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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The Falcon Takes Over | Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke | 1942-05-29 |
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Eyes in the Night | Marty | 1942-10-16 |
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Tortilla Flat | Portagee Joe | 1942-05-21 |
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They All Kissed the Bride | Johnny Johnson | 1942-06-11 |
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A Date with the Falcon | Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke | 1942-01-16 |
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Maisie Gets Her Man | 'Pappy' Goodring | 1942-06-01 |
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Footsteps in the Dark | Wilfred | 1941-03-08 |
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Go West, Young Lady | Hank | 1941-11-27 |
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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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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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Breakdowns of 1940 | Self | 1940-12-31 |
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Brother Orchid | Willie 'The Knife' Corson | 1940-06-07 |
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Margie | Kenneth | 1940-09-01 |
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Tin Pan Alley | Casey | 1940-11-29 |
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Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! | Ed aka The Weasel | 1940-01-01 |
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Meet the Wildcat | Max Schwydel | 1940-10-22 |
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Destry Rides Again | Gyp Watson | 1939-11-30 |
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Sweepstakes Winner | Xerxes 'Tip' Bailey | 1939-05-20 |
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Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite | Steve McBride | 1939-08-12 |
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Five Came Back | Pete | 1939-06-23 |
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Naughty But Nice | Joe Dirk | 1939-06-23 |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Okay | 1938-07-20 |
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Going Places | Droopy | 1938-12-31 |
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Heart of the North | Bill Hardsock | 1938-12-10 |
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Swing Your Lady | Shiner Ward | 1938-01-08 |
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Racket Busters | Skeets Wilson | 1938-07-16 |
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Hard to Get | Roscoe | 1938-11-05 |
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Fools for Scandal | Dewey Gibson | 1938-04-16 |
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Gold Diggers in Paris | Duke 'Dukie' Dennis | 1938-06-11 |
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Breakdowns of 1938 | Shiner Ward / Duke Dennis (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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A Slight Case of Murder | Mike | 1938-02-26 |
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Ready, Willing and Able | J. Van Courtland | 1937-03-06 |
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Dead End | Hunk | 1937-08-27 |
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Marked Woman | Louie | 1937-04-10 |
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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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Dance Charlie Dance | Alf Morgan | 1937-07-06 |
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A Day at Santa Anita | Allen Jenkins (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
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The Singing Marine | Sergeant Mike | 1937-07-03 |
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Breakdowns of 1937 | Self | 1937-12-31 |
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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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Ever Since Eve | Jake Edgall | 1937-07-15 |
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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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Sins of Man | Crusty | 1936-06-19 |
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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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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 |
