Lester Allen
Lester Allen | |
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Born | Utica, New York, U.S. | November 17, 1891
Died | November 6, 1949 Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged 57)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1929–1949 |
Lester Allen (November 17, 1891 – November 6, 1949[citation needed]) was a screen, stage, vaudeville, circus actor, and film director. In vaudeville, he appeared in a double act with Nellie Breen and also emceed at the Palace Theatre.[1]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1930 | Leave It to Lester | Lester Aloysius Sebastian Brown | |
1941 | The Devil Commands | Dr. Van Den | Uncredited |
1941 | Underground | Herr Krantz | Uncredited |
1943 | The Heat's On | Mouse Beller | |
1943 | Klondike Kate | Duster Dan | |
1944 | Irish Eyes Are Smiling | Heming | Uncredited |
1945 | The Great Flamarion | Tony | |
1945 | The Dolly Sisters | Morrie Keno | Uncredited |
1946 | The Dark Mirror | George Benson | |
1947 | Fun on a Weekend | Hot Dog Vendor | |
1948 | The Pirate | Uncle Capucho | |
1948 | That Lady in Ermine | Jester | Uncredited |
1948 | Crime on Their Hands | Runty | Short |
1949 | Ma and Pa Kettle | Geoduck | |
1950 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Geoduck | Uncredited |
1950 | Johnny One-Eye | Designer-Choreographer | |
1950 | Love That Brute | Al Allen, Theatrical Producer | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References[]
- ^ Laurie, Joe, Jr. Vaudeville: From the Honky-tonks to the Palace. New York: Henry Holt, 1953. p. 230, 489.
External links[]
- Lester Allen at IMDb
- Lester Allen at the Internet Broadway Database
- Lester Allen at AllMovie
- Lester Allen at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1949 deaths
- American male stage actors
- American male film actors
- American film directors
- Jewish American male actors
- Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Male actors from New York (state)
- Vaudeville performers
- 20th-century American male actors
- American film actor, 1890s birth stubs
- American theatre actor, 19th-century birth stubs