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For other persons named Alfred Allen, see Alfred Allen (disambiguation)
Alfred Allen (April 8, 1866 – June 18, 1947) was an American silent film actor and author.
Early years
Allen was born in Alfred, New York. He attended Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the New England Conservatory of Music and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at Alfred University.
Film
Allen was signed in 1915 and starred in 106 films before his retirement in 1935. (The reference book A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses says, "He entered pictures at Universal City in 1913" and adds that he "appeared in 69 features from 1916 through 1929.")
Other professional activities
After his retirement from film Allen became a writer and published several books.
Selected filmography
- Hell Morgan's Girl (1917)
- The Flashlight (1917)
- The Price of a Good Time (1917)
- The Grand Passion (1918)
- The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918)
- The Lion's Claws (1918)
- Danger, Go Slow (1918)
- The Red Glove (1919)
- Riders of Vengeance (1919)
- The Man in the Moonlight (1919)
- The Other Half (1919)
- Burning Daylight (1920)
- An Old Fashioned Boy (1920)
- The Grub-Stake (1923)
- Dead Game (1923)
- Shootin' for Love (1923)
- Desert Driven (1923)
- A Gentleman of Leisure (1923)
- The Miracle Baby (1923)
- The Ghost City (1923)
- White Tiger (1923)
- The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
- Dangerous Innocence (1925)
- Perils of the Wild (1925)
- Rolling Home (1926)
- Singed (1927)
- The Fifty-Fifty Girl (1928)
- Hot News (1928)
- Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928)
- The Flying Fleet (1929) (uncredited)