---
name: "Alvin Greenman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alvin-greenman"
roles: ["Script supervisor"]
born: "18 January 1930"
died: "14 July 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T01:44:38.587459+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."
---

# Alvin Greenman

Script supervisor. Born 18 January 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 14 July 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Script supervisor
- **Born:** 18 January 1930, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 14 July 2016
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 crew, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 85 (1), 1980s 81 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123949806, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339141/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1193327

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Miracle on 34th Street*](https://film.one/film/miracle-on-34th-street.md) (85)

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## Biography

Alvin Greenman (1930–2016) was an American actor, dialogue coach and script supervisor. Born in New York City, he began acting in community theatre and was spotted by a 20th Century Fox talent scout at the Henry Street Playhouse while still a teenager.

His earliest film role was the uncredited part of Alfred, a young Macy’s janitor, in *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947). He later appeared in the 1994 remake of the film as the doorman, also named Alfred, making him the only performer in both versions. Other acting credits include *The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms* (1953) and *The Frisco Kid* (1979). Greenman worked extensively behind the camera as a dialogue coach and script supervisor on films such as *The Longest Yard* (1974) and *The Karate Kid* (1984), and on television series including *Roots* (1977) and *Hill Street Blues*.

*Sources: imdb.com, nypost.com, findagrave.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Crew (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Fi1m 81, Script Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947), Fi1m 85, as Alfred (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/miracle-on-34th-street.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *House of Cards* (1993), Script Supervisor
- *Hearts Afire* (1992), series, as Santa, Mr. Ambrose
- *Acceptable Risks* (1986), Script Supervisor
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Script Supervisor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)
- *Airplane II: The Sequel* (1982), Script Supervisor
- *Dead & Buried* (1981), Script Supervisor
- *Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen* (1981), Script Supervisor
- *The Octagon* (1980), Script Supervisor
- *The Frisco Kid* (1979), as Wedding Guest
- *American Raspberry* (1977), Script Supervisor
- *Twilight's Last Gleaming* (1977), Script Supervisor
- *Hustle* (1975), Dialogue Coach
- *Mandingo* (1975), Script Supervisor
- *The Cobweb* (1955), as Patient (Uncredited)
- *The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms* (1953), as Radar Man #1
- *Down Among the Sheltering Palms* (1953), as Cpl. Kolta
- *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Merv, Stanley
- *One Minute to Zero* (1952), as Pvt. "Chef" Lane (uncredited)
- *We're Not Married!* (1952), as Sound Effects Man (uncredited)
- *Just This Once* (1952), as Archie
- *Mr. Belvedere Goes to College* (1949), as Cornelius Whittaker
- *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947), as Alfred (uncredited) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/miracle-on-34th-street.md)

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