Allen Jenkins
Acting·April 8, 1900·† July 20, 1974 — 74 years old·Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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200642nd Street: From Book to Screen to StageSelf (archive footage)2003Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)1974The Front PageTelegrapher1972Getting Away from It AllDoorman1968Adam-12TVJobey1967Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!Joe Bonney1967The Spy in the Green HatEnzo 'Pretty' Stilletto1966BatmanTVLittle Al1965Honey WestTVGate Guard1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.TVEnzo 'Pretty' Stilletto1964BewitchedTVJanitor1964I'd Rather Be RichFred1964Robin and the 7 HoodsVermin Witowski1964For Those Who Think YoungCol. Leslie Jenkins1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldCop (uncredited)1961Ben CaseyTV1961Top CatTVOfficer Dibble (voice)1959Pillow TalkHarry1957Wagon TrainTVMr. Gillespie1957Three Men on a HorseHarry1956Hey, Jeannie!TVAl Murray1954December BrideTV1954Studio 57TV1954The DukeTVJohnny1953General Electric TheaterTV1952The Abbott and Costello ShowTVRetired Actors Home Man on Street1952The WAC from Walla WallaMr. Redington1952Mr. & Mrs. NorthTV1952Four Star PlayhouseTVFingers1952Oklahoma AnnieLou1952Chained for LifeHinkley1951I Love LucyTVPoliceman1951The Red Skelton ShowTVMuggsy1951Behave Yourself!Police Plainclothesman1951Crazy Over HorsesWeepin' Willie1951Boston BlackieTV1951Let's Go Navy!CPO Mervin Longnecker1951Racket SquadTV1949BodyholdSlats Henry1949The Big WheelGeorge1948The Inside StoryEddie1947The Senator Was IndiscreetFarrell1947Blow-Ups of 1947Self1947Wild HarvestHiggins1947The Case of the Baby-SitterHoward 'Harvard' Quinlan1947The Hat Box Mystery'Harvard'1947Fun on a WeekendJoe Morgan1947Easy Come, Easy GoNick1946Singin' in the CornGlenn Cummings1946The Dark HorseWillis Trimble1946Meet Me on BroadwayDeacon McGill1945Lady on a TrainDanny (Waring chauffeur)1945Wonder ManChimp1943Stage Door CanteenAllen Jenkins1943My Wife's an AngelSam1943Three Cheers for the GirlsMarine Sergeant in Chorus (archive footage) (uncredited)1942Eyes in the NightMarty1942They All Kissed the BrideJohnny Johnson1942Maisie Gets Her Man'Pappy' Goodring1942The Falcon Takes OverJonathan 'Goldy' Locke1942Tortilla FlatPortagee Joe1942A Date with the FalconJonathan 'Goldy' Locke1941Ball of FireGarbage Man1941Go West, Young LadyHank1941The Gay FalconJonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke1941Dive BomberLucky James1941Time Out for RhythmOff-Beat Davis1941Footsteps in the DarkWilfred1940Breakdowns of 1940Self1940Tin Pan AlleyCasey1940Meet the WildcatMax Schwydel1940MargieKenneth1940Brother OrchidWillie 'The Knife' Corson1940Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!Ed aka The Weasel1939Destry Rides AgainGyp Watson1939Torchy Blane... Playing with DynamiteSteve McBride1939Five Came BackPete1939Naughty but NiceJoe Dirk1939Sweepstakes WinnerXerxes 'Tip' Bailey1938Going PlacesDroopy1938Breakdowns of 1938Shiner Ward / Duke Dennis (archive footage) (uncredited)1938Heart of the NorthBill Hardsock1938Hard to GetRoscoe1938The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseOkay1938Racket BustersSkeets Wilson1938Gold Diggers in ParisDuke 'Dukie' Dennis1938Fools for ScandalDewey Gibson1938A Slight Case of MurderMike1938Swing Your LadyShiner Ward1937Breakdowns of 1937Self1937Sh! The OctopusDempsey1937The Perfect SpecimenPinky1937Dead EndHunk1937Talent ScoutBenefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)1937Ever Since EveJake Edgall1937Marry the GirlSpecs1937Dance Charlie DanceAlf Morgan1937The Singing MarineSergeant Mike1937A Day at Santa AnitaAllen Jenkins (uncredited)1937Marked WomanLouie1937Ready, Willing and AbleJ. Van Courtland1936Breakdowns of 1936Self1936Sing Me a Love SongChris Cross1936Three Men on a HorseCharlie1936Cain and MabelDodo1936Sins of ManCrusty1936The Singing KidJoe Eddy1936Behind the Scenes of Cain and MabelSelf1935Miss Pacific FleetBernard 'Kewpie' Wiggins1935Broadway HostessFishcake Carter1935Things You Never See on the ScreenSelf1935The Case of the Lucky LegsSpudsy Drake1935I Live for LoveMac1935Page Miss GloryPetey1935The Irish in UsCarbarn Hammerschlog1935The Case of the Curious BrideSpudsy1935A Night at the RitzGyp1935While the Patient SleptPolice Sgt. Jim Jackson1935Sweet MusicBarney Cowan1934The St. Louis KidBuck Willetts1934Happiness AheadChuck1934The Case of the Howling DogSgt. Holcomb1934The Merry FrinksEmmett Frink1934Twenty Million SweetheartsPete1934WhirlpoolMac1934Jimmy the GentLou1934I've Got Your NumberJohn 'Johnny'1934BedsideSam Sparks1934The Big ShakedownLefty1933Havana WidowsHerman Brody1933Bureau of Missing PersonsDetective Joe Musik1933The Mayor of HellMike1933Professional SweetheartO'Connor1933Tomorrow at SevenDugan1933The Silk ExpressRobert 'Rusty' Griffith1933King KongMember of Ship's Crew (uncredited)1933The Mind ReaderFrank1933The KeyholeHank Wales193342nd StreetMac Elroy1933Blondie JohnsonLouie1933Employees' EntranceSweeney, store detective (uncredited)1933Hard to Handleradio announcer1932Lawyer ManIzzy Levine1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangBarney Sykes1932Three on a MatchDick1932Rackety RaxMike Dumphy1932Grand HotelHotel Meat Packer (uncredited)1932Blessed EventFrankie Wells1931The Girl HabitTony Maloney