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Allen Jenkins
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1900-04-08,Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Allen Jenkins (April 9, 1900 – July 20, 1974) was an American character actor on stage, screen and television. He was born Alfred McGonegal on Staten Island, New York. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In his first stage appearance, he danced next to James Cagney in a chorus line for an off-Broadway musical called Pitter-Patter. He made five dollars a week. He also appeared one thousand times in Broadway plays between 1924 and 1962, including The Front Page with Lee Tracy (1928). His big break came when he replaced Spencer Tracy for three weeks in the Broadway play The Last Mile. He was called to Hollywood by Darryl F. Zanuck and signed first to Paramount Pictures and shortly afterwards to Warner Bros. He originated the character of Frankie Wells in the Broadway production of Blessed Event and reprised the role in the film adaptation, both in 1932. With the advent of talking pictures, he made a career out of playing comic henchmen, stooges, policemen and other "tough guys" in numerous films of the 1930s and 1940s, especially for Warner Bros. He was labeled the "greatest scene-stealer of the 1930s" by the New York Times. He voiced the character of "Officer Dibble" on the Hanna-Barbera television cartoon Top Cat and was a regular on the 1956-1957 television situation comedy Hey, Jeannie! (1956), starring Jeannie Carson. He was also a guest star on The Red Skelton Show, I Love Lucy, Playhouse 90, The Ernie Kovacs Show, Zane Grey Theater, and The Sid Caesar Show. Eleven days before his death he made his final appearance, at the end of Billy Wilder's 1974 film adaptation of The Front Page. He went public with his alcoholism and was the first actor to speak in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate about it. He helped start the first Alcoholics Anonymous programs in California prisons for women. Jenkins, James Cagney, Pat O'Brien and Frank McHugh were the original members of the so-called "Irish Mafia". He was the seventh member of the Screen Actors Guild. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Jenkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

6.9

42nd Street
1933-03-11

Blondie Johnson

6.1

Blondie Johnson
1933-02-25

7.1

Pillow Talk
1959-10-07

Lady on a Train

6.5

Lady on a Train
1945-08-03

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

6

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
1936-01-01

6.5

Marked Woman
1937-04-10

6.4

Brother Orchid
1940-06-07

A Slight Case of Murder

6.1

A Slight Case of Murder
1938-02-26

6.939

Dead End
1937-08-27

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

7.8

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932-11-09

7.4

Ball of Fire
1941-12-02

Three on a Match

6.2

Three on a Match
1932-10-29

Chained for Life

4.1

Chained for Life
1952-01-01

6.5

Blessed Event
1932-09-10

The Senator Was Indiscreet

5.4

The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947-12-31

A Date with the Falcon

6.5

A Date with the Falcon
1942-01-16

They All Kissed the Bride

5.8

They All Kissed the Bride
1942-06-11

Destry Rides Again

7.1

Destry Rides Again
1939-11-30

Employees' Entrance

6.3

Employees' Entrance
1933-02-11

The Falcon Takes Over

6

The Falcon Takes Over
1942-05-29

6.2

The Gay Falcon
1941-10-24

Footsteps in the Dark

6.9

Footsteps in the Dark
1941-03-08

6

Going Places
1938-12-31

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

7.2

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938-07-20

6.3

Dive Bomber
1941-01-01

Robin and the 7 Hoods

6.082

Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964-06-24

6.3

Five Came Back
1939-06-23

Swing Your Lady

4.2

Swing Your Lady
1938-01-08

6.2

Jimmy the Gent
1934-03-09

The Case of the Baby-Sitter

4

The Case of the Baby-Sitter
1947-07-26

Eyes in the Night

6

Eyes in the Night
1942-10-16

Sh! The Octopus

5.6

Sh! The Octopus
1937-12-11

5.1

Racket Busters
1938-07-16

5.8

The Big Wheel
1949-11-04

Time Out for Rhythm

6.2

Time Out for Rhythm
1941-06-05

The Big Shakedown

5.6

The Big Shakedown
1934-01-06

The Mayor of Hell

7.1

The Mayor of Hell
1933-06-24

5.4

Tortilla Flat
1942-05-21

Maisie Gets Her Man

6.5

Maisie Gets Her Man
1942-06-01

For Those Who Think Young

5.2

For Those Who Think Young
1964-06-01

The Hat Box Mystery

4.2

The Hat Box Mystery
1947-06-12

The Mind Reader

6.3

The Mind Reader
1933-04-01

5.8

Lawyer Man
1932-12-24

3

Bodyhold
1949-12-08

5.6

Bedside
1934-01-27

The Case of the Howling Dog

6.5

The Case of the Howling Dog
1934-09-22

Gold Diggers in Paris

5

Gold Diggers in Paris
1938-06-11

Three Men on a Horse

6.2

Three Men on a Horse
1936-11-21

Happiness Ahead

6

Happiness Ahead
1934-10-27

7

Let's Go Navy!
1951-07-29

The Case of the Lucky Legs

6

The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935-10-05

The Merry Frinks

3.7

The Merry Frinks
1934-05-26

6.6

Hard to Handle
1933-01-28

Ready, Willing and Able

5.2

Ready, Willing and Able
1937-03-06

The Singing Kid

4

The Singing Kid
1936-04-10

Miss Pacific Fleet

4

Miss Pacific Fleet
1935-12-14

Tomorrow at Seven

6

Tomorrow at Seven
1933-06-01

The Inside Story

6.5

The Inside Story
1948-03-14

5.7

Sweet Music
1935-02-23

Dance Charlie Dance

6

Dance Charlie Dance
1937-07-06

I'd Rather Be Rich

5.8

I'd Rather Be Rich
1964-08-25

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

6

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
1939-08-12

Fools for Scandal

6.2

Fools for Scandal
1938-04-16

6.3

Cain and Mabel
1936-09-26

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

6.961

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963-11-07

The St. Louis Kid

5.8

The St. Louis Kid
1934-11-10

Page Miss Glory

6.3

Page Miss Glory
1935-09-07

Broadway Hostess

5

Broadway Hostess
1935-12-07

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

Fun on a Weekend

7

Fun on a Weekend
1947-05-15

Heart of the North

3.7

Heart of the North
1938-12-10

The Irish in Us

7.7

The Irish in Us
1935-07-31

4.9

The Keyhole
1933-03-25

5

Marry the Girl
1937-07-13

A Night at the Ritz

3

A Night at the Ritz
1935-03-23

I Live for Love

4.8

I Live for Love
1935-09-28

Professional Sweetheart

5

Professional Sweetheart
1933-06-09

5.8

Havana Widows
1933-11-18

Easy Come, Easy Go

0

Easy Come, Easy Go
1947-03-07

Go West, Young Lady

6.9

Go West, Young Lady
1941-11-27

8

Oklahoma Annie
1952-03-24

6

Hard to Get
1938-11-05

I've Got Your Number

6

I've Got Your Number
1934-02-24

The Perfect Specimen

5.7

The Perfect Specimen
1937-10-23

5.6

Whirlpool
1934-04-10

The Silk Express

4.7

The Silk Express
1933-06-01

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

6

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006-03-21

The Spy in the Green Hat

6.4

The Spy in the Green Hat
1967-02-03

A Day at Santa Anita

5

A Day at Santa Anita
1937-05-22

5.8

Ever Since Eve
1937-07-15

The Singing Marine

4

The Singing Marine
1937-07-03

6.6

Wonder Man
1945-06-08

Sing Me a Love Song

0

Sing Me a Love Song
1936-12-25

Meet Me on Broadway

7

Meet Me on Broadway
1946-01-26

The WAC From Walla Walla

0

The WAC From Walla Walla
1952-10-10

Twenty Million Sweethearts

6

Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934-05-26

Meet the Wildcat

0

Meet the Wildcat
1940-10-22

The Case of the Curious Bride

6

The Case of the Curious Bride
1935-04-13

Crazy Over Horses

5.5

Crazy Over Horses
1951-09-09

Naughty But Nice

6.2

Naughty But Nice
1939-06-23

Sweepstakes Winner

3.7

Sweepstakes Winner
1939-05-20

While the Patient Slept

6.4

While the Patient Slept
1935-03-09

0

Sins of Man
1936-06-19

Bureau of Missing Persons

5.6

Bureau of Missing Persons
1933-09-16

Stage Door Canteen

6.1

Stage Door Canteen
1943-06-24

5

Tin Pan Alley
1940-11-29

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

5.7

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940-01-01

0

Margie
1940-09-01

Breakdowns of 1936

0

Breakdowns of 1936
1936-12-30

0

The Dark Horse
1946-07-19

6

Talent Scout
1937-07-24

Blow-Ups of 1947

6.3

Blow-Ups of 1947
1947-12-31

7.3

The Front Page
1974-11-01

0

Wild Harvest
1947-09-26

6.934

Grand Hotel
1932-05-25

Breakdowns of 1938

5

Breakdowns of 1938
1938-12-31

Three Cheers for the Girls

6.2

Three Cheers for the Girls
1943-05-08

Breakdowns of 1937

6

Breakdowns of 1937
1937-12-31

Things You Never See on the Screen

5

Things You Never See on the Screen
1935-12-01

Breakdowns of 1940

4

Breakdowns of 1940
1940-12-31

5

Rackety Rax
1932-10-23

Complicated Women

6.7

Complicated Women
2003-05-06

Singin' in the Corn

0

Singin' in the Corn
1946-12-26

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

6

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988-11-22

7.6

King Kong
1933-03-15

Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!

5.5

Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
1967-05-10

Behave Yourself!

6

Behave Yourself!
1951-09-22

0

The Girl Habit
1931-06-27

Getting Away from It All

0

Getting Away from It All
1972-01-18

My Wife's an Angel

0

My Wife's an Angel
1943-06-22

5.5

December Bride
1954-10-04

7.3

Batman
1966-01-12

7.467

Top Cat
1961-09-27

7.873

Bewitched
1964-09-17

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

5.7

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

6

Racket Squad
1951-06-07

7

Honey West
1965-09-17

Mr. & Mrs. North

4.8

Mr. & Mrs. North
1952-10-03

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

4

The Adventures of Boston Blackie
1951-09-08

5.5

Hey, Jeannie!
1956-09-08

0

The Duke
1954-07-02

7.873

Bewitched
1964-09-17

6.4

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

7.1

Adam-12
1968-09-21

Four Star Playhouse

5.7

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

The Red Skelton Show

7.4

The Red Skelton Show
1951-09-30

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.1

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

0

Studio 57
1954-09-21

7.998

I Love Lucy
1951-10-15