1900-04-08 Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Jenkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage | Self (archive footage) | 2006-03-21 |
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Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1987-03-13 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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The Front Page | Telegrapher | 1974-11-01 |
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Getting Away from It All | Doorman | 1972-01-18 |
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Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! | Joe Bonney | 1967-05-10 |
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The Spy in the Green Hat | Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto | 1967-02-03 |
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I'd Rather Be Rich | Fred | 1964-08-25 |
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Robin and the 7 Hoods | Vermin Witowski | 1964-06-24 |
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For Those Who Think Young | Col. Leslie Jenkins | 1964-06-01 |
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Cop (uncredited) | 1963-11-07 |
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Pillow Talk | Harry | 1959-10-07 |
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Three Men on a Horse | Harry | 1957-04-18 |
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Oklahoma Annie | Lou | 1952-03-24 |
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The WAC from Walla Walla | Mr. Redington | 1952-10-10 |
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Chained for Life | Hinkley | 1952-01-01 |
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Let's Go Navy! | CPO Mervin Longnecker | 1951-07-29 |
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Crazy Over Horses | Weepin' Willie | 1951-09-09 |
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Behave Yourself! | Police Plainclothesman | 1951-09-22 |
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The Big Wheel | George | 1949-11-04 |
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Bodyhold | Slats Henry | 1949-12-08 |
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The Inside Story | Eddie | 1948-03-14 |
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Blow-Ups of 1947 | Self | 1947-12-31 |
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The Hat Box Mystery | 'Harvard' | 1947-06-12 |
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Easy Come, Easy Go | Nick | 1947-03-07 |
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The Senator Was Indiscreet | Farrell | 1947-12-31 |
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The Case of the Baby-Sitter | Howard 'Harvard' Quinlan | 1947-07-26 |
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Fun on a Weekend | Joe Morgan | 1947-05-15 |
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Wild Harvest | Higgins | 1947-09-26 |
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Meet Me on Broadway | Deacon McGill | 1946-01-26 |
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Singin' in the Corn | Glenn Cummings | 1946-12-26 |
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The Dark Horse | Willis Trimble | 1946-07-19 |
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Wonder Man | Chimp | 1945-06-08 |
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Lady on a Train | Danny (Waring chauffeur) | 1945-08-03 |
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Stage Door Canteen | Allen Jenkins | 1943-06-24 |
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Three Cheers for the Girls | Marine Sergeant in Chorus (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1943-05-08 |
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My Wife's an Angel | Sam | 1943-06-22 |
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Tortilla Flat | Portagee Joe | 1942-05-21 |
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Maisie Gets Her Man | 'Pappy' Goodring | 1942-06-01 |
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Eyes in the Night | Marty | 1942-10-16 |
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A Date with the Falcon | Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke | 1942-01-16 |
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The Falcon Takes Over | Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke | 1942-05-29 |
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They All Kissed the Bride | Johnny Johnson | 1942-06-11 |
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Go West, Young Lady | Hank | 1941-11-27 |
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Footsteps in the Dark | Wilfred | 1941-03-08 |
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The Gay Falcon | Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke | 1941-10-24 |
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Time Out for Rhythm | Off-Beat Davis | 1941-06-05 |
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Ball of Fire | Garbage Man | 1941-12-02 |
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Dive Bomber | Lucky James | 1941-08-30 |
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Meet the Wildcat | Max Schwydel | 1940-10-22 |
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Brother Orchid | Willie 'The Knife' Corson | 1940-06-07 |
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Breakdowns of 1940 | Self | 1940-12-31 |
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Tin Pan Alley | Casey | 1940-11-29 |
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Margie | Kenneth | 1940-09-01 |
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Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! | Ed aka The Weasel | 1940-01-01 |
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Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Steve McBride | 1939-08-12 |
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Destry Rides Again | Gyp Watson | 1939-11-30 |
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Naughty But Nice | Joe Dirk | 1939-06-23 |
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Sweepstakes Winner | Xerxes 'Tip' Bailey | 1939-05-20 |
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Five Came Back | Pete | 1939-06-23 |
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Hard to Get | Roscoe | 1938-11-05 |
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A Slight Case of Murder | Mike | 1938-02-26 |
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Heart of the North | Bill Hardsock | 1938-12-10 |
