---
name: "Allen Nourse"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/allen-nourse"
fi1m_id: "allen-nourse"
imdb_id: "nm0636713"
tmdb_id: 96737
roles: []
born: "31 May 1906"
died: "13 February 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T07:16:12.398972+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Allen Nourse

## Identity

Allen Nourse

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/allen-nourse
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** allen-nourse
- **IMDb ID:** nm0636713
- **TMDB ID:** 96737
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636713/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/96737

Actor. Born 31 May 1906 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Died 13 February 1991.

## Details

- **Born:** 31 May 1906, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- **Died:** 13 February 1991
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636713/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/96737

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Phenix City Story*](https://film.one/film/the-phenix-city-story.md) (71)

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## Biography

Allen Nourse (31 May 1906 – 13 February 1991) was an American actor. Born in St Paul, Minnesota, he appeared on Broadway in productions including The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1932), Craig's Wife (1947) and The Advocate (1963).

His film roles include Paddy Dolan in *Pushover* (1954), Jeb Bassett in *The Phenix City Story* (1955), Serl Whittier in *Cell 2455 Death Row* (1955), Marvin Rickles in *Tight Spot* (1955) and the Melton Police Chief in *Odds Against Tomorrow* (1959).

Nourse had an extensive television career, with recurring parts as Roger Harper and Joe Pollock in *The Edge of Night* (1957–1980) and as Dr George Richards in *The Doctors* (1969–1970), alongside guest appearances in series such as *Route 66*, *The Defenders* and *Another World*.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Phenix City Story* (1955), Fi1m 71, as Jeb Bassett — [page](https://film.one/film/the-phenix-city-story.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Barefoot in Athens* (1966), as Phaedo
- *For the People* (1965), series, as Narcotics Man 2
- *Odds Against Tomorrow* (1959), as Melton Police Chief
- *The Phenix City Story* (1955), as Jeb Bassett — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-phenix-city-story.md)
- *Cell 2455 Death Row* (1955), as Serl Whittier
- *Tight Spot* (1955), as Marvin Rickles
- *Pushover* (1954), as Paddy Dolan

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