Benton Jennings
Biography
Benton Jennings is an American actor, writer and director who works in film, television, commercials, voice-over and theater. Born in El Paso, Texas, he studied theater arts at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and attended The Film Actors Lab in Dallas, where his teachers included Adam Roarke and Spencer Milligan. He has more than 60 screen roles to his name and has appeared in over 100 stage productions in the United States, the UK and Europe. In 1975 he co-founded the sketch comedy troupe The Gunfighters, performing with it in more than 6,000 shows. His role as the Rabbi in The Annunciation (2018) won him 27 Best Actor awards at film festivals. He has played Adolf Hitler five times and became a series regular on Safety Geeks: SVI in 2009 and on School And Board in 2012.
70years old
Turns 71 on October 27in 14 days
- Born El Paso
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 18 years2001 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 20192177: The San Francisco Love Hacker CrimesIMDb rating 1.5
- 2018The AnnunciationIMDb rating 4.6
- 2018Trouble Is My BusinessIMDb rating 4.3
- 2010Elevator GirlIMDb rating 6.3
- 2001Winning LondonIMDb rating 5.4
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A first
Jennings has played Adolf Hitler five times, including on the soap Passions, in David Zucker's 2008 comedy An American Carol, and in a Jimmy Kimmel Live! sketch.
Behind the award
For playing Rabbi in the independent film The Annunciation, Jennings earned 27 Best Actor awards from film festivals, among them The New York Best Actor Awards, Best Shorts Competition and Accolade Global Film Competition.
Beyond film
Jennings co-founded the sketch comedy troupe The Gunfighters in 1975, and with the nationally touring and award-winning group he performed in over 6000 performances.
Early training
Benton Jennings earned a BFA in theater arts at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. His training also took him to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and The Film Actors Lab in Dallas, Texas, where Adam Roarke and Spencer Milligan were his teachers.
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Worked with
Benton Jennings made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Lacey Chabert's page
Sean Patrick Flanery's page
Vernon Wells's page
Dominique Swain's page
Joey King's page
Maria Olsen's page
Craig ShapiroDirector, 1 film, 2001
All films by Craig Shapiro
All films by Tom Konkle
Bradford MayDirector, 1 film, 2010
All films by Bradford May
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.