Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick
Born	Ronald Jack Pennick December 7, 1895 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	August 16, 1964 (aged 68) Manhattan Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1926-1962
Spouse(s)	Grechin Pennick (? - ?) 2 children Nona Lorraine (? - ?) 1 child

Ronald Jack Pennick (December 7, 1895 – August 16, 1964) was an American film actor. After working as a gold miner as a young man, he appeared in over 140 films between 1926 and 1962. Pennick was a leading member of the informal John Ford Stock Company, appearing in dozens of the director's films. Pennick also drilled the military extras in John Wayne's The Alamo (1960).

Biography

Pennick was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of gold miner Albert R. and Bessie (Murray) Pennick. He and his first wife, Grechin, had two children by the time he was twenty. He had a third child with his second wife, Nona Lorraine. Pennick joined the United States Marine Corps and served with the Peking Legation Guard in China in 1912. He was with the Marines in World War I and reenlisted in the United States Navy in September, 1941, at the age of 45.^[1] He was promoted to commissioned warrant officer (chief photographer) in December 1942^[2] and served in the Field Photographic Unit under Commander John Ford. Pennick was awarded the Silver Star medal for action in North Africa.^[3] He died in Manhattan Beach, California at the age of 68.

Partial filmography

• The Blue Eagle (1926)
• The Broncho Twister - Jinx Johnson (1927)
• Four Sons - The Iceman (1928)
• Hangman's House - Man Bringing Dermot to Hanging (uncredited) (1928)
• Strong Boy (1929)
• Lucky Star - Army Driver (uncredited) (1929)
• The Black Watch - 42nd Highlander (uncredited) (1929)
• The Virginian - Slim (uncredited) (1929)
• Salute - Football Player (uncredited) (1929)
• Born Reckless - Sgt. (1930)
• The Phantom Express - Bubba-a Henchman (1932)
• Mister Mugg (1933 short)
• Tugboat Annie (1933)
• Jail Birds of Paradise (1934)
• The Prisoner of Shark Island - Corporal (uncredited) (1936)
• Stagecoach - Bartender in Tonto (uncredited) (1939)
• Drums Along the Mohawk - Amos Hartman (1939)
• Young Mr. Lincoln - Big Buck Troop (uncredited) (1939)
• The Long Voyage Home - Johnny (1940)
• The Grapes of Wrath Camp Helper (uncredited) (1940)
• The Westerner - Henry Willims (uncredited) (1940)
• Lady from Louisiana - Cuffs Brown (1941)
• How Green Was My Valley - Superintendent (uncredited) (1941)
• Sergeant York - Corporal Cutting (uncredited) (1941)
• They Were Expendable - "Doc" (1945
• My Darling Clementine - Stagecoach Driver (uncredited) (1946)
• Unconquored - Joe Lovat (uncredited) (1947)
• Fort Apache - Sgt. Daniel Schattuck (1948)
• 3 Godfathers - Luke (1948)
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - Sgt. Major (uncredited) (1949)
• Mighty Joe Young - Sam-Truck Driver (1949)
• The Fighting Kentuckian - Captain Dan Carol (1949)
• Rio Grande - Sgt. (uncredited) (1950)
• Operation Pacific - Chief (1951)
• The Sea Hornet - Salty (1951)
• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms - Jacob Bowman (1953)
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Cannon Mate Carson (1954)
• The Searchers - Sgt. at Fort (uncredited) (1956)
• The Wings of Eagles - Joe McGuffin (uncredited) (1957)
• The Buccaneer - Yank Pirate (1958)
• The Horse Soldiers - Sgt. Major "Mitch" Mitchell (uncredited) (1959)
• The Alamo - Sgt. Lightfoot (uncredited) (1960)
• Sergeant Rutledge - Courtroom Sgt. (uncredited) (1960)
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Jack-Bartender (uncredited) (1962)
• How The West Was Won - Captain Dan Carrol (uncredited) (1962)

Television

• Wagon Train - episode - The Colter Craven Story - Drill Sgt. Tim Molley (uncredited) (1960)
• Gunslinger - episodes - The Buried People, Appointment in Cascabel, The Zone, and The Diehards - Sgt. Duffy (1961)

References

1. Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135.
2. United States Department of the Navy, Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve, Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 1944, p. 1006
3. United States Department of the Navy, "Decorations and Citations," Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, August 1943, p. 57

External links

• Jack Pennick at the Internet Movie Database
• "Jack Pennick". Find a Grave. Retrieved February 18, 2008.