Allen Jenkins
Known for Acting · 151 credits
- Born
- 1900-04-08
- Died
- 1974-07-20
- Place of birth
- Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Alfred McGonegal · Allen Curtis Jenkins
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.
Known For
TV Shows (20)
Bewitched
1964
as Janitor
Wagon Train
1957
as Mr. Gillespie
Adam-12
1968
as Jobey
Batman
1966
as Little Al
Ben Casey
1961
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Fingers
I Love Lucy
1951
as Policeman
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Muggsy
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
Studio 57
1954
December Bride
1954
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Retired Actors Home Man on Street
Honey West
1965
as Gate Guard
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Top Cat
1961
as Officer Dibble (voice)
Racket Squad
1951
Boston Blackie
1951
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Al Murray
General Electric Theater
1953
The Duke
1954
as Johnny
Movies (131)
King Kong
1933
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
1959
as Harry
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Cop (uncredited)
Grand Hotel
1932
as Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited)
Dead End
1937
as Hunk
Professional Sweetheart
1933
as O'Connor
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Whirlpool
1934
as Mac
Dive Bomber
1941
as Lucky James
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke
The Front Page
1974
as Telegrapher
Racket Busters
1938
as Skeets Wilson
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Portagee Joe
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Vermin Witowski
42nd Street
1933
as Mac Elroy
Going Places
1938
as Droopy
Getting Away from It All
1972
as Doorman
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Ball of Fire
1941
as Garbage Man
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Barney Sykes
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Louie
Brother Orchid
1940
as Willie 'The Knife' Corson
Lawyer Man
1932
as Izzy Levine
Wonder Man
1945
as Chimp
Havana Widows
1933
as Herman Brody
Five Came Back
1939
as Pete
Marked Woman
1937
as Louie
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Sgt. Holcomb
Jimmy the Gent
1934
as Lou
For Those Who Think Young
1964
as Col. Leslie Jenkins
The St. Louis Kid
1934
as Buck Willetts
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Okay
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
1967
as Joe Bonney
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Gyp Watson
Swing Your Lady
1938
as Shiner Ward
Meet the Wildcat
1940
as Max Schwydel
Behave Yourself!
1951
as Police Plainclothesman
Naughty But Nice
1939
as Joe Dirk
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Johnny Johnson
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Allen Jenkins
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Mike
Three on a Match
1932
as Dick
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
Marry the Girl
1937
as Specs
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Steve McBride
Eyes in the Night
1942
as Marty
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
as Duke 'Dukie' Dennis
The Big Wheel
1949
as George
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
as Spudsy
The Singing Marine
1937
as Sergeant Mike
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Shiner Ward / Duke Dennis (archive footage) (uncredited)
The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
as Mr. Redington
Broadway Hostess
1935
as Fishcake Carter
Sweet Music
1935
as Barney Cowan
The Gay Falcon
1941
as Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
as Pete
Cain and Mabel
1936
as Dodo
The Irish in Us
1935
as Carbarn Hammerschlog
The Keyhole
1933
as Hank Wales
Bedside
1934
as Sam Sparks
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Detective Joe Musik
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
Sh! The Octopus
1937
as Dempsey
Heart of the North
1938
as Bill Hardsock
Tin Pan Alley
1940
as Casey
Three Men on a Horse
1936
as Charlie
I've Got Your Number
1934
as John 'Johnny'
The Mayor of Hell
1933
as Mike
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
The Inside Story
1948
as Eddie
Hard to Handle
1933
as radio announcer
Crazy Over Horses
1951
as Weepin' Willie
The Perfect Specimen
1937
as Pinky
A Date with the Falcon
1942
as Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke
Wild Harvest
1947
as Higgins
Lady on a Train
1945
as Danny (Waring chauffeur)
The Singing Kid
1936
as Joe Eddy
Blessed Event
1932
as Frankie Wells
The Mind Reader
1933
as Frank
I Live for Love
1935
as Mac
Page Miss Glory
1935
as Petey
Rackety Rax
1932
as Mike Dumphy
Dance Charlie Dance
1937
as Alf Morgan
Employees' Entrance
1933
as Sweeney, store detective (uncredited)
The Girl Habit
1931
as Tony Maloney
A Night at the Ritz
1935
as Gyp
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Lou
While the Patient Slept
1935
as Police Sgt. Jim Jackson
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as 'Pappy' Goodring
Go West, Young Lady
1941
as Hank
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
The Hat Box Mystery
1947
as 'Harvard'
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Joe Morgan
The Big Shakedown
1934
as Lefty
Ready, Willing and Able
1937
as J. Van Courtland
Let's Go Navy!
1951
as CPO Mervin Longnecker
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as Spudsy Drake
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Jake Edgall
Tomorrow at Seven
1933
as Dugan
Sins of Man
1936
as Crusty
Chained for Life
1952
as Hinkley
Sing Me a Love Song
1936
as Chris Cross
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
1947
as Howard 'Harvard' Quinlan
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
as Fred
Hard to Get
1938
as Roscoe
Footsteps in the Dark
1941
as Wilfred
The Silk Express
1933
as Robert 'Rusty' Griffith
The Dark Horse
1946
as Willis Trimble
Meet Me on Broadway
1946
as Deacon McGill
Time Out for Rhythm
1941
as Off-Beat Davis
A Day at Santa Anita
1937
as Allen Jenkins (uncredited)
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self
Miss Pacific Fleet
1935
as Bernard 'Kewpie' Wiggins
Three Men on a Horse
1957
as Harry
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
as Farrell
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Nick
Sweepstakes Winner
1939
as Xerxes 'Tip' Bailey
About 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 bi… With 151 credits spanning from 1931 to 2006, Allen Jenkins has appeared in 131 films and 20 TV shows.
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- King Kong (1933) — as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
- Pillow Talk (1959) — as Harry
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Cop (uncredited)
- Grand Hotel (1932) — as Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited)
- Dead End (1937) — as Hunk
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