Benton Jennings

Benton Jennings


in El Paso - Texas - USA
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.

Movies for Benton Jennings...

Title: Palm Royale
Character: Theodore Thimble III
Released: March 19, 2024
Type: TV
In 1969, an ambitious woman aspires to cross the line between the haves and have-nots to secure her seat at America's most exclusive, fashionable, and treacherous table: Palm Beach high society.
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Title: For All Mankind
Character: Judge
Released: November 1, 2019
Type: TV
Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.
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The Wedding Year
Title: The Wedding Year
Character: Waiter
Released: September 20, 2019
Type: Movie
A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.
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2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes
Title: 2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes
Character: Dr. Hoffman
Released: July 9, 2019
Type: Movie
A man wakes up after an attempt on his life, with no memory of who he is. He suddenly finds himself on the run with his would-be assassin. His wife, a hard-edged, cool-headed police officer, begins a desperate search to find him. A move that could end her career.
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The Annunciation
Title: The Annunciation
Character: Rabbi (Lead)
Released: November 16, 2018
Type: Movie
A frustrated angel Gabriel, a disagreeing college student Mary, and a dumbfounded boyfriend Joseph have to figure out a very troubling mission to bear a child who will put their lives upside down.
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Trouble Is My Business
Title: Trouble Is My Business
Character: Wilson Montemar
Released: April 3, 2018
Type: Movie
Private eye Roland Drake cracks cases and romances femme fatales in 1940's Los Angeles while corrupt cop Det Barry Tate rules the city. A tale told in the classic style of film noir. Drake has fallen on hard times in a harsh world. He has been evicted from his office and disgraced by a missing persons case. Ruined in the public eye and with the police. it seems like it's all over for Roland Drake. Then, redemption walks in - with curves. The owner of those curves is a sexy, dark haired beauty named Katherine Montemar. She wants his help. The chemistry is immediate and her concern for the disappearance of her family members pulls him into her case - and into bed.
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Title: Dr. Ken
Character: Middle-Aged Patient
Released: October 2, 2015
Type: TV
Dr. Ken is a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. He is always trying to be a good doctor, as well as a good husband and dad to his two kids. However, these good intentions have a way of driving everyone crazy at both work and at home. Luckily, his therapist wife Allison is just the right partner to keep things sane.
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Title: Documentary Now!
Character: Rich Snooty Man
Released: August 20, 2015
Type: TV
Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.
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Title: Vegas
Character: KTLV News Moderator
Released: September 25, 2012
Type: TV
Ralph Lamb wants to be left in peace to run his ranch, but Las Vegas is now swelling with outsiders and corruption which are intruding on his simple life. Recalling Lamb's command as a military police officer during World War II, the Mayor appeals to his sense of duty to look into a murder of a casino worker – and so begins Lamb’s clash with Vincent Savino, a ruthless Chicago gangster who plans to make Vegas his own.
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Title: American Horror Story
Character: Butler Graves
Released: October 5, 2011
Type: TV
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
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Title: American Horror Story
Character: Butler
Released: October 5, 2011
Type: TV
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
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Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Title: Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Character: Adolf Hitler
Released: July 22, 2011
Type: Movie
In this unearthed lost movie from 1990 that the studio deemed too terrible to release, a Vietnam Veteran Sal Bando(Sorbo), tortured by his past as a Poolboy returns home to Van Nuys, California, and a country he doesn't recognize, in which it seems only Mexicans run pool-cleaning companies. Bando sets off on a brutal mission to reclaim his "rightful" vocation and enact revenge on the man(Trejo) who killed his wife and son.
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Title: Shameless
Character: Father Henry
Released: January 9, 2011
Type: TV
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
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Elevator Girl
Title: Elevator Girl
Character: Doug
Released: February 13, 2010
Type: Movie
A smart, uptight attorney and a disorganized yet passionate and creative woman meet in a stuck elevator, and sparks ignite instantly. Will opposites attract, or are they simply passing time before getting off on different floors?
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Title: The League
Character: Brassy Judge
Released: October 29, 2009
Type: TV
The League is an American sitcom and semi-improvised comedy about a about a fantasy football league and its members and their everyday lives.
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An American Carol
Title: An American Carol
Character: Hitler
Released: October 3, 2008
Type: Movie
A cynical anti-American Hollywood filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July holiday. He is visited by three spirits who take him on a hilarious journey in an attempt to show him the true meaning of America.
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Title: Greek
Character: Professor
Released: July 9, 2007
Type: TV
Casey Cartwright is poised to become the most powerful girl in the Greek system. Rusty, her little brother, is new on campus and he's the geek. But he sees Cyprus-Rhodes University as an opportunity to create a whole new identity.
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Title: Dexter
