Allen Jenkins

Actor Apr 8 (died age 74) Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA 1931–2006 (75 year career)

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Biography

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, inc…

Known For

Film

King Kong

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Film

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Cop (uncredited)

Film

Top Cat

Officer Dibble (voice)

Film

The Front Page

Telegrapher

Film

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Barney Sykes

Film

Pillow Talk

Harry

Film

Grand Hotel

Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited)

Film

Ball of Fire

Garbage Man

Filmography

Acting (151)

Movies (131)

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5

The Front Page

1974

as Telegrapher

7.3

Getting Away from It All

1972

as Doorman

Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!

1967

as Joe Bonney

5.5

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967

as Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto

6.6

Robin and the 7 Hoods

as Vermin Witowski

I'd Rather Be Rich

as Fred

For Those Who Think Young

1964

as Col. Leslie Jenkins

5.3

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Cop (uncredited)

Pillow Talk

as Harry

Three Men on a Horse

as Harry

Oklahoma Annie

1952

as Lou

8.0

The WAC from Walla Walla

1952

as Mr. Redington

Chained for Life

1952

as Hinkley

3.7

Behave Yourself!

1951

as Police Plainclothesman

Crazy Over Horses

as Weepin' Willie

Let's Go Navy!

as CPO Mervin Longnecker

Bodyhold

as Slats Henry

The Big Wheel

as George

The Inside Story

as Eddie

The Case of the Baby-Sitter

1947

as Howard 'Harvard' Quinlan

Fun on a Weekend

as Joe Morgan

Wild Harvest

as Higgins

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

as Nick

Blow-Ups of 1947

as Self

The Hat Box Mystery

as 'Harvard'

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947

as Farrell

5.4

Singin' in the Corn

1946

as Glenn Cummings

The Dark Horse

1946

as Willis Trimble

Meet Me on Broadway

1946

as Deacon McGill

7.0

Lady on a Train

1945

as Danny (Waring chauffeur)

Wonder Man

as Chimp

Stage Door Canteen

as Allen Jenkins

My Wife's an Angel

as Sam

Three Cheers for the Girls

1943

as Marine Sergeant in Chorus (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.2

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

as Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke

6.2

They All Kissed the Bride

as Johnny Johnson

Tortilla Flat

as Portagee Joe

A Date with the Falcon

1942

as Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke

Eyes in the Night

as Marty

Maisie Gets Her Man

as 'Pappy' Goodring

Dive Bomber

as Lucky James

Ball of Fire

as Garbage Man

The Gay Falcon

as Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke

6.3

Footsteps in the Dark

as Wilfred

Go West, Young Lady

as Hank

Time Out for Rhythm

as Off-Beat Davis

Brother Orchid

as Willie 'The Knife' Corson

6.5

Meet the Wildcat

1940

as Max Schwydel

Margie

1940

as Kenneth

Tin Pan Alley

as Casey

Breakdowns of 1940

as Self

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

as Ed aka The Weasel

Destry Rides Again

as Gyp Watson

Naughty But Nice

as Joe Dirk

Five Came Back

as Pete

Sweepstakes Winner

as Xerxes 'Tip' Bailey

3.7

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

as Steve McBride

Fools for Scandal

as Dewey Gibson

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938

as Duke 'Dukie' Dennis

5.7

Swing Your Lady

1938

as Shiner Ward

4.0

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

as Okay

7.2

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

as Mike

6.3

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

as Shiner Ward / Duke Dennis (archive footage) (uncredited)

Going Places

as Droopy

Hard to Get

as Roscoe

Heart of the North

as Bill Hardsock

Racket Busters

as Skeets Wilson

Ever Since Eve

as Jake Edgall

Marry the Girl

as Specs

Dance Charlie Dance

as Alf Morgan

Marked Woman

as Louie

The Singing Marine

as Sergeant Mike

Dead End

as Hunk

Sh! The Octopus

as Dempsey

Breakdowns of 1937

as Self

Ready, Willing and Able

1937

as J. Van Courtland

5.1

Talent Scout

1937

as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Perfect Specimen

as Pinky

A Day at Santa Anita

as Allen Jenkins (uncredited)

5.0

Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

1936

as Self

6.0

Sing Me a Love Song

1936

as Chris Cross

Cain and Mabel

1936

as Dodo

6.1

Sins of Man

1936

as Crusty

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

as Self

The Singing Kid

as Joe Eddy

Three Men on a Horse

as Charlie

The Irish in Us

as Carbarn Hammerschlog

7.6

While the Patient Slept

1935

as Police Sgt. Jim Jackson

A Night at the Ritz

as Gyp

I Live for Love

as Mac

Sweet Music

as Barney Cowan

The Case of the Curious Bride

1935

as Spudsy

6.0

The Case of the Lucky Legs

as Spudsy Drake

Page Miss Glory

as Petey

Broadway Hostess

as Fishcake Carter

Miss Pacific Fleet

as Bernard 'Kewpie' Wiggins

4.0

Things You Never See on the Screen

as Self

I've Got Your Number

as John 'Johnny'

Bedside

as Sam Sparks

The St. Louis Kid

as Buck Willetts

Jimmy the Gent

as Lou

The Merry Frinks

as Emmett Frink

The Big Shakedown

as Lefty

The Case of the Howling Dog

as Sgt. Holcomb

Happiness Ahead

as Chuck

Whirlpool

as Mac

Twenty Million Sweethearts

as Pete

The Mayor of Hell

as Mike

King Kong

as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

7.6

Blondie Johnson

1933

as Louie

5.8

Professional Sweetheart

as O'Connor

42nd Street

as Mac Elroy

Hard to Handle

as radio announcer

The Keyhole

as Hank Wales

Tomorrow at Seven

as Dugan

Employees' Entrance

as Sweeney, store detective (uncredited)

6.1

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933

as Detective Joe Musik

5.6

The Silk Express

1933

as Robert 'Rusty' Griffith

The Mind Reader

as Frank

Havana Widows

as Herman Brody

Grand Hotel

as Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited)

7.0

Rackety Rax

1932

as Mike Dumphy

5.0

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

as Barney Sykes

Blessed Event

as Frankie Wells

Lawyer Man

as Izzy Levine

Three on a Match

as Dick

The Girl Habit

as Tony Maloney

Allen Jenkins

Biography

Known For

King Kong

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Top Cat

The Front Page

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Pillow Talk

Grand Hotel

Ball of Fire

Filmography

Acting (151)

Movies (131)

Television (20)