Editing Allen Jenkins

{{Short description|American actor (1900–1974)}}
{{About|the American character actor|other people with similar names|Allan Jenkins (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox person
| name             = Allen Jenkins
| image            = Allen Jenkins in Havana Widows trailer.jpg
| imagesize        = 
| caption          = Jenkins in ''[[Havana Widows]]'' (1933)
| birth_name       = Alfred McGonegal
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1900|4|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Staten Island, New York]], U.S.
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1974|7|20|1900|4|9|mf=y}}
| death_place      = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| occupation       = Actor, voice actor, singer
| years_active     = 1923–1974
| spouse           = Mary Landee
| children         = 3
}}

'''Allen Curtis Jenkins''' (born '''Alfred McGonegal'''; April 9, 1900 – July 20, 1974) was an American [[character actor]], voice actor and singer who worked on stage, film, and television.<ref name="Hemming1999">{{cite book| last=Hemming| first=Roy| title=The Melody Lingers On: The Great Songwriters and Their Movie Musicals| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R45YWh01_UgC&q=allen+jenkins|access-date=24 February 2019| year=1986| publisher=Newmarket Press| isbn=978-0937858578| pages=249, 295}}</ref> He may be best known to some audiences as the voice of Officer Charlie Dibble in the [[Hanna-Barbera]] TV cartoon series ''[[Top Cat]]'' (1961–62).

==Life and career==
[[File:The-Front-Page-1928-1.jpg|thumb|right|George Barbier, Willard Robertson, Claude Cooper, Allen Jenkins and William Foran in the original Broadway production of ''[[The Front Page]]'' (1928)]]
Jenkins was born on [[Staten Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], on April 9, 1900.<ref>{{cite book| title=Warners Wiseguys: All 112 Films That Robinson, Cagney and Bogart Made for the Studio| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YAUXDAAAQBAJ&q=Allen+Jenkins+born+Alfred+McGonegal&pg=PA11| date=September 17, 2007| last=Nollen| first=Scott Allen| page=11| publisher=McFarland| isbn=978-0786432622| access-date=February 24, 2019}}</ref>

Jenkins had been a stage actor since 1922. He signed a seven-year contract with [[Warner Bros.]] in 1932 and established himself quickly as a gloom-faced, wisecracking character player, useful in comedies, dramas, and musicals (he was an accomplished dancer). He was a member of Hollywood's so-called "Irish Mafia", a group of Irish-American actors and friends which included [[Spencer Tracy]], [[James Cagney]], [[Pat O'Brien (actor)|Pat O'Brien]], and [[Frank McHugh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/beta/2012/04/03/frank-mchugh-actor-world-war-ii |title=Frank McHugh: A Beloved Character Actor Who Played an Important Role in World War II |author=Diana Bertolini |date=April 3, 2012 |publisher=[[New York Public Library]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=50AbUfJS6OkC&pg=PA |title=A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde: Interviews with 62 Filmmakers |author=Tom Weaver |page=8 |publisher=McFarland |date=January 10, 2014 |isbn=9780786458318}}</ref> His Warner agreement was non-exclusive so he could appear in films for other studios, such as ''[[Whirlpool (1934 film)|Whirlpool]]'' (as [[Jack Holt (actor)|Jack Holt]]'s sidekick) and ''[[Dead End (1937 film)|Dead End]]'' (as [[Humphrey Bogart]]'s sidekick). 

After his Warner agreement lapsed, Jenkins freelanced for the rest of his career. After World War II, when Hollywood studios made fewer feature films, Jenkins found work at lesser studios, including those of [[Robert L. Lippert]], [[Monogram Pictures]], and [[Republic Pictures]]. He also began appearing in the new field of television.

