Si Jenks
Biography
Si Jenks was an American actor who worked in vaudeville and film for close to two decades and appeared in some 224 movies. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, he ran away from home as a young man and joined a medicine show, then traveled the country with circuses and worked as a comedian with a ranch outfit before finding success in the Broadway production Get Rich Quick Wallingford, in which he played a rube bus driver for 55 weeks. He moved into Hollywood films around 1921, taking vaudeville style comedy roles, and appeared in 1930s features including Naughty Marietta, Stand Up and Cheer! and Fighting Shadows. Among his best known appearances were Zorro's Black Whip (1944), The Village Blacksmith, The Rider of the Law, Oregon Trail, The Cowboy Star and The Great Train Robbery. He died in 1970.
93years old at death
- Born Norristown
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: LibraFirst day of the sign, on the Virgo cusp
- Howard Jenkins (birth name)Also credited as Si Jenkins, Cy Jenks, Si 'Rawhide' Jenks and Steamboat Simon
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 24 years1928 to 1952
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First role
Jenks launched his theater career around the early 1890s. After leaving home, he became part of Diamond Jack's medicine show in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Big break
Jenks achieved early success in the Broadway theater production Get Rich Quick Wallingford, where he played the rube bus driver for 55 weeks.
A change of course
Jenks later toured the United States with circuses. He was associated with Professor Gleason, a horse trainer who was noted at that time.
A change of course
In 1908, Jenks worked as a comedian with the 101 ranch, and afterward he went along with that outfit when it traveled to Mexico.
Si Jenks movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Henry Hathaway directed two of these films, David Butler two. Francis Ford appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Francis Ford's page
Ward Bond's page
Arthur Aylesworth's page
Mary MacLaren's page
Henry HathawayDirector, 2 films, 1936 to 1951
All films by Henry Hathaway
All films by David Butler
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.