Dayton Allen
Dayton Allen | |
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Born | Dayton Allen Bolke September 24, 1919 New York City, U.S. |
Died | November 11, 2004 | (aged 85)
Occupation(s) | Comedian, voice actor |
Years active | 1937–1985 |
Spouse |
Elvi Allen (m. 1958) |
Relatives | Bradley Bolke (brother) |
Dayton Allen (born Dayton Allen Bolke; September 24, 1919 – November 11, 2004) was an American
Early life
Allen was born in New York City, the son of Helen and Sol Bolke, a dress manufacturer.[3] His younger brother, Bradley Bolke, had some limited success as a voice actor, often appearing in supporting roles alongside Allen.[4] He grew up in Mount Vernon, New York, where he graduated from A.B. Davis High School in June 1936. One of his school friends was Art Carney.
Career
Allen, like Carney, began his career in radio. In 1937–1938 WINS (AM) hired him as a disc jockey.[5]
He was the voice of various New York-based
He was best known as the "Why Not?" man when he joined the cast of the NBC Sunday night variety show that Allen began hosting to compete against
His brother, Bradley Bolke, was also a voice actor best known as the voice of Chumley (Tennessee Tuxedo's walrus sidekick) on Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, and the syndicated version of The Underdog Show.[7][8]
Allen's talents as a mimic were showcased in October 1963 when he appeared alongside
A classic example of Allen's humor comes from an August 1968 appearance on The Steve Allen Show, syndicated nationally in the US by Filmways: "Did you know your mind alone can make you smart?"
After his show business career ended, Allen was a real estate agent, operating out of an office in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
He died of complications from a stroke.[10][11]
Filmography
Film & TV
Year[12] | Title | Character |
1945 | Bad Bill Bunion | TV Announcer (voice) |
1945 | The Exterminator | Radio Announcer / Narrator (voice) |
1946 | The Tortoise Wins Againas Papa Hare | Papa Tortoise / Pig (voice) |
1946 | The Uninvited Pests | Heckle, Jeckle, Dimwit (voice) (uncredited) |
1947 | Howdy Doody | Phineas T. Bluster (1 episode) |
1948 | Felix the Fox | Dimwit / Felix the Fox (voice) |
1948 | Magpie Madness | Heckle / Jeckle / Dimwit / Doctor (voice) |
1948 | Goony Golfers | Heckle / Jeckle / Bulldog Golfer (voice) (uncredited) |
1948 | The Racket Buster | Narrator / Edward G. Robincat (voice) |
1949 | Mrs. Jones' Rest Farm | Mrs. Jones (voice) |
1951 | The Helpful Geni | |
1951 | The Cat's Tale
|
Cat (voice) |
1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self (4 episodes) |
1958 | Grateful Gus | Grateful Gus (uncredited) |
1960 | Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse | (124 episodes) |
1960 | Top Cat | |
1960 | Galaxiaas Matchmaker | (uncredited) (voice) |
1961 | Tree Spree | Stanley / Cleo the Giraffe |
1962 | Funderful Suburbia | Hardy / Pay Toll Man (voice) |
1962 | Send Your Elephant to Camp | Sidney the Elephant (voice) |
1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self (2 episodes) |
1963 | Sidney's White Elephant | Sidney (voice) |
1963 | Obnoxious Obie | Deputy Dawg |
1963 | Split-Level Treehouse | Sidney (voice) |
1964 | Oscar's Moving Day | Astronut (voice) |
1964 | Short Term Sheriff | Duckwood |
1964 | Oil Thru the Day | Duckwood |
1964 | Search For Misery | Roland Stone |
1964 | The Red Tractor | Duckwood |
1964 | The Astronut Show | Luno (16 episodes) |
1964 | Hokey Home Movies | Astronut / Oscar (voice) |
1964 | The Munsters | (1 episode) |
1965 | No Space Like Home | Astronut (voice) |
1965 | The Invisibeam | |
1965 | Twinkle Twinkle Little Telestar | |
1966 | The Monster Master | James Hound (voice) |
1966 | Gems From Gemini | |
1966 | The Phantom Skyscraper | James Hound |
1966 | Dr. Ha-Haas James Hound | |
1967 | A Voodoo Spellas James Hound | |
1967 | The Heat's Off | James Hound (voice) |
1967 | Mr. Winluckyas James Hound | |
1967 | Give Me Liberty | James Hound |
1967 | Bugged By A Bug | James Hound |
1967 | Which Is Witch? | James Hound |
1967 | Dr. Rhinestone's Theory | James Hound |
1967 | Marvin Digs | Marvin/George (voice) |
1967 | Frozen Sparklers | James Hound (voice) |
1967 | Baron Von Go-Go | |
1969 | Space Petas Astronut | (voice) |
1984 | The Cotton Club | Solly |
— | Oscar's Thinking Cap | |
— | The Old Man and the Flower | Narrator |
References
- ^ "Dayton Allen". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018.
- ^ "Dayton Allen, 85, TV Voice Artist".
- ^ Soler, Eileen (April 9, 1997). "HER 'BOYS' KEEP HOLLYWOOD MOTHER LAUGHING AT 100 YEARS OLD". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ "Bradley Bolke, Chumley the Walrus on 'Tennessee Tuxedo' Cartoons, Dies at 93". MSN. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ George, Stewart (1994). "An Interview with Dayton Allen". crazycollege.org. Archived from the original on 2014-06-08. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ "Deputy Dawg: Welcome Mischa Mouse (1971) - - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Bradley Bolke - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ISBN 9781604736854– via Google Books.
- ^ Hahn, Matthew (15 November 2017). "The Animated Marx Brothers". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780786421039– via Google Books.
- ^ "Dayton Allen, 85, Cartoon Voice Actor, Dies". The New York Times. The Associated Press. 18 November 2004.
- ^ "Dayton Allen Profile". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
External links
- Dayton Allen at IMDb
- Dayton Allen profile, archive.org
- Dayton Allen remembered m newsfromme.com