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Jack Pennick(1895-1964)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jack Pennick
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Jack Pennick was an American film actor, a familiar face, primarily in the movies of John Ford. He was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of gold miner Albert R. and Bessie (Murray) Pennick. After himself working as a gold miner, Pennick joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served, with the Pekin Legation Guard, in China in 1912 and in World War I. He and his first wife, Grechin, had two children by the time he was 20. He had a third child with his second wife, Nona Lorraine. After the First World War, Pennick worked as a horse wrangler and got work as such in various film productions. His rather unforgettably unattractive face caught the attention of filmmakers, particularly Ford, and Pennick began to get work as an actor, as well as occasionally a military technical adviser. Pennick re-enlisted in the navy in 1942, at the age of 46. He served as Chief Petty Officer under Commander John Ford in the Field Photographic Unit and, according to Ford, was decorated with the Silver Star medal for action in which he was wounded at Majaz al Bab, Tunisia during World War II. He continued to appear in films after the war, his career waning simultaneously with Ford's. He died in Manhattan Beach, California, at the age of 68.
BornDecember 7, 1895
DiedAugust 16, 1964(68)
BornDecember 7, 1895
DiedAugust 16, 1964(68)
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Known for

Francis X. Bushman Jr., Cliff Edwards, William Haines, Leila Hyams, Vera Marshe, Polly Moran, Jack Pennick, Buddy Roosevelt, and Jay Wilsey in Way Out West (1930)
Way Out West
5.8
  • Pete
  • 1930
John Wayne, Donna Reed, and Robert Montgomery in They Were Expendable (1945)
They Were Expendable
7.2
  • 'Doc'
  • 1945
Tripoli (1950)
Tripoli
5.7
  • Busch
  • 1950
Shirley Temple and John Agar in Fort Apache (1948)
Fort Apache
7.4
  • Sgt. Daniel Schattuck
  • 1948

Credits

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  • How the West Was Won (1962)
    How the West Was Won
    7.1
    • Cpl. Murphy (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    8.1
    • Jack - Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • James Stewart and Richard Widmark in Two Rode Together (1961)
    Two Rode Together
    6.7
    • Sergeant (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Gunslinger (1961)
    Gunslinger
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Sgt. Duffy
    • 1961
  • James Drury and John McIntire in The Yank (1960)
    The Yank
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Sergeant
    • 1960
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Drill Sergeant Tim Molloy (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • John Wayne, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in The Alamo (1960)
    The Alamo
    6.8
    • Sgt. Lightfoot (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Jeffrey Hunter and Constance Towers in Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
    Sergeant Rutledge
    7.4
    • Courtroom Sergeant (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • William Holden and John Wayne in The Horse Soldiers (1959)
    The Horse Soldiers
    7.1
    • Sgt. Maj. 'Mitch' Mitchell (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner in The Buccaneer (1958)
    The Buccaneer
    6.4
    • Yank - Pirate
    • 1958
  • Spencer Tracy, John Carradine, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Pat O'Brien, Ricardo Cortez, Edward Brophy, Donald Crisp, Wallace Ford, Dianne Foster, James Gleason, and Basil Ruysdael in The Last Hurrah (1958)
    The Last Hurrah
    7.3
    • Police Sgt. Rafferty (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne in The Wings of Eagles (1957)
    The Wings of Eagles
    6.6
    • Joe McGuffey (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in The Searchers (1956)
    The Searchers
    7.8
    • Sergeant at Fort (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Victor Mature in The Last Frontier (1955)
    The Last Frontier
    6.3
    • Sergeant (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • James Cagney, Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, and William Powell in Mister Roberts (1955)
    Mister Roberts
    7.6
    • Marine Sergeant
    • 1955

Additional Crew



  • Gunslinger (1961)
    Gunslinger
    7.9
    TV Series
    • technical advisor
    • 1961
  • John Wayne, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in The Alamo (1960)
    The Alamo
    6.8
    • technical supervisor
    • 1960
  • Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner in The Buccaneer (1958)
    The Buccaneer
    6.4
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Wendell Corey, Joanne Dru, Carol Lynley, James MacArthur, and Fess Parker in The Light in the Forest (1958)
    The Light in the Forest
    6.4
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Prince Valiant (1954)
    Prince Valiant
    6.2
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Richard Burton, Victor Mature, and Jean Simmons in The Robe (1953)
    The Robe
    6.7
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
    Stars and Stripes Forever
    7.1
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, and Susan Hayward in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
    The Snows of Kilimanjaro
    6.1
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • James Cagney, Corinne Calvet, and Dan Dailey in What Price Glory (1952)
    What Price Glory
    6.1
    • military technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Rod Cameron, Lorna Gray, and Forrest Tucker in Oh! Susanna (1951)
    Oh! Susanna
    5.8
    • technical advisor
    • 1951
  • Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey, and Colleen Townsend in When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
    When Willie Comes Marching Home
    6.4
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Shirley Temple and John Agar in Fort Apache (1948)
    Fort Apache
    7.4
    • executive assistant (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Henry Fonda, Pedro Armendáriz, and Dolores Del Río in The Fugitive (1947)
    The Fugitive
    6.3
    • executive assistant
    • 1947
  • Maureen O'Hara, Roddy McDowall, Sara Allgood, Donald Crisp, John Loder, Walter Pidgeon, and Evan S. Evans in How Green Was My Valley (1941)
    How Green Was My Valley
    7.7
    • assistant: John Ford (uncredited)
    • 1941

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Shirley Temple and John Agar in Fort Apache (1948)
    Fort Apache
    7.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1948

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • J. Ronald Pennick
  • Height
    • 6′ 4½″ (1.94 m)
  • Born
    • December 7, 1895
    • Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Died
    • August 16, 1964
    • Manhattan Beach, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Gretchen K. SkinnerAugust 28, 1919 - ? (2 children)
  • Parents
      Albert R. Pennick
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    A former Marine, Pennick served not only in WW I and WW II, but also fought in "The Banana Wars", a series of US occupations of such Central American and Caribbean countries as Nicaragua, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Haiti in the 1920s and 1930s. Re-enlisting in the Marines at nearly 50 years of age during WW II, he received a Silver Star after being wounded in battle.
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