Allen Jenkins

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-04-08 (74 years old)

Deathday

1974-07-20

Place of Birth

Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Allen Jenkins

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, 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...

Acting

1933

42nd Street

as Mac Elroy

1933

1959

Pillow Talk

as Harry

1945

Lady on a Train

as Danny (Waring chauffeur)

1937

Marked Woman

as Louie

1940

Brother Orchid

as Willie 'The Knife' Corson

1937

Dead End

as Hunk

1941

Ball of Fire

as Garbage Man

1932

1952

1932

Blessed Event

as Frankie Wells

1942

A Date with the Falcon

as Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke

1942

They All Kissed the Bride

as Johnny Johnson

1933

Employees' Entrance

as Sweeney, store detective (uncredited)

1939

Destry Rides Again

as Gyp Watson

1942

The Falcon Takes Over

as Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke

1941

The Gay Falcon

as Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke

1941

1938

Going Places

as Droopy

1941

Dive Bomber

as Lucky James

1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

as Vermin Witowski

1939

1938

Swing Your Lady

as Shiner Ward

1934

1947

The Case of the Baby-Sitter

as Howard 'Harvard' Quinlan

1942

1937

Sh! The Octopus

as Dempsey

1938

Racket Busters

as Skeets Wilson

1949

The Big Wheel

as George

1941

Time Out for Rhythm

as Off-Beat Davis

1934

1942

Tortilla Flat

as Portagee Joe

1942

Maisie Gets Her Man

as 'Pappy' Goodring

1964

For Those Who Think Young

as Col. Leslie Jenkins

1947

1933

1932

Lawyer Man

as Izzy Levine

1949

Bodyhold

as Slats Henry

1934

Bedside

as Sam Sparks

1934

1938

Gold Diggers in Paris

as Duke 'Dukie' Dennis

1936

1934

1951

Let's Go Navy!

as CPO Mervin Longnecker

1935

1934

The Merry Frinks

as Emmett Frink

1933

Hard to Handle

as radio announcer

1937

Ready, Willing and Able

as J. Van Courtland

1936

The Singing Kid

as Joe Eddy

1935

Miss Pacific Fleet

as Bernard 'Kewpie' Wiggins

1933

1948

1935

Sweet Music

as Barney Cowan

1937

Dance Charlie Dance

as Alf Morgan

1938

Fools for Scandal

as Dewey Gibson

1936

1963

1934

The St. Louis Kid

as Buck Willetts

1935

1935

Broadway Hostess

as Fishcake Carter

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1947

Fun on a Weekend

as Joe Morgan

1938

Heart of the North

as Bill Hardsock

1935

The Irish in Us

as Carbarn Hammerschlog

1933

The Keyhole

as Hank Wales

1937

1935

1933

Havana Widows

as Herman Brody

1952

1938

Hard to Get

as Roscoe

1934

I've Got Your Number

as John 'Johnny'

1934

Whirlpool

as Mac

1933

The Silk Express

as Robert 'Rusty' Griffith

2006

1967

The Spy in the Green Hat

as Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto

1937

A Day at Santa Anita

as Allen Jenkins (uncredited)

1937

Ever Since Eve

as Jake Edgall

1937

The Singing Marine

as Sergeant Mike

1945

Wonder Man

as Chimp

1936

Sing Me a Love Song

as Chris Cross

1946

Meet Me on Broadway

as Deacon McGill

1952

The WAC from Walla Walla

as Mr. Redington

1940

Meet the Wildcat

as Max Schwydel

1951

Crazy Over Horses

as Weepin' Willie

1939

Naughty But Nice

as Joe Dirk

1939

Sweepstakes Winner

as Xerxes 'Tip' Bailey

1935

While the Patient Slept

as Police Sgt. Jim Jackson

1936

Sins of Man

as Crusty

1933

Bureau of Missing Persons

as Detective Joe Musik

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as Allen Jenkins

1940

1940

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

as Ed aka The Weasel

1940

Margie

as Kenneth

1946

The Dark Horse

as Willis Trimble

1937

Talent Scout

as Benefit Show Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)

1947

1974

The Front Page

as Telegrapher

1947

Wild Harvest

as Higgins

1932

Grand Hotel

as Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited)

1938

Breakdowns of 1938

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

1943

Three Cheers for the Girls

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

1932

Rackety Rax

as Mike Dumphy

2003

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

1946

Singin' in the Corn

as Glenn Cummings

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1933

King Kong

as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

1951

Behave Yourself!

as Police Plainclothesman

1931

The Girl Habit

as Tony Maloney

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