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Mel Allen 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 Yankees." In his later years, he gained a second professional life as the first host of This Week in Baseball.
Birth Name
Melvin Allen Israel
Born
Friday, 14 February 1913
Died
Sunday, 16 June 1996
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
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| It Ain't Over | Self | 2023 |
| MLB Network Presents | Self | 2015 |
| Prime 9 | Self | 2009 |
| Mantle | Self | 2005 |
| War Stories with Oliver North | Self | 2001 |
| Murder in the First | Self | 1995 |
| Needful Things | Baseball Announcer | 1993 |
| When It Was a Game 2 | Self | 1992 |
| Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend | Self | 1990 |
| Born on the Fourth of July | Self | 1989 |
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