Allen Jenkins
Born: 1900-04-09 Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1974-07-20
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 ...
Acting (in our collection)
The Front Page
(1974)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
(1964)
Pillow Talk
(1959)
Ball of Fire
(1941)
Dive Bomber
(1941)
Destry Rides Again
(1939)
A Slight Case of Murder
(1938)
42nd Street
(1933)