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- Birth nameDayton Allen Bolke
- Dayton Allen was born on September 24, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Cotton Club (1984), The Deputy Dawg Show (1959) and The Monster Master (1966). He was married to Elvi Allen. He died on November 11, 2004 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA.
- SpouseElvi Allen(1958 - November 11, 2004) (his death)
- RelativesBradley Bolke(Sibling)
- Went to the same school as Art Carney.
- Best known for the voices of Deputy Dawg, the grumpy marionette Phineas T. Bluster in the Howdy Doody Show and the magpies Heckle and Jeckle.
- Catchphrase: "Why not?", always delivered with a somewhat manic expression and finger pointed in the air for emphasis.
- Was one of the Man in the Street characters on The Steve Allen Show (1956) Tom Poston, Louis Nye and Don Knotts. He talked in an odd slurry voice. He once explained, "An artist friend of mine used to paint pictures of children, without ever having seen one.".
- Played Ugly Sam on Howdy Doody. "Ugly" to him was a compliment. He came onstage dressed like a caveman and said "Hello ugly Buffalo", then turned to the Peanut Gallery and said " hello ugly Peanuts".
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