring Kevin Farley. In some other countries the film is known as Big Fat Important Movie...
, the indie comedy feature "Poolboy: Drowning Out The Fury" with Kevin Sorbo
Kevin Sorbo
Kevin David Sorbo is an American actor best known for the roles of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda and Kull in Kull the Conqueror.-Early life:...
, and on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003, following Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios...
in the "Captain Mexico" parody sketch, ep 9.163, 26 July 2011.
In 2009, he became a series regular in the hit comedy web series
Web series
A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...
Safety Geeks:SVI playing the role of Hopkins, a droll English butler. The series also stars Brittney Powell
Brittney Powell
Brittney Powell is a German-American actress. She was the star of the series Safety Geeks: SVI. She represented the show at Comic-Con in San Diego, California during 2009 and modeled for the Safety Geeks 2010, 2011, and 2012 Safety Pin-Up Calendars.-Television:* Safety Geeks:SVI - Dr...
, Dave Beeler, Tom Konkle, and Mary Cseh.
Jennings is currently a member of the SkyPilot Theatre Company in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
He is the youngest son of William Bryan Jennings who played the cop in the 1966 cult film favorite, Manos: the Hands of Fate
Manos: The Hands of Fate
Manos: The Hands of Fate is an American horror film written, directed, produced by, and starring Harold P. Warren. It is widely recognized to be one of the worst films ever made...
.
He is the founder of the Living History
Living History
Living History is the autobiography of Secretary of State, former United States Senator from New York, and former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, published in 2003....
organization, 93rd Sutherland Highland Regiment of Foot
93rd Regiment of Foot
The 93rd Regiment of Foot was a Line Infantry Regiment of the British Army . In 1881 during the Childers Reforms it was united with the 91st Regiment of Foot to form the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders .- The 93rd Regiment :The 93rd Regiment was raised three times before it became the...
Living History Unit, organized in 1989.
Television
- Safety Geeks:SVI (2009) - Hopkins (Series Regular)
- The EventThe Event (TV series)The Event is an American television series containing elements of science fiction, action/adventure and political allegory. The show was created by Nick Wauters, and premiered on NBC on September 20, 2010...
(2011) - How I Met Your Mother (2010) - Jordan
- The League (2010) - Brassy Judge
- GreekGreek (TV series)Greek is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University , located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system...
(2011) - Professor - Elevator Girl Hallmark ChannelHallmark ChannelThe Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...
TV movie (2010) - Doug - Big LoveBig LoveBig Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...
(2010) - Dave - ScrubsScrubs (TV series)Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
(2007) - Mr. Hobbs - HeartlandHeartland (U.S. TV series)Heartland was an American television drama series airing on TNT. The series was based in the high-stakes world of heart-transplant surgery at "St. Jude" hospital in Pittsburgh based largely on the transplant center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center...
(2007) - Robert Grayson - Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz (2007) - Priest in HypeMan
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2004 - ) - Various sketch roles
- The Call (Pilot) (2007) - Pilgrim
- 12 Miles of Bad Road12 Miles of Bad Road12 Miles of Bad Road is a television show originally created for HBO centered on a Texas matriarch who must reconcile her booming real estate business and immense wealth with the day-to-day struggles of her dysfunctional family life.-Cast:...
(2007) - Fred - DexterDexter (TV series)Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...
(2006) - Gene Marshall - Without a TraceWithout a TraceWithout a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
(2006) - NA Man - It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaIt's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American television sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. New episodes continue to air on FX, with reruns playing on Comedy Central, general broadcast syndication, and WGN America—the first-ever cable-to-cable syndication deal for a sitcom...
(2005) - Pro-Lifer - VH-1 Big in 04 (2004) - Bennington, Brigitte Nelson & Flava Flav's English Butler
- JAGJAG (TV series)JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
(2003) - Bailiff - I'm With HerI'm with HerI'm with Her is an American sitcom which aired for one season on ABC.-Synopsis:The series, loosely based on creator Chris Henchy's relationship with wife Brooke Shields, begins on that chance meeting...
(2003) - Man - A.U.S.A.A.U.S.A.A.U.S.A. is an American sitcom television series that aired in 2003 on NBC, starring Scott Foley.-Plot:Adam Sullivan is a naive, but well-intentioned federal prosecutor in New York City, who must contend with the difficulties of both his work life and his romantic life...
(2003) - Jury Foreman - Mary ChristmasMary ChristmasMary Christmas is a pseudonym of Emily O'Hara, an activist and a former editor of $pread magazine, a New York-based magazine on sex industry workers' rights. She was also involved in Radical Cheerleaders, a group of leftist activists who cheer in squads at protests.Mary Christmas currently works...
