Mel Allen Biography (1913-)

Born February 14, 1913, in Birmingham, AL. Addresses: Contact--c/o NewYork Yankees, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY 10451.

Famous Works

Credits; Television Appearances
Host, Let's Celebrate (series), NBC, 1946.
Host, This Week in Baseball (series), syndicated, beginning in the 1970s.
Attendant, Money to Burn (movie), ABC, 1973.
Himself, Million Dollar Infield (movie), CBS, 1982.
Himself, Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special (also known as The Jon Lovitz Show; pilot), Fox, 1992.
Baseball narrator, Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Come to Life (special), PBS, 1993.
Himself, American Coaches: Men of Vision and Victory (special), HBO, 1994.

Also appeared as Sportscaster, Thursday Night Basketball (series), 1949;Host, Sports Spot (series), 1951-54; Host, Jackpot Bowling Starring Milton Berle (series), 1959-61; and Mr. Phelps, The Rag Tag Champs (special), 1978.
Credits; Film Appearances
Sports Announcer, The Babe Ruth Story, Allied Artists, 1948.
Himself, The Flamingo Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.
Baseball Announcer, Naked Gun--From the Files of the Police Squad!, Paramount, 1988.
Himself, Born on the Fourth of July, Universal, 1989.
Baseball Announcer, Needful Things, Columbia, 1993.
Credits; Recordings
Narrator (with others), Thrilling Moments in Sports: Actual Voices and Sounds from the Greatest Events in Sports History, Harmony, 1967.
Writings
Contributor to Sport and Yankee.

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