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Jackie "Butch" Jenkins (August 29, 1937 – August 14, 2001) was an American child actor who had a brief but notable film career during the 1940s. Career.
Jackie Jenkins may refer to: Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins (1937–2001), American actor; Jackie Jenkins-Scott (born c. 1950), American business & academic administrator;
Jackie Jenkins-Scott (born August 18, 1949) is the current interim president of Roxbury Community College. She formerly served as the 13th president of Wheelock College from 2004–2016, and was its first African-American president. She is also the founder and president of JJS Advising, a consulting company that specializes in leadership ...
The picture stars Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay Bainter, Ray Collins, Van Johnson, Donna Reed and Jackie "Butch" Jenkins. Barry Nelson, Robert Mitchum and Don DeFore appear together as boisterous soldiers in uncredited supporting roles.
Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose (Butch Jenkins) claims that he can converse with horses, and also pick the winners of upcoming races. When it appears as though Lewie is telling the truth, he attracts the interest of gambler Rich Roeder ( Charles Ruggles ), who needs a "sure thing" in the upcoming Preakness Stakes .
Jackie convinces Driver to bring in another hitman, Mickey Fallon, of whom Jackie speaks highly. While explaining why he wants to hire Mickey, Jackie explains to Driver his philosophy of "killing them softly", killing his targets from a distance or in ways which allow them no chance to experience fear, despair or suffering of any kind.
The comedic element added by Jackie Jenkins as "Butch" was praised by Variety, which said his "every appearance is a guaranteed chuckle". [3] According to MGM records, the movie earned $1,124,000 in the US and Canada and $378,000 elsewhere, for total revenue of $1,502,000. [1] Boys' Ranch occasionally airs on Turner Classic Movies.
On April 17, 1956, Jensen appeared as himself, with Vivi Janiss as his mother, in "The Jackie Jensen Story," which aired on the NBC anthology television series Cavalcade of America. Child actor Gary Gray played Jensen as a sixteen-year-old. [2] Jensen appeared in four episodes of Home Run Derby, which aired in 1960.