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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Known for

Tomorrow at Seven

5.6

Dugan

1933

Dead End

7.2

Hunk

1937

Destry Rides Again

7.6

Gyp Watson

1939

The Falcon Takes Over

6.4

Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke

1942

Credits

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Actor

The Front Page
7.3
- Telegrapher
- 1974
Police Story
7.5
TV Series
- Greenspan
- 1974
The Paul Lynde Show
6.7
TV Series
- Stagehand
- 1972
Bewitched
7.6
TV Series
- Janitor
- Cabbie
- Alex Johnson
- 1971–1972
Getting Away from It All
5.8
TV Movie
- Doorman
- 1972
Adam-12
7.7
TV Series
- Jobey
- 1971
The Chicago Teddy Bears
7.2
TV Series
- Trainer
- 1971
Marcus Welby, M.D.
7.0
TV Series
- Benji
- 1971
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
5.3
- Joe Bonney
- 1967
Batman
7.5
TV Series
- Little Al (uncredited)
- 1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
5.7
- Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
- 1967
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
7.0
TV Series
- Al
- 1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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!
7.8
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
Naughty But Nice
6.1
- performer: "Remember Dad (On Mother's Day)", "I'm Up a Tree" (uncredited)
- 1939
Going Places
5.9
- performer: "Oh, What a Horse Was Charlie" (1938), "Mother Machree" (1910) (uncredited)
- 1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.0
- performer: "How Dry I Am!" (1919) (uncredited)
- 1938
Gold Diggers in Paris
5.8
- performer: "The Latin Quarter" (uncredited)
- 1938
The Singing Marine
5.8
- performer: "The Song of the Marines" (1937) (uncredited)
- 1937
Ever Since Eve
6.6
- performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon" (1908) (uncredited)
- 1937
I Live for Love
4.6
- performer: "A Man Must Shave" (1935) (uncredited)
- 1935
Twenty Million Sweethearts
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.".