Allan Jones (actor)

Allan Jones
Jones in 1945.
Born
Theodore Allen Jones

(1907-10-14)October 14, 1907
DiedJune 27, 1992(1992-06-27) (aged 84)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active1928–1987
Spouses
(m. 1936; div. 1957)
Mary Florsheim Picking
(m. 1958; div. 1964)
Esther Marie Villavincie
(m. 1967)
Children2, including Jack Jones

Allan Jones (October 14, 1907 – June 27, 1992) was an American tenor and actor.

Jones is best remembered today as the male romantic lead actor in the first two films the Marx Brothers starred in for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races (1937), as well as the film musicals Show Boat (1936) and The Firefly (1937), where he introduced "The Donkey Serenade", which became his signature song.