Melvin Allen Israel Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel; February 14, 1913 – June 16, 1996) was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his profession, his voice familiar to millions. Years after his death, he is still promoted as having been the "Voice of the New York Yankees." In his later years, he gained a second professional life as the first host of This Week in Baseball.
Ranked #2 by the American Sportscasters Association in its list of the Top 50 Sportscasters of All-Time (January 2009).
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Never married or had any children.
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Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
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Inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1985, along with Jack Brickhouse, and Curt Gowdy.
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Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 7-8. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
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While he was awarded the Ford Frick Award by the Hall of Fame, he (and all other recipients) is not considered a member of the Hall.
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First recipient (with Red Barber) of the Ford C. Frick Award (presented to a broadcaster for major contributions to baseball) in 1978.
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Mel Allen was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.
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Broadcast for the New York Yankees from 1939 to 1964, the Milwaukee Braves in 1965, the Cleveland Indians in 1968, and the Yankees again from 1976 to 1985.
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Earned a law degree, although he never worked as a lawyer.
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His trademark home run calls, "Ballantine Blasts" and "White Owl Wallops," were advertisements for beer and cigars.
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Elected to the broadcasters' wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978. Was the voice of Fox Movietone Newsreels for many years.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Baseball Funny Side Up Goes Extra Innings
1993
Video
Narrator
Needful Things
1993
Baseball Announcer
Baseball 1992: A Video Chronicle
1992
Video
Narrator
Baseball's Funniest Bloopers
1991
Video
Narrator
Baseball 1991: A Video Yearbook
1991
Video
Narrator
This Week in Baseball 1990
1990
Video
Narrator
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
The Baseball Announcer
Baseball Funny Side Up
1987
Video
Narrator
Ellery Queen
1975
TV Series
Baseball Announcer
The Red Skelton Hour
1955
TV Series
Mel Allen / Baseball Sketch
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
Mel Allen-New York Yankees Radio Announcer
Aqua Capers
1947
Short
Narrator
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sport Show: Touchdown Trophies
1954
Documentary short commentary
Fox Movietone Sports: Mel Allen's Football Review
1952
Short script
Fox Movietone Sports: Mel Allen's Football Review 3104 - Football Winning Ways
1951
Short narrative
Style of the Stars
1947
Documentary short narrative
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
1952 World Series
1952
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
U.S. Olympic Champions
1952
Documentary short
Commentator
Fox Movietone Sports: Mel Allen's Football Review
1952
Short
Narrator
1952 MLB All-Star Game
1952
TV Special
Himself - Color Commentator
1952 Rose Bowl
1952
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Fox Movietone Sports: Mel Allen's Football Review 3104 - Football Winning Ways
1951
Short
Narrator (voice)
Surf Riding
1951
Documentary short
Narrator
Football Winning Ways
1951
Documentary short
Narrator
1951 World Series
1951
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Accent on Balance
1951
Documentary short
Narrator
Mister Basketball
1951
Documentary short
Narrator
Texaco Star Theatre
1951
TV Series
Himself - Sportscaster
Let's Go Marlin Fishing
1951
Documentary short
Narrator
Arrow Artistry
1951
Documentary short
Narrator
The Ed Sullivan Show
1950
TV Series
Himself
Style of the Stars
1947
Documentary short
Mel Allen
Let's Celebrate
1946
TV Series
Host
Conquering the Colorado
1939
Documentary short
Narrator (as Melvin Allen)
On the Air
1939
Short
Himself / Radio Program Announcer (as Melvin Allen)
The Mickey Mantle Story
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special
1992
TV Movie
Himself
The 50 Greatest Home Runs in Baseball History
1992
Video documentary
Narrator
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
1990
Video short
Himself
Baseball's Greatest Hits
1990
Video documentary
Narrator
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
Himself (voice)
Ball Talk: Baseball's Voices of Summer
1989
Video documentary
New York Yankees (The Movie)
1987
Documentary
Himself
This Week in Baseball
1986
TV Series
Host (1977-1995)
The Flamingo Kid
1984
Himself (voice)
Million Dollar Infield
1982
TV Movie
Himself
The Way It Was
1975-1977
TV Series
Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1970
TV Series
Himself - MLB Announcer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1964
TV Series
Himself - Guest
1963 World Series
1963
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1963 Rose Bowl
1963
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1962 World Series
1962
TV Series
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1962 Rose Bowl
1962
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1961 World Series
1961
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1961 Rose Bowl
1961
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1960 World Series
1960
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1960 Rose Bowl
1960
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Phillies Jackpot Bowling
1959
TV Series
Host (1959)
1959 Rose Bowl
1959
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1958 World Series
1958
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1958 MLB All-Star Game
1958
TV Special
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1958
TV Series
Himself
1958 Rose Bowl
1958
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1957 World Series
1957
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1957 MLB All-Star Game
1957
TV Special
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Person to Person
1957
TV Series documentary
Himself
1957 Rose Bowl
1957
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1956 World Series
1956
TV Series
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Kraft Theatre
1956
TV Series
Himself
1956 MLB All-Star Game
1956
TV Special
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Salute to Baseball
1956
TV Movie
Himself
A Thoroughbred Is Born
1956
Documentary short
Narrator
1956 Rose Bowl
1956
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-1955
TV Series
Himself - Sportscaster
1955 World Series
1955
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1955 MLB All-Star Game
1955
TV Special
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Shower of Stars
1955
TV Series
Himself
Punts and Stunts
1955
Documentary short
Narrator
Stampede City
1955
Documentary short
Narrator
1955 Rose Bowl
1955
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1954 MLB All-Star Game
1954
TV Special
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Sport Show: Touchdown Trophies
1954
Documentary short
Himself - Narrator
Night People
1954
Himself (World Series game radio announcer) (voice, uncredited)
1954 Rose Bowl
1954
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1953 Army-Navy Game
1953
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1953 World Series
1953
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1953 MLB All-Star Game
1953
TV Special
Himself - Color Commentator
Gridiron Goliaths
1953
Documentary short
Narrator
1953 Rose Bowl
1953
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
1952 Army-Navy Game
1952
TV Special
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
MLB Network Presents
2016
TV Series
Himself
A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939
2010
TV Movie documentary
Narrator of Babe Ruth Newsreel (uncredited)
Prime 9
2010
TV Series
Himself
War Stories with Oliver North
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Mantle
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Murder in the First
1995
Himself (uncredited)
When It Was a Game 2
1992
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Pinstripe Power: The Story of the 1961 New York Yankees