Daniel Joseph Jarrett was born in
Boston,
Massachusetts. Primary documents give the day of his birth as November 22. but give conflicting years for his date of birth. The
U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917–1940 states he was born in 1893 This latter year matches his record in the
1910 United States Federal Census. However, his record in the
1900 United States Federal Census with identical family member names to the 1910 census gives his birth year as 1886. His record in the
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007 gives his birth year as 1892. In 1904 he performed the role of Upson Asterbilt in an amateur production of Charles Townsend's
Uncle Rube in Brooklyn. In 1905 he became a member of the American Stock Company (ASC) in which his father was a leading actor. He performed with the ASC at the Columbia Theatre in Brooklyn as Lal Chowder in a stage adaption of the
Sherlock Holmes mystery
The Sign of the Four with his father portraying Inspector Jones of Scotland Yard. This was followed by performances of the plays
The Silver King (as Bilcher)
For Her Sake (as Streiber), and
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (as James). In 1906 he performed with Edward De Corsia's theatre troupe as Medicine Jim in
The Broneo Buster. In 1907 he portrayed Miguel Castro in
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's
Pizarro at the Richmond Theatre on Staten Island. Jarett made his
Broadway debut at the
Garden Theatre as Ralph Bixby in the 1909 revival of
Benjamin Chapin's
Lincoln with Chapin returning to the eponymous role of the American president. In 1910 he performed as Arthur Kendall in
Checkers at the Court Theater. In 1912 he returned to Broadway as the Clerk in
Louis Evan Shipman's
The Grain of Dust at the
Criterion Theatre. In 1913 he toured in
vaudeville with
Marie Dressler. In 1914 he performed in the
Trail of the Lonesome Pine at the
Bronx Opera House. In 1915 he starred in Albert Cowles's
Under Orders at the Westchester Theatre. He acted in the 1914 film
The Scales of Justice (film), the 1916 film
Kennedy Square, the 1917 film
Miss Robinson Crusoe, the 1917 film
The Slacker and the 1922 film
Sunshine Harbor. Jarrett moved to Hollywood, California in 1944. He died in Los Angeles on March 13, 1938. ==Filmography==