Allen Curtis Jenkins (né Alfred McGonegal; du 9 avril 1900 au 20 juillet 1974) était un acteur et chanteur américain qui a travaillé, au cinéma au théâtre et à la télévision.

Carrière

Les deux parents d’Allen Jenkins étaient des comédiens musicaux, et il est entré au théâtre comme mécanicien de scène après la Première Guerre mondiale, après avoir passé du temps à travailler dans le Brooklyn Navy Yard. Bien que son personnage à l’écran soit celui d’un dur de Brooklyn pas trop brillant, Jenkins a assisté à l’American Academy of Dramatic Arts et a joué dans de nombreuses pièces de Broadway avant de faire ses débuts au cinéma en 1931. Il a trouvé sa place chez Warner Brothers, où il a perfectionné son personnage de gangster/chauffeur de taxi/flic/etc. lent mais de bonne humeur. Vers la fin de sa carrière, il apparaît fréquemment à la télévision et est un habitué de la série télévisée Hey, Jeannie! (1956). Il est probablement mieux connu par les "baby-boomers" comme la voix de l'Officier Dibble dans la populaire série de dessins animés Top Cat (1961).

Décès

Jenkins est mort d’un cancer du poumon le 20 juillet 1974, à l’âge de 74 ans. Son corps a été incinéré, et les cendres ont été dispersées en mer.

Filmographie

• Straight and Narrow (1931, Short) as Ex-convict
• The Girl Habit (1931) as Tony Maloney
• Grand Hotel (1932) as Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited)
• Blessed Event (1932) as Frankie Wells
• Rackety Rax (1932) as Mike Dumphy
• Three on a Match (1932) as Dick
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) as Barney Sykes
• Lawyer Man (1932) as Izzy Levine
• Employees' Entrance (1933) as Sweeney (uncredited)
• Hard to Handle (1933) as Radio Announcer
• 42nd Street (1933) as Mac Elroy
• Blondie Johnson (1933) as Louie
• The Keyhole (1933) as Hank
• The Mind Reader (1933) as Frank
• Tomorrow at Seven (1933) as Dugan
• Professional Sweetheart (1933) as O'Connor
• The Silk Express (1933) as Robert "Rusty" Griffith
• The Mayor of Hell (1933) as Mike
• Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) as Joe Musik
• 'Tis Spring (1933, Short)
• Havana Widows (1933) as Herman Brody
• The Big Shakedown (1934) as Lefty
• Bedside (1934) as Sam Sparks
• I've Got Your Number (1934) as Johnny
• Jimmy the Gent (1934) as Lou
• Whirlpool (1934) as Mac
• Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) as Pete
• The Merry Frinks (1934) as Emmett Frinks
• The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) as Sgt. Halcomb
• Happiness Ahead (1934) as Chuck
• The St. Louis Kid (1934) as Buck
• Sweet Music (1935) as Barney Cowan
• A Night at the Ritz (1935) as Gyp Beagle
• While the Patient Slept (1935) as Jackson
• The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) as Spudsy Drake
• The Irish in Us (1935) as 'Carbarn'
• Page Miss Glory (1935) as Patsy
• I Live for Love (1935) as Mac
• The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) as Spudsy Drake
• Miss Pacific Fleet (1935) as Bernard "Kewpie" Wiggins
• Broadway Hostess (1935) as Fishcake
• The Singing Kid (1936) as Joe Eddy
• Sins of Man (1936) as Crusty
• Cain and Mabel (1936) as Aloysius K. Reilly
• Three Men on a Horse (1936) as Charlie
• Sing Me a Love Song (1936) as "Chris" Cress
• Ready, Willing, and Able (1937) as J. Van Courtland
• Marked Woman (1937) as Louie
• A Day at Santa Anita (1937 short) as Allen Jenkins (uncredited)
• Ever Since Eve (1937) as Jake Edgall
• The Singing Marine (1937) as Sergeant Mike Kelly
• Dance Charlie Dance (1937) as Alf Morgan
• Marry the Girl (1937) as Spees
• Dead End (1937) as Hunk
• The Perfect Specimen (1937) as Pinky
• Sh! The Octopus (1937) as Dempsey
• Swing Your Lady (1938) as Shiner
• A Slight Case of Murder (1938) as Mike
• Fools for Scandal (1938) as Dewey Gilson
• Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) as Duke "Dukie" Dennis
• Racket Busters (1938) as 'Sheets' Wilson
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) as Okay
• Hard To Get (1938) as Roscoe
• Heart of the North (1938) as Cpl. Bill Hardsock
• Going Places (1938) as Droopy
• Sweepstakes Winner (1939) as Xerxes "Tip" Bailey
• Naughty but Nice (1939) as Joe Dirk
• Five Came Back (1939) as Pete
• Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939) as Lt. Steve McBride
• Destry Rides Again (1939) as Gyp Watson
• Oh Johnny, How You Can Love (1940) as Ed, aka "The Weasel"
• Brother Orchid (1940) as Willie "the Knife" Corson
• Margie (1940) as Kenneth
• Meet the Wildcat (1940) as Max Schwydel
• Tin Pan Alley (1940) as Casey
• Footsteps in the Dark (1941) as Wilfred
• Time Out for Rhythm (1941) as Off-Beat Davis
• Dive Bomber (1941) as 'Lucky' James
• The Gay Falcon (1941) as Jonathan "Goldie" Locke
• Go West, Young Lady (1941) as Deputy Hank
• Ball of Fire (1941) as Garbage Man
• A Date with the Falcon (1942) as Jonathan "Goldie" Locke
• Tortilla Flat (1942) as Portagee Joe
• The Falcon Takes Over (1942) as Jonathan "Goldie" Locke
• Maisie Gets Her Man (1942) as "Pappy" Goodring
• They All Kissed the Bride (1942) as Johnny Johnson
• Eyes in the Night (1942) as Marty
• My Wife's an Angel (1943, Short)
• Stage Door Canteen (1943) as Himself
• Wonder Man (1945) as Chimp
• Lady on a Train (1945) as Danny
• Voice of the Whistler (1945) as a restaurant patron (uncredited)
• Meet Me on Broadway (1946) as Deacon Trimble
• The Dark Horse (1946) as Willis Trimble
• Singin' in the Corn (1946) as Glen Cummings
• Easy Come, Easy Go (1947) as Nick
• Fun on a Weekend (1947) as Joe Morgan
• The Hat Box Mystery (1947) as "Harvard"
• The Case of the Baby Sitter (1947 short) as Howard "Harvard" Quinlan
• Wild Harvest (1947) as Higgins
• The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) as Farrell
• The Inside Story (1948) as Eddie
• The Big Wheel (1949) as George
• Bodyhold (1949) as Slats Henry
• Let's Go Navy! (1951) as CPO Mervin Longnecker
• Behave Yourself! (1951) as Plainsclothesman
• Crazy Over Horses (1951) as Weepin' Willie
• Chained for Life (1951) as Hinkley
• Oklahoma Annie (1952) as Coffin Creek Café Bartender Lou
• The WAC from Walla Walla (1952) as Mr. Reddington
• Pillow Talk (1959) as Harry
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) as Policeman (uncredited)
• For Those Who Think Young (1964) as Col. Leslie Jenkins
• Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) as Vermin
• I'd Rather Be Rich (1964) as Fred
• The Spy in the Green Hat (1967) as Enzo "Pretty" Stilletto
• Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967) as Joe Bonney
• Getting Away from It All (1972, TV Movie) as Doorman
• The Front Page (1974) as Telegrapher (final film role)