Allen Jenkins
Commonly cast as a dimwitted thug in gangster movies, Allen Jenkins was a popular character actor of the '30s and '40s and part of the so-called "Irish Mafia" of Hollywood actors that included James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and Frank McHugh. Jenkins was born to a show business family, and studied at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts before appearing in numerous Broadway productions throughout the '20s. After replacing Spencer Tracy as the lead in "The Last Mile" he was recruited by Darryl F. Zanuck to work for Paramount Pictures out in Hollywood. For his first film role he recreated his character of Frankie Wells for the 1932 film adaptation of the play "Blessed Event." A series of tough-guy goon roles made Jenkins somewhat of an icon of the '40s, and the image stuck throughout his career. As the style of Hollywood films changed in the '60s and '70s and his steady stream of film roles started to wane, Jenkins went where the work was--television. He often played cops, janitors, or just plain, old blue-collar simpletons on shows like "Adam-12" and "Bewitched." He also voiced the character of Officer Charlie Dibble on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon "Top Cat." His last role was that of a telegrapher in Billy Wilder's 1974 comedy feature "The Front Page" with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. He died later that same year of lung cancer.
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Allen Jenkins
Filmography
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Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding | Joe Bonney (Character) | - | 1967 |
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For Those Who Think Young | Col. Leslie Jenkins (Character) | - | 1964 |
40% |
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Robin and the Seven Hoods | Vermin Whitouski (Character) | - | 1964 |
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I'd Rather Be Rich | Fred (Character) | - | 1964 |
94% |
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Pillow Talk | Harry (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oklahoma Annie | Lou (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The WAC From Walla Walla | Mr. Redington (Character) | - | 1952 |
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Chained for Life | Hinkley (Character) | - | 1951 |
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Behave Yourself | Plainclothesman (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Let's Go Navy! | Chief Petty Officer Mervin Longnecker (Character) | - | 1951 |
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The Big Wheel | George (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Inside Story | Eddie (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wild Harvest | Higgins (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fun on a Weekend | Joe Morgan (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Easy Come, Easy Go | Nick (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Singin' in the Corn | Glen Cummings (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Case of the Babysitter | "Harvard" (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hat Box Mystery | "Harvard" (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dark Horse | Willis Trimble (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Meet Me on Broadway | Deacon McGill (Character) | - | 1946 |
100% |
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Wonder Man | Chimp (Character) | - | 1945 |
71% |
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Lady on a Train | Danny (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Cheers for the Girls | Unknown (Character) | - | 1943 |
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They All Kissed the Bride | Johnny Johnson (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maisie Gets Her Man | `'Pappy'` Goodring (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Tortilla Flat | Portagee Joe (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Eyes in the Night | Marty (Character) | - | 1942 |
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The Falcon Takes Over | Jonathan "Goldy" Locke (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Time Out for Rhythm | Off-Beat Davis (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Footsteps in the Dark | Mr. Wilfred (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Dive Bomber | "Lucky" James (Character) | - | 1941 |
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The Gay Falcon | Jonathan G. `'Goldie'` Locke (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Go West, Young Lady | Hank (Character) | - | 1941 |
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A Date With the Falcon | Jonathan `'Goldy'` Locke (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Brother Orchid | Willie "The Knife" Corson (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Tin Pan Alley | Casey (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Five Came Back | Peter (Character) | - | 1939 |
96% |
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Destry Rides Again | Gyp Watson (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sweepstakes Winner | Xerxes 'Tip' Bailey (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Going Places | Droopy (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Naughty, but Nice | Joe Dirk (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Torchy Plays With Dynamite | Lt. Steve McBride (Character) | - | 1939 |
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Hard to Get | Roscoe (Character) | - | 1938 |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Okay (Character) | - | 1938 |
67% |
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A Slight Case of Murder | Mike (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Gold Diggers in Paris | Duke "Dukie" Dennis (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Swing Your Lady | Shiner Ward (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Heart of the North | Cpl. Bill Hardsock (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Racket Busters | Skeets Wilson (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Fools for Scandal | Unknown (Character) | - | 1938 |
100% |
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Marked Woman | Louie (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dance, Charlie, Dance | Alf Morgan (Character) | - | 1937 |
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Ready, Willing and Able | J. "Katsy" Van Courtland (Character) | - | 1937 |
83% |
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Dead End | Hunk (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marry the Girl | Specs (Character) | - | 1937 |
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Ever Since Eve | Jake Edgall (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Perfect Specimen | Pinky (Character) | - | 1937 |
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Sh! The Octopus | Dempsey (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Singing Marine | Sergeant Mike (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Singing Kid | Joe Eddy (Character) | - | 1936 |
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Cain and Mabel | Dodo (Character) | - | 1936 |
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Three Men on a Horse | Charlie (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sing Me a Love Song | 'Chris' Cross (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sins of Man | Crusty (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | While the Patient Slept | Police Sgt. Jim Jackson (Character) | - | 1935 |
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The Irish in Us | Carbarn Hammerschlog (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Night at the Ritz | Gyp Beagle (Character) | - | 1935 |
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I Live for Love | Mac (Character) | - | 1935 |
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The Case of the Curious Bride | Spudsy (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Miss Pacific Fleet | Bernard "Kewpie" Wiggins (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Case of the Lucky Legs | Spudsy (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sweet Music | Barney Cowan (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Broadway Hostess | Fishcake (Character) | - | 1935 |
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The Big Shakedown | Lefty (Character) | - | 1934 |
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The St. Louis Kid | Buck `'Bucky'` Willets (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I've Got Your Number | John "Johnny" (Character) | - | 1934 |
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Jimmy the Gent | Lou (Character) | - | 1934 |
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Happiness Ahead | Chuck (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Twenty Million Sweethearts | Pete (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Merry Frinks | Emmett Frink (Character) | - | 1934 |
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The Case of the Howling Dog | Sgt. Holcomb (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Whirlpool | Mac (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bedside | Sam Sparks (Character) | - | 1934 |
100% |
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Employees' Entrance | Sweeney (store detective) (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Silk Express | Robert "Rusty" Griffith (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Hard to Handle | Radio Announcer (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Bureau of Missing Persons | Detective Joe Musik (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Blondie Johnson | Louis (Character) | - | 1933 |
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The Mayor of Hell | "Uncle" Mike (Character) | - | 1933 |
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The Mind Reader | Frank Franklin (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Professional Sweetheart | O'Connor (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Havana Widows | Herman Brody (Character) | - | 1933 |
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The Keyhole | Hank Wales (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Lawyer Man | Izzy Levine (Character) | - | 1932 |
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Blessed Event | Frankie Wells (Character) | - | 1932 |
96% |
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I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang | Barney Sykes (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rackety Rax | Mike Dumphy (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girl Habit | Tony Maloney (Character) | - | 1931 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 48% | Bewitched | Cabbie (Guest Star) | 1971-1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Moser (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Top Cat | Unknown (Voice) | 1961-1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Red Skelton Show | Unknown (Character) | 1956-1957 |
No Score Yet | 97% | I Love Lucy | Policeman (Guest Star) | 1952-1953 |