Benton Jennings
Acting
Biography
Began acting at age seven, portraying his boyhood hero "Robin Hood" in a school play. Thirty years later, he got to reprise the character in a professional theatrical production, plus choreographing the fight sequences. A third generation Texan, he fulfilled another boyhood dream -- that of performing in an Alamo movie...and not just one, but two Alamo movies. He earned a BFA in theatre arts from TCU (Texas Christian University) with additional studies in cinematography. Studies also include London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, The Film Actors Lab in Dallas, DeVera Marcus' Improv Class in L.A., & numerous L.A. voice-over coaches. Benton has performed in over 100 stage productions and national tours including 25 years with 2 partners in an award winning sketch comedy act -- "The Gunfighters" -- with over 6000 performances nationally, quite literally everywhere from being introduced onstage by Tony Randall at Madison Square Garden to performing alongsideClayton Moore of The Lone Ranger (1949) fame at a festival in Texas.
Place of Birth: El Paso - Texas - USA
Known For
Filmography
as Theodore Thimble III
as Judge
as Waiter
as Dr. Hoffman
as Rabbi
as Wilson Montemar
as Middle-Aged Patient
as Rich Snooty Man
as KTLV News Moderator
as Butler
as Butler Graves
as Adolf Hitler
as Father Henry
as Doug
as Brassy Judge
as Hitler
as Professor
as Robert Grayson
as Gene Marshall
as Dave (the mortician)
as Shoe Salesman
as Jordan
as Pro-Lifer
as Maitre'D
as Dan Charles
as Man
as Mr. Hobbs
as Chef
as Mr. Macvey
as Worthington
as Commissioner Ronald Kluft
as Concerned Citizen
as Bill
as Mister Mesmer (voice)
as Gov. Boggs
as Scottish Officer (uncredited)
as Hitman in photographs
as Agent West
as Toby Gilmore
as Nathan Jackson
as Gordon C. Jennings