Biography
Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel; February 14, 1913 – 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.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 18
self 13
Narrator 6
TV Shows 5
Self (archive footage)
The Sounds of Baseball (2020)
TV
Baseball Announcer
Needful Things (1993)
Movie
3.5
Self - Narrator
Baseball's Funniest Bloopers (1991)
Movie
Narrator
Baseball in the '70s (1991)
Movie
Baseball Announcer
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Movie
5.52
Narrator
This Week in Baseball (1977)
TV
Polaski
The Vendors (1970)
Movie
Self - Host
Jackpot Bowling (1959)
TV
Mel Allen - New York Yankees Radio Announcer
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Snow Capers (1948)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Baseball: Funny Side Up
Movie
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Known ForActing
Birthday1913-02-14
Deathday1996-06-16 (83 years old)
Birth NameMelvin Allen Israel
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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