Brent Jennings

Acting

Brent Jennings

Born April 13, 1951 · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA (age 75)

Brent Jennings (born April 13, 1951) is an American actor. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and is a 1969 graduate of Little Rock Central High School. He played Oakland Athletics coach Ron Washington in the 2011 film Moneyball, played supporting character Ernie, traveling plumbing salesman in the short-lived, but acclaimed AMC television series Lodge 49 and currently stars in the TV series A…

Known For

MoneyballMoneyball · 2011
Moneyball
7.32011
MovieDrama
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
WitnessWitness · 1985
Witness
7.11985
MovieCrimeDrama
While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.
LifeLife · 1999
Life
6.71999
MovieComedyCrime
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
BrubakerBrubaker · 1980
Brubaker
7.11980
MovieCrimeDrama
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Red HeatRed Heat · 1988
Red Heat
6.21988
MovieActionCrime
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Love SongsLove Songs · 1999
Love Songs
8.71999
MovieRomance
Louis Gossett, Jr, Robert Townsend and Andre Braugher come together to each direct a short story, all of which are interconnected through themes of love and family. Set in the same predominantly black neighbourhood in North Philadelphia, these threecompelling tales tell the stories of an up-and-coming heavyweight boxer, a vegetable vendor, and a man who must protect a family member from the abuse of another.
Another 48 Hrs.Another 48 Hrs. · 1990
Another 48 Hrs.
6.01990
MovieActionComedy
For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.
Where's Marlowe?Where's Marlowe? · 1998
Where's Marlowe?
5.51998
MovieComedyMystery
After making a disastrous 3-hour documentary on New York City's water supply, two young filmmakers focus on the goings-on of life in the LA offices of Boone and Murphy, private investigators. Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail to bring in the big bucks, however, and after sleeping with the wife of one of their clients, Murphy leaves. To stop Boone from having to close down the business, the filmmakers must resort to a more hands-on approach in the investigations to ensure the completion of their movie.

Movies

MoneyballMoneyball · 2011
Moneyball
7.32011
MovieDrama
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
WitnessWitness · 1985
Witness
7.11985
MovieCrimeDrama
While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.
LifeLife · 1999
Life
6.71999
MovieComedyCrime
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
BrubakerBrubaker · 1980
Brubaker
7.11980
MovieCrimeDrama
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Red HeatRed Heat · 1988
Red Heat
6.21988
MovieActionCrime
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Love SongsLove Songs · 1999
Love Songs
8.71999
MovieRomance
Louis Gossett, Jr, Robert Townsend and Andre Braugher come together to each direct a short story, all of which are interconnected through themes of love and family. Set in the same predominantly black neighbourhood in North Philadelphia, these threecompelling tales tell the stories of an up-and-coming heavyweight boxer, a vegetable vendor, and a man who must protect a family member from the abuse of another.
Another 48 Hrs.Another 48 Hrs. · 1990
Another 48 Hrs.
6.01990
MovieActionComedy
For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.
Where's Marlowe?Where's Marlowe? · 1998
Where's Marlowe?
5.51998
MovieComedyMystery
After making a disastrous 3-hour documentary on New York City's water supply, two young filmmakers focus on the goings-on of life in the LA offices of Boone and Murphy, private investigators. Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail to bring in the big bucks, however, and after sleeping with the wife of one of their clients, Murphy leaves. To stop Boone from having to close down the business, the filmmakers must resort to a more hands-on approach in the investigations to ensure the completion of their movie.
Outrage!Outrage! · 1986
Outrage!
5.31986
MovieTV MovieCrime
After a technicality results in the release of a man being tried for the rape and murder of a young woman, her father murders the man. Admitting his guilt and refusing to use temporary insanity, the father places his attorney in a virtual no-win situation. In an extreme effort, the attorney decides to call the judge who released the murderer originally and to challenge the entire legal system that would permit such a travesty.
KansasKansas · 1988
Kansas
5.31988
MovieDramaThriller
A young man returning home to attend a wedding hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber. Before he knows it, the man finds himself involved in the robber's plans.
Don King: Only in AmericaDon King: Only in America · 1997
Don King: Only in America
6.81997
MovieDramaTV Movie
A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.
The Serpent and the RainbowThe Serpent and the Rainbow · 1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow
6.41988
MovieHorrorThriller
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.
PointmanPointman · 1994
Pointman
6.31994
MovieActionTV Movie
Arbitrageur Constantine "Connie" Harper is sentenced to a maximum security prison for fraud and decking the DA at his trial. Upon his release, one of his cellmates asks him to bodyguard his sister Rosie, who is being threatened by a diamond broker over some diamonds. Connie becomes a reluctant bodyguard to Rosie. While in prison, his name got on "the list," a collection of people to go to when you've exhausted all other options.
Child's CryChild's Cry · 1986
Child's Cry
7.51986
MovieDramaTV Movie
A social worker starts working with a shy, withdrawn 6 year old whom she believes is the victim of sexual abuse.
Blue Ridge FallBlue Ridge Fall · 1999
Blue Ridge Fall
5.01999
MovieDrama
In the small-town world of Jefferson Creek, North Carolina, star high school quarterback Danny Shepherd and his buddies are the golden boys who think they can get away with anything. When their simple-minded friend, Aaron, commits a violent crime, the boys vow to protect him by covering up evidence. Now, as they desperately struggle to keep the secret, their world begins to fall apart.
HoneydripperHoneydripper · 2007
Honeydripper
5.92007
MovieDramaMusic
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
Little Boy BlueLittle Boy Blue · 1997
Little Boy Blue
6.01997
MovieDramaThriller
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.
Live WireLive Wire · 1992
Live Wire
5.21992
MovieActionThriller
Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible" liquid explosive which is activated within the human body.
Fear CityFear City · 1984
Fear City
5.41984
MovieDramaCrime
Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.
Alone in the DarkAlone in the Dark · 1982
Alone in the Dark
5.91982
MovieHorrorThriller
A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.
Shadow of a DoubtShadow of a Doubt · 1996
Shadow of a Doubt
6.51996
MovieCrimeDrama
Charlie Sloan is an alcoholic defence lawyer drawn back into the courtroom by Robin Harwell, a woman he once loved who wants him to defend her stepdaughter Angel, who is accused of murder. Sloan is out of his depth as his opponents mount a bitter campaign to portray him as a drunk and the trial becomes a media circus. Can Sloan justify Robin's faith in him?
Disaster at Silo 7Disaster at Silo 7 · 1988
Disaster at Silo 7
7.31988
MovieDramaScience Fiction
During routine maintenance of a liquid-fuelled ICBM, the fuel tank is penetrated by a falling spanner. The film traces the efforts of the maintenance crew and associated military and civilian personnel to recover the potentially disastrous situation before the fuel tank is sufficiently depressurised that the stack collapses and explodes.
Go for SistersGo for Sisters · 2013
Go for Sisters
6.02013
MovieCrimeDrama
Bernice and Fontayne grew up so tight they could ‘go for sisters’. After twenty years apart, they are reunited when Bernice is assigned to be Fontayne’s parole officer — just when she needs help on the wrong side of the law.
Children of the Corn IV: The GatheringChildren of the Corn IV: The Gathering · 1996
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
4.51996
MovieHorror
A bright young medical student must solve the frightening mystery that plagues the children of a small Midwestern town.

