Actor
Allen Jenkins
April 8, 1900 · Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
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 was called to Hollywood by Darryl F. Zanuck and signed first to Paramount Pictures and shortly afterwards to Warner Bros.
Notable work
7.6King Kong (1933)
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
7.9Bewitched (1964)
cast and as Janitor
7It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Cop (uncredited)
7.3Batman (1966)
as Little Al
7.3The Front Page (1974)
as Telegrapher
7.5Top Cat (1961)
as Officer Dibble (voice)
7Grand Hotel (1932)
as Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited)
7.1Pillow Talk (1959)
as Harry
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