In 1959, Jenkins played the role of elevator operator Harry in the comedy ''[[Pillow Talk (film)|Pillow Talk]]''. He was a regular on the television sitcom ''[[Hey, Jeannie!]]'' (1956–57), starring [[Jeannie Carson]] and often portrayed Muggsy on the 1950s-1970s [[Columbia Broadcasting Company|CBS]] series ''[[The Red Skelton Show]]''. He was also a guest star on many other television programs, such as ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', ''[[Mr. and Mrs. North]]'', ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', ''[[Playhouse 90]]'', ''[[The Tab Hunter Show]]'', ''[[The Ernie Kovacs Show]]'', ''[[Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater|Zane Grey Theater]]'', and ''[[Your Show of Shows]]''. He had a cameo appearance in ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' (1963). Eleven days before his death, he made his final appearance, at the end of [[Billy Wilder]]'s remake of ''[[The Front Page (1974 film)|The Front Page]]'' (1974); it was released posthumously.

==Death==
Jenkins died of [[lung cancer]] on July 20, 1974, at age 74. His body was cremated, and the ashes were scattered at sea.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&q=Allen+Jenkins+Scott+Wilson+burial&pg=PA376|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons| edition=3d| first=Scott| last=Wilson| date=16 September 2016| publisher=McFarland| page=376|isbn=9781476625997| access-date=February 24, 2019| via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Complete filmography==
===Film===
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*''Straight and Narrow'' (1931, Short) as Ex-convict
*''[[The Girl Habit]]'' (1931) as Tony Maloney
*''[[Grand Hotel (1932 film)|Grand Hotel]]'' (1932) as Hotel Meat Packer (uncredited)
*''[[Blessed Event]]'' (1932) as Frankie Wells
*''[[Rackety Rax]]'' (1932) as Mike Dumphy
*''[[Three on a Match]]'' (1932) as Dick
*''[[I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang]]'' (1932) as Barney Sykes
*''[[Lawyer Man]]'' (1932) as Izzy Levine
*''[[Employees' Entrance]]'' (1933) as Sweeney (uncredited)
*''[[Hard to Handle (film)|Hard to Handle]]'' (1933) as Radio Announcer
*''[[42nd Street (film)|42nd Street]]'' (1933) as Mac Elroy
*''[[Blondie Johnson]]'' (1933) as Louie
*''[[The Keyhole (1933 film)|The Keyhole]]'' (1933) as Hank
*''[[The Mind Reader]]'' (1933) as Frank
*''[[Tomorrow at Seven]]'' (1933) as Dugan
*''[[Professional Sweetheart]]'' (1933) as O'Connor
*''[[The Silk Express]]'' (1933) as Robert "Rusty" Griffith
*''[[The Mayor of Hell]]'' (1933) as Mike
*''[[Bureau of Missing Persons]]'' (1933) as Joe Musik
*'''Tis Spring'' (1933, Short)
*''[[Havana Widows]]'' (1933) as Herman Brody
*''[[The Big Shakedown]]'' (1934) as Lefty
*''[[Bedside]]'' (1934) as Sam Sparks
*''[[I've Got Your Number (film)|I've Got Your Number]]'' (1934) as Johnny
*''[[Jimmy the Gent (film)|Jimmy the Gent]]'' (1934) as Lou
*''[[Whirlpool (1934 film)|Whirlpool]]'' (1934) as Mac
*''[[Twenty Million Sweethearts]]'' (1934) as Pete
*''[[The Merry Frinks]]'' (1934) as Emmett Frinks
*''[[The Case of the Howling Dog]]'' (1934) as Sgt. Halcomb
*''[[Happiness Ahead (1934 film)|Happiness Ahead]]'' (1934) as Chuck
*''[[The St. Louis Kid]]'' (1934) as Buck
*''[[Fools for Scandal]]'' (1934) as Dewey Gilson