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Fools for Scandal | Dewey Gibson | 1938-04-16 |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Okay | 1938-07-20 |
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Breakdowns of 1938 | Shiner Ward / Duke Dennis (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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Gold Diggers in Paris | Duke 'Dukie' Dennis | 1938-06-11 |
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Racket Busters | Skeets Wilson | 1938-07-16 |
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Going Places | Droopy | 1938-12-31 |
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Swing Your Lady | Shiner Ward | 1938-01-08 |
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Marked Woman | Louie | 1937-04-10 |
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Dance Charlie Dance | Alf Morgan | 1937-07-06 |
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Breakdowns of 1937 | Self | 1937-12-31 |
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The Perfect Specimen | Pinky | 1937-10-23 |
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Sh! The Octopus | Dempsey | 1937-12-11 |
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Dead End | Hunk | 1937-08-27 |
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Talent Scout | Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1937-07-24 |
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Marry the Girl | Specs | 1937-07-13 |
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The Singing Marine | Sergeant Mike | 1937-07-03 |
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Ready, Willing and Able | J. Van Courtland | 1937-03-06 |
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Ever Since Eve | Jake Edgall | 1937-07-15 |
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A Day at Santa Anita | Allen Jenkins (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
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Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel | Self | 1936-01-01 |
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Cain and Mabel | Dodo | 1936-09-26 |
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Three Men on a Horse | Charlie | 1936-11-21 |
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The Singing Kid | Joe Eddy | 1936-04-10 |
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Sing Me a Love Song | Chris Cross | 1936-12-25 |
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Breakdowns of 1936 | Self | 1936-12-30 |
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Sins of Man | Crusty | 1936-06-19 |
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The Case of the Curious Bride | Spudsy | 1935-04-13 |
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The Case of the Lucky Legs | Spudsy Drake | 1935-10-05 |
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Miss Pacific Fleet | Bernard 'Kewpie' Wiggins | 1935-12-14 |
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While the Patient Slept | Police Sgt. Jim Jackson | 1935-03-09 |
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Things You Never See on the Screen | Self | 1935-12-01 |
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Sweet Music | Barney Cowan | 1935-02-23 |
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Page Miss Glory | Petey | 1935-09-07 |
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A Night at the Ritz | Gyp | 1935-03-23 |
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The Irish in Us | Carbarn Hammerschlog | 1935-07-31 |
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Broadway Hostess | Fishcake Carter | 1935-12-07 |
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I Live for Love | Mac | 1935-09-28 |
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The St. Louis Kid | Buck Willetts | 1934-11-10 |
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Twenty Million Sweethearts | Pete | 1934-05-26 |
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Happiness Ahead | Chuck | 1934-10-27 |
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Bedside | Sam Sparks | 1934-01-27 |
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The Big Shakedown | Lefty | 1934-01-06 |
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Jimmy the Gent | Lou | 1934-03-09 |
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The Merry Frinks | Emmett Frink | 1934-05-26 |
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The Case of the Howling Dog | Sgt. Holcomb | 1934-09-22 |
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I've Got Your Number | John 'Johnny' | 1934-02-24 |
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Whirlpool | Mac | 1934-04-10 |
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The Mayor of Hell | Mike | 1933-06-24 |
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The Silk Express | Robert 'Rusty' Griffith | 1933-06-01 |
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Bureau of Missing Persons | Detective Joe Musik | 1933-09-16 |
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Blondie Johnson | Louie | 1933-02-25 |
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Employees' Entrance | Sweeney, store detective (uncredited) | 1933-02-11 |
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King Kong | Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) | 1933-03-15 |
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The Keyhole | Hank Wales | 1933-03-25 |
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The Mind Reader | Frank | 1933-04-01 |
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Tomorrow at Seven | Dugan | 1933-06-01 |
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42nd Street | Mac Elroy | 1933-03-11 |
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Professional Sweetheart | O'Connor | 1933-06-09 |
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Hard to Handle | radio announcer | 1933-01-28 |
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Havana Widows | Herman Brody | 1933-11-18 |
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Barney Sykes | 1932-11-09 |
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Rackety Rax | Mike Dumphy | 1932-10-23 |
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Three on a Match | Dick | 1932-10-29 |
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Blessed Event | Frankie Wells | 1932-09-10 |
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Lawyer Man | Izzy Levine | 1932-12-24 |
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Grand Hotel | Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited) | 1932-05-25 |
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The Girl Habit | Tony Maloney | 1931-06-27 |
