Allen Jenkins
Apr 8, 1900 — Jul 20, 1974 (74 years)
Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
114 Movies
11 Series
Allen Jenkins, an actor from Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA, began their career in the 1930s. Their television credits include Top Cat, playing Officer Dibble. Other notable titles in their filmography include The Front Page and Pillow Talk. Over more than 95 years they have gathered close to 114 films and 11 TV productions, working mainly across genres like comedy, romance, crime.
74R.I.P.
114Movies
11Series
Allen Jenkins
114 Movies
11 Series
Allen Jenkins, an actor from Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA, began their career in the 1930s. Their television credits include Top Cat, playing Officer Dibble. Other notable titles in their filmography include The Front Page and Pillow Talk. Over more than 95 years they have gathered close to 114 films and 11 TV productions, working mainly across genres like comedy, romance, crime.
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114
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King Kong
1933
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Blondie Johnson
1933
Professional Sweetheart
1933
Grand Hotel
1932
Pillow Talk
1959
The Gay Falcon
1941
The Front Page
1974
Marked Woman
1937
Naughty but Nice
1939
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
Dead End
1937
Ball of Fire
1941
Jimmy the Gent
1934
Destry Rides Again
1939
The Singing Marine
1937
42nd Street
1933
The Merry Frinks
1934
I'd Rather Be Rich
1964
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Lawyer Man
1932
Eyes in the Night
1942
I Live for Love
1935
The Mayor of Hell
1933
Three on a Match
1932
Fun on a Weekend
1947
Behave Yourself!
1951
The Big Wheel
1949
Lady on a Train
1945
Hard to Get
1938
Wonder Man
1945
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
Tomorrow at Seven
1933
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
Happiness Ahead
1934
Dive Bomber
1941
Tortilla Flat
1942
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
The Keyhole
1933
Brother Orchid
1940
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
Employees' Entrance
1933
Go West, Young Lady
1941
Going Places
1938
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
The St. Louis Kid
1934
Havana Widows
1933
Footsteps in the Dark
1941
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The Front Page
Telegrapher
1974
Film
Adam-12
Jobey
1971
TV
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
Joe Bonney
1967
Film
The Spy in the Green Hat
Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
1967
Film
Batman
Little Al
1966–1967
TV
Honey West
Gate Guard
1965–1966
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
1966
TV
Bewitched
Janitor
1971–1972
TV
I'd Rather Be Rich
Fred
1964
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Allen Jenkins still alive?
Allen Jenkins passed away on July 20, 1974 at age 74.
What are the most famous roles of Allen Jenkins?
Allen Jenkins is best known for roles in King Kong, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Front Page.
How many movies has Allen Jenkins been in?
Over a 43-year career (since 1931), Allen Jenkins has appeared in 124 movies and 20 TV shows.
What was Allen Jenkins's first movie?
The career of Allen Jenkins began with The Girl Habit (1931).
What is Allen Jenkins's most recent movie or series?
Allen Jenkins's most recent release is The Front Page, which premiered on November 1, 1974.
What TV shows has Allen Jenkins appeared in?
On television, Allen Jenkins has appeared in Bewitched, Batman, Top Cat, I Love Lucy.
Allen Jenkins
1900-04-08 · Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
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.Allen Jenkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.