TV Shows

Grey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy · 2005
Grey's Anatomy
8.22005
SeriesDrama
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
BonesBones · 2005
Bones
8.22005
SeriesCrimeDrama
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.
ShamelessShameless · 2011
Shameless
8.22011
SeriesDramaComedy
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.
Modern FamilyModern Family · 2009
Modern Family
7.92009
SeriesComedy
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Young SheldonYoung Sheldon · 2017
Young Sheldon
8.02017
SeriesComedyFamily
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
ERER · 1994
ER
7.81994
SeriesDrama
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
Without a TraceWithout a Trace · 2002
Without a Trace
7.22002
SeriesCrimeMystery
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
Boston LegalBoston Legal · 2004
Boston Legal
7.92004
SeriesComedyDrama
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.
GleeGlee · 2009
Glee
6.82009
SeriesComedyDrama
In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.
MediumMedium · 2005
Medium
7.52005
SeriesCrimeDrama
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.
Buffy the Vampire SlayerBuffy the Vampire Slayer · 1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
8.11997
SeriesComedyDrama
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
Miami ViceMiami Vice · 1984
Miami Vice
7.41984
SeriesCrimeDrama
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
The PracticeThe Practice · 1997
The Practice
7.71997
SeriesDrama
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
21 Jump Street21 Jump Street · 1987
21 Jump Street
7.31987
SeriesCrimeMystery
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.
All AmericanAll American · 2018
All American
8.12018
SeriesDrama
When a rising high school football player from South Central L.A. is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds - Compton and Beverly Hills - begin to collide. Inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger.
The GuardianThe Guardian · 2001
The Guardian
7.12001
SeriesDrama
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.
The UnitThe Unit · 2006
The Unit
7.32006
SeriesDrama
A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets.
Brothers and SistersBrothers and Sisters · 2006
Brothers and Sisters
7.12006
SeriesDrama
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman · 1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
6.91993
SeriesDrama
A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With the unknowing help of Lois Lane, Clark Kent created Superman there in Metropolis after finding work at the world-famous Daily Planet newspaper, where he meets fellow reporter Lois Lane.
Party of FiveParty of Five · 1994
Party of Five
7.01994
SeriesDrama
Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.
VeepVeep · 2012
Veep
7.52012
SeriesComedy
A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.
The DivisionThe Division · 2001
The Division
7.12001
SeriesDrama
The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.
American PlayhouseAmerican Playhouse · 1982
American Playhouse
6.61982
SeriesDramaComedy
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
All RiseAll Rise · 2019
All Rise
7.42019
SeriesDramaCrime
A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.