*''[[Sweet Music]]'' (1935) as Barney Cowan
*''[[A Night at the Ritz]]'' (1935) as Gyp Beagle
*''[[While the Patient Slept (film)|While the Patient Slept]]'' (1935) as Jackson
*''[[The Case of the Curious Bride]]'' (1935) as Spudsy Drake
*''[[The Irish in Us]]'' (1935) as 'Carbarn'
*''[[Page Miss Glory (1935 film)|Page Miss Glory]]'' (1935) as Patsy
*''[[I Live for Love]]'' (1935) as Mac
*''[[The Case of the Lucky Legs]]'' (1935) as Spudsy Drake
*''[[Miss Pacific Fleet]]'' (1935) as Bernard "Kewpie" Wiggins
*''[[Broadway Hostess]]'' (1935) as Fishcake
*''[[The Singing Kid]]'' (1936) as Joe Eddy
*''[[Sins of Man]]'' (1936) as Crusty
*''[[Cain and Mabel]]'' (1936) as Aloysius K. Reilly
*''[[Three Men on a Horse (film)|Three Men on a Horse]]'' (1936) as Charlie
*''[[Sing Me a Love Song]]'' (1936) as "Chris" Cress
*''[[Ready, Willing, and Able (film)|Ready, Willing, and Able]]'' (1937) as J. Van Courtland
*''[[Marked Woman]]'' (1937) as Louie
*''A Day at Santa Anita'' (1937 short) as Allen Jenkins (uncredited)
*''[[Ever Since Eve (1937 film)|Ever Since Eve]]'' (1937) as Jake Edgall
*''[[The Singing Marine]]'' (1937) as Sergeant Mike Kelly
*''[[Dance Charlie Dance]]'' (1937) as Alf Morgan
*''[[Marry the Girl (1937 film)|Marry the Girl]]'' (1937) as Spees
*''[[Dead End (1937 film)|Dead End]]'' (1937) as Hunk
*''[[The Perfect Specimen]]'' (1937) as Pinky
*''[[Sh! The Octopus]]'' (1937) as Dempsey
*''[[Swing Your Lady]]'' (1938) as Shiner
*''[[A Slight Case of Murder]]'' (1938) as Mike
*''[[Fools for Scandal]]'' (1938) as Dewey Gilson
*''[[Gold Diggers in Paris]]'' (1938) as Duke "Dukie" Dennis
*''[[Racket Busters]]'' (1938) as 'Sheets' Wilson
*''[[The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse]]'' (1938) as Okay
*''[[Hard to Get (1938 film)|Hard To Get]]''  (1938) as Roscoe
*''[[Heart of the North]]'' (1938) as Cpl. Bill Hardsock
*''[[Going Places (1938 film)|Going Places]]'' (1938) as Droopy
*''[[Sweepstakes Winner]]'' (1939) as Xerxes "Tip" Bailey
*''[[Naughty but Nice (1939 film)|Naughty but Nice]]'' (1939) as Joe Dirk
*''[[Five Came Back]]'' (1939) as Pete
*''[[Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite]]'' (1939) as Lt. Steve McBride
*''[[Destry Rides Again]]'' (1939) as Gyp Watson
*''[[Oh Johnny, How You Can Love]]'' (1940) as Ed, aka "The Weasel"
*''[[Brother Orchid]]'' (1940) as Willie "the Knife" Corson
*''[[Margie (1940 film)|Margie]]'' (1940) as Kenneth
*''[[Meet the Wildcat]]'' (1940) as Max Schwydel
*''[[Tin Pan Alley (film)|Tin Pan Alley]]'' (1940) as Casey
*''[[Footsteps in the Dark (film)|Footsteps in the Dark]]'' (1941) as Wilfred
*''[[Time Out for Rhythm]]'' (1941) as Off-Beat Davis
*''[[Dive Bomber (film)|Dive Bomber]]'' (1941) as 'Lucky' James
*''[[The Gay Falcon]]'' (1941) as Jonathan "Goldie" Locke
*''[[Go West, Young Lady]]'' (1941) as Deputy Hank
*''[[Ball of Fire]]'' (1941) as Garbage Man
*''[[A Date with the Falcon]]'' (1942) as Jonathan "Goldie" Locke
*''[[Tortilla Flat (film)|Tortilla Flat]]'' (1942) as Portagee Joe 
*''[[The Falcon Takes Over]]'' (1942) as Jonathan "Goldie" Locke
*''[[Maisie Gets Her Man]]'' (1942) as "Pappy" Goodring
*''[[They All Kissed the Bride]]'' (1942) as Johnny Johnson
*''[[Eyes in the Night]]'' (1942) as Marty
*''My Wife's an Angel'' (1943, Short)
*''[[Stage Door Canteen (film)|Stage Door Canteen]]'' (1943) as Himself
