Biography
Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel; February 14, 1913 β June 16, 1996) was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his profession, his voice familiar to millions. Years after his death, he is still promoted as having been "The Voice of the Yankees."
In his later years, Allen was the first host of This Week in Baseball.
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Filmography
all 21
Movies 16
self 10
Narrator 8
TV Shows 5
Self (archive footage)
The Sounds of Baseball (2020)
TV
Self
Mantle (2005)
Movie
Baseball Announcer
Needful Things (1993)
Movie
3.5
Narrator
50 Greatest Home Runs in Baseball History (1993)
Movie
Narrator
Baseball 1992: A Video Chronicle (1993)
Movie
Self
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! (1992)
Movie
Self
When It Was a Game 2 (1992)
Movie
Narrator
Baseball's Funniest Bloopers (1991)
Movie
Narrator
Baseball in the '70s (1991)
Movie
Self
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend (1990)
Movie
Baseball Announcer
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Movie
5.52
Narrator
1984 Detroit Tigers: The Official World Series Film (1984)
Movie
Self
The Million Dollar Infield (1982)
Movie
Narrator
This Week in Baseball (1977)
TV
Narrator
Golfing With Sam Snead (1960)
Movie
Self - Host
Jackpot Bowling (1959)
TV
The Rifleman (1958)
TV
6.67
Mel Allen - New York Yankees Radio Announcer
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
Movie
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Narrator
Snow Capers (1948)
Movie
Self / Radio Program Announcer
On the Air (1939)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.83
Based on 223 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1939
1960
1990
1991
2020
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1913-02-14
Deathday1996-06-16 (83 years old)
Birth NameMelvin Allen Israel
Birth PlaceBirmingham, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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