(TV movie) (2002) - Dan Charles - PassionsPassionsPassions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
(2002) - Adolf Hitler - Strong MedicineStrong MedicineStrong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and...
(2001) - Worthington - Arli$$ (2001) - Dean Chance
- The Drew Carey ShowThe Drew Carey ShowThe Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....
(2001) - Bill - Family LawFamily lawFamily law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including:*the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;...
(2000) - Commissioner Ronald Kluft - Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2000) - Mister Mesmer
- ProfilerProfiler (TV series)Profiler was an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the fictional FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force based in Atlanta, Georgia....
(2000) - Lance Persky - The Last Dance (TV movie) (2000) - Mr. Macvey
- The Frontier: Decisive Battles (2000) - Colonel Robert Dale
- CharmedCharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
(2000) - Concerned Citizen - City GuysCity GuysCity Guys is a United States television sitcom that aired from 1997 to December 2001. It lasted five seasons, and ended its airing time around the dissolution of TNBC.-Premise:...
(2000) - Tony - Dallas: The Early YearsDallas: The Early YearsDallas: The Early Years was a made for television movie that first aired on March 23, 1986 on CBS during the eighth season of the TV series Dallas...
(1986) - Oil Man - All American Cowboy (1985) - Gunfighter
Film
- Mr. & Mrs. SmithMr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a 2005 American romantic comedy action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. The original music score was composed by John Powell...
(2005) - Maitre'd - In Her Shoes (2005) - Shoe Salesman (John Johnson)
- An American CarolAn American CarolAn American Carol is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Zucker and starring Kevin Farley. In some other countries the film is known as Big Fat Important Movie...
(2008) - Adolf Hitler - San Francisco 2177 (2010 film) (2010) - Hoffman
- Poolboy: Drowning Out The Fury (2010 film) (2010) - Adolf Hitler
- San SabaSan Saba (film)The film, San Saba, stars Angus Macfadyen, Vivica A. Fox and Elizabeth Rohm. It is a film noir detective thriller and was directed by Mike Greene. The Production Designer was Brian Fowler. The film was produced in conjunction with AmberGreen Entertainment and Rigel Entertainment...
(2008) - Arthur "Chip" Miller - How Henri Came To Stay (2006) - Mr. Darly
- I-See-You.ComI-See-You.ComI-See-You.Com is a comedy film directed and co-written by Eric Steven Stahl, starring Beau Bridges and Rosanna Arquette.-Plot:Harvey Bellinger , his wife Lydia , and their two teenage kids live a well off life in suburbia...
(2006) - HR Executive - TemptationTemptationA temptation is an act that looks appealing to an individual. It is usually used to describe acts with negative connotations and as such, tends to lead a person to regret such actions, for various reasons: legal, social, psychological , health, economic, etc...
(2003) - Boris, the Butler - PollinatorPollinatorA pollinator is the biotic agent that moves pollen from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of a flower to accomplish fertilization or syngamy of the female gamete in the ovule of the flower by the male gamete from the pollen grain...
(2002) - Doctor Rappaccini - Winning LondonWinning London-Plot:Chloe Lawrence is a very driven teenager and leader of her high school's Model United Nations team. After performing particularly well in a competition, the team is selected to attend the international Model UN competition in London, United Kingdom. One of the team members, Randall, is...
(2001) - Chef (British hotel) - Sisyphus Rocks (2001) - Herman Perkins
- Shoo Fly (2001) - Doctor Bum the Messenger of the Gods
- The Last of the MohicansThe Last of the MohicansThe Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in February 1826. It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known...
(1992) - Scottish Officer - Steele's Law (1991) - Agent West
- Travis (1991) - Col. William Barrett Travis
- Highway to HellHighway to HellHighway to Hell can refer to:*Highway to Hell , 1979 album by AC/DC**"Highway to Hell" , the title track from the album*Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell*Highway to Hell , a 1992 film starring Chad Lowe and Kristy Swanson...
(1990) - Toby Gilmore - Macon County War (1990) - Nathan Jackson
- Legacy (1990) - Governor Boggs
- Alamo: The Price of Freedom (1988) - Gordon C. Jennings
External links
- Official Website
- 93rd Highlanders Living History
- Talent profile of Benton Jennings on SlateCast.com
- Benton Jennings Biography
- Benton Jennings - The Gunfighters
- SkyPilot Theatre Company
- Benton Jennings Youtube Channel
- Benton Jennings Facebook Fan Page
- "Safety Geeks: SVI", episode 1 in series
- "Safety Geeks: SVI" by Dave & Tom