*''[[Wonder Man (film)|Wonder Man]]'' (1945) as Chimp
*''[[Lady on a Train]]'' (1945) as Danny
*''[[Voice of the Whistler]]'' (1945) as a restaurant patron (uncredited)
*''[[Meet Me on Broadway]]'' (1946) as Deacon Trimble
*''[[The Dark Horse (1946 film)|The Dark Horse]]'' (1946) as Willis Trimble
*''[[Singin' in the Corn]]'' (1946) as Glen Cummings
*''[[Easy Come, Easy Go (1947 film)|Easy Come, Easy Go]]'' (1947) as Nick
*''[[Fun on a Weekend]]'' (1947) as Joe Morgan
* ''[[The Hat Box Mystery]]'' (1947) as "Harvard"
*''The Case of the Baby Sitter'' (1947 short) as Howard "Harvard" Quinlan
*''[[Wild Harvest]]'' (1947) as Higgins
*''[[The Senator Was Indiscreet]]'' (1947) as Farrell
*''[[The Inside Story (film)|The Inside Story]]'' (1948) as Eddie
*''[[The Big Wheel (film)|The Big Wheel]]'' (1949) as George
*''[[Bodyhold]]'' (1949) as Slats Henry
*''[[Let's Go Navy!]]'' (1951) as CPO Mervin Longnecker
*''[[Behave Yourself!]]'' (1951) as Plainsclothesman
*''[[Crazy Over Horses]]'' (1951) as Weepin' Willie
*''[[Chained for Life (1952 film)|Chained for Life]]'' (1951) as Hinkley
*''[[Oklahoma Annie]]'' (1952) as Coffin Creek Café Bartender Lou
*''[[The WAC from Walla Walla]]'' (1952) as Mr. Reddington
*''[[Pillow Talk (film)|Pillow Talk]]'' (1959) as Harry
*''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' (1963) as Policeman (uncredited)
*''[[For Those Who Think Young (film)|For Those Who Think Young]]'' (1964) as Col. Leslie Jenkins
*''[[Robin and the 7 Hoods]]'' (1964) as Vermin
*''[[I'd Rather Be Rich]]'' (1964) as Fred
*''[[The Spy in the Green Hat]]'' (1967) as Enzo "Pretty" Stilletto
*''[[Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!]]'' (1967) as Joe Bonney
*''[[Getting Away from It All]]'' (1972, TV Movie) as Doorman
*''[[The Front Page (1974 film)|The Front Page]]'' (1974) as Telegrapher (final film role)
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==Partial television credits==
*''[[The Abbott and Costello Show]]'' (1953, episode "The Actors' Home") as Retired Actors Home Man on Street
*''[[I Love Lucy]]'' (1952–1953) (three episodes) as Policeman/Officer Jenkins/Police Sergeant
*''[[The Red Skelton Show|The Red Skelton Hour]]'' (1954–1962) (11 episodes) as Muggsy, a friend of [[Red Skelton]]'s character Freddie the Freeloader 
*''[[Hey, Jeannie!]]'' (1956–57) (26 episodes) as Al Murray, a cabbie
*''[[Wagon Train]]'' (1960, episode "The Horace Best Story") as Mr. Gillespie
*''[[The Tab Hunter Show]]'' (1961, episode "Sultan for a Day") as Frenchy
*''[[Top Cat]]'' (1961–1962) (30 episodes) as [[Top Cat#Characters|Officer Charlie Dibble]] (voice)
*''[[The Real McCoys]]'' (1962, episode "Army Reunion") as Skinny Howard
*''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' (1966, episodes "The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Parts 1 & 2") as Enzo "Pretty" Stilletto
*''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' (1967, episode "Scat! Darn Catwoman") as Little Al (uncredited)
*''[[Bewitched]]'' (1971–1972) as Janitor / Cabbie / Alex Johnson
* ''[[Adam-12]]'' (TV Series) (1971) episode S4:E9 "Anniversary" - Jobey (bartender)

==References==
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==External links==
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