Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes
Allan Jones

Allan Jones

Highest Rated: 100% Show Boat (1936)

Lowest Rated: 95% A Day at the Races (1937)

Birthday: Oct 14, 1907

Birthplace: Old Forge, Pennsylvania, USA

Stalwart, curly-haired American leading man and singer, perhaps best remembered for handling the obligatory romantic role in two Marx Brothers comedies, "A Night at the Opera" (1935) and "A Day at the Races" (1937). Jones also played riverboat gambler Gaylord Ravenal opposite Irene Dunne in James Whale's marvelous 1936 adaptation of the stage classic "Show Boat." Possessing a genial personality and a fine baritone, Jones enjoyed modest success in Hollywood for several years without ever attaining the star status of which he seemed capable. He was played up as a second-string Nelson Eddy, and consequently never developed a distinctive persona of his own. One of his best-remembered moments in film was his singing in "The Firefly" (1937) of the tuneful "The Donkey Serenade," which later became something of a trademark song for Jones. After his film career waned, Jones kept busy with singing tours and stage work, including touring companies of shows from "Guys and Dolls" in the 1950s to "Man of La Mancha" in the 1970s. At one time married to actress and singer Irene Hervey, Jones was the father (by Hervey) of singer Jack Jones.

Highest rated movies

100% 70% Rose Marie
100% 73% Show Boat
97% 90% A Night at the Opera
95% 89% A Day at the Races

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Abbott & Costello: Funniest Routines Volume 1 Unknown (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Too Beautiful to Die Cinematographer - 1989
No Score Yet 20% A Swingin' Summer Mr. Johnson (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stage to Thunder Rock Mayor Ted Dollar (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Larceny With Music Ken Daniels (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Moonlight in Havana Unknown (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet True to the Army Pvt. Stephen Chandler (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet There's Magic in Music Michael Maddy (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Boys From Syracuse Antipholus of Ephesus/Antipholus of Syracuse (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet 38% One Night in the Tropics Jim Moore (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet 30% My Love for Yours Eric Sinclair (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great Victor Herbert John Ramsey (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet 50% Everybody Sing Richard "Ricky" Saboni (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet 50% The Firefly Don Diego, aka Captain François Andre (Character) - 1937
95% 89% A Day at the Races Gil Stewart (Character) - 1937
100% 70% Rose Marie Romeo (Character) - 1936
100% 73% Show Boat Gaylord Ravenal (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet Indian Love Call Romeo (Character) - 1936
97% 90% A Night at the Opera Ricardo Baroni (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet 44% Reckless Allan (Character) - 1935

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet 77 Sunset Strip Endicott Fellows (Guest Star) 1963