Allen Jenkins
Acting
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.
Known for
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movie42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieComplicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Front Page
1974
Telegrapher
tvAdam-12
1968
Jobey
movieThe Spy in the Green Hat
1967
Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
tvBatman
1966
Little Al
tvHoney West
1965
Gate Guard
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
tvBewitched
1964
Janitor
movieRobin and the 7 Hoods
1964
Vermin Witowski
movieFor Those Who Think Young
1964
Col. Leslie Jenkins
movieIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Cop (uncredited)
tvTop Cat
1961
Officer Dibble (voice)
moviePillow Talk
1959
Harry
tvWagon Train
1957
Mr. Gillespie
tvHey, Jeannie!
1956
Al Murray
The Duke
1954
Johnny
tvThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Retired Actors Home Man on Street
movieThe WAC from Walla Walla
1952
Mr. Redington
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Fingers
movieChained for Life
1952
Hinkley
tvI Love Lucy
1951
Policeman
movieBehave Yourself!
1951
Police Plainclothesman
movieCrazy Over Horses
1951
Weepin' Willie
movieLet's Go Navy!
1951
CPO Mervin Longnecker
movieBodyhold
1949
Slats Henry
movieThe Big Wheel
1949
George
movieWild Harvest
1947
Higgins
movieThe Case of the Baby-Sitter
1947
Howard 'Harvard' Quinlan
movieThe Hat Box Mystery
1947
'Harvard'
movieFun on a Weekend
1947
Joe Morgan
movieSingin' in the Corn
1946
Glenn Cummings
movieThe Dark Horse
1946
Willis Trimble
movieMeet Me on Broadway
1946
Deacon McGill
movieLady on a Train
1945
Danny (Waring chauffeur)
movieWonder Man
1945
Chimp
movieStage Door Canteen
1943
Allen Jenkins
movieThree Cheers for the Girls
1943
Marine Sergeant in Chorus (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThey All Kissed the Bride
1942
Johnny Johnson
movieMaisie Gets Her Man
1942
'Pappy' Goodring
movieThe Falcon Takes Over
1942
Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke
movieTortilla Flat
1942
Portagee Joe
movieA Date with the Falcon
1942
Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke
movieBall of Fire
1941
Garbage Man
movieThe Gay Falcon
1941
Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke
movieDive Bomber
1941
Lucky James
movieTime Out for Rhythm
1941
Off-Beat Davis
movieMeet the Wildcat
1940
Max Schwydel
movieMargie
1940
Kenneth
movieBrother Orchid
1940
Willie 'The Knife' Corson
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940
Ed aka The Weasel
movieDestry Rides Again
1939
Gyp Watson
movieTorchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
Steve McBride
movieNaughty but Nice
1939
Joe Dirk
movieSweepstakes Winner
1939
Xerxes 'Tip' Bailey
movieGoing Places
1938
Droopy
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938
Shiner Ward / Duke Dennis (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHeart of the North
1938
Bill Hardsock
movieHard to Get
1938
Roscoe
movieRacket Busters
1938
Skeets Wilson
movieGold Diggers in Paris
1938
Duke 'Dukie' Dennis
movieFools for Scandal
1938
Dewey Gibson
movieSwing Your Lady
1938
Shiner Ward
movieSh! The Octopus
1937
Dempsey
movieTalent Scout
1937
Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieEver Since Eve
1937
Jake Edgall
movieDance Charlie Dance
1937
Alf Morgan
movieThe Singing Marine
1937
Sergeant Mike
movieA Day at Santa Anita
1937
Allen Jenkins (uncredited)
movieReady, Willing and Able
1937
J. Van Courtland
movieSing Me a Love Song
1936
Chris Cross
movieSins of Man
1936
Crusty
movieThe Singing Kid
1936
Joe Eddy
movieMiss Pacific Fleet
1935
Bernard 'Kewpie' Wiggins
movieBroadway Hostess
1935
Fishcake Carter
movieThe Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
Spudsy Drake
movieThe Irish in Us
1935
Carbarn Hammerschlog
movieWhile the Patient Slept
1935
Police Sgt. Jim Jackson
movieSweet Music
1935
Barney Cowan
movieThe St. Louis Kid
1934
Buck Willetts
movieThe Case of the Howling Dog
1934
Sgt. Holcomb
movieThe Merry Frinks
1934
Emmett Frink
movieI've Got Your Number
1934
John 'Johnny'
movieBedside
1934
Sam Sparks
movieHavana Widows
1933
Herman Brody
movieBureau of Missing Persons
1933
Detective Joe Musik
movieProfessional Sweetheart
1933
O'Connor
movieThe Silk Express
1933
Robert 'Rusty' Griffith
movieKing Kong
1933
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
movieThe Keyhole
1933
Hank Wales
movie42nd Street
1933
Mac Elroy
movieEmployees' Entrance
1933
Sweeney, store detective (uncredited)
movieHard to Handle
1933
radio announcer
movieLawyer Man
1932
Izzy Levine
movieI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
Barney Sykes
movieRackety Rax
1932
Mike Dumphy
movieGrand Hotel
1932
Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited)
movieBlessed Event
1932
Frankie Wells
movieThe Girl Habit
1931
Tony Maloney