Allen Jenkins(1900-1974)

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Top Cat (1961–1962)

Both of Allen Jenkins' parents were musical comedy performers, and he entered the theater as a stage mechanic after World War I, after having spent time working in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Although his screen persona was that of a not-too-bright Brooklyn tough guy, Jenkins attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and appeared in many Broadway plays before making his film debut in 1931. He found his niche at Warner Brothers, where he perfected his slow-witted but good-natured gangster/taxi driver/cop/etc. character. In the latter part of his career he appeared frequently on TV, and was a regular on the TV series Hey, Jeannie! (1956). He is probably best remembered by "baby boomers" as the voice of the put-upon cop Officer Dibble in the popular cartoon series Top Cat (1961).

He died in Santa Monica, CA, in 1974 after undergoing surgery.

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Allen Jenkins, Robert McWade, Ned Sparks, and George E. Stone in 42ème rue (1933)

Allen Jenkins and Cliff Saum in 42ème rue (1933)

Ward Bond, Curt Bois, Bert Hanlon, Allen Jenkins, Maxie Rosenbloom, Vladimir Sokoloff, and Claire Trevor in Le mystérieux docteur Clitterhouse (1938)

Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Ward Bond, Curt Bois, Bert Hanlon, Allen Jenkins, Maxie Rosenbloom, Vladimir Sokoloff, and Claire Trevor in Le mystérieux docteur Clitterhouse (1938)

Edward G. Robinson, Ward Bond, Curt Bois, Allen Jenkins, Vladimir Sokoloff, and Claire Trevor in Le mystérieux docteur Clitterhouse (1938)

Edward G. Robinson and Allen Jenkins in Le mystérieux docteur Clitterhouse (1938)

Allen Jenkins in Le mystérieux docteur Clitterhouse (1938)

Glenda Farrell and Allen Jenkins in Havana Widows (1933)

Joan Blondell, Eddie Acuff, Warren Hull, and Allen Jenkins in Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)

Pat O'Brien, Glenda Farrell, and Allen Jenkins in I've Got Your Number (1934)

Pat O'Brien and Allen Jenkins in I've Got Your Number (1934)

Known for:

Tomorrow at Seven

5.6

Dugan

1933

Femme ou démon

7.6

Gyp Watson

1939

Rue sans issue

7.2

Hunk

1937

Le Retour du Faucon

6.4

Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke

1942

Credits

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Actor

Spéciale première
7.3
- Telegrapher
- 1974
Police Story
7.5
TV Series
- Greenspan
- 1974
The Paul Lynde Show
6.7
TV Series
- Stagehand
- 1972
Ma sorcière bien aimée
7.6
TV Series
- Janitor
- Cabbie
- Alex Johnson
- 1971–1972
Getting Away from It All
5.7
TV Movie
- Doorman
- 1972
Adam-12
7.7
TV Series
- Jobey
- 1971
The Chicago Teddy Bears
7.0
TV Series
- Trainer
- 1971
Docteur Marcus Welby
7.0
TV Series
- Benji
- 1971
Quatre fiancés pour un mari
5.3
- Joe Bonney
- 1967
Batman
7.5
TV Series
- Little Al (uncredited)
- 1967
L'espion au chapeau vert
5.7
- Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
- 1967
Ne mangez pas les marguerites
6.9
TV Series
- Al
- 1967
Des agents très spéciaux
7.7
TV Series
- Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
- 1966
Honey West
7.5
TV Series
- Gate Guard
- 1966
Ben Casey
7.1
TV Series
- Moser
- 1965

Soundtrack

The Real McCoys
7.6
TV Series
- performer: "Mademoiselle From Armentières (Hinky Dinky Parlez-vous)" (uncredited)
- 1962
Hey, Jeannie!
7.5
TV Series
- performer: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (uncredited)
- 1956
Go West, Young Lady
6.3
- performer: "I Wish That I Could Be a Singing Cowboy" (uncredited)
- 1941
Time Out for Rhythm
6.3
- performer: "Time Out for Rhythm", "Obviously the Gentleman Prefers to Dance" (uncredited)
- 1941
Fausses notes
6.1
- performer: "Remember Dad (On Mother's Day)", "I'm Up a Tree" (uncredited)
- 1939
Le cavalier errant
5.9
- performer: "Oh, What a Horse Was Charlie" (1938), "Mother Machree" (1910) (uncredited)
- 1938
Le mystérieux docteur Clitterhouse
7.0
- performer: "How Dry I Am!" (1919) (uncredited)
- 1938
Gold Diggers in Paris
5.8
- performer: "The Latin Quarter" (uncredited)
- 1938
Voici l'escadre
5.8
- performer: "The Song of the Marines" (1937) (uncredited)
- 1937
Bataille de dames
6.6
- performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon" (1908) (uncredited)
- 1937
Je vis pour aimer
4.7
- performer: "A Man Must Shave" (1935) (uncredited)
- 1935
Ondes d'amour
6.3
- performer: "Jingle Bells" (1857) (uncredited)
- 1934

Personal details

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Born
- April 9, 1900
- Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA
Died
- July 20, 1974
- Santa Monica, California, USA(complications following surgery)
Spouse
- Mary LandeeSeptember 5, 1931 - September 8, 1962 (divorced, 3 children)
Other works
Stage: Appeared (as "Briggs"; Broadway debut) in "Secrets" on Broadway. Comedy/drama. Written by Rudolph Besier and May Edginton. Directed by Sam Forrest. Fulton Theatre: 25 Dec 1922-May 1923 (closing date unknown/168 performances). Cast: Barbara Allen (as "Lady Lessington"), Lillian Brennard (as "Elizabeth Channing"), Horace Cooper (as "Robert Carlton"), Frazer Coulter (as "Dr. Arbuthnot"), Orlando Daly (as "William Marlowe"), Elmer Grandin (as "Dr. McGovern"), Mrs. Edmund Gurney (as "Mrs. Marlowe"), Norman Houston (as "Bob"), Cynthia Hyde (as "Audrey"), Beatrice Kay (as "Blanche"), Clay Kennedy (as "Robert"), Margaret Lawrence (as "Lady Carlton" / "Mary Marlowe"), Tom Nesbitt (as "John Carlton"), Mignon O'Doherty (as "Audrey Carlton"), Diantha Pattison (as "Mrs. Eustace Mainwaring"), Shirley B. Pink (as "John Carlton"), Nora Ryan (as "Nurse Martin"), Mary Scott Seton (as "Susan"). Produced by Sam Harris. NOTE: Filmed as Secrets (1933), Secrets (1924).
Publicity listings
- 4 Articles

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Trivia
In Rainbow Bridge (1974), Hawkeye is upset with Frank's choices of sending the wounded off a bus into the OR. When Hawkeye overrides his orders, Frank screams, "This is mutiny! I'm the commander on this bus!" To which Hawkeye says to Father Mulcahy, "'Mutiny on the Bus' - It was a B picture. Allen Jenkins played the bus driver.".