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Actor:

• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. "The Christophers" (1 episode, 1956)
       - Washington Speaks for Himself (1956) TV episode
2. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1954)
       - Fred Allen's Sketchbook (1954) TV episode .... Narrator
3. O. Henry's Full House (1952) .... Sam 'Slick' Brown (The Ransom of Red Chief)
   ... aka Full House (UK)
4. We're Not Married! (1952) .... Steven S. 'Steve' Gladwyn
5. "Your Show of Shows" (1 episode, 1951)
   ... aka "Sid Caesar's Show of Shows" (UK: rerun title)
       - Episode dated 24 February 1951 (1951) TV episode
   
   
6. It's in the Bag! (1945) .... Fred F. Trumble Floogle
   ... aka The Fifth Chair (Australia) (UK)
7. Love Thy Neighbor (1940) .... Fred Allen
8. Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) (uncredited) .... Voice on Radio Show
   
   
9. Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) .... Gabriel 'Gabby' Green
10. Thanks a Million (1935) .... Ned Lyman
11. The Still Alarm (1930)
    
    
12. The Installment Collector (1929) .... The Newspaper Editor
    

Writer:

• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. It's in the Bag! (1945) (screen treatment)
   ... aka The Fifth Chair (Australia) (UK)
   
   
2. Thanks a Million (1935) (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)
   
   
3. Faint Heart (1929) (story)
   ... aka Bert Lahr in Faint Heart (USA: copyright title)
   

Soundtrack:

1. Thanks a Million (1935) (performer: "Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929) (uncredited)) ("Square Deal Party" (1935) (uncredited))
   

Thanks:

1. George Carlin: Carlin on Campus (1984) (TV) (special thanks)
   

Self:

• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. "Project XX" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1956)
       - The Jazz Age (1956) TV episode .... Narrator
2. "What's My Line?" .... Himself / ... (67 episodes, 1953-1956)
       - Episode dated 11 March 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself/panelist
       - Episode dated 4 March 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Panelist
       - Episode dated 26 February 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 19 February 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Panelist
       - Episode dated 12 February 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
         (62 more)
3. "I've Got a Secret" .... Celebrity Guest (1 episode, 1955)
       - Episode dated 13 April 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Celebrity Guest
4. "Judge for Yourself" (1953) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes, 1953)
   ... aka "The Fred Allen Show"
5. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
   ... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
   ... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
       - Fred Allen Show (1953) TV episode .... Himself
6. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host / ... (7 episodes, 1950-1951)
   ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
   ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
   ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
       - Episode #1.40 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
       - Episode #1.32 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
       - Episode #1.19 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
       - Episode #1.15 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - Host
       - Episode #1.11 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - Host
         (2 more)
7. "Chesterfield Sound Off Time" (1951) TV series .... Himself (Alternate Host, 1951-1952) (unknown episodes)
   ... aka "Sound Off Time" (USA: short title)
   
   
8. Behind Your Radio Dial (1948) .... Himself
9. Is Everybody Listening? (1947) .... Himself - Fred Allen Radio Program
   ... aka March of Time Volume 14, No. 1: Is Everybody Listening? (USA: series title)
   
   
10. The March of Time Volume IV, Issue 5 (1937) .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) (uncredited) .... Himself (predicts demise of radio)
2. TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Himself
3. The Great Standups (1984) (TV) .... Himself
4. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
       - Laughter USA (1961) TV episode .... Himself
5. Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday (1950) .... Fred Allen
6. The Great American Broadcast (1941) (uncredited) .... Himself - Opening Montage