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Allen Jenkins (April 9, 1900 β 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.
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Filmography
all 149
Movies 131
TV Shows 18
self 11
Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi? (2016)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
Complicated Women (2003)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
The Front Page (1974)
Getting Away from It All (1972)
Adam-12 (1968)
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)
Batman (1966)
Honey West (1965)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Bewitched (1964)
I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
For Those Who Think Young (1964)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Ben Casey (1961)
Top Cat (1961)
Pillow Talk (1959)
Wagon Train (1957)
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
Damon Runyon Theater (1955)
December Bride (1954)
The Duke (1954)
General Electric Theater (1953)
The WAC From Walla Walla (1952)
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Oklahoma Annie (1952)
Chained for Life (1952)
I Love Lucy (1951)
Behave Yourself! (1951)
Crazy Over Horses (1951)
The Adventures of Boston Blackie (1951)
Let's Go Navy! (1951)
Racket Squad (1951)
Bodyhold (1949)
The Big Wheel (1949)
The Inside Story (1948)
Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947)
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
Wild Harvest (1947)
The Case Of The Baby-Sitter (1947)
The Hat Box Mystery (1947)
Fun on a Weekend (1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
Singin' in the Corn (1946)
The Dark Horse (1946)
Meet Me on Broadway (1946)
Lady on a Train (1945)
Wonder Man (1945)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Three Cheers for the Girls (1943)
Eyes in the Night (1942)
They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
Tortilla Flat (1942)
A Date with the Falcon (1942)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Go West, Young Lady (1941)
The Gay Falcon (1941)
Dive Bomber (1941)
Time Out for Rhythm (1941)
Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Meet the Wildcat (1940)
Margie (1940)
Brother Orchid (1940)
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! (1940)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939)
Five Came Back (1939)
Naughty But Nice (1939)
Sweepstakes Winner (1939)
Going Places (1938)
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
Heart of the North (1938)
Hard to Get (1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Racket Busters (1938)
Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
Fools for Scandal (1938)
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
Swing Your Lady (1938)
Impressions of the Merriest Musical of 1938 (1938)
Breakdowns of 1937 (1937)
Sh! The Octopus (1937)
The Perfect Specimen (1937)
Dead End (1937)
Talent Scout (1937)
Ever Since Eve (1937)
Marry the Girl (1937)
Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
The Singing Marine (1937)
A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
Marked Woman (1937)
Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)
Sing Me a Love Song (1936)
Three Men on a Horse (1936)
Cain and Mabel (1936)
Sins of Man (1936)
The Singing Kid (1936)
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel (1936)
Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)
Broadway Hostess (1935)
Things You Never See on the Screen (1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
I Live for Love (1935)
Page Miss Glory (1935)
The Irish in Us (1935)
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
A Night at the Ritz (1935)
While the Patient Slept (1935)
Sweet Music (1935)
The St. Louis Kid (1934)
Happiness Ahead (1934)
The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
The Merry Frinks (1934)
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
Whirlpool (1934)
Jimmy the Gent (1934)
I've Got Your Number (1934)
Bedside (1934)
The Big Shakedown (1934)
Havana Widows (1933)
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
Professional Sweetheart (1933)
Tomorrow at Seven (1933)
The Silk Express (1933)
The Mind Reader (1933)
The Keyhole (1933)
King Kong (1933)
42nd Street (1933)
Blondie Johnson (1933)
Employees' Entrance (1933)
Hard to Handle (1933)
Lawyer Man (1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Three on a Match (1932)
Rackety Rax (1932)
Blessed Event (1932)
Grand Hotel (1932)
The Girl Habit (1931)
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GenderMale
Birthday1900-04-09
Deathday1974-07-20 (74 years old)
Birth NameAlfred McGonegal
Birth PlaceStaten Island, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAlfred McGonegal, Allen Curtis Jenkins
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