Character: Gene Marshall
Released: October 1, 2006
Type: TV
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
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Title: Big Love
Character: Dave (the mortician)
Released: March 12, 2006
Type: TV
The story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives -- Barb, Nicki and Margene-- their seven kids, three new houses and the opening of his newest hardware store. When disturbing news arrives about Bill's father, he is forced to reconnect with his polygamist parents who live on a fundamentalist compound in rural Utah.
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In Her Shoes
Title: In Her Shoes
Character: Shoe Salesman
Released: October 7, 2005
Type: Movie
Irresponsible party girl, Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer, Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.
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Title: How I Met Your Mother
Character: Jordan
Released: September 19, 2005
Type: TV
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
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Title: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Character: Pro-Lifer
Released: August 4, 2005
Type: TV
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character: Maitre'D
Released: June 7, 2005
Type: Movie
After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations. When they discover they're each other's next target, their secret lives collide in a spicy, explosive mix of wicked comedy, pent-up passion, nonstop action and high-tech weaponry.
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Mary Christmas
Title: Mary Christmas
Character: Dan Charles
Released: November 29, 2002
Type: Movie
Californian widower Joel Wallace, a successful businessman, is a great catch in a grand mansion, but absorbed by his work. His daughter Felice writes to a TV Christmas special, hoping for a 'new mammy'.
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Title: Without a Trace
Character: Man
Released: September 26, 2002
Type: TV
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
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Title: Scrubs
Character: Mr. Hobbs
Released: October 2, 2001
Type: TV
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
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Winning London
Title: Winning London
Character: Chef
Released: March 27, 2001
Type: Movie
When Chloe and Riley Lawrence are invited to London to participate in the international Model U.N. competition, they enjoy seeing the sights and head over heals romance with cute british boys of course.
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The Last Dance
Title: The Last Dance
Character: Mr. Macvey
Released: October 29, 2000
Type: Movie
A retired school teacher is reminded of her past after she befriends with one of her former students, Todd Cope.
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Title: Family Law
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
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Title: Charmed
Character: Concerned Citizen
Released: October 7, 1998
Type: TV
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.
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Legacy
Title: Legacy
Character: Gov. Boggs
Released: July 3, 1993
Type: Movie
A portrayal of the early Latter-day Saints' joys, sacrifices, hopes, and trials; their epic journey to the Salt Lake Valley; and their legacy of faith in Jesus Christ.
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The Last of the Mohicans
Title: The Last of the Mohicans
Character: Scottish Officer (uncredited)
Released: August 26, 1992
Type: Movie
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.
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Reanimator Academy
Title: Reanimator Academy
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
A Herbert West wannabe brings back a stand up comedian's head, much hilarity ensues.
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Blood on the Badge
Title: Blood on the Badge
Character: Hitman in photographs
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
A cop goes to a small Texas town to find out who murdered his former partner there.
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Steele's Law
Title: Steele's Law
Character: Agent West
Released: June 9, 1991
Type: Movie
Steele, a plainclothes Chicago cop, is recruited by the FBI to foil an assassination plot in Dallas, Texas. It seems that Joe Keno, a former nemesis of Steele, is planning to assassinate the Iraqi ambassador to the U.S. Keno is funded by several prominent Texas businessmen. Steele travels to Dallas, where he makes friends with Barnes; Steele is contacted by a Dallas-based FBI agent who sets him up with his contact, "Peacekeeper." Joe Keno has abandoned previous ways and methods; the assassin is now also a serial killer. While Keno's victims are found in abandoned warehouses and parks, Steele encounters numerous obstacles. The Chicago cop encounters friendly Texas racists, is ambushed in a redneck saloon, and battles the incompetence and petty jealousy of Dallas police. Meanwhile Steele tries to stop Keno before the Iraqi ambassador becomes his next victim.
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Highway to Hell
Title: Highway to Hell
Character: Toby Gilmore
Released: August 10, 1990
Type: Movie
Escaped mass murderer goes on a rampage and is hunted by the cop who sent him up the first time.
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Macon County War
Title: Macon County War
Character: Nathan Jackson
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
When the down-on-his luck Folk Singer Cole Jackson returns to Macon County his homecoming isn't what he expected! Planning to rest and recharge his batteries, Haggerty fins his brother Nate locked in deadly and soon to turn violent battle with the mayor in attempting to locate a toxic waste disposal dump in his town. What follows is an action-packed race with non-stop excitement to drive the mayor out of Macon County!
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Alamo: The Price of Freedom
Title: Alamo: The Price of Freedom
Character: Gordon C. Jennings
Released: March 6, 1988
Type: Movie
In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.