Mel Allen

Acting

Mel Allen

Born 1913-02-14 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Acting credits

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! poster
7.3

When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988

Needful Things poster
6.3

A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.

Needful Things

1993

When It Was a Game 2 poster
9.0

Composed entirely of never-before-seen 8mm and 16mm footage filmed between 1925 and 1961 by baseball players, their families and their fans, this second chapter in the HBO series "When It Was a Game" brings many lost moments to life. Narrated by Peter Kessler, the documentary features clips of Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Tommy Lasorda and Babe Ruth.

When It Was a Game 2

1992

The Million Dollar Infield poster
10.0

Four wealthy Long Islanders play for an amateur softball team. All four men suffer from profound personal and professional problems, thus the weekly ball game becomes a method of working out their frustrations. So adept do they become at this cathartic activity that their team makes it to the statewide championship — which leads to yet another crisis.

The Million Dollar Infield

1982

The Babe Ruth Story poster
6.1

The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.

The Babe Ruth Story

1948

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! poster
7.0

A half-hour parody special in the style of Playhouse 90, starring comedian and SNL veteran Jon Lovitz.

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!

1992

Baseball's Funniest Bloopers poster
NR

A compilation of absolutely the most hilarious blunders on the ballfield you'll ever see. A sidesplitting selection of crazy collisions, flubbed throws, bobbled catches, and ridiculous tumbles, stumbles, and pratfalls.

Baseball's Funniest Bloopers

1991

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8.0

The history of baseball's most famous franchise, from the beginning in 1903 through the 1986 season. Documentary uses newsreel, game footage, and interviews with players, coaches, and team personnel.

New York Yankees: The Movie

1987

Baseball 1992: A Video Chronicle poster
NR

You saw it once but didn't get a chance to savor the moment? Now you can re-capture all the memorable events from the 1992 baseball season. From the first pitch in April to the last out of the World Series, Baseball 1992: The Video Chronicle is chock full of the heroes, the record setters, the milestones, the great plays, the bloopers, the rising stars and the stars in full bloom.

Baseball 1992: A Video Chronicle

1993

Baseball in the '70s poster
NR

Baseball in the '70s was a decade of transition and innovation. It was a decade dominated by super teams: the Big Red Machine, the flamboyant Oakland A's, and the turbulent New York Yankees. We were treated to the final glory of Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, and Bob Gibson, and thrilled by the excellence of Tom Seaver, Reggie Jackson, and Johnny Bench. It was astroturf, the DH and polyester uniforms. It was Yaz, Pops, and Catfish. It was free agency, fantastic bloopers, and Fisk's home run. Baseball in the '70s, a decade of glory.

Baseball in the '70s

1991

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NR

Golfer Sam Snead shows the audience some tips and tricks in this humorous CinemaScope short.

Golfing with Sam Snead

1960

1984 Detroit Tigers: The Official World Series Film poster
NR

Coach Sparky Anderson led the Tigers to a record-setting start of the 1984 season culminating with 104 regular season wins, a sweep of the ALCS®, and a World Series win. Jack Morris, Alan Trammell, and Kirk Gibson set the pace as the Tigers became only the third MLB ® club to go wire-to-wire.

1984 Detroit Tigers: The Official World Series Film

1984

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8.0

A collection of baseball outtakes including on and off field funny moments.

Baseball: Funny Side Up

Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend poster
NR

Mel Allen hosts this look at Babe Ruth's life and career, focusing primarily on Ruth's years with the New York Yankees.

Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

1990

No artwork available
7.0

There is nothing more majestic in baseball than the home run. Home run hitters have made up baseball's greatest hitters and most charismatic players: Ruth, Mays, Mantle, Aaron, Jackson. Their names summon a moment: Fisk, Gibson, Mazeroski, Dent. This video showcases 50 of the greatest home runs of all time.

50 Greatest Home Runs in Baseball History

1993

Conquering the Colorado poster
10.0

The story of the conquest of the Colorado River by 'Buzz' Holmstron, an Oregon filling station attendant, who was the first man ever to navigate the river alone in a boat.

Conquering the Colorado

1939

On the Air poster
8.0

The setting is a radio broadcast with the bands of Leith Stevens and Bobby Hackett, the vocals by Nan Wynn and a speciality bit by Leslie Lieber playing a toy whistle. Future-and-long-time-voice of the New York Yankees baseball team, Mel Allen (as Melvin Allen), served as the announcer.

On the Air

1939