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Allan Jones

Actor | * 10/14/1907 († 84, 06/27/1992) | Old Forge, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Allan Jones (October 14, 1907 – June 27, 1992) was an American tenor and actor. Jones is best remembered today as the male romantic lead actor in the first two films the Marx Brothers starred in for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races (1937), as well as the film musicals Show Boat (1936) and The Firefly (1937), where he introduced "The Donkey Serenade", which became his signature song. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Comedies | Romance / Love

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The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating t ...

A Night at the Opera

NR

1935 | 3.7/5 | 1h 36min
Comedy, Music
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When boisterous Judy Bellaire (Judy Garland) encourages her fellow school chorus members to sing a classical piece with a modern swing beat, her scandalized teacher uses the musical mutiny as an excus ...

Everybody Sing

Certification unknown

1938 | 2.1/5 | 1h 31min
Music, Comedy, Romance / Love
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The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's expe ...

Radio Days

PG

1987 | 3.5/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy, Drama, Music
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Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady. ...

Show Boat

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1936 | 3.3/5 | 1h 53min
Music, Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Allan Jones

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Allan Jones as Actor(28)

as (archive footage)1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)1974 That's Entertainment!
as Matt1970 A Man Called Sledge
as Mayor Ted Dollar1964 Stage to Thunder Rock
as Orpheus1945 Honeymoon Ahead
as Phil Bradley1945 Senorita from the West
as Ray King1944 Sing a Jingle
as Tony Smith1943 You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
as Ken Daniels1943 Larceny with Music
as Tommy1943 Rhythm of the Islands
as himself1943 Crazy House
as Johnny Kovacs aka Johnny O'Rourke1942 When Johnny Comes Marching Home
as Pvt. Stephen Chandler1942 True to the Army
as Johnny Norton1942 Moonlight in Havana
as Michael Maddy1941 The Hard-Boiled Canary
as Jim Moore1940 One Night in the Tropics
as Antipholus von Eph/Sy1940 The Boys from Syracuse
as Eric Sinclair1939 Honeymoon in Bali
as Himself (uncredited)1939 Hollywood Hobbies
as John Ramsey1939 The Great Victor Herbert
as Ricky Saboni1938 Everybody Sing
as himself1937 Cinema Circus
as Gil Stewart1937 A Day at the Races
as Don Diego1937 The Firefly
as Gaylord Ravenal1936 Show Boat
as Romeo1936 Rose Marie
as Ricardo Barroni1935 A Night at the Opera
as Allan1935 Reckless

TV Shows/Series with Allan Jones as Actor(3)

as Richard Braddock1977 The Love Boat
1958 77 Sunset Strip
as himself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour

Full Name: Allan Jones
Born: Monday, 10/14 1907 (October) in Old Forge, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 06/27 1992 (June) in New York City (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Irene Hervey
Children: Jack Jones
Other names for Allan Jones (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Allan Jones (Schauspieler)"
Allan Jones frequently works together with these people:
Juliet Mills (6x, Actress)
Marion Ross (5x, Actress)
Cedric Gibbons (5x, Crew)
Connie Stevens (5x, Actor)
Florence Henderson (5x, Actress)
Arte Johnson (5x, Actor)
Audra Lindley (5x, Actress)
Andrew L. Stone (5x, Crew)
Oscar Brodney (5x, Crew)
Vera West (5x, Crew)
Douglas Shearer (4x, Crew)
Margaret Dumont (4x, Actress)
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