Jenkins Allen
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)