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Fred Allen
Actor, Additional Credits
Born May 31, 1894Died March 17, 1956 (61 years)
John Florence Sullivan (May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956), known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian whose absurdist, topically pointed radio show (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the so-called classic era of American radio. His best-remembered gag was his long-running mock feud with friend and fellow comedian Jack Benny, but it was only part of his appeal; radio historian John Dunning (in On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio) wrote that Allen was radio's most admired comedian and most frequently censored. A master adlibber, Allen often tangled with his network's executives (and often barbed them on the air over the battles), while developing routines the style and substance of which influenced contemporaries and futures among comic talents, including Groucho Marx, Stan Freberg, Henry Morgan and Johnny Carson, but his fans also included President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and novelists William Faulkner, John Steinbeck and Herman Wouk (who began his career writing for Allen). Ironically, in view of his often barbed observations of the medium, Fred Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for contributions to television
Fred Allen Filmography
| 1999 | |
| 1991 | Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio · as Self - Predicts Demise Of Radio (archive Footage) |
| 1984 | TV's Funniest Game Show Moments · as Self |
| 1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian (segment "treadmill To Oblivion") |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Fred Allen |
| 1950 | Four Star Revue (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Comedian |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1947 | Howdy Doody (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1941 | The Great American Broadcast · as Fred Allen |
| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor · as Fred Allen |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! · as Steve Gladwyn |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House · as Sam "slick" Brown (segment "the Ransom Of Red Chief") |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows (TV Series) |
| 1947 | The March of Time, Vol. 14, No. 1: Is Everybody Listening? · as Fred Allen - Fred Allen Radio Program |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! · as Fred Floogle |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again · as Fred Allen (voice) |
| 1938 | Sally, Irene and Mary · as Gabby Green |
| 1935 | Thanks a Million · as Ned Lyman |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) · as Play |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! · as Screen Treatment |
| 1935 | Thanks a Million · as Contributor To Dialogue |
| 1933 | Fifty Million Dollars Can't Be Wrong · as Story |