Allen Jenkins
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.
42nd Street
(Mac Elroy)
Blondie Johnson
(Louie)
Pillow Talk
(Harry)
Lady on a Train
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Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
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Marked Woman
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Brother Orchid
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A Slight Case of Murder
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Dead End
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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Ball of Fire
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Three on a Match
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Chained for Life
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Blessed Event
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The Senator Was Indiscreet
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A Date with the Falcon
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They All Kissed the Bride
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Employees' Entrance
(Sweeney, store detective (uncredited))
Destry Rides Again
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The Falcon Takes Over
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The Gay Falcon
(Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke)
Footsteps in the Dark
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Going Places
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
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Dive Bomber
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Robin and the 7 Hoods
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Five Came Back
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Swing Your Lady
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Jimmy the Gent
(Lou)
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
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Eyes in the Night
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Sh! The Octopus
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Racket Busters
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The Big Wheel
(George)
Time Out for Rhythm
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The Big Shakedown
(Lefty)
The Mayor of Hell
(Mike)
Tortilla Flat
(Portagee Joe)
Maisie Gets Her Man
('Pappy' Goodring)
For Those Who Think Young
(Col. Leslie Jenkins)
The Hat Box Mystery
('Harvard')
The Mind Reader
(Frank)
Lawyer Man
(Izzy Levine)
Bodyhold
(Slats Henry)
Bedside
(Sam Sparks)
The Case of the Howling Dog
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Gold Diggers in Paris
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Three Men on a Horse
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Happiness Ahead
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Let's Go Navy!
(CPO Mervin Longnecker)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
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The Merry Frinks
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Hard to Handle
(radio announcer)
Ready, Willing and Able
(J. Van Courtland)
The Singing Kid
(Joe Eddy)
Miss Pacific Fleet
(Bernard 'Kewpie' Wiggins)
Tomorrow at Seven
(Dugan)
The Inside Story
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Sweet Music
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Dance Charlie Dance
(Alf Morgan)
I'd Rather Be Rich
(Fred)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
(Steve McBride)
Fools for Scandal
(Dewey Gibson)
Cain and Mabel
(Dodo)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(Cop (uncredited))
The St. Louis Kid
(Buck Willetts)
Page Miss Glory
(Petey)
Broadway Hostess
(Fishcake Carter)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Fun on a Weekend
(Joe Morgan)
Heart of the North
(Bill Hardsock)
The Irish in Us
(Carbarn Hammerschlog)
The Keyhole
(Hank Wales)
Marry the Girl
(Specs)
A Night at the Ritz
(Gyp)
I Live for Love
(Mac)
Professional Sweetheart
(O'Connor)
Havana Widows
(Herman Brody)
Easy Come, Easy Go
(Nick)
Go West, Young Lady
(Hank)
Oklahoma Annie
(Lou)
Hard to Get
(Roscoe)
I've Got Your Number
(John 'Johnny')
The Perfect Specimen
(Pinky)
Whirlpool
(Mac)
The Silk Express
(Robert 'Rusty' Griffith)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
(Self (archive footage))
The Spy in the Green Hat
(Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto)
A Day at Santa Anita
Ever Since Eve
(Jake Edgall)
The Singing Marine
(Sergeant Mike)
Wonder Man
(Chimp)
Sing Me a Love Song
(Chris Cross)
Meet Me on Broadway
(Deacon McGill)
The WAC From Walla Walla
(Mr. Redington)
Twenty Million Sweethearts
(Pete)
Meet the Wildcat
(Max Schwydel)
The Case of the Curious Bride
(Spudsy)
Crazy Over Horses
(Weepin' Willie)
Naughty But Nice
(Joe Dirk)
Sweepstakes Winner
(Xerxes 'Tip' Bailey)
While the Patient Slept
(Police Sgt. Jim Jackson)
Sins of Man
(Crusty)
Bureau of Missing Persons
(Detective Joe Musik)
Stage Door Canteen
(Allen Jenkins)
Tin Pan Alley
(Casey)
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
(Ed aka The Weasel)
Margie
(Kenneth)
Breakdowns of 1936
(Self)
The Dark Horse
(Willis Trimble)
Talent Scout
(Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited))
Blow-Ups of 1947
(Self)
The Front Page
(Telegrapher)
Wild Harvest
(Higgins)
Grand Hotel
(Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited))
Breakdowns of 1938
(Shiner Ward / Duke Dennis (archive footage) (uncredited))
Three Cheers for the Girls
(Marine Sergeant in Chorus (archive footage) (uncredited))
Breakdowns of 1937
(Self)
Things You Never See on the Screen
(Self)
Breakdowns of 1940
(Self)
Rackety Rax
(Mike Dumphy)
Complicated Women
(Self (archive footage))
Singin' in the Corn
(Glenn Cummings)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(Self (archive footage))
King Kong
(Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited))
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
(Joe Bonney)
Behave Yourself!
(Police Plainclothesman)
The Girl Habit
(Tony Maloney)
Getting Away from It All
(Doorman)
My Wife's an Angel
December Bride
Batman
(Little Al)
Top Cat
(Officer Dibble (voice))
Bewitched
General Electric Theater
Ben Casey
Racket Squad
Honey West
(Gate Guard)
Mr. & Mrs. North
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
Hey, Jeannie!
(Al Murray)
The Duke
(Johnny)
Bewitched
(Janitor)
Wagon Train
(Mr. Gillespie)
Adam-12
(Jobey)
Four Star Playhouse
(Fingers)
The Red Skelton Show
(Muggsy)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto)
Studio 57
I Love Lucy
(Policeman)