Allen Jenkins

Age: 74 (passed away Jul. 20th, 1974)
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Birth Place: Staten Island, New York, USA
Born: Dec. 31st, 1969

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Allen Jenkins' Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Top Cat	Officer Dib&hellip
Damon Runyon Theater	Alfie Malone

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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 street thug, 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).

TRIVIA:

He provided the voice for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Officer Dibble on _"Top Cat" (1961)_ (qv).
In the episode of _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv) titled 'Rainbow Bridge', Hawkeye is upset with Frank's choices of sending the wounded off a bus